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Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Non-warlike Service - Guatemala (19/07/2006)

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This determination classifies Australian Defence Force service with the UN Observer Mission in Guatemala (13 Feb–12 May 1997) as non‑warlike service under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, replacing the earlier 1997 determination and applying retrospectively from 13 February 1997. It affects eligible veterans and their dependants by confirming access to the repatriation health benefits and disability entitlements tied to non‑warlike service.

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Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

Determination of Non-warlike Service

I, Bruce Billson, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, for the Minister for Defence:

revoke the Determination made under subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act) on 23 December 1997 in relation to service in Guatemala during the period 13 February 1997 to 12 May 1997; and
determine that:

(i). service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force as part of the United Nations Observer Mission in Guatemala during the period 13 February 1997 to 12 May 1997 in the specified area, is non-warlike service for the purposes of the definition of “non-warlike service” in subsection 5C(1) of the Act, and

(ii). the specified area comprises Guatemala.

c. This Determination is taken to have commenced on 13 February 1997.

Dated 19 July 2006

BRUCE BILLSON

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

for the Minister for Defence

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