{"id":"F2010L00787","name":"Warlike service – OPERATION CATALYST Declaration 2010","slug":"warlike-service-operation-catalyst-declaration-2010","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":123979,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L00787-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Warlike service – OPERATION CATALYST Declaration 2010","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nWarlike service – OPERATION CATALYST Declaration 2010\n\nDefence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990\n\nI, GREG COMBET, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science for the Minister for Defence, make this Declaration under subsection 3C (1) of the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990.\n\nDated 12 March, 2010\n\nG COMBET\n\nMinister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science\n\nFor the Minister for Defence\n\n1 Name of Declaration\n\nThis Declaration is the Warlike service – OPERATION CATALYST Declaration 2010.\n\n2 Revocation of Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) (Warlike Service) Determination Operation CATALYST\n\nThis Declaration revokes the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990 (Warlike Service) Operation CATALYST Declaration dated 16 July 2003.\n\n3 Commencement\n\nThis Declaration commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n4 Warlike service – OPERATION CATALYST\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) in the Specified Area comprising the total land areas, territorial waters, internal waterways and superjacent airspace boundaries of Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia north of 23 degrees North latitude, the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz;\n\n(b) as a member of the Australian Defence Force allotted for duty on OPERATION CATALYST; and\n\n(c) during the period 16 July 2003 to 31 July 2009.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1468},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This declaration replaces the 2003 declaration for the same operation (Operation Catalyst) without expanding the benefit criteria or covered personnel. It finalizes the timeframe by setting an end date (31 July 2009), consistent with the operation's conclusion, rather than altering the fundamental scope of the home loan assistance scheme."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with only 4 operative sections","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","Single cross-reference to parent Act (subsection 3C(1))","Geographic boundaries clearly enumerated without requiring external maps or definitions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\nThis declaration gives Australian Defence Force (ADF) members who served on **Operation Catalyst** access to special **home loan assistance** by officially classifying that service as \"warlike service\" under the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990.\n\n**Who it covers:**\n*   ADF members who were officially assigned (allotted) to Operation Catalyst\n*   Who served between **16 July 2003 and 31 July 2009**\n*   In the specified area covering **Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, northern Saudi Arabia (north of 23°N), the Persian Gulf, and the Strait of Hormuz** (including the airspace above these areas)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nBeing classified as \"warlike service\" unlocks better home loan benefits for eligible defence personnel and veterans than non-warlike or peacetime service. This declaration replaces an earlier 2003 declaration to confirm the final end date of the operation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-catalyst-declaration-2010","history":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-catalyst-declaration-2010/history","analysis":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-catalyst-declaration-2010/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-catalyst-declaration-2010/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-catalyst-declaration-2010/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-catalyst-declaration-2010/documents"}}