Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

Determination of Warlike Service

OPERATION SLIPPER

I, Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, for the Minister for Defence determine that service rendered as a member of the Australian Defence Force allotted for service on Operation SLIPPER on and from 31 July 2009 in the Specified Area defined below is warlike service for the purposes of the definition of “warlike service” in subsection 5C(1) of the Act.

• The specified area is bounded by the following coordinates:

3900N  7800E

3900N  3200E

0500S  3200E

0500S  7800E

Dated   16   December      2009

      Signed Greg Combet

        GREG COMBET

                                                        Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science

                                                                              for the Minister for Defence