{"id":"F2006L02915","name":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Non-warlike Service - Cambodia (19/07/2006)","slug":"veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-cambodia-19-07-2006","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":60173,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L02915-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Non-warlike Service - Cambodia (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 Non-warlike 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 subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act) on 23 December 1997 in relation to service in Cambodia during the period 5 July 1997 to 14 July 1997; and\n2. determine that:\n\n\n(i).          service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force as part of Operation VISTA during the period  5 July 1997 to 14 July 1997 in the specified area, is non-warlike service for the purposes of the definition of “non-warlike service” in subsection 5C(1) of the Act, and\n\n(ii).       the specified area comprises Cambodia.\n\nc.                       This Determination is taken to have commenced on 5 July 1997.\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":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2296},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination exercises the exact power contemplated by section 5C(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986. While it revokes and replaces an earlier 1997 determination, it maintains identical scope: same operation (Operation VISTA), same dates (5-14 July 1997), and same location (Cambodia). The replacement appears to be administrative (updating the instrument format or technical details) rather than an expansion of legislative reach."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (only 3 operative paragraphs plus administrative details)","No definitions section or interpretation clauses","Minimal cross-referencing (references only subsection 5C(1) of the parent Act)","Simple conditional structure (fixed dates, single operation name, single geographic area)","No exceptions, provisos, or nested conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument declares Australian Defence Force service in Operation VISTA in Cambodia (5–14 July 1997) to be \"non‑warlike\" service, determining eligibility for veterans’ non‑warlike benefits and compensation. It revokes the earlier 1997 determination, is retrospective to 5 July 1997, and applies across the entire territory of Cambodia—affecting current and former ADF personnel who served on that operation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-cambodia-19-07-2006","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-cambodia-19-07-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-cambodia-19-07-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-cambodia-19-07-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-cambodia-19-07-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-cambodia-19-07-2006/documents"}}