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Iraq/Kuwait

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Many of the determinations relating to service in Iraq/Kuwait under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 and the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA) can be found on https://www.legislation.gov.au. Links to current individual VEA determinations and to MRCA warlike determinations are below:

Current

Act

From

To

Operation/Action

Date Last Amended
VEA1 Dec 2020OngoingOperation Augury (warlike)17 Apr 2021
MRCA1 Dec 2020OngoingOperation Augury (warlike)15 Apr 2021

VEA

31 Aug 1992

12 Jan 2003

Operation Bolton (warlike)

15 Oct 2007

VEA

13 May 1999

12 Jan 2003

Operation Bolton (non-warlike)

15 Oct 2007

VEA

16 July 2003

31 July 2009

Operation Catalyst (warlike)

12 Feb 2010

MRCA

16 July 2003

31 July 2009

Operation Catalyst (warlike)

12 Feb 2010
VEA1 July 20148 August 2014Operation Okra - Zone B Non Warlike: The land area, territorial waters and superjacent airspace of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, and the waters and superjacent airspace of the Persian Gulf21 Oct 2014
VEA9 August 20148 September 2015Operation Okra - Zone B Non Warlike - including area above and expanded to include Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Montenegro, Poland, Romania.  Excluding Iraq.4 May 2016
VEA9 September 201514 Nov 2018Operation Okra - Zone B Non-Warlike - Albania, the Kingdom of Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Kuwait, Montenegro, Poland, the State of Qatar, Romania and the United Arab Emirates; Persian Gulf; Turkey east of longitude 35° East.15 Aug 2019
VEA15 Nov 2018OngoingOperation Okra - Zone B Non-Warlike - Bahrain, Cyprus, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates; Persian Gulf; Turkey east of longitude 35° East.15 Aug 2019
VEA9 August 20148 September 2015Operation Okra - Zone A Warlike.  Land, territorial waters and superadjacent airspace of Iraq4 May 2016
VEA9 September 2015OngoingOperation Okra - Zone A Warlike. The land area, territorial waters and superjacent airspace of Iraq and Syria4 May 2016
MRCA1 July 20148 August 2014Operation Okra - Zone B Non Warlike: The land area, territorial waters and superjacent airspace of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, and the waters and superjacent airspace of the Persian Gulf21 Oct 2014
MRCA9 August 20148 September 2015Operation Okra - Zone B Non Warlike - including area above and expanded to include Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Montenegro, Poland, Romania.  Excluding Iraq4 May 2016
MRCA9 September 2015OngoingOperation Okra - Zone B Non-Warlike - Albania, the Kingdom of Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Kuwait, Montenegro, Poland, the State of Qatar, Romania and the United Arab Emirates; Persian Gulf; Turkey east of longitude 35° East.17 Sep 2019
MRCA15 Nov 2018OngoingOperation Okra - Zone B Non-Warlike - Bahrain, Cyprus, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates; Persian Gulf; Turkey east of longitude 35° East.17 Sep 2019
MRCA9 August 20148 September 2015Operation Okra - Zone A Warlike. Land, territorial waters and superadjacent airspace of Iraq4 May 2016
MRCA9 September 2015OngoingOperation Okra - Zone A Warlike. The land area, territorial waters and superjacent airspace of Iraq and Syria4 May 2016
VEA17 February 19981 October 2001Operation Pollard (non-warlike)17 Sep 2001

VEA

07 May 1991

Ongoing

Operations Habitat and Blazer (hazardous)

19 Jul 2006
VEA18 March 200322 July 2003Operation Falconer (warlike)16 Sep 2003

VEA

30 Jun 1991

12 Jan 2003

Operation Jural (warlike)

15 Oct 2007

VEA

1 Jan 2009

9 Aug 2011

Operation Kruger (warlike)

15 Aug 2019

MRCA

1 Jan 2009

9 Aug 2011

Operation Kruger (warlike)

15 Aug 2019

VEA

1 Jan 1997

12 Jan 2003

Operation Northern Watch (warlike)

15 Oct 2007

VEA

11 Aug 1991

15 Dec 1996

Operation Provide Comfort (warlike)

15 Oct 2007

VEA

21 July 2008

14 Dec 2013

Operation Riverbank (warlike)

15 Aug 2019

MRCA

21 July 2008

14 Dec 2013

Operation Riverbank (warlike)

15 Aug 2019

VEA

23 Sep 1999

12 Jan 2003

Operation Southern Watch (non-warlike)

15 Oct 2007

VEA

31 Aug 1992

12 Jan 2003

Operation Southern Watch (warlike)

15 Oct 2007
VEA10 Sep 2018OngoingOperation Steadfast (warlike)23 May 2020
MRCA10 Sep 2018OngoingOperation Steadfast (warlike)23 May 2020

VEA

23 Feb 1991

09 Jun 1991

Schedule 2 Item 11 of the VEA

 

 

Revoked/Replaced

Act

From

To

Operation/Action

Date Signed

VEA

-

-

Operation Blazer (UNSCOM)

22 Oct 1991

VEA31 Aug 199212 Jan 2003Operation Bolton (warlike)15 Oct 2007
VEA13 May 199912 Jan 2003Operation Bolton15 Oct 2007

VEA

13 May 1999

12 Jan 2003

Operation Bolton

27 May 2003

VEA

13 May 1999

Ongoing

Operation Bolton

11 Aug 1999

VEA16 Jul 200331 Jul 2003Operation Catalyst (warlike)12 Feb 2010

VEA

16 Jul 2003

Ongoing

Operation Catalyst

16 Jul 2003

MRCA

16 July 2003

31 July 2009

Operation Catalyst

7 Feb 2012

MRCA

16 July 2003

31 July 2009

Operation Catalyst

3 Mar 2011

MRCA

16 July 2003

31 July 2009

Operation Catalyst

12 Feb 2010

MRCA

16 July 2003

Ongoing

Operation Catalyst

16 Dec 2009

MRCA

16 July 2003

Ongoing

Operation Catalyst

2 Jun 2009

MRCA

16 July 2003

Ongoing

Operation Catalyst

11 Feb 2009

MRCA

16 July 2003

Ongoing

Operation Catalyst

31 Oct 2005

MRCA

16 July 2003

Ongoing

Operation Catalyst

30 Jun 2004

MRCA

16 July 2003

31 July 2009

Operation Catalyst

3 Sep 2012

VEA18 Mar 200322 Jul 2003Operation Falconer (warlike)16 Sep 2003

VEA

-

-

Operation Habitat (Aid to Kurdish Refugees)

22 Oct 1991

VEA30 Jun 199112 Jan 1993Operation Jural (warlike)15 Oct 2007
VEA1 Jan 2009OngoingOperation Kruger (warlike)11 Feb 2009
MRCA1 Jan 2009OngoingOperation Kruger (warlike)23 Oct 2017

MRCA

1 Jan 2009

Ongoing

Operation Kruger

3 Sep 2012

MRCA

1 Jan 2009

Ongoing

Operation Kruger

7 Feb 2012

MRCA

1 Jan 2009

Ongoing

Operation Kruger

3 Mar 2011

MRCA

1 Jan 2009

Ongoing

Operation Kruger

12 Feb 2010

MRCA

1 Jan 2009

Ongoing

Operation Kruger

16 Dec 2009

MRCA

1 Jan 2009

Ongoing

Operation Kruger

2 Jun 2009

MRCA

1 Jan 2009

Ongoing

Operation Kruger

11 Feb 2009

VEA1 Jan 199712 Jan 2003Operation Northern Watch (warlike)15 Oct 2007
VEA9 Aug 20148 Sep 2015Operation Okra - Zone A Warlike.  Land, territorial waters and superadjacent airspace of Iraq4 May 2016
VEA9 Sep 2015OngoingOperation Okra - Zone A Warlike. The land area, territorial waters and superjacent airspace of Iraq and Syria4 May 2016
VEA1 July 2014OngoingOperation Okra4 May 2016
VEA17 Feb 19981 Oct 2001Operation Pollard17 Sep 2001
VEA11 Aug 199115 Dec 1996Operation Provide Comfort (warlike)15 Oct 2007
VEA21 Jul 2008OngoingOperation Riverbank (warlike)2 Jun 2009
MRCA21 Jul 2008OngoingOperation Riverbank (warlike)23 Oct 2017

MRCA

21 July 2008

Ongoing

Operation Riverbank

3 Sep 2012

MRCA

21 July 2008

Ongoing

Operation Riverbank

7 Feb 2012

MRCA

21 July 2008

Ongoing

Operation Riverbank

3 Mar 2011

MRCA

21 July 2008

Ongoing

Operation Riverbank

12 Feb 2010

MRCA

21 July 2008

Ongoing

Operation Riverbank

16 Dec 2009

MRCA

21 July 2008

Ongoing

Operation Riverbank

2 Jun 2009

VEA31 Aug 199212 Jan 2003Operation Southern Watch (warlike)15 Oct 2007
VEA29 Sep 199912 Jan 2003Operation Southern Watch15 Oct 2007

VEA

29 Sep 1999

12 Jan 2003

Operation Southern Watch

27 May 2003

VEA

29 Sep 1999

Ongoing

Operation Southern Watch

29 Jun 2000