{"id":"F2006B00932","name":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Non-Warlike Service - OPERATION POMELO (28/02/2001)","slug":"veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-pomelo-28-02-2001","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":40839,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B00932-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of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 POMELO (28/02/2001)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-description: Node ID - OpPomelo 15012001\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: EE1 - Ethiopia and Eritrea\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \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 POMELO)\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\n\non or after 15 January 2001 on OPERATION POMELO 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 Ethiopia and Eritrea.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated 28th February     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","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1906},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination remains precisely focused on its original purpose of declaring service on Operation Pomelo as non-warlike for the purposes of veterans' benefits eligibility."},"complexity_factors":["Single-page instrument with no sections, parts, or schedules","Only one legislative cross-reference (subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act)","No defined terms or interpretation provisions","Simple conditions limited to a single date, operation name, and geographic area"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a ministerial order that classifies Australian military service in Ethiopia and Eritrea as **non-warlike service** for veterans' benefits purposes.\n\n**Who it affects:**\nAustralian Defence Force (ADF) members who served on **Operation Pomelo** in **Ethiopia and Eritrea** on or after **15 January 2001**.\n\n**What it means:**\nUnder the Veterans' Entitlements Act, military service is categorised as either warlike (combat operations), non-warlike (hazardous service like peacekeeping), or peacetime. This determination means eligible veterans can claim disability pensions and other benefits under the **non-warlike service** category, which provides better entitlements than peacetime service but different coverage than warlike service.\n\nThe determination was made by the Minister for Veterans' Affairs (acting for the Minister for Defence) using powers under section 5C(1) of the Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-pomelo-28-02-2001","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-pomelo-28-02-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-pomelo-28-02-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-pomelo-28-02-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-pomelo-28-02-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-pomelo-28-02-2001/documents"}}