{"id":"F2005L03487","name":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service - OPERATION PALATE (31/10/2005)","slug":"veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-palate-31-10-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":38908,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L03487-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of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 PALATE (31/10/2005)","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 PALATE\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) on18 June 2003 in relation to Operation PALATE; and\n2. determine that:\n\n\n(i).          the area of operations comprises Afghanistan; and\n\n(ii).       service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force allotted for service on Operation PALATE during the period 18 April 2003 to 30 June 2004 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\n \n\n \n\nDated   31 October 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":1202},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: classifying a specific ADF operation in Afghanistan during a defined period as warlike service. No expansion beyond this narrow administrative classification."},"complexity_factors":["Single purpose instrument with only two operative paragraphs","No defined terms beyond reference to the parent Act","Simple date range and geographic boundary (Afghanistan)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This legal declaration (called a 'determination') classifies military service in Afghanistan as **'warlike service'** under veterans' law.\n\n**Who it affects:** Australian Defence Force members who served on **Operation PALATE** in Afghanistan between **18 April 2003 and 30 June 2004**.\n\n**Why it matters:** Being classified as 'warlike service' gives veterans access to **higher-tier benefits** under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, including:\n- More generous disability pension rates if injured\n- Different eligibility rules for service pensions  \n- Enhanced support for service-related conditions\n\n**Key details:**\n- This replaces (revokes) an earlier declaration from 18 June 2003\n- Only covers service within Afghanistan's borders\n- Applies to personnel officially 'allotted' (assigned) to this specific operation"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-palate-31-10-2005","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-palate-31-10-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-palate-31-10-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-palate-31-10-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-palate-31-10-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-palate-31-10-2005/documents"}}