{"id":"F2006L01120","name":"Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990 - Declaration of Warlike Service - OPERATION TAMAR (26/03/2006)","slug":"defence-force-home-loans-assistance-act-1990-declaration-of-warlike-service-operation-tamar-26-03-20","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":58483,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L01120-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance)","sectionType":"part","heading":"Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance)","content":"![](image.001.png)  \n\n# Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance)\n\n# Act 1990\n\nDeclaration of Warlike Service\n\nOPERATION TAMAR\n\nI, Bruce Billson, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, for the Minister for Defence:\n\n1.  declare that:\n\n(i) the area of operations for Operation TAMAR comprises Rwanda and the areas in Uganda, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Burundi and Tanzania that are not more than 50 kilometres from the border with Rwanda; and\n\n(ii) service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force allotted for duty on Operation TAMAR during the period 25 July 1994 to 16 January 1996 in the area of operations is warlike service for the purposes of the definition of “warlike service” in section 3C of the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990.\n\nb. this Declaration commences on the day after it is registered.\n\nDated 26th March 2006\n\nBRUCE BILLSON\n\nMinister for Veterans’ Affairs\n\nfor the Minister for Defence","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Act 1990","sectionType":"part","heading":"Act 1990","content":"# Act 1990\n\nDeclaration of Warlike Service\n\nOPERATION TAMAR\n\nI, Bruce Billson, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, for the Minister for Defence:\n\n1.  declare that:\n\n(i) the area of operations for Operation TAMAR comprises Rwanda and the areas in Uganda, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Burundi and Tanzania that are not more than 50 kilometres from the border with Rwanda; and\n\n(ii) service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force allotted for duty on Operation TAMAR during the period 25 July 1994 to 16 January 1996 in the area of operations is warlike service for the purposes of the definition of “warlike service” in section 3C of the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990.\n\nb. this Declaration commences on the day after it is registered.\n\nDated 26th March 2006\n\nBRUCE BILLSON\n\nMinister for Veterans’ Affairs\n\nfor the Minister for Defence","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1915},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This declaration operates strictly within the intended scope of the parent Act, exercising the specific power to declare particular military operations as 'warlike service' for home loan eligibility purposes."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with no subsections","No defined terms or interpretation clauses","Clear geographic and temporal boundaries with no exceptions","Only cross-reference is to the definitional section of the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration gives Australian Defence Force (ADF) members who served in **Operation TAMAR** (the 1994–1996 Rwanda peacekeeping mission) access to special home loan benefits.\n\nUnder the *Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990*, members can receive financial assistance for buying homes, but only if their service is classified as \"warlike service\". This instrument officially declares that service in Operation TAMAR meets that criteria.\n\n**Key details:**\n*   **Who is covered:** ADF members allotted for duty on Operation TAMAR\n*   **When:** 25 July 1994 to 16 January 1996\n*   **Where:** Rwanda, plus areas within 50 kilometres of Rwanda's border in Uganda, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Burundi, and Tanzania\n\nThis allows eligible veterans and service members to claim home loan assistance for their service during the Rwandan genocide and subsequent stabilization period."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/defence-force-home-loans-assistance-act-1990-declaration-of-warlike-service-operation-tamar-26-03-20","history":"/api/acts/defence-force-home-loans-assistance-act-1990-declaration-of-warlike-service-operation-tamar-26-03-20/history","analysis":"/api/acts/defence-force-home-loans-assistance-act-1990-declaration-of-warlike-service-operation-tamar-26-03-20/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/defence-force-home-loans-assistance-act-1990-declaration-of-warlike-service-operation-tamar-26-03-20/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/defence-force-home-loans-assistance-act-1990-declaration-of-warlike-service-operation-tamar-26-03-20/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/defence-force-home-loans-assistance-act-1990-declaration-of-warlike-service-operation-tamar-26-03-20/documents"}}