Eligibility for assistance under the DSH Act is based on performing service in connection with various specified conflicts or in peacetime. The following table outlines the types of service and their relevant time-frames for the purposes of eligibility.
4-8-1914 to 31-8-1921 — FIRST WORLD WAR
3-9-1939 to 30-6-1951 — SECOND WORLD WAR (incl BCOF)
27-6-1950 to 31-8-1957 — KOREA
18-4-1956 to (ongoing)KOREA (DMZ)
28-4-1952 to 19-4-1956 — JAPAN
29-6-1950 to 31-8-1957 — MALAYA/SINGAPORE
2-7-1955 to 27-5-1963 — FAR EAST STRATEGIC RESERVE
1-9-1957 to 27-5-1963 — MALAYA/SINGAPORE
25-1-1962 to 29-1-1962 — VIETNAM (HMAS VAMPIRE & QUICKMATCH)
31-5-1962 to 31-8-1968 — NORTH EAST THAILAND (incl UBON)
31-7-1962 to 11-1-1973 — SOUTH EAST ASIA
(comprises Sth Vietnam, Northern Malaya, Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, Malay Peninsula, Singapore, and associated waters as defined.)
12-1-1973 to 29-4-1975 — SOUTH VIETNAM
18-2-1989 to 10-4-1990 — NAMIBIA
2-8-1990 to 9-6-1991 GULF CRISIS (SURROUNDING WATERS)
23-2-1991 to 9-6-1991 KUWAIT / IRAQ
20-10-1991 to 7-10-1993 — CAMBODIA
12-1-1992 to 24-1-1997 — THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA
20-10-1992 to 30-11-1994 — SOMALIA
16-9-1999 continuing — EAST TIMOR
11-10-2001 continuing — WAR ON TERRORISM (Afghanistan etc)
7-12-1972 NATIONAL SERVICEMAN serving on 7-12-1972 and completed his term of appointment.
7-12-1972 to 14-5-1985 — REGULAR SERVICEMAN serving on or after 7-12-1972: needs 3 years service as defined.
Service commencing on or after 17-8-1977 needs 6 years service plus ongoing service as defined.
Service after 14-5-1985 needs 6 years service plus ongoing service as defined, as well as first serving in ADF on or before 14-5-1985.
Links
[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/18625%23comment-form
[2] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/18295%23comment-form
[3] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/18354%23comment-form