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Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Non-Warlike Service - OPERATION POMELO (28/02/2001)

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This document is a ministerial order that classifies Australian military service in Ethiopia and Eritrea as non-warlike service for veterans' benefits purposes.

Who it affects: Australian Defence Force (ADF) members who served on Operation Pomelo in Ethiopia and Eritrea on or after 15 January 2001.

What it means: Under the Veterans' Entitlements Act, military service is categorised as either warlike (combat operations), non-warlike (hazardous service like peacekeeping), or peacetime. This determination means eligible veterans can claim disability pensions and other benefits under the non-warlike service category, which provides better entitlements than peacetime service but different coverage than warlike service.

The determination was made by the Minister for Veterans' Affairs (acting for the Minister for Defence) using powers under section 5C(1) of the Act.

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Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

Determination of Non-Warlike Service

(OPERATION POMELO)

I, Bruce Scott, Minister for Veterans' Affairs for and on behalf of the Minister for Defence, determine that service rendered as a member of the ADF assigned for service

on or after 15 January 2001 on OPERATION POMELO in the area of operations specified below is non-warlike service for the purposes of subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

• The area of operations comprises Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Dated 28th February 2001

BRUCE SCOTT

Minister for Veterans' Affairs for and on

behalf of the Minister for Defence

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