An allied veteran means a person who:
- has been appointed or enlisted as a member of the defence force established by an allied country; and
- has rendered continuous full-time service as such a member during a period of hostilities
An allied veteran does not include a person who has served at any time:
- in the forces of a country that was, at the time, at war with Australia, or in forces engaged in supporting or assisting the forces of such a country, or
- in the forces that were, at the time, engaged in war like operations against the Naval, Military or Air Forces of Australia
See section 5c(1) VEA