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Peacetime Service
After 7 April 1994 the service of members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is referred to as peacetime service and coverage is under the Military Compensation Scheme 1994.
During any period of peacetime service a member of the Defence Force can perform warlike or non-warlike service and coverage will be under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
Note: If a member has continuous full-time service since before 22 May 1986 they continue to have defence service under the VEA.
The Australian Defence Force includes:
- Australian Army
- Royal Australian Navy (RAN)
- Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
Warlike service is defined in Subsection 5C(1) VEA to mean:
- service in the Defence Force of a kind determined in writing by the Minister for Defence to be warlike service.
See also definition of war like operations.
Non-warlike service is defined in Subsection 5C(1) to mean:
- service in the Defence Force of a kind determined in writing by the Minister for Defence to be non-warlike service.
Non-warlike service includes operations with a limited objective and casualties could occur but are not expected. The only force allowed is in self-defence.
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