{"id":"F2005L03516","name":"Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990 - Declaration of Warlike Service - Operation PALATE II (31/10/2005)","slug":"defence-force-home-loans-assistance-act-1990-declaration-of-warlike-service-operation-palate-ii-31-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":38998,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L03516-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990 - Declaration of Warlike Service - Operation PALATE II (31/10/2005)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)  \n\n\n \n\n# Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990\n\n \n\nDeclaration of Warlike Service\n\nOPERATION PALATE II\n\n \n\n \n\nI, De-Anne Kelly, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, for the Minister for Defence:\n\n \n\n1. declare that:\n\n\n(i) the area of operations for Operation PALATE II comprises Afghanistan; and\n\n(ii) service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force allotted for duty on Operation PALATE II on and from 27 June 2005 in the area of operations is warlike service for the purposes of the definition of “warlike service” in section 3C of the Act.\n\n       b.        This Declaration commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated 31 October      2005\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n              DE-ANNE KELLY\n\n           Minister for Veterans’ Affairs\n\n            for the Minister for Defence\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1299},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This declaration serves its original and sole purpose of classifying Operation PALATE II as warlike service to activate home loans benefits for eligible members. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond this specific administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing only two sub-paragraphs","Only one external cross-reference (to section 3C of the parent Act)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or qualifying language","Straightforward factual declaration without administrative machinery"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\nThis is a Ministerial Declaration made under the *Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990*. It officially classifies **Operation PALATE II** as **\"warlike service\"** under the Act.\n\n**Who it affects**\nAustralian Defence Force (ADF) members who were allotted for duty on Operation PALATE II in **Afghanistan** on and from **27 June 2005**.\n\n**Why it matters**\nDeclaring an operation as \"warlike service\" is a legal threshold that triggers eligibility for **home loans assistance benefits** (housing support) under the Act. Without this declaration, service on this operation would not qualify for those specific benefits.\n\n**Key details**\n- **Area of operations:** Afghanistan\n- **Service period covered:** On and from 27 June 2005\n- **Legal mechanism:** Declares service meets the definition of \"warlike service\" in section 3C of the Act\n- **Commencement:** The day after registration"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/defence-force-home-loans-assistance-act-1990-declaration-of-warlike-service-operation-palate-ii-31-1","history":"/api/acts/defence-force-home-loans-assistance-act-1990-declaration-of-warlike-service-operation-palate-ii-31-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/defence-force-home-loans-assistance-act-1990-declaration-of-warlike-service-operation-palate-ii-31-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/defence-force-home-loans-assistance-act-1990-declaration-of-warlike-service-operation-palate-ii-31-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/defence-force-home-loans-assistance-act-1990-declaration-of-warlike-service-operation-palate-ii-31-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/defence-force-home-loans-assistance-act-1990-declaration-of-warlike-service-operation-palate-ii-31-1/documents"}}