{"id":"F2007L04369","name":"Warlike service - OPERATION BOLTON Declaration 2007","slug":"warlike-service-operation-bolton-declaration-2007","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":70687,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L04369-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Warlike service - OPERATION BOLTON Declaration 2007","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nWarlike service – OPERATION BOLTON Declaration 2007\n\nDefence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990\n\nI, BRUCE BILLSON, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, make this Declaration under subsection 3C (1) of the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990.\n\nDated                      15 October  2007\n\nSigned Bruce Billson\n\nMinister for Veterans’ Affairs\n\n1 Name of Declaration\n\n  This Declaration is the Warlike service – OPERATION BOLTON Declaration 2007.\n\n2 Commencement\n\n  This Declaration commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Warlike service – OPERATION BOLTON\n\n  For subsection 3C (1) of the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990, duty is warlike service if it is rendered:\n\n (a) in an area of operations that comprises Iraq; and\n\n (b) as a member of the Australian Defence Force allotted for duty on OPERATION BOLTON; and\n\n (c) during the period 31 August 1992 to 12 January 2003.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2056},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The declaration remains tightly scoped to its original purpose of designating Operation Bolton service as warlike service for home loan benefits, covering the specific historical period of 1992-2003."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument with only three cumulative conditions (location, operation name, date range)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references beyond the enabling subsection 3C(1)","Linear structure with no exceptions, nested conditions, or subordinate provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration treats Australian Defence Force service on Operation Bolton in Iraq (31 Aug 1992–12 Jan 2003) as \"warlike service\" under the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990. It affects current and former ADF members allotted to that operation and changes their eligibility/entitlement for government home‑loan assistance—potentially making them eligible for more generous subsidies and benefits than if the service were classed as non‑warlike."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-bolton-declaration-2007","history":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-bolton-declaration-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-bolton-declaration-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-bolton-declaration-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-bolton-declaration-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-bolton-declaration-2007/documents"}}