{"id":"F2006B00579","name":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service - OPERATION CITADEL (16/09/2003)","slug":"veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-citadel-16-09-2003","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":40727,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B00579-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service - OPERATION CITADEL (16/09/2003)","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![](image.001.png)\n\n \n\nVeterans' Entitlements Act 1986\n\n \n\nDetermination of Warlike Service\n\nOPERATION CITADEL\n\nI, Danna Vale, Minister for Veterans' Affairs for and on behalf of the Minister for Defence.\n\n \n\na.  revoke my determination of 29 January 2003 in relation to OPERATION CITADEL, and\n\n \n\nb.  determine that service rendered as a member of the ADF allotted for service during the period 20 May 2002 to 17 August 2003 in the Area of Operations specified below is warlike service for the purposes of subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.\n\n \n\n- The area of operations comprises East Timor and the territorial sea of East Timor.\n\n\n \n\nDated   Sixteenth day of September  2003\n\n \n\n![](image.002.png)\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":1127},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly the function intended by the parent Act—declaring specific ADF operations as warlike service. It replaces an earlier determination for the same operation but does not expand beyond the statutory purpose of classifying service types."},"complexity_factors":["Single page document with only two operative paragraphs","No defined terms section","Single cross-reference to the parent Act (section 5C(1))","Simple date range and geographic boundary with no conditional exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\nThis declaration (called a 'determination') classifies military service during **Operation Citadel** as **'warlike service'** under veterans' law.\n\n**Who it affects:**\nAustralian Defence Force (ADF) members who were officially assigned to Operation Citadel in **East Timor** between **20 May 2002 and 17 August 2003**.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nBeing classified as 'warlike service' (rather than 'peacetime' or 'non-warlike' service) affects what veterans' benefits you can claim, including:\n*   Disability pensions\n*   Access to medical treatment for service-related conditions\n*   Other compensation entitlements\n\n**Key details:**\n*   **Location:** East Timor and its territorial waters\n*   **Previous version:** This replaces an earlier determination from 29 January 2003\n*   **Legal basis:** Made under section 5C(1) of the *Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986*"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-citadel-16-09-2003","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-citadel-16-09-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-citadel-16-09-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-citadel-16-09-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-citadel-16-09-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-citadel-16-09-2003/documents"}}