VEA ? [2]
A Commonwealth veteran is a veteran who had .continuous full-time service [3] as a member of a defence force [3] [glossary:of a:] Commonwealth country [3] during a period of hostilities [3].
A "defence force established by a Commonwealth country" means:
Included in this are:
An allied veteran is a person who was appointed or enlisted as a member of a defence force established by an allied country and who rendered continuous full time service during a period of hostilities. This definition does not include a person who has served at any time in the forces of a country that was at war with Australia.
raised by an allied country and operated by the country with regular military-like lines of command, that is to say, raised and operated in such a manner that the members of those forces and services:
Continuous full-time service in relation to a member of the Defence Force means that a person must have served on a continuous full-time basis, as opposed to a part-time basis.
A period of continuous full-time service is required by a member of the Defence Force if they are to be considered as having eligible war service, operational service or defence service and access to the benefits associated with those forms of service.
The Australian Defence Force includes:
A Commonwealth country is a country, other than Australia, that is, or was at the relevant time, a part of the Dominions of the Crown.
A period of hostilities is defined in section 5B(1) of the VEA [6] to mean:
Links
[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16657%23comment-form
[2] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16657#tgt-cspol_part1_ftn15
[3] https://clik.dva.gov.au/%23
[4] https://clik.dva.gov.au/service-eligibility-assistant-updates/all-determinations-order-date-signed-oldest-most-recent/determinations-under-vea
[5] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16657#ref-cspol_part1_ftn15
[6] http://clik.dva.gov.au/legislation-library