Qualifying Service for Commonwealth Veterans

Introduction

Commonwealth veterans can be eligible for a service pension if they have qualifying service for conflicts which involved the Australian defence force.

Service requirements

To have qualifying service, Commonwealth veterans must have served:

• during a period of hostilities, and
• as a member of a defence force established by a Commonwealth country, and
• in connection with war or war like operations in which the defence forces of Australia were engaged, and either
• incurred danger from hostile forces of the enemy in an area outside that country, or
• was awarded or was eligible to be awarded a campaign medal for service within that country.