{"id":"F2006B11477","name":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Non-warlike Service - Operation DAMASK (26/12/2004)","slug":"veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-damask-26-12-2004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":57411,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B11477-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of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 - Operation DAMASK (26/12/2004)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nVeterans' Entitlements Act 1986\n\nDetermination of Non-warlike Service\n\nOPERATION DAMASK\n\nI, De-Anne Kelly, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, for the Minister for Defence:\n\n1.  revoke paragraph b of the determination made on 30 April 1999 in\n\nrelation to Operation DAMASK for the purposes of subsection 5C(l) of\n\nthe Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act), and\n\nb. determine that service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force assigned for service with the Multi-national Maritime Interception Force on Operation DAMASK during the period 18 March 1999 to 19 October 2001 in the area of operations specified below is non-warlike service for the purposes of the definition of “non-warlike service” in subsection 5C(1) of the Act\n\n-   The area of operations is the sea area comprising the Arabian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and the northern Arabian Sea bounded by 61\n\ndegrees 50 minutes east longitude and 20 degrees north latitude, together with the ports contiguous to that sea area and the airfields\n\nand military facilities adjacent to those ports.\n\nDated 26th December 2004\n\nDE-ANNE KELLY\n\nMinister for Veterans' Affairs\n\nfor the Minister for Defence","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2543},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a targeted administrative update within the existing statutory framework. It replaces a specific provision of an earlier determination to clarify the classification of service for Operation DAMASK (maritime sanctions enforcement in the Persian Gulf) for the period March 1999 to October 2001. The scope remains confined to the specific operational deployment and does not expand beyond the original purpose of categorizing service types for veterans' benefits eligibility."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision revoking and replacing one paragraph of a 1999 determination","Technical geographic coordinates (61°50' east longitude, 20° north latitude)","Reference to subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986","Administrative revocation mechanism"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination classifies Australian Defence Force service on **Operation DAMASK** as **non-warlike service** under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Replaces a previous 1999 decision regarding the same operation\n- Confirms that ADF members serving with the Multi-national Maritime Interception Force between **18 March 1999 and 19 October 2001** in the Persian Gulf region performed \"non-warlike service\"\n\n**Geographic coverage:**\n- The Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and northern Arabian Sea (bounded by 61°50' east longitude and 20° north latitude)\n- Includes adjacent ports, airfields, and military facilities\n\n**Why this matters:**\nThe classification of service affects veterans' access to:\n- Disability compensation and pensions\n- Medical treatment benefits\n- Rehabilitation services\n\nOperation DAMASK involved enforcing UN sanctions against Iraq (maritime interception operations). This determination ensures personnel receive appropriate benefits for that deployment."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-damask-26-12-2004","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-damask-26-12-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-damask-26-12-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-damask-26-12-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-damask-26-12-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-damask-26-12-2004/documents"}}