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This section covers the conditions under which civilians are recognised as having qualifying and operational service during World War 2 only. There is no eligibility for civilians in any conflict after WW2.
Note: All qualifying service claims for civilians during World War 2 should be referred to the Veterans' Compensation Policy Section, which has responsibility for qualifying service matters.
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Certain civilians may be considered as rendering operational and qualifying service during World War 2 if:
A person who was an eligible civilian [4] shall be taken as having operational and qualifying service. This covers the non-indigenous residents of Papua and New Guinea such as planters, missionaries, patrol officers, traders and their families who were British subjects. This includes Australian citizens.
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A special mission is defined in subsection 5C(1) to mean:
Only the Repatriation Commission can make a decison on what constitutes a special mission. Refer to Departmental Instruction C47/2002 for further information on Special Missions.
An eligible civilian is a civilian who in World War 2 was:
Links
[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16671%23comment-form
[2] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16671#tgt-cspol_part1_ftn109
[3] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16671#tgt-cspol_part1_ftn110
[4] https://clik.dva.gov.au/%23
[5] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16671#tgt-cspol_part1_ftn111
[6] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16671#tgt-cspol_part1_ftn112
[7] https://clik.dva.gov.au/service-eligibility-assistant-updates/all-determinations-order-date-signed-oldest-most-recent/determinations-under-vea
[8] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16671#ref-cspol_part1_ftn109
[9] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-1-service-requirements/12-service-types/121-qualifying-service
[10] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16671#ref-cspol_part1_ftn110
[11] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-1-service-requirements/12-service-types/122-service-requirements-disability-pension/operational-service
[12] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16671#ref-cspol_part1_ftn111
[13] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-1-service-requirements/15-periods-conflicts-and-operational-areas/151-world-war-1-and-world-war-2/world-war-2-periods-and-places
[14] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16671#ref-cspol_part1_ftn112