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Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of non-warlike service - Liberville, Congo (19/07/2006)

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This determination classifies a specific Australian military deployment to Central Africa as non-warlike service under veterans' law.

What it does

Officially recognises service by the Australian Defence Force's Technical Survey Team in Libreville (Gabon), Pointe Noire, and Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) between 25 July and 7 August 1997 as "non-warlike service"
Corrects an earlier 1997 determination that contained spelling errors in the location names (Liberville/Libreville and Barazzaville/Brazzaville)

Who it affects

ADF members who served with the Technical Survey Team in these locations during the two-week period in 1997

Why it matters

The classification determines eligibility for veterans' benefits (such as disability pensions and healthcare) under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
"Non-warlike service" is a specific legal category (covering hazardous but non-combat operations) that affects the level of compensation and support available to eligible veterans

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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 Liberville (Gabon), Pointe Noire (Peoples Republic of Congo) and Barazzaville (Congo) during the period 25 July 1997 to 7 August 1997; and
determine that:

(i). service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force as part of the Technical Survey Team during the period 25 July 1997 to 7 August 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 Libreville (Gabon), Pointe Noire (Republic of the Congo [formerly known as the Peoples Republic of Congo]) and Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo).

c. This Determination is taken to have commenced on 25 July 1997.

Dated 19 July 2006

BRUCE BILLSON

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

for the Minister for Defence

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986