Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Non-warlike Service - Cambodia (19/07/2006) (Cth)

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

Determination of Non-warlike Service

I, Bruce Billson, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, for the Minister for Defence:

a.revoke the Determination made under subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act) on 23 December 1997 in relation to service in Cambodia during the period 5 July 1997 to 14 July 1997; and

b.determine that:

(i). service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force as part of Operation VISTA during the period 5 July 1997 to 14 July 1997 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 Cambodia.

c.This Determination is taken to have commenced on 5 July 1997.

Dated                  19 July   2006             

BRUCE BILLSON

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

for the Minister for Defence