{"id":"F2014L00572","name":"Veterans' Entitlements (Non-warlike Service—Operation Accordion) Determination 2014","slug":"veterans-entitlements-non-warlike-service-operation-accordion-determination-2014","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":438025,"registerId":"F2014L00572-fast-fetch-1775954626168","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans' Entitlements (Non-warlike Service—Operation Accordion) Determination 2014","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nVeterans’ Entitlements (Non‑warlike Service—Operation Accordion) Determination 2014\n\nI, Stuart Robert, Assistant Minister for Defence, make the following determination under the definition of non‑warlike service in subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.\n\nDated:  4 May 2014\n\nStuart Robert\n\nAssistant Minister for Defence\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name of determination\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Definitions\n\n5 Non‑warlike service\n\n \n\n1  Name of determination\n\n  This determination is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Non-warlike Service—Operation Accordion) Determination 2014.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This determination commences on 1 July 2014.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This determination is made under the definition of non‑warlike service in subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.\n\n4  Definitions\n\n  In this determination:\n\nAct means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.\n\nADF means the Australian Defence Force.\n\n5  Non‑warlike service\n\n  For the definition of non‑warlike service in subsection 5C(1) of the Act, service in an operation mentioned in an item of the following table is non‑warlike service for the purposes of the Act if the service:\n\n (a) is in an area of operation mentioned in that item; and\n\n (b) occurs during a period mentioned in that item.\n\n \n\n- Non‑warlike service\n- Item Name of operation Nature of operation Area of operation Period\n- 1 Accordion Supporting operations in Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in relation to the ADF contribution to the International Coalition against Terrorism The area bounded by the land masses and superjacent airspaces of Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates On and after 1 July 2014\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1237},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly focused on its original purpose: declaring Operation Accordion as non-warlike service for the specified countries and timeframe. No expansion beyond this specific operational classification."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short (only 5 sections)","Minimal definitions (just 2 terms: 'Act' and 'ADF')","Single, clear operative provision in tabular format","No cross-references beyond the enabling Act section","No exceptions, conditions, or nested logic"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument declares that Australian Defence Force personnel serving in Operation Accordion — ADF support activities in Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE — are performing non-warlike service under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.\n\nThat classification applies to those who served in those countries on or after 1 July 2014 and matters because it determines veterans' and families' access to disability pensions, medical treatment and related entitlements for injury or death arising from the operation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-non-warlike-service-operation-accordion-determination-2014","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-non-warlike-service-operation-accordion-determination-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-non-warlike-service-operation-accordion-determination-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-non-warlike-service-operation-accordion-determination-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-non-warlike-service-operation-accordion-determination-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-non-warlike-service-operation-accordion-determination-2014/documents"}}