Veterans' Entitlements (Non-warlike Service—Operation Accordion) Determination 2014 (Cth)

Veterans’ Entitlements (Non‑warlike Service—Operation Accordion) Determination 2014

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

Dated:              4 May 2014

Stuart Robert

Assistant Minister for Defence

Contents

1............ Name of determination.................................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement............................................................................................................. 1

3............ Authority....................................................................................................................... 1

4............ Definitions..................................................................................................................... 1

5............ Non‑warlike service...................................................................................................... 1

1  Name of determination

This determination is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Non-warlike Service—Operation Accordion) Determination 2014.

2  Commencement

This determination commences on 1 July 2014.

3  Authority

This determination is made under the definition of non‑warlike service in subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

4  Definitions

In this determination:

Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

ADF means the Australian Defence Force.

5  Non‑warlike service

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

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

(b)  occurs during a period mentioned in that item.

Non‑warlike service
Item	Name of operation	Nature of operation	Area of operation	Period
1	Accordion	Supporting operations in Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in relation to the ADF contribution to the International Coalition against Terrorism	The area bounded by the land masses and superjacent airspaces of Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates	On and after 1 July 2014