Service rendered as a member of the ADF assigned for service on or after 21 April 2003 with Operation Paladin is non-warlike service under subsection 5C(1) [2] of the VEA.
This determination (view copy in the Service Eligibility Assistant in the Legislation Library [3]) was made by the Minister for Veterans' Affairs for and on behalf of the Minister for Defence on 17 June 2003.
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[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=comment/reply/14774%23comment-form
[2] https://clik.dva.gov.au/service-eligibility-assistant-updates/all-determinations-order-date-signed-oldest-most-recent/determinations-under-vea
[3] https://clik.dva.gov.au/service-eligibility-assistant-0