{"id":"F2014L00153","name":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation ENDURING FREEDOM: Afghanistan) Determination 2014","slug":"veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-operation-enduring-freedom-afghanistan-determination-2014","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":437972,"registerId":"F2014L00153-fast-fetch-1775954595680","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation ENDURING FREEDOM: Afghanistan) 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 ENDURING FREEDOM: Afghanistan) 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 ENDURING FREEDOM: Afghanistan) Determination 2014.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This determination is taken to have commenced on 7 October 2001.\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 ENDURING FREEDOM: Afghanistan US Global War on Terror Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace 7 October 2001—\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1683},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward, targeted declaration consistent with its original purpose of classifying service in Operation Enduring Freedom as warlike service. It has not expanded beyond the specific operation and geographical area named in the title."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 short sections total","Single defined term ('Act')","One substantive provision with a simple 'if (a) and (b)' condition","Basic table format with only one operation listed","No exceptions, nested conditions, or cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination classifies **Operation Enduring Freedom: Afghanistan** as **warlike service** under the *Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986*.\n\n**What this means:**\n- Australian Defence Force members who served in this operation are entitled to specific veterans' benefits, including disability compensation at higher rates typically reserved for combat service\n- \"Warlike service\" is a legal category that recognises involvement in actual combat or high-risk military operations, triggering different (usually more favourable) eligibility rules than peacetime service\n\n**Who is covered:**\n- Personnel who served in Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace (the airspace above it)\n- Coverage applies retrospectively from **7 October 2001** onwards (the date the operation began), ensuring veterans who served from the start of the conflict receive appropriate entitlements\n\nThis instrument ensures veterans of the US-led Global War on Terror in Afghanistan receive the correct compensation and benefits under Australia's veterans' support scheme."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-operation-enduring-freedom-afghanistan-determination-2014","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-operation-enduring-freedom-afghanistan-determination-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-operation-enduring-freedom-afghanistan-determination-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-operation-enduring-freedom-afghanistan-determination-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-operation-enduring-freedom-afghanistan-determination-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-warlike-service-operation-enduring-freedom-afghanistan-determination-2014/documents"}}