{"id":"F2014L00150","name":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation ATHENA) Determination 2014","slug":"veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-operation-athena-determination-2014","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":437973,"registerId":"F2014L00150-fast-fetch-1775954595677","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation ATHENA) 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—Operation ATHENA) 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—Operation ATHENA) Determination 2014.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This determination is taken to have commenced on 17 July 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\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 ATHENA Canadian contribution to the International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace 17 July 2003—\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1301},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination remains tightly scoped to its original administrative purpose: declaring Operation ATHENA as warlike service. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, specific function of qualifying a particular military operation for veterans' entitlements."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive provision declaring one specific operation as warlike","Only one defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested qualifications","Simple tabular presentation of operational parameters","No cross-referencing complexity beyond the empowering provision (subsection 5C(1))"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This declaration ensures that Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel who served in **Operation ATHENA** (the Canadian-led contribution to the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan) are eligible for enhanced veterans' benefits under the *Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986*.\n\n**Key details:**\n- **Who it affects:** ADF members deployed to Afghanistan and its airspace as part of Operation ATHENA\n- **When it applies:** From 17 July 2003 onwards (retrospective commencement)\n- **Why it matters:** \"Warlike service\" triggers higher compensation rates, different eligibility rules for disability pensions, and additional benefits compared to peacetime or \"non-warlike\" service. Without this determination, service under Canadian command might not have qualified for these enhanced entitlements.\n- **Note:** Despite the Canadian branding, Australian personnel regularly serve under allied command structures. This determination ensures they are not disadvantaged when working alongside Canadian forces."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-operation-athena-determination-2014","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-operation-athena-determination-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-operation-athena-determination-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-operation-athena-determination-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-operation-athena-determination-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-operation-athena-determination-2014/documents"}}