{"id":"F2009L00726","name":"Warlike service - OPERATION KRUGER Declaration 2009","slug":"warlike-service-operation-kruger-declaration-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":77673,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L00726-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Warlike service - OPERATION KRUGER Declaration 2009","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nWarlike service – OPERATION KRUGER Declaration 2009\n\nDefence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990\n\nI, WARREN SNOWDON, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel for the Minister for Defence, make this Declaration under subsection 3C (1) of the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990.\n\nDated Wednesday eleventh of February 2009\n\nSigned by Warren Snowdon\n\nMinister for Defence Science and Personnel\n\nfor the Minister for Defence\n\nDo not delete : Part Placeholder\n\nDo not delete : Division Placeholder\n\n1 Name of Declaration\n\nThis Declaration is the Warlike service – OPERATION KRUGER Declaration 2009.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Declaration is taken to have commenced on 1 January 2009.\n\n3 Warlike service – OPERATION KRUGER\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 an area of operations that comprises Iraq; and\n\n(b) as a member of the Australian Defence Force allotted for duty on OPERATION KRUGER.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1523},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The declaration performs the exact function authorized by subsection 3C(1) of the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990—designating a specific military operation as 'warlike service' to trigger benefits. It does not expand beyond this statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections total","Two simple cumulative criteria (location + operation name) with no exceptions or nested conditions","No defined terms requiring interpretation","Single cross-reference to the enabling Act (subsection 3C(1))","Straightforward declaratory language without conditional logic"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration gives Australian Defence Force members access to **home loan benefits** for serving in Iraq on **Operation Kruger**.\n\nUnder the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990, \"warlike service\" qualifies personnel for special home loan assistance. This document officially declares that duty on Operation Kruger meets that definition.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- ADF members allotted (officially assigned) to Operation Kruger\n- Those serving in the Iraq area of operations\n\n**What it does:**\n- Triggers home loan assistance entitlements under the Act\n- Applies retrospectively from **1 January 2009** (even though signed in February 2009)\n\n**The rules are simple:**\nTo qualify, service must be:\n1. In Iraq; **and**\n2. As a member of the ADF officially assigned to Operation Kruger\n\nThis is an administrative instrument that connects a specific military deployment to existing benefit schemes."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-kruger-declaration-2009","history":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-kruger-declaration-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-kruger-declaration-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-kruger-declaration-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-kruger-declaration-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-kruger-declaration-2009/documents"}}