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

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What this does: This declaration ensures that Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel who served in Operation ATHENA (the Canadian-led contribution to the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan) are eligible for enhanced veterans' benefits under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

Key details:

Who it affects: ADF members deployed to Afghanistan and its airspace as part of Operation ATHENA
When it applies: From 17 July 2003 onwards (retrospective commencement)
Why it matters: "Warlike service" triggers higher compensation rates, different eligibility rules for disability pensions, and additional benefits compared to peacetime or "non-warlike" service. Without this determination, service under Canadian command might not have qualified for these enhanced entitlements.
Note: Despite the Canadian branding, Australian personnel regularly serve under allied command structures. This determination ensures they are not disadvantaged when working alongside Canadian forces.

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

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Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation ATHENA) 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 ATHENA) Determination 2014.

2 Commencement

This determination is taken to have commenced on 17 July 2003.

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 ATHENA Canadian contribution to the International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace 17 July 2003—

Source text

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Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation ATHENA) 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 ATHENA) Determination 2014.

2 Commencement

This determination is taken to have commenced on 17 July 2003.

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 ATHENA Canadian contribution to the International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace 17 July 2003—

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