{"id":"F2006B00573","name":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Non-warlike Service - OPERATION PALADIN (17/06/2003)","slug":"veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-paladin-17-06-2003","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":40721,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B00573-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of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 PALADIN (17/06/2003)","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\n \n\nVeterans' Entitlements Act 1986\n\n \n\nDetermination of Non-warlike Service\n\n(OPERATION PALADIN)\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\n\non or after 21 April 2003 with OPERATION PALADIN in the area of operations specified below is non-warlike service under subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act).\n\n \n\n- The total land area, territorial waters and superjacent airspace within the internationally recognised boundaries of Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt.\n\n\n \n\nDated   17th  day of  June   2003\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDANNA VALE\n\nMinister for Veterans' Affairs for and on\n\nbehalf of  the Minister for Defence\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1467},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 2003 determination establishing non-warlike service status for Operation Paladin. It represents the initial designation of service status for this peacekeeping operation rather than an expansion beyond original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with no subsections","No defined terms or interpretation section","Only one legislative cross-reference (subsection 5C(1))","Simple geographical list without conditional boundaries or exceptions","Straightforward date trigger (on or after 21 April 2003)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument declares that Australian Defence Force personnel serving on Operation Paladin are performing non-warlike service under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986. It covers ADF members serving on or after 21 April 2003 in Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt.\n\nThat designation matters because it determines eligibility and calculation of veterans' benefits and compensation for injury, illness or death arising from the deployment."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-paladin-17-06-2003","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-paladin-17-06-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-paladin-17-06-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-paladin-17-06-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-paladin-17-06-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-paladin-17-06-2003/documents"}}