{"id":"F2007B00577","name":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike Service - OPERATION SLIPPER (07/12/2001)","slug":"veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-slipper-07-12-2001","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":62357,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00577-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of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 SLIPPER (07/12/2001)","content":"![](image.001.png)  \n\nVeterans' Entitlements Act 1986\n\nDetermination of Warlike Service  \n(OPERATION SLIPPER)\n\nI, Danna Vale, Minister for Veterans' Affairs for and on behalf of the Minister for Defence, determine that service rendered as a member of the ADF allotted for service on or after\n\n11 October 2001 with OPERATION SLIPPER in the Specified Areas defined below is warlike\n\nservice for the purposes of subsection 5C (1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.\n\n-   Specified Area number one is bounded by the following geographical coordinates:\n\n48 OON 81 OOE\n\n48 OON 35 OOE\n\n12 OON 35 OOE\n\n12 OON 81 OOE\n\n-   Specified Area number two includes the Diego Garcia land mass and territorial waters,\n\nplus airspace of Diego Garcia out to 250nm radius (from Reference Point 07 18.6S 072\n\n24.6E).\n\nDated Seventh December 2001\n\nDANNA VALE\n\nMinister for Veterans' Affairs for and on\n\nbehalf of the Minister for Defence","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2256},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 2001 determination establishing the warlike service classification for Operation Slipper. It sets the initial geographic and temporal boundaries for coverage rather than expanding pre-existing scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with no exceptions or conditional logic","Minimal cross-referencing (only to subsection 5C(1) of the parent Act)","Two straightforward geographic definitions using standard coordinates","No defined terms or interpretation sections"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination declares that ADF members allotted to Operation Slipper from 11 October 2001 are performing \"warlike service\" when deployed to a specified operational box (roughly 12°N–48°N, 35°E–81°E) or Diego Garcia (island, waters, airspace to 250 nm). It makes affected personnel eligible for the higher compensation and entitlements tied to warlike service."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-slipper-07-12-2001","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-slipper-07-12-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-slipper-07-12-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-slipper-07-12-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-slipper-07-12-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-slipper-07-12-2001/documents"}}