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Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Non-warlike Service - Operation DAMASK (26/12/2004)

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This determination classifies Australian Defence Force service on Operation DAMASK as non-warlike service under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

What it does:

Replaces a previous 1999 decision regarding the same operation
Confirms that ADF members serving with the Multi-national Maritime Interception Force between 18 March 1999 and 19 October 2001 in the Persian Gulf region performed "non-warlike service"

Geographic coverage:

The Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and northern Arabian Sea (bounded by 61°50' east longitude and 20° north latitude)
Includes adjacent ports, airfields, and military facilities

Why this matters: The classification of service affects veterans' access to:

Disability compensation and pensions
Medical treatment benefits
Rehabilitation services

Operation DAMASK involved enforcing UN sanctions against Iraq (maritime interception operations). This determination ensures personnel receive appropriate benefits for that deployment.

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Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Non-warlike Service - Operation DAMASK (26/12/2004)

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Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

Determination of Non-warlike Service

OPERATION DAMASK

I, De-Anne Kelly, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, for the Minister for Defence:

revoke paragraph b of the determination made on 30 April 1999 in

relation to Operation DAMASK for the purposes of subsection 5C(l) of

the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act), and

b. determine that service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force assigned for service with the Multi-national Maritime Interception Force on Operation DAMASK during the period 18 March 1999 to 19 October 2001 in the area of operations specified below is non-warlike service for the purposes of the definition of “non-warlike service” in subsection 5C(1) of the Act

The area of operations is the sea area comprising the Arabian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and the northern Arabian Sea bounded by 61

degrees 50 minutes east longitude and 20 degrees north latitude, together with the ports contiguous to that sea area and the airfields

and military facilities adjacent to those ports.

Dated 26th December 2004

DE-ANNE KELLY

Minister for Veterans' Affairs

for the Minister for Defence

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

1 Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Non-warlike Service - Operation DAMASK (26/12/2004)