To be accepted as having rendered qualifying service for service pension during World War 2, a veteran must have incurred danger from hostile forces of the enemy. Veterans who served overseas in World War 2 may come under the Repatriation Commission's policy to accept that the veteran incurred danger.
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The following table lists the places, times and conditions covered by this policy.
Area |
Applicable period |
any area other than the 'West Pacific' area |
3 September 1939 to 5 May 1945 (both dates included) |
in the 'West Pacific' area (excluding Papua and New Guinea prior to 7/12/41) 'West Pacific' is the general area bounded by:
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3 September 1939 to 15 August 1945 (both dates included) |
Papua and New Guinea and New Britain |
between 7 December 1941 and 15 August 1945 (both dates included) |
in an aircraft engaged in operations against hostile forces or in patrols or reconnaissance over land occupied by hostile forces of the enemy |
Where service falls outside the areas and dates above, the veteran will have to meet the incurred danger test.
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During World War 2, a person has operational service if they served:
However, where a person became a member of the regular (peacetime) Defence Force toward the end of the war, that service is not recognised as operational service.
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Links
[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16672%23comment-form
[2] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16672#tgt-cspol_part1_ftn104
[3] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16672#tgt-cspol_part1_ftn105
[4] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16672#tgt-cspol_part1_ftn106
[5] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-1-service-requirements/12-service-types/121-qualifying-service
[6] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16672#ref-cspol_part1_ftn104
[7] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-1-service-requirements/12-service-types/121-qualifying-service/incurred-danger
[8] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16672#ref-cspol_part1_ftn105
[9] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-1-service-requirements/12-service-types/122-service-requirements-disability-pension/operational-service
[10] 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
[11] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-1-service-requirements/12-service-types/123-requirement-continuous-full-time-service
[12] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16672#ref-cspol_part1_ftn106