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Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Non-warlike Service - Operation RAMP (19/10/2006)

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This document is a ministerial order that classifies Australian military service during Operation RAMP as 'non-warlike service' under veterans' law.

What it does:

Declares that Defence Force members who served on Operation RAMP in Lebanon from 20 July 2006 onwards were engaged in 'non-warlike service'
Covers service in Lebanon, its territorial waters, and the airspace above

Why this matters: Under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, the type of service determines what benefits (like disability pensions or healthcare) veterans can receive. 'Non-warlike service' is a specific category between 'warlike service' (combat) and peacetime service, affecting how injuries or conditions are assessed for compensation.

Timing note: Although signed on 19 October 2006, this determination takes effect from 20 July 2006 (the date the operation began).

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Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

Determination of Non-warlike Service

Operation RAMP

I, Bruce Billson, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs:

determine that:

(i). service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force assigned for service on Operation RAMP on or after 20 July 2006 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 Lebanon and its territorial waters and superjacent airspace.

b. This Determination is taken to have commenced on 20 July 2006.

Dated 19th October 2006

BRUCE BILLSON

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

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