Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation Slipper) Determination 20121
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
I, Warren Snowdon, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, make the following determination under subsection 5C (1) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.
Dated 3 September 2012
WARREN SNOWDON
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs
1 Name of determination
This determination is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Warlike Service—Operation Slipper) Determination 2012.
2 Commencement
This determination is taken to have commenced on 20 February 2012.
3 Definitions
In this determination:
Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.
ADF means the Australian Defence Force.
4 Revocation
The Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Determination of Warlike Service, OPERATION SLIPPER, made on 16 December 2009, is revoked.
5 Warlike service
For subsection 5C (1) of the Act, service in an operation mentioned in an item of Schedule 1 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.
Schedule 1 Warlike service
(section 5)
Item
Name of operation
Nature of operation
Area of operation
Period
1
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¢ N 32° 00¢ E
(d) 05° 00¢ N 78° 00¢ E
31 July 2009–19 February 2012
2
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–
Note
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