Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Warlike Service) Determination 2012 (No. 1) (Cth)

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Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Warlike Service) Determination 2012

(No. 1)1

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

I, WARREN SNOWDON, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, make this Determination under paragraph 6(1)(a) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.

Dated    Seventh February                              2012

Signed Warren Snowdon

Minister for Defence Science and Personnel

1              Name of Determination

This Determination is the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Warlike Service) Determination 2012 (No. 1).

2              Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3              Revocation

All previous determinations made under paragraph 6(1)(a) of the Act are revoked.

Section 4

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4.             Definition

In this Determination:

Act means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.

ADF means the Australian Defence Force.

NATO means the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

5              Warlike service

For paragraph 6(1)(a) of the Act, service in an operation mentioned in Schedule 1 is warlike service if the service:

(a)is in an area of operation mentioned in Schedule 1; and

(b)occurs:

i.during a period mentioned in Schedule 1, or

ii.on and from the start date mentioned in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1        Warlike service

(section 5)

Item

Name of operation

Nature of operation

Area of operation

Start date

End date

1 Catalyst ADF contribution in support of the US-led coalition operations in Iraq in order to support the Australian whole-of-Government effort to assist with the rehabilitation of Iraq and to remove the threat posed to global security by Iraq’s WMD capability The total land areas, territorial waters, internal waterways and superjacent airspace boundaries of Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia (north of latitude 23° North), the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz 16 July 2003 31 July 2009
2 Palate ADF Support to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan Afghanistan 18 April 2003 5 July 2004

Item

Name of operation

Nature of operation

Area of operation

Start date

End date

3 Slipper ADF contribution to the International Coalition against Terrorism

The area bounded by the following geographical coordinates:

(a)   48° 00¢ N 81° 00¢ E

(b)     48° 00¢ N 35° 00¢ E

(c)   12° 00¢ N 35° 00¢ E

(d)     12° 00¢ N 81° 00¢ E

11 October 2001 30 July 2009
4 Palate II ADF Support to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan Afghanistan 27 June 2005
5 Kruger ADF contribution to the provision of security to the Australian Embassy   in Iraq Iraq 1 January 2009
6 Riverbank ADF Support to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq Iraq 21 July 2008
7 Slipper ADF contribution to the International Coalition against  Terrorism

The area bounded by the following geographical coordinates:

(a)   39° 00¢ N 78° 00¢ E

(b)   39° 00¢ N 32° 00¢ E

(c)   05° 00¢ S 32° 00¢ E

(d)   05° 00¢ S 78° 00¢ E

31 July 2009
8 Paladin ADF contribution to the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization Southern Lebanon bounded by 33° 12¢ N 35° 12¢ E 33° 10¢ N 35° 20¢ E  33° 19¢ N 35° 25¢ E, on the Litani River, then along the Litani River to 33° 25¢ N 35° 37¢ E 33° 22¢ N 35° 49¢ E, on the Syria-Lebanon border, then south to the junction of the Syria-Lebanon-Israel border, then east along the Lebanon-Israel border to the coast, then north along the coast to 33° 12¢ N 35° 12¢ E 12 July 2006 14 August 2006

Item

Name of operation

Nature of operation

Area of operation

Start date

End date

9 ADF contribution to the NATO no-fly-zone and maritime enforcement operation against Libya Libya and its territorial waters and superjacent airspace 31 March 2011 31 October 2011

Note

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