Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

Determination of Warlike Service

OPERATION FABER

I, Bruce Scott, Minister for Veterans' Affairs for and on behalf of the Minister for Defence:

a. revoke my determination of 9 November 1999 in relation to OPERATION FABER, and

b. determine that service rendered as a member of the ADF on OPERATION FABER during the period 16 September 1999 to 23 February 2000 in the area of operations specified below is warlike service for the purposes of subsection 5C(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

• The area of operations comprises East Timor and the sea area that on 16 September 1999 was the territorial sea of Indonesia adjacent to East Timor.

Dated 21st June          2000

BRUCE SCOTT

Minister for Veterans' Affairs for and on

behalf of the Minister for Defence