{"id":"F2009L00722","name":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service - OPERATION KRUGER (11/02/2009)","slug":"veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-kruger-11-02-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":77664,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L00722-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of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 KRUGER (11/02/2009)","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 KRUGER\n\n \n\nI, Warren Snowdon, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel for the Minister for Defence:\n\n1. determine that:\n\n\n(i).            service rendered as a member of the Defence Force assigned for service with the Australian Defence Force contribution to the provision of security to the Australian Embassy in Iraq on Operation KRUGER on and from 1 January 2009 in the specified area is warlike service for the purposes of the definition of “warlike service” in subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.\n\n(ii).           the specified area comprises Iraq, and\n\nb.                      this Determination is taken to have commenced on 1 January 2009.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated   Wednesday eleventh of February  2009\n\n \n\n \n\n  Signed by Warren Snowdon\n\n \n\n \n\n     WARREN SNOWDON\n\n        Minister for Defence Science and Personnel\n\n      for the Minister for Defence             \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1274},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a specific, original determination establishing warlike service status for a single operation (Operation Kruger). It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of covering embassy security duties in Iraq from 1 January 2009."},"complexity_factors":["Single page instrument with one operative determination","No defined terms within the instrument itself","Minimal cross-referencing (only to subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act)","No conditional logic or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\nThis determination declares that Australian Defence Force (ADF) members who served on **Operation Kruger**—providing security to the Australian Embassy in Iraq—were engaged in **\"warlike service\"** from 1 January 2009 onwards.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nUnder the *Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986*, whether service is classified as \"warlike\" or \"non-warlike\" affects:\n*   Eligibility for disability pensions (compensation for injuries or illness)\n*   Access to certain veteran healthcare benefits\n*   Other entitlements for veterans and their families\n\n**Who is covered:**\n*   ADF members assigned to the Australian Defence Force contribution to embassy security in Iraq\n*   Only service on or after **1 January 2009** qualifies\n*   The specified area is **Iraq**"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-kruger-11-02-2009","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-kruger-11-02-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-kruger-11-02-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-kruger-11-02-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-kruger-11-02-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-kruger-11-02-2009/documents"}}