{"id":"F2008L00980","name":"Warlike Service - Cambodia and Somalia Declaration 2008","slug":"warlike-service-cambodia-and-somalia-declaration-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":73113,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L00980-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Warlike Service - Cambodia and Somalia Declaration 2008","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nWarlike Service — Cambodia and Somalia Declaration 2008\n\nDefence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990\n\nI, WARREN SNOWDON, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, make this Declaration under subsection 3C (1) of the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990.\n\nDated 8 March 2008\n\nWARREN SNOWDON\n\nMinister for Defence Science and Personnel\n\nDo not delete : Part Placeholder\n\nDo not delete : Division Placeholder\n\n1 Name of Declaration\n\nThis Declaration is the Warlike Service — Cambodia and Somalia Declaration 2008.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Declaration is taken to have commenced on 1 January 2008.\n\n3 Warlike service — Cambodia\n\nFor subsection 3C (1) of the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990, duty is warlike service if it is rendered:\n\n(a) as service with the United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia or the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia; and\n\n(b) in one or more of the following places:\n\n(i) Cambodia;\n\n(ii) areas in Laos and Thailand that are not more than 50 km from Cambodia; and\n\n(c) after 19 October 1991 and before 8 October 1993.\n\n4 Warlike service — Somalia\n\nFor subsection 3C (1) of the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990, duty is warlike service if it is rendered:\n\n(a) as service with the United Nations Operations in Somalia or the Unified Task Force; and\n\n(b) in one or more of the following places:\n\n(i) Somalia;\n\n(ii) areas in Ethiopia and Kenya that are not more than 20 km from Somalia;\n\n(iii) areas in Djibouti that are not more than 10 km from Somalia;\n\n(iv) territorial waters that are not more than 12 nautical miles from the coastline of Somalia; and\n\n(c) after 19 October 1992.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1761},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The declaration performs exactly the function authorised by section 3C(1) of the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990—declaring specific operational service to be warlike service. It has not expanded beyond this original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 4 sections)","Simple conditional structure linking service type, location, and date","Geographic boundaries defined by distance from borders (10-50km) requiring external measurement","Relies on undefined acronyms for UN missions (UNAMIC, UNTAC, UNOSOM, UNITAF)"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration recognises specified UN peace operations in Cambodia (UNAMIC/UNTAC, 19 Oct 1991–8 Oct 1993) and Somalia (UNOSOM/UNITAF, after 19 Oct 1992) as \"warlike service\" under the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990. \n\nThat recognition makes affected ADF personnel who served in those missions eligible for the Act’s home‑loan assistance and related benefits, ensuring service in those dangerous peace‑operations qualifies for subsidised housing support."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/warlike-service-cambodia-and-somalia-declaration-2008","history":"/api/acts/warlike-service-cambodia-and-somalia-declaration-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/warlike-service-cambodia-and-somalia-declaration-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/warlike-service-cambodia-and-somalia-declaration-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/warlike-service-cambodia-and-somalia-declaration-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/warlike-service-cambodia-and-somalia-declaration-2008/documents"}}