{"id":"F2007L04373","name":"Warlike service - OPERATION NORTHERN WATCH Declaration 2007","slug":"warlike-service-operation-northern-watch-declaration-2007","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":70698,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L04373-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Warlike service - OPERATION NORTHERN WATCH Declaration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 NORTHERN WATCH 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 NORTHERN WATCH Declaration 2007.\n\n2 Commencement\n\n  This Declaration commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Warlike service – OPERATION NORTHERN WATCH\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 NORTHERN WATCH; and\n\n (c) during the period 1 January 1997 to 12 January 2003.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1919},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The declaration precisely targets the specific operation and timeframe as authorised by the parent Act, without expansion beyond the delegated power to declare warlike service for home loan purposes."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument contains only 3 short operative sections","No definitions or interpretation provisions","Criteria based on simple factual elements (geographic location, operation name, date range)","Single cross-reference to the enabling Act (subsection 3C(1))"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration gives **home loan benefits** to Australian Defence Force (ADF) members who served on **Operation Northern Watch** in Iraq.\n\n**What it does**\nUnder the *Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990*, service must be classified as \"warlike\" for members to access special home loan subsidies and assistance (such as interest rate relief). This instrument declares that service on Operation Northern Watch officially counts as warlike service.\n\n**Who it covers**\n- ADF members who were officially allotted (assigned) to Operation Northern Watch\n- Who served in **Iraq**\n- Between **1 January 1997 and 12 January 2003**\n\n**Why this matters**\nThis retrospective declaration (made in 2007) ensures personnel who enforced the no-fly zone over northern Iraq during this six-year period can access the same home loan assistance benefits as those who served in declared wars or combat operations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-northern-watch-declaration-2007","history":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-northern-watch-declaration-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-northern-watch-declaration-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-northern-watch-declaration-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-northern-watch-declaration-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-northern-watch-declaration-2007/documents"}}