The British Commonwealth Occupation Forces (BCOF) were formed after the formal surrender of Japan and comprised personnel from the armed forces of Australia, New Zealand, India and the United Kingdom. BCOF's primary role was to ensure that the terms of the unconditional surrender of Japan were met. Service for Australian personnel extended from 13 February 1946 to 28 April 1952 (both dates included).
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A member of the permanent defence force who served in the BCOF in Japan has operational service up to the earliest of:
Service solely with BCOF (Japan) is not qualifying service [4]. The Japanese forces had surrendered and there was no longer an enemy [4].
Any period of service in Japan as part of BCOF from 31 January 1946 to 28 April 1952 gives entitlement to a Gold Card under that Act.
Qualifying service is one of the criteria used to determine eligibility for certain benefits under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986. Refer to section 7A of the VEA [9] for the full defintion.
“enemy means
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[2] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16651#tgt-cspol_part1_ftn116
[3] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16651#tgt-cspol_part1_ftn117
[4] https://clik.dva.gov.au/%23
[5] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-1-service-requirements/14-service-post-world-war-2/141-post-world-war-2-operations/interim-forces
[6] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16651#ref-cspol_part1_ftn116
[7] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-1-service-requirements/12-service-types/122-service-requirements-disability-pension/operational-service
[8] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16651#ref-cspol_part1_ftn117
[9] http://clik.dva.gov.au/legislation-library