{"id":"F2019L01191","name":"Veterans' Entitlements (Warlike Service) Determination 2019","slug":"veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-determination-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99785,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L01191-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service) Determination 2019.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 5 Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n  Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.\n  NATO means the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Warlike service","content":"#### 6 Warlike service\n\n  Schedule 1 specifies service in the Defence Force that is Warlike service for the purposes of the Act.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original purpose: to specify which ADF operations constitute warlike service for veterans' entitlements. While the list has grown from earlier versions to include contemporary operations (Mali, ongoing Iraq/Syria missions), this represents natural expansion to cover new deployments rather than scope creep. The structure remains a simple tabular determination of operations, dates, and locations."},"complexity_factors":["32 distinct operational entries with overlapping time periods for some operations (e.g., Operation Slipper has 4 separate entries: 14, 14A, 14B, 14C with different geographic boundaries)","Precise geographic coordinate systems using degrees, minutes, and cardinal directions (e.g., \"33°12′N 35°12′E\") that require specialist knowledge to interpret","Complex area descriptions including territorial seas, superjacent airspace, and 50km buffer zones from borders (Rwanda operation)","Multiple date ranges for the same operation name as missions evolved (Slipper spans 2001-2014 across four geographic definitions)","Cross-reference to the parent Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 for the definition of \"warlike service\" and entitlement consequences","Use of technical military terminology (\"superjacent airspace,\" \"no-fly zones,\" \"multidimensional integrated stabilization mission\") without plain English equivalents in the instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislative instrument lists specific military operations that qualify as \"warlike service,\" giving exact dates and precise geographic boundaries (sometimes latitude/longitude) for each listed deployment. \n\nIt determines which current and former ADF members—and by extension their families—are eligible for enhanced veterans' entitlements (higher pensions, Gold Card healthcare, repatriation benefits), so precise location and timing can crucially affect claims."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument exercises the delegated power in subsection 5C(1) to specify which Defence Force operations count as warlike service (see section 3 and section 6). It does not amend the Veterans' Entitlements Act itself; instead it lists operations, areas and periods to apply the Act's existing definition. Mechanically, it clarifies eligibility criteria for entitlement claims and assigns the verification task to the administering department rather than expanding the statutory definition."},"complexity_factors":["Delegated instrument under subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (see section 3) — legal effect depends on cross‑reference to primary legislation.","Large schedule of discrete items: many operations, each with distinct area and period requirements (section 6 and Schedule table).","Technical geographic detail: explicit coordinates, territorial waters, airspace and radius definitions (e.g. items 14, 14A, 14B, 24), increasing precision needed for administration.","Varied temporal treatments: fixed date ranges, 'on and after' start dates and ongoing end dates (multiple items), requiring case‑by‑case verification.","Overlapping and successive operations (e.g. multiple items for Afghanistan and Iraq) creating potential edge cases for service that spans operations.","Some table entries are terse or unlabeled (e.g. item 27 lacks a name), which increases interpretive burden for administrators and claimants.","Administrative/verification burden on Department of Veterans' Affairs to match service records to table items precisely.","Potential interaction with other statutory definitions or determinations (the instrument clarifies but does not amend the Act)."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination names the specific Defence Force operations, geographic areas and time periods that count as “warlike service” under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986. It tells the Department and veterans which deployments qualify for warlike-service treatment, so veterans who served in listed operations may be eligible for entitlements and the Department must verify service against the precise dates/areas. The instrument is made under subsection 5C(1) and functions as a delegated specification of eligibility criteria."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-determination-2019","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-determination-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-determination-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-determination-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-determination-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-determination-2019/documents"}}