{"id":"F2006B00571","name":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Non-warlike Service - OPERATION CITADEL (16/09/2003)","slug":"veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-citadel-16-09-2003","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":40720,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B00571-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of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 CITADEL (16/09/2003)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)\n\n \n\nVeterans' Entitlements Act 1986\n\n \n\nDetermination of Non-warlike Service\n\nOPERATION CITADEL\n\n \n\nI, Danna Vale, Minister for Veterans' Affairs for and on behalf of the Minister for Defence, determine that service rendered as a member of the ADF assigned for service on or after 18 August 2003 with OPERATION CITADEL in the Area of Operations specified below is non-warlike service for the purposes of subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.\n\n \n\n- The area of operations comprises East Timor and the territorial sea of East Timor.\n\n\n \n\n \n\nDated  Sixteenth day of September    2003\n\n \n\n![](image.002.png)\n\nDANNA VALE\n\nMinister for Veterans' Affairs for and on\n\nbehalf of the Minister for Defence\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2220},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains limited to its original purpose: classifying a single ADF operation in East Timor. No expansion beyond the original geographic area or operational parameters."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision declaring service classification","Minimal defined scope (one operation, one country, one start date)","No nested conditions or exceptions","Only one legislative cross-reference (subsection 5C(1))"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This ministerial order classifies Australian Defence Force (ADF) service on **Operation Citadel** as \"non-warlike service\" under the *Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986*.\n\n**Who it affects:** ADF members who served in **East Timor** (Timor-Leste) and its coastal waters on or after 18 August 2003 as part of this operation.\n\n**Why it matters:** Veterans' law divides military service into two categories—**warlike** (combat) and **non-warlike** (peacekeeping/stabilisation). This classification determines what disability compensation, healthcare, and other benefits personnel can claim if they suffer injury or illness related to their service. Non-warlike service typically provides access to disability compensation payments and medical treatment, though sometimes with different eligibility thresholds than warlike service.\n\n**Geographic scope:** The determination covers East Timor itself plus its **territorial sea** (the waters extending from the coastline)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-citadel-16-09-2003","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-citadel-16-09-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-citadel-16-09-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-citadel-16-09-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-citadel-16-09-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-citadel-16-09-2003/documents"}}