{"id":"F2007L04370","name":"Warlike service - OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH Declaration 2007","slug":"warlike-service-operation-southern-watch-declaration-2007","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":70689,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L04370-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Warlike service - OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH Declaration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 SOUTHERN 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 SOUTHERN WATCH Declaration 2007.\n\n2 Commencement\n\n  This Declaration commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Warlike service – OPERATION SOUTHERN 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 SOUTHERN WATCH; 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":1296},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This declaration operates squarely within the original intent of the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990, which expressly provides for ministerial declarations to designate specific ADF operations as 'warlike service' for the purpose of extending home loan benefits. It does not expand the legislative scope beyond its intended purpose of determining eligibility for existing benefits."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with only three clear eligibility conditions","No defined terms requiring interpretation","Only one cross-reference to the enabling legislation (subsection 3C(1))","No exceptions, provisos, or conditional logic"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration gives certain Australian Defence Force (ADF) members access to home loan assistance benefits. It officially classifies **Operation Southern Watch** (a military operation enforcing the no-fly zone in Iraq) as **\"warlike service\"** under the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990.\n\n**Who qualifies:**\n*   ADF members who were officially assigned (\"allotted\") to Operation Southern Watch\n*   Who served in the area of operations (Iraq)\n*   Between 31 August 1992 and 12 January 2003\n\n**Why this matters:**\nDeclaring an operation as \"warlike service\" triggers eligibility for financial assistance with home loans (such as interest subsidies or loan guarantees) for eligible service members. This declaration is retrospective—it was made in 2007 but covers service performed up to 15 years earlier, ensuring ADF personnel who participated in the Iraq no-fly zone enforcement during the 1990s and early 2000s can access these housing benefits."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-southern-watch-declaration-2007","history":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-southern-watch-declaration-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-southern-watch-declaration-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-southern-watch-declaration-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-southern-watch-declaration-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/warlike-service-operation-southern-watch-declaration-2007/documents"}}