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Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation ARIKI) Determination 2014

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This determination classifies Operation ARIKI as "warlike service" under veterans' law.

What it does

Declares that Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel who served in Operation ARIKI are considered to have performed "warlike service"
Operation ARIKI was New Zealand's contribution to the War in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom and the International Security Assistance Force)

Who it affects

ADF members who served in Afghanistan (and its airspace) as part of this operation from 1 December 2001 onwards

Why it matters

"Warlike service" is a specific legal category under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 that affects access to:
- Disability pensions
- Compensation benefits
- Other veterans' entitlements
The determination is backdated to 1 December 2001, meaning eligible personnel can claim benefits for service dating back over a decade before the instrument was made

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Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation ARIKI) Determination 2014

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Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation ARIKI) Determination 2014

I, Stuart Robert, Assistant Minister for Defence, make the following determination under subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

Dated: 11 February 2014

Stuart Robert

Assistant Minister for Defence

Contents

1 Name of determination

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Definitions

5 Warlike service

1 Name of determination

This determination is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation ARIKI) Determination 2014.

2 Commencement

This determination is taken to have commenced on 1 December 2001.

3 Authority

This determination is made under subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

4 Definitions

In this determination:

Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

5 Warlike service

For subsection 5C(1) of the Act, service in an operation mentioned in an item of the following table is warlike service for the purposes of the Act if:

(a) the service is in an area of operation mentioned in the item; and

(b) the service is during a period mentioned in the item.

Warlike service
Item Name of operation Nature of operation Area of operation Period
1 ARIKI New Zealand contribution to Operation ENDURING FREEDOM—Afghanistan and the International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace 1 December 2001—

Source text

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Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation ARIKI) Determination 2014

I, Stuart Robert, Assistant Minister for Defence, make the following determination under subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

Dated: 11 February 2014

Stuart Robert

Assistant Minister for Defence

Contents

1 Name of determination

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Definitions

5 Warlike service

1 Name of determination

This determination is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation ARIKI) Determination 2014.

2 Commencement

This determination is taken to have commenced on 1 December 2001.

3 Authority

This determination is made under subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

4 Definitions

In this determination:

Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

5 Warlike service

For subsection 5C(1) of the Act, service in an operation mentioned in an item of the following table is warlike service for the purposes of the Act if:

(a) the service is in an area of operation mentioned in the item; and

(b) the service is during a period mentioned in the item.

Warlike service
Item Name of operation Nature of operation Area of operation Period
1 ARIKI New Zealand contribution to Operation ENDURING FREEDOM—Afghanistan and the International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace 1 December 2001—

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