Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Warlike Service) Determination 2014 (No. 4)
I, Stuart Robert, Assistant Minister for Defence, make the following determination.
Dated 22 October 2014
Stuart Robert
Assistant Minister for Defence
Contents
1............ Name............................................................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement............................................................................................................. 1
3............ Authority....................................................................................................................... 1
4............ Schedules...................................................................................................................... 1
5............ Definitions..................................................................................................................... 1
6............ Warlike service.............................................................................................................. 1
Schedule 1—Warlike Service 2
1............ Warlike service.............................................................................................................. 2
Schedule 2—Repeals 5
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Warlike Service) Determination 2014 (No. 3) 5
1 Name
This is the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Warlike Service) Determination 2014 (No. 4).
2 Commencement
This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under paragraph 6(1)(a) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
4 Schedules
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
5 Definitions
In this instrument:
Act means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
ADF means the Australian Defence Force.
NATO means the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
6 Warlike service
Schedule 1 specifies service that is warlike service for the purposes of the Act.
Schedule 1—Warlike Service
Note: See section 6.
1 Warlike service
For paragraph 6(1)(a) 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 the service:
(a) is in an area of operation mentioned in the item; and
(b) occurs during a period mentioned in the item.
Warlike service
Item
Name of operation
Nature of operation
Area of operation
Period
1
Enduring Freedom—Afghanistan
US Global War on Terror
Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace
On and after 7 October 2001
2
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
3
Ariki
New Zealand contribution to Operation Enduring Freedom—Afghanistan and the International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan
Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace
On and after 1 December 2001
4
Palate
ADF support to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
18 April 2003—5 July 2004
5
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 weapons of mass destruction 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°00′N), the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz
16 July 2003—31 July 2009
6
Athena
Canadian contribution to the International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan
Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace
On and after 17 July 2003
7
International Security Assistance Force
NATO‑led security mission in Afghanistan
Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace
On and after 11 August 2003
8
Herrick
United Kingdom contribution to the International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan
Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace
On and after 1 September 2004
9
Palate II
ADF support to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
On and after 27 June 2005
10
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
11
Riverbank
ADF support to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq
Iraq
On and after 21 July 2008
12
Kruger
ADF contribution to the provision of security to the Australian Embassy in Iraq
Iraq
On and after 1 January 2009
13
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—19 February 2012
14
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
15
Slipper
ADF contribution to the International Coalition against Terrorism
The area bounded by the following geographical coordinates:
(a) 39°00′N 32°00′E;
(b) 39°00′N 78°00′E;
(c) 23°00′N 78°00′E;
(d) 23°00′N 68°00′E;
(e) 11°00′S 68°00′E;
(f) 11°00′S 38°00′E;
(g) 17°00′N 38°00′E;
(h) 17°00′N 32°00′E
20 February 2012—30 June 2014
16
Slipper
ADF contribution to the International Coalition against Terrorism
Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace
On and after 1 July 2014
17
Okra
ADF contribution to the Iraq crisis
The land area, territorial waters and superjacent airspace of Iraq
On and after 9 August 2014
18
Highroad
ADF contribution to the NATO‑led Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan
Afghanistan and its superjacent airspace
On and after 1 January 2015
Schedule 2—Repeals
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Warlike Service) Determination 2014 (No. 3)
1 The whole of the determination
Repeal the determination.