{"id":"F2006L02865","name":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Hazardous Service - Mozambique (19/07/2006)","slug":"veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-hazardous-service-mozambique-19-07-2006","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":60107,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L02865-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Hazardous Service - Mozambique (19/07/2006)","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# Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\n \n\n Determination of Hazardous Service\n\n \n\nI, Bruce Billson, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, for the Minister for Defence:\n\n \n\n1. revoke the Determination made under paragraph 120(7)(b) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act) on 1 August 1994 in relation to service in Mozambique as part of the United Nations humanitarian operations on or after   12 July 1994; and\n2. determine that:\n\n\n(i).          service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force as part of the United Nations humanitarian operations on or after 12 July 1994 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 Mozambique.\n\nc.                       This Determination is taken to have commenced on 12 July 1994.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated      19 July    2006                                         \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n       \n\n          BRUCE BILLSON\n\n             Minister for Veterans’ Affairs\n\n              for the Minister for Defence\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination maintains the same scope as its predecessor. It replaces a 1994 determination covering identical service (UN humanitarian operations in Mozambique from 12 July 1994). There is no expansion of geographic area, extension of dates, or broadening of service types. The purpose appears to be administrative — likely updating the legal instrument to reflect current legislative drafting standards or correct technical deficiencies in the original 1994 instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (under 300 words)","Only 2 substantive operative provisions (revocation and new determination)","No defined terms beyond statutory references","Simple geographic scope (single country: Mozambique)","Single date trigger (12 July 1994)","No nested conditions or exceptions","Straightforward retrospective commencement clause"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 declares that Australian Defence Force members who served in Mozambique as part of United Nations humanitarian operations from 12 July 1994 onward were performing \"hazardous service.\" It replaces an earlier 1994 determination and is retrospective (effective from 12 July 1994 despite being signed in 2006).\n\nThe classification matters because it affects veterans' eligibility for disability pensions, compensation and other entitlements tied to hazardous service."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Determination revokes the earlier 1994 Determination and reaffirms that ADF service in Mozambique as part of UN humanitarian operations on or after 12 July 1994 is hazardous service for paragraph 120(7) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986. It does not expand the temporal or geographic scope beyond the earlier instrument; its primary effect is to restate and confirm the hazardous‑service designation and fix the commencement date."},"complexity_factors":["Uses ministerial power under paragraph 120(7)(b) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 as the legal hook (referenced in the Determination).","Revokes an earlier Determination (1 August 1994) and issues a new determination — administrative rollover that may require reconciling prior records.","Retrospective commencement (taken to have commenced on 12 July 1994) creates potential retrospective entitlement assessment and record‑checking burdens.","Narrow, specific scope: geographic (Mozambique) and temporal (on or after 12 July 1994) limits application to identifiable cohorts.","Primary operational effect is on entitlement classification under the Act (who is treated as having rendered ‘hazardous service’), which drives downstream benefit decisions.","Low statutory complexity but requires agencies to verify qualifying service details (dates, UN operation status, ADF service) for claims processing.","Instrument is short and formulaic; few cross-references beyond paragraph 120(7), limiting interpretive uncertainty."],"plain_english_summary":"Mechanically, this Determination revokes a 1994 Determination and re-declares that service by Australian Defence Force members as part of United Nations humanitarian operations in Mozambique on or after 12 July 1994 is “hazardous service” under paragraph 120(7) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, with effect from 12 July 1994. Made by the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs for the Minister for Defence, the change alters which veterans’ service counts as hazardous for the Act’s purposes and therefore affects eligibility for benefits and related administrative claims."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-hazardous-service-mozambique-19-07-2006","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-hazardous-service-mozambique-19-07-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-hazardous-service-mozambique-19-07-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-hazardous-service-mozambique-19-07-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-hazardous-service-mozambique-19-07-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-hazardous-service-mozambique-19-07-2006/documents"}}