VEA ? [2]
Operational service is generally service performed:
The hostilities in which claimants can have operational service are summarised below.
During World War 1 & 2, a person serving outside Australia has operational service if they had:
Service immediately before or immediately after a period recognised as operational service is also counted as operational service. This does not apply if service is not continuous. If a person is stationed in Australia at all times, but travelled from one place in Australia to another and thereby were for short periods of time outside Australia, they should not be considered to have served outside Australia.
More ? [4]
The dates of the bombing raids determine Operational Service within Northern Territory.
A person serving in the Northern Territory during World War 2 has operational service if they served:
Other operational service during World War 2 is service which involved:
With effect from 1 July 1994, eligible mariners are veterans for benefits under the VEA. The term Australian Mariner is described in s5C [6] of the VEA.
An Australian Mariner is taken to have rendered operational service during World War 2 while employed on a ship:
VEA ? [8]
Post World War 2 operational service must be service performed:
Operational service in respect of the Malayan Emergency, Indonesian Confrontation or North-East Thailand (including Ubon) is service as a member of the Defence Force who, or a member of a unit of the Defence Force that:
Operational service starts on:
Operational service ends on the day the veteran:
VEA ? [10]
Periods of operational service are not broken by Rest and Recuperation arranged by the relevant service (eg Japan during the Korean War) or when the person returns to Australia for a period of 14 days or less for:
If the break exceeds 14 days, only the first 14 days of the break is operational service.
A member of the Army was serving in Vietnam when his wife was killed in a motor car accident. He returned to Australia on compassionate leave. As he was unable to arrange permanent care for his children, he applied for and was granted a posting to another unit after he had been in Australia for three weeks. His operational service ends at the end of fourteen days after his return as this is earlier than the date of his re-posting.
A veteran may also have operational service if he or she has service that is determined to be warlike service or non-warlike service by the Minister for Defence.
More ? [11]
Port to Port provisions do not apply to declarations of warlike and non-warlike service. For warlike and non-warlike service, a person is rendering operational service only while they are in the area of operations as defined by the relevant instrument. The voyage to and from the operational area is not operational service.
An operational area is an area specified in Column 1 for the period specified in Column 2 of Schedule 2 of the VEA [28] to which a unit or individual have been allotted or deemed allotted for duty.
Links
[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16686%23comment-form
[2] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16686#tgt-cspol_part1_ftn57
[3] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16686#tgt-cspol_part1_ftn58
[4] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16686#tgt-cspol_part1_ftn59
[5] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16686#tgt-cspol_part1_ftn60
[6] https://clik.dva.gov.au/service-eligibility-assistant-updates/all-determinations-order-date-signed-oldest-most-recent/determinations-under-vea
[7] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16686#tgt-cspol_part1_ftn61
[8] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16686#tgt-cspol_part1_ftn62
[9] https://clik.dva.gov.au/%23
[10] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16686#tgt-cspol_part1_ftn63
[11] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16686#tgt-cspol_part1_ftn64
[12] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16686#ref-cspol_part1_ftn57
[13] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-1-service-requirements/12-service-types/123-requirement-continuous-full-time-service
[14] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16686#ref-cspol_part1_ftn58
[15] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-1-service-requirements/13-service-world-war-1-and-world-war-2/131-service-world-war-1
[16] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-1-service-requirements/13-service-world-war-1-and-world-war-2/132-military-service-world-war-2-outside-australia
[17] https://clik.dva.gov.au/history-library/part-1-military-history/ch-2-world-war-ii/s-7-australian-station/enemy-action-australian-station-1939-45
[18] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16686#ref-cspol_part1_ftn59
[19] https://clik.dva.gov.au/history-library/part-1-military-history/ch-2-world-war-ii/s-7-australian-station/enemy-raids-australia-1942-43
[20] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16686#ref-cspol_part1_ftn60
[21] 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
[22] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16686#ref-cspol_part1_ftn61
[23] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16686#ref-cspol_part1_ftn62
[24] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16686#ref-cspol_part1_ftn63
[25] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-1-service-requirements/12-service-types/121-qualifying-service/determinations-warlike-service
[26] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-1-service-requirements/12-service-types/122-service-requirements-disability-pension/determinations-non-warlike-service
[27] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16686#ref-cspol_part1_ftn64
[28] http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Series/C2004A03268