{"id":"F2006B00961","name":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Warlike service - OPERATION STABILISE (21/06/2000)","slug":"veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-stabilise-21-06-2000","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":40847,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B00961-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of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 STABILISE (21/06/2000)","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 \n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)\n\n \n\nVeterans' Entitlements Act 1986\n\n \n\nDetermination of Warlike Service\n\nOPERATION STABILISE\n\n \n\n \n\nI, Bruce Scott, Minister for Veterans' Affairs for and on behalf of the Minister for Defence:\n\n \n\n1. revoke my determination of 10 December 1999 in relation to OPERATION\n\n\nSTABILISE, and\n\n \n\nb.                   determine that service rendered as a member of the ADF on OPERATION\n\nSTABILISE during the period 16 September 1999 to 23 February 2000 in the\n\narea of operations specified below is warlike service for the purposes of\n\nsubsection 5C(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.\n\n \n\n• The area of operations comprises East Timor and the sea area that on\n\n16 September 1999 was the territorial sea of Indonesia adjacent to East\n\nTimor.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated 21st June         2000\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nBRUCE SCOTT\n\nMinister for Veterans' Affairs for and on\n\nbehalf of the Minister for Defence\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1728},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination operates squarely within the intended scope of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, specifically the Minister's power under section 5C to declare service as 'warlike'. It does not expand beyond the Act's original purpose of classifying military service for benefits eligibility."},"complexity_factors":["Very short administrative instrument (less than one page)","Single statutory reference (subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986)","Simple date range with no conditional exceptions","Clear geographic boundaries without complex technical definitions","Straightforward revocation and replacement structure"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This official determination classifies military service during **Operation Stabilise** (the Australian-led intervention in East Timor) as \"warlike service\" under veterans' law.\n\n**Who it affects:** Australian Defence Force (ADF) members who served in East Timor between **16 September 1999 and 23 February 2000**.\n\n**Coverage area:** The determination applies to:\n- East Timor itself\n- The sea area that was Indonesian territorial waters adjacent to East Timor as of 16 September 1999\n\n**Why it matters:** Being classified as \"warlike service\" (rather than peacekeeping or non-warlike service) affects the level of **compensation and benefits** veterans can claim. This includes disability pensions, medical treatment eligibility, and service pensions. The classification recognises the higher-risk nature of this operation following East Timor's vote for independence from Indonesia.\n\n**Note:** This determination replaces an earlier version from December 1999."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-stabilise-21-06-2000","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-stabilise-21-06-2000/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-stabilise-21-06-2000/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-stabilise-21-06-2000/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-stabilise-21-06-2000/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-warlike-service-operation-stabilise-21-06-2000/documents"}}