I, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting on the recommendation of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration, make this Declaration under subregulation 3 (1) of the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal Regulations.

Dated 5 December 2002

PETER HOLLINGWORTH

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

PETER SLIPPER

1              Name of Declaration

                This Declaration is the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal (Balkans) Amendment Declaration 2002 (No. 1).

2              Commencement

                This Declaration commences on gazettal.

3              Amendment of Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal (Balkans) Declaration 1999

                Schedule 1 amends the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal (Balkans) Declaration 1999.

Schedule 1        Amendment

(section 3)

[1]         Schedule 1

substitute

Schedule 1        Specified organisations

(sections 2, 7 and 8)

Part 1          Zone 1

Part 2          Zone 2