{"id":"F2006L02858","name":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Hazardous Service - Afghanistan (19/07/2006)","slug":"veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-hazardous-service-afghanistan-19-07-2006","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":60096,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L02858-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986","sectionType":"part","heading":"Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986","content":"# Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\nDetermination of Hazardous Service\n\nI, Bruce Billson, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, for the Minister for Defence:\n\n1.  revoke the Determination made under paragraph 120(7)(b) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act) on 25 September 1992 in relation to service in Afghanistan with the United Nations Office for Co-ordinating Assistance to Afghanistan (UNOCA) or the United Nations Mine Clearing Training Team (UNMCTT) on or after 8 June 1991; and\n2.  determine that:\n\n(i). service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force with the United Nations Office for Co-ordinating Assistance to Afghanistan (UNOCA) or the United Nations Mine Clearing Training Team (UNMCTT) on or after 8 June 1992 in the specified area, is hazardous service for the purposes of the definition of “hazardous service” in paragraph 120(7) of the Act, and\n\n(ii). the specified area comprises Afghanistan.\n\nc. This Determination is taken to have commenced on 8 June 1992.\n\nDated 19 July 2006\n\nBRUCE BILLSON\n\nMinister for Veterans’ Affairs\n\nfor the Minister for Defence","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2106},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This determination narrows the temporal scope compared to the instrument it revokes. The previous 1992 determination covered service from 8 June 1991 onwards, while this 2006 determination only covers service from 8 June 1992 onwards — effectively excluding the 12-month period between June 1991 and June 1992 from hazardous service classification."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause with straightforward declaration","Only two specified entities (UNOCA and UNMCTT) and one geographic area (Afghanistan)","No nested exceptions, provisos, or conditional logic","Brief text (under 200 words) with minimal cross-referencing","Only references paragraph 120(7) of the principal Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument declares Australian Defence Force service with UNOCA or the UN Mine Clearing Training Team in Afghanistan from 8 June 1992 onward to be \"hazardous service.\" That classification affects veterans' access to disability pensions and compensation by easing claims for service-related injury or illness.\n\nIt replaces an earlier 1992 determination (removing coverage for 8 June 1991–7 June 1992) and operates retrospectively to cover past service."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-hazardous-service-afghanistan-19-07-2006","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-hazardous-service-afghanistan-19-07-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-hazardous-service-afghanistan-19-07-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-hazardous-service-afghanistan-19-07-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-hazardous-service-afghanistan-19-07-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-hazardous-service-afghanistan-19-07-2006/documents"}}