{"id":"F2014L00151","name":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—International Security Assistance Force) Determination 2014","slug":"veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-international-security-assistance-force-determination-2014","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":437975,"registerId":"F2014L00151-fast-fetch-1775954595683","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—International Security Assistance Force) 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![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—International Security Assistance Force) Determination 2014\n\nI, Stuart Robert, Assistant Minister for Defence, make the following determination under subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.\n\nDated: 11 February 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 Warlike service\n\n \n\n1  Name of determination\n\n  This determination is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—International Security Assistance Force) Determination 2014.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This determination is taken to have commenced on 11 August 2003.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This determination is made under 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\nNATO means the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.\n\n5  Warlike service\n\n  For subsection 5C(1) of the Act, service in an operation mentioned in an item of the following table is warlike service for the purposes of the Act if:\n\n (a) the service is in an area of operation mentioned in the item; and\n\n (b) the service is during a period mentioned in the item.\n\n \n\n- Warlike service\n- Item Name of operation Nature of operation Area of operation Period\n- 1 International Security Assistance Force NATO‑led security mission in Afghanistan Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace 11 August 2003—\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1464},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains narrowly focused on its original purpose of classifying ISAF service in Afghanistan as warlike service. No expansion of scope beyond the specific NATO operation and geographic area originally intended."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'NATO') in the interpretation section","Single operative provision with straightforward conditions (service in specific area during specific time)","Simple tabular format specifying operation, nature, area and date without nested exceptions","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling provision (subsection 5C(1))"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination declares that Australian military service with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan counts as **warlike service** under veterans' law. \n\n**What this means:**\n* Australian Defence Force members who served in the NATO-led ISAF mission in Afghanistan (and its airspace) from 11 August 2003 are entitled to higher-tier veterans' benefits and disability compensation.\n* **Warlike service** is a legal category that attracts more generous entitlements than peacetime or peacekeeping service.\n\n**Who it affects:**\nCurrent and former ADF members who served in Afghanistan under ISAF during the specified period.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nIt ensures these veterans receive the appropriate compensation and healthcare benefits reflecting the combat nature of their deployment, with the determination backdated to cover service from 2003 onwards."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-international-security-assistance-force-determination-2014","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-international-security-assistance-force-determination-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-international-security-assistance-force-determination-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-international-security-assistance-force-determination-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-international-security-assistance-force-determination-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-international-security-assistance-force-determination-2014/documents"}}