{"id":"F2005L04106","name":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Non-warlike Service - OPERATION AZURE (08/12/2005)","slug":"veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-azure-08-12-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":40059,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L04106-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Non-warlike Service - OPERATION AZURE (08/12/2005)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\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 \n\n \n\n# Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\n \n\nDetermination of Non-warlike Service\n\nOPERATION AZURE\n\n \n\n \n\nI, De-Anne Kelly, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, for the Minister for Defence, determine that:\n\n \n\n1. service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force assigned for service on Operation AZURE on or after 10 April 2005 in the area of operations specified in paragraph b. is non-warlike service for the purposes of the definition of “non-warlike service” in subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986; and\n\n\n \n\nb.                   the area of operations comprises Sudan and its territorial waters and superjacent airspace.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated   8th December       2005\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n       DE-ANNE KELLY\n\n    Minister for Veterans’ Affairs\n\n    for the Minister for Defence\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1692},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination remains precisely limited to its original purpose of classifying service on Operation Azure in Sudan as non-warlike service under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with clear temporal and geographic boundaries","Only one external statutory reference (subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act)","No defined terms or interpretive provisions within the instrument","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the basic classification"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination classifies military service in **Sudan** as **non-warlike service** for veterans' benefits purposes.\n\n**Who is affected:**\nAustralian Defence Force (ADF) members who served on **Operation Azure** in Sudan from **10 April 2005** onwards.\n\n**What it does:**\nThe instrument declares that service in the specified area—Sudan, its territorial waters, and airspace—is officially recognised as \"non-warlike service\" under the *Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986*.\n\n**Why this matters:**\nThe classification of service determines what compensation, pensions, and healthcare support veterans can access. \"Non-warlike service\" sits between \"warlike service\" (combat operations) and peacetime service. It typically covers dangerous deployments that do not meet the threshold of active combat, affecting eligibility for disability pensions and treatment benefits for personnel deployed to Sudan during this operation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-azure-08-12-2005","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-azure-08-12-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-azure-08-12-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-azure-08-12-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-azure-08-12-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-azure-08-12-2005/documents"}}