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 Guatemala during the period 13 February 1997 to 12 May 1997; and

b.                      determine that:

(i).          service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force as part of the United Nations Observer Mission in Guatemala during the period              13 February 1997 to 12 May 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 Guatemala.

c.                      This Determination is taken to have commenced on 13 February 1997.

Dated                                                   19 July                                     2006                                                              

          BRUCE BILLSON

             Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

              for the Minister for Defence