{"id":"F2006L02911","name":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Hazardous Service - Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Northern Arabian Sea (19/07/2006)","slug":"veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-hazardous-service-arabian-gulf-gulf-of-oman-and-nort","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":60165,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L02911-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","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 23 February 1996 in relation to service in those international waters, contiguous ports and waters used for international navigation contained with the Arabian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and the Northern Arabian Sea with an eastern extremity of 61 degrees, 50 minutes East and a southern extremity of 20 degrees North; and\n2.  determine that:\n\n(i). service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force on or after 1 April 1996 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 those international waters, contiguous ports and waters used for international navigation contained with the Arabian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and the Northern Arabian Sea with an eastern extremity of 61 degrees, 50 minutes East and a southern extremity of 20 degrees North.\n\nc. This Determination is taken to have commenced on 1 April 1996.\n\nDated 19 July 2006\n\nBRUCE BILLSON\n\nMinister for Veterans’ Affairs\n\nfor the Minister for Defence","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination maintains the same scope as the original 1996 determination it replaces. It covers the same geographic area and serves the same purpose of declaring hazardous service for the same region. The update appears to be a technical replacement rather than an expansion of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (under 300 words)","Only 2 operative provisions (revocation and new determination)","Single defined term ('the Act') referring to parent legislation","No nested conditional logic or exceptions","Simple geographic description using standard coordinates","Straightforward retrospective commencement clause"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination replaces a 1996 decision to redefine which maritime service counts as \"hazardous service\" for veterans' benefits, covering the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and northern Arabian Sea. It revokes the earlier instrument and is backdated to 1 April 1996. \n\nIt affects Australian Defence Force members who served in those waters from that date and matters because hazardous-service classification can change eligibility for disability pensions and other veterans’ entitlements."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument revokes a prior 1996 determination but re‑confirms the same geographic area and treats service on or after 1 April 1996 as hazardous. It therefore preserves the substantive scope of covered service while clarifying commencement and replacing the earlier instrument (see paras 1, 2(i)-(ii) and clause c)."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-reference to the statutory definition of “hazardous service” in paragraph 120(7) of the Act (requires applying the Act to the designated area).","Precise geographic delineation by coordinates (61°50′E and 20°N) requires mapping and operational verification.","Revocation of an earlier determination (23 February 1996) and replacement by the instrument (para 1 and para 2(i)-(ii)).","Retroactive commencement to 1 April 1996 (clause c) affects historical service records and entitlement assessments.","Ministerial exercise of power to determine hazardous service (instrument issued by Minister for Veterans’ Affairs for the Minister for Defence) creates an administrative decision point."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument designates service by Australian Defence Force members in specified international waters of the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Northern Arabian Sea (bounded by 61°50′E and 20°N) on or after 1 April 1996 as “hazardous service” under paragraph 120(7) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986. It revokes an earlier 23 February 1996 determination and is taken to have commenced on 1 April 1996. Mechanically, the Minister’s decision changes which service is treated as hazardous, shifting administrative entitlement assessments and affecting past and future claims under the Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-hazardous-service-arabian-gulf-gulf-of-oman-and-nort","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-hazardous-service-arabian-gulf-gulf-of-oman-and-nort/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-hazardous-service-arabian-gulf-gulf-of-oman-and-nort/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-hazardous-service-arabian-gulf-gulf-of-oman-and-nort/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-hazardous-service-arabian-gulf-gulf-of-oman-and-nort/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-hazardous-service-arabian-gulf-gulf-of-oman-and-nort/documents"}}