{"id":"F2007L04378","name":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service and Non-warlike Service OPERATION BOLTON (15/10/2007)","slug":"veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-and-non-warlike-service-operation-bo","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":70703,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L04378-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986","sectionType":"part","heading":"Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986","content":"# Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\nDetermination of Warlike and Non-warlike Service\n\nOPERATION BOLTON\n\nI, Bruce Billson, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs:\n\n1.  revoke the non-warlike determination made under subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act) on 27 May 2003 in relation to Operation BOLTON, and\n2.  determine that:\n\n(i). the area of operations comprises Iraq; and\n\n(ii). service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force assigned for service with the United Kingdom elements of the coalition force operation to patrol the Iraq No-Fly-Zones on Operation BOLTON during the period 31 August 1992 to 12 January 2003 in the area of operations outlined at b(i) is warlike service for the purposes of the definition of “warlike service” in subsection 5C(1) of the Act.\n\nc. determine that:\n\n(i). the area of operations comprises Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the Incirlik airbase in Turkey; and\n\n(ii). service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force assigned for service with the United Kingdom elements of the coalition force operation to patrol the Iraq No-Fly-Zones on Operation BOLTON during the period 13 May 1999 to 12 January 2003 in the area of operations outlined at c(i) is non-warlike service for the purposes of the definition of “non-warlike service” in subsection 5C(1) of the Act.\n\nd. this Determination is taken to have commenced on 16 April 2007.\n\nDated 15 October 2007\n\nSigned Bruce Billson\n\nBRUCE BILLSON\n\nMinister for Veterans’ Affairs","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2158},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination operates exactly within the intended scope of section 5C(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, which authorises the Minister to declare ADF service as warlike or non-warlike for benefits purposes. It does not expand beyond the original legislative purpose of classifying service based on operational risk."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument with only two substantive determinations","Clear geographic and temporal boundaries with specific dates and locations","Simple revocation and replacement structure without nested conditions or exceptions","Relies on existing definitions in the parent Act rather than creating new legal concepts"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination reclassifies Australian Defence Force service on Operation BOLTON: patrols over Iraqi airspace (31 Aug 1992–12 Jan 2003) are now “warlike” while service at allied bases in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Incirlik (13 May 1999–12 Jan 2003) remains “non‑warlike.”  \n\nBy cancelling the 2003 non‑warlike ruling, eligible veterans gain access to higher-tier veterans’ entitlements (e.g. Gold Card, increased disability rates), with effects backdated to 16 April 2007."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-and-non-warlike-service-operation-bo","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-and-non-warlike-service-operation-bo/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-and-non-warlike-service-operation-bo/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-and-non-warlike-service-operation-bo/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-and-non-warlike-service-operation-bo/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-and-non-warlike-service-operation-bo/documents"}}