{"id":"F2005L03534","name":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Non-warlike Service - OPERATION HUSKY (10/10/2005)","slug":"veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-husky-10-10-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":39027,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L03534-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of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 HUSKY (10/10/2005)","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 \n\n \n\n# Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\n \n\nDetermination of Non-warlike Service\n\nOPERATION HUSKY\n\n \n\n \n\nI, De-Anne Kelly, 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 6 December 2004 in relation to Operation HUSKY, and\n2. determine that:\n\n\n(i).            the area of operations comprises Sierra Leone; and\n\n(ii).           service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force assigned for service with the International Military Advisory and Training Team in Sierra Leone on Operation HUSKY during the period 15 January 2001 to 28 February 2003 in the area of operations is non-warlike service for the purposes of the definition of “non-warlike service” in sub section 5C(1) of the Act.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated  10 October  2005        \n\n \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":1439},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard administrative determination exercising the specific power in section 5C(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986. It performs the exact function intended—classifying a specific military operation for benefits purposes—without expanding into unrelated policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Single-page instrument with only 2 operative paragraphs","No defined terms beyond references to the parent Act","Simple binary structure: revocation of previous instrument + new determination","Fixed date range and geographic area (Sierra Leone) with no conditional exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This determination officially classifies Australian military service in Sierra Leone during **Operation HUSKY** as **\"non-warlike service\"** under veterans' law.\n\n**Who it affects:** Current and former Australian Defence Force (ADF) members who were assigned to the **International Military Advisory and Training Team (IMATT)** in Sierra Leone between **15 January 2001 and 28 February 2003**.\n\n**Why it matters:** Under the *Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986*, the type of service you performed determines what compensation and pension benefits you can claim. \"Non-warlike service\" sits in the middle tier—it's more than routine peacetime duty, but less than active combat (warlike service). This classification means eligible veterans can claim disability pensions and medical treatment for injuries or illnesses connected to this specific deployment.\n\n**Key change:** This replaces an earlier 2004 determination, updating the official record for this operation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-husky-10-10-2005","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-husky-10-10-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-husky-10-10-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-husky-10-10-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-husky-10-10-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-husky-10-10-2005/documents"}}