{"id":"F2007L04375","name":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service - OPERATION JURAL (15/10/2007)","slug":"veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-jural-15-10-2007","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":70700,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L04375-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service - OPERATION JURAL (15/10/2007)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\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 Warlike Service\n\nOPERATION JURAL\n\n \n\nI, Bruce Billson, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs:\n\n1. determine that:\n\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 JURAL during the period 30 June 1991 to 12 January 2003 in the area of operations is warlike service for the purposes of the definition of “warlike service” in subsection 5C(1) of the Act.\n\nb.                      this Determination is taken to have commenced on 16 April 2007.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated                 15 October 2007\n\n \n\nSigned Bruce Billson\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n                 BRUCE BILLSON         \n\n             Minister for Veterans’ Affairs\n\n             \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1486},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original determination establishing warlike service status for Operation JURAL. The scope remains precisely limited to the specified operation, geographic area (Iraq), timeframe (1991-2003), and personnel (ADF members with UK forces) as originally intended."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing only two subparagraphs","No defined terms within the instrument (relies on existing Act definitions)","No cross-references to other legislation or instruments","Straightforward commencement with simple retrospective dating"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination declares that Australian military service during **Operation JURAL** counts as **warlike service** under the *Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986*.\n\n**What this means:**\n- Australian Defence Force (ADF) members who served with British forces patrolling the Iraq No-Fly-Zones between **30 June 1991 and 12 January 2003** are recognised as having performed warlike service.\n- **Why this matters:** \"Warlike service\" is a special legal category that gives veterans access to enhanced benefits, including disability compensation and full medical treatment coverage from the Department of Veterans' Affairs (rather than just standard peacetime benefits).\n- The Determination applies to service in **Iraq** while assigned to United Kingdom coalition force elements.\n\n**Important timing:**\n- Although signed on 15 October 2007, this Determination is taken to have commenced on **16 April 2007** (retrospective effect). This means veterans can claim entitlements backdated to that date."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-jural-15-10-2007","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-jural-15-10-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-jural-15-10-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-jural-15-10-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-jural-15-10-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-jural-15-10-2007/documents"}}