{"id":"F2006B00574","name":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Non-warlike service - OPERATION PLUMBOB (22/06/2001)","slug":"veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-plumbob-22-06-2001","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":40722,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B00574-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of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 PLUMBOB (22/06/2001)","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 PLUMBOB\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nI, Bruce Scott, 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 during the period 8 June 2000 to 24 June 2000 on OPERATION PLUMBOB in the\n\narea of operations specified below is non-warlike service for the purposes of\n\nsubsection 5C(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.\n\n \n\n- The area of operations comprises the island of Guadalcanal and the adjacent\n\n\n waters extending 12 nautical miles from the low water mark from Guadalcanal\n\n Island.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated 22nd    June      2001\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nBRUCE SCOTT\n\nMinister for Veterans' Affairs for and on\n\nbehalf of the Minister for Defence\n\n \n\n<view \"OpTrek\">\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1696},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete operational determination exercising existing powers under the parent Act. It fulfills exactly its intended purpose—to classify a specific 17-day evacuation operation—without scope creep or expansion into broader policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Single legislative reference (subsection 5C(1)) with no cross-references to other sections","No defined terms or interpretation provisions","Simple fixed date range (8 June 2000 to 24 June 2000) without conditional exceptions","Clear geographic boundary with standard 12-nautical-mile maritime extension","Purely declaratory instrument with no operative machinery or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination classifies Australian Defence Force service during Operation Plumbob (8–24 June 2000) as \"non‑warlike service\" under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986. It applies to ADF members assigned to the evacuation from Honiara, covering Guadalcanal and waters within 12 nautical miles.\n\nThat classification determines veterans' entitlements—such as access to disability pensions, medical treatment, and other compensation—available to personnel or their families for service on that mission."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-plumbob-22-06-2001","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-plumbob-22-06-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-plumbob-22-06-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-plumbob-22-06-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-plumbob-22-06-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-plumbob-22-06-2001/documents"}}