Deemed Members and Declared Members
The following is a list of all currently in force instruments deeming or declaring certain civilians to be members of the Defence Force rendering continuous full-time service under section 5R(1)(a) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (VEA) or declaring certain civilians to be members under section 8 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA). This table is a summary only and the information in it should not be used in place of that contained in the actual instruments to which it refers. The timeframes given span the dates covered by the items in each instrument, but each individual item may specify a different period within that timeframe.
For privacy reasons, the instruments are not available online. Copies of all instruments are held by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and can be looked up by staff on request.
For more information on this kind of service, see Deemed Members and Declared Members.
Region | Individuals or Units Covered | Start Date | End Date | Date Signed | Act |
| East Timor | East Timor - Civilian Individual | 24 Sep 1999 | 2 Dec 1999 | 10 May 2010 | VEA |
East Timor | War Artists in East Timor *QS depends on period served | 25 Oct 1999 | Ongoing | 04 Nov 1999 | VEA |
Emerg/Conf | Schedule 2 Item 2 (Philanthropics etc) | 29 Jun 1950 | 31 Aug 1957 | 18 Dec 1987 | VEA |
Emerg/Conf | Schedule 2 Item 3 (Philanthropics etc) | 01 Sep 1957 | 31 Jul 1960 | 18 Dec 1987 | VEA |
Gulf/WoT/UN | Op Falconer - War Artists *QS depends on period served | 13 Apr 2003 | Ongoing | 10 Apr 2003 | VEA |
Gulf/WoT/UN | Op Slipper - War Artists *QS depends on period served | 02 Feb 2002 | Ongoing | 05 Feb 2002 | VEA |
Korea | Schedule 2 Item 1 (Philanthropics etc) | 27 Jun 1950 | 19 Apr 1956 | 18 Dec 1987 | VEA |
Multiple | Schedule 2 Items 4-8 (Philanthropics etc) | 1 Aug 1960 | 11 Jan 1973 | 18 Dec 1987 | VEA |
Multiple | Schedule 2 Items 9-14 (Philanthropics) | 18 Feb 1989 | 30 Nov 1994 | 30 Jul 2007 | VEA |
Solomons | Op Anode - War Photographers | 21 Oct 2003 | Ongoing | 20 Oct 2003 | VEA |
Vietnam | Merchant Mariners HMAS Jeparit/Boonaroo | 17 Mar 1967 | 11 Mar 1972 | 11 Dec 2000 | VEA |
Vietnam | Vietnam (southern zone) - Liaison with US Forces (individuals) | 4 Aug 1967 | 4 Jan 1972 | 22 Jul 2013 | VEA |
Vietnam | Vietnam (southern zone) – Civilian Individual | 03 May 1966 | 24 Jun 1966 | 31 May 2007 | VEA |
WWI | Mariners | 04 Aug 1914 | 10 Nov 1918 | 05 Nov 1991 | VEA |
WWII | Philanthropics etc | 03 Sep 1939 | 02 Sep 1945 | 18 Dec 1987 | VEA |
WWII | Torres Strait Islanders | 01 Dec 1943 | 15 Aug 1945 | 13 Dec 1994 | VEA |
WWII | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders | 07 Mar 1942 | 15 Aug 1945 | 30 Mar 1992 | VEA |
No specific region | Philanthropic Organisations - Part IV | 07 Dec 1972 | Ongoing | 18 Dec 1987 | VEA |
No specific region | Philanthropic Organisations - Warlike Service | Anytime | Ongoing | 30 Jul 2007 | VEA |
No specific region | Honorary ADF, Philanthropics, Career Transition | 1 July 2004 | 30 June 2013 | 1 July 2004 | MRCA |
No specific region | War Photographer (Individual) | 1 Feb 2006 | 30 Apr 2006 | 17 Mar 2006 | MRCA |
No specific region | Musicians & Entertainers (and their support teams) | 1 Jul 2004 | 16 Dec 2015 | 17 Dec 2015 | MRCA |
No specific region | Artists (all media) commissioned by the War Memorial | 1 Feb 2007 | 16 Dec 2015 | 16 Dec 2015 | MRCA |
| No specific region | Honorary ADF, Philanthropics, Resettlement Training | Ongoing | 21 Sep 2018 | DRCA |
Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/service-eligibility-assistant/other-vea-mrca-service-instruments/deemed-members-and-declared-members