{"id":"F2005L04103","name":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Non-warlike Service - OPERATION SPIRE (08/12/2005)","slug":"veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-spire-08-12-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":40052,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L04103-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of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 SPIRE (08/12/2005)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\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# Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\n \n\nDetermination of Non-warlike Service\n\nOPERATION SPIRE\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 3 August 2004 in relation to Operation SPIRE; and\n2. determine that:\n\n\n(i)                     service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force assigned for service on Operation SPIRE on or after 20 May 2004 in the area of operations specified in subparagraph (ii) is non-warlike service for the purposes of the definition of “non-warlike service” in subsection 5C(1) of the Act; and\n\n(ii)                   the area of operations comprises East Timor and the territorial sea of East Timor.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated    8 th December      2005\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":2719},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination maintains the standard and limited scope of classifying specific ADF operations for veterans' benefits purposes. The revocation and replacement of the earlier determination represents a routine administrative update to clarify the operational timeframe rather than an expansion of the legislation's intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single page instrument with only two operative paragraphs","Minimal cross-referencing (only references the principal Act and one previous determination)","No defined terms, exceptions, or conditional logic","Clear, fixed geographic and temporal boundaries (East Timor and territorial sea from 20 May 2004)"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination classifies Operation SPIRE in East Timor (including territorial waters) as non‑warlike service from 20 May 2004. ADF members who served are recognised as having \"operational service\" and therefore eligible for veterans' entitlements under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.\n\nIt replaces the August 2004 determination and matters because the non‑warlike classification determines the level and type of disability pensions and compensation available."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-spire-08-12-2005","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-spire-08-12-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-spire-08-12-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-spire-08-12-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-spire-08-12-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-spire-08-12-2005/documents"}}