Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal (South Sudan) Declaration 2000 as amended made under subregulation 3 (1) of the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal Regulations This compilation was prepared on 13 February 2003 taking into account amendments up to Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal (South Sudan) Amendment Declaration 2002 (No. 1) Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting, Attorney-General's Department, Canberra Contents 1 Name of Declaration [see Note 1] 2 Definitions 3 Declaration 4 Name of operation 5 Geographical extent of hazardous area 6 Period when declared operation commenced 7 Eligible service with specified organisations 8 Period of participation by specified organisations 9 Qualifying period of service 10 When inspection visits count as humanitarian service 11 Ineligibility for an award of the Medal Notes 1 Name of Declaration [see Note 1] This Declaration is the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal (South Sudan) Declaration 2000. 2 Definitions (1) In this Declaration: declared operation means the operation declared under section 3. Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal Regulations means the Regulations set out in Schedule 1 to the Letters Patent dated 16 April 1999 given under the Great Seal of Australia, being the Regulations as amended from time to time. Regulations means the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal Regulations. specified hazardous area means the hazardous area specified in section 5. specified organisation means an organisation specified in Schedule 1. (2) Unless the contrary intention appears, a word that is used in this Declaration and in the Regulations has the same meaning in this Declaration as it has in the Regulations. 3 Declaration The humanitarian aid operation arising out of the civil war in southern Sudan, being an operation that satisfies the conditions mentioned in paragraphs 3 (1) (a) and (b) of the Regulations, is a declared operation. 4 Name of operation For the purposes of the Regulations, the name by which the declared operation is to be known is 'South Sudan'. 5 Geographical extent of hazardous area The geographical extent of the hazardous area of the declared operation is: (a) South Sudan, comprising the regions of Southern Darfur, Bahr Ghaz, Bahr Al Ghazal, El Buheyrat, Western Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei, Sobat, Southern Kordofan, White Nile and Blue Nile, in which a specialised organisation is, or was, carrying on humanitarian service in relation to the declared operation; and (b) areas in adjoining countries in which a specified organisation is, or was, carrying on humanitarian service in relation to the declared operation. 6 Period when declared operation commenced The date when the declared operation commenced is 23 May 1992. 7 Eligible service with specified organisations The organisations service with which is eligible service are the organisations specified in Schedule 1. 8 Period of participation by specified organisations The period within which each specified organisation participated in the declared operation is as specified in Schedule 1 in relation to the organisation. 9 Qualifying period of service (1) The qualifying period or humanitarian service required to be given by a member of a specified organisation to be eligible for an award of the Medal is 30 days. (2) The qualifying period or humanitarian service may be aggregated from several periods of service with 1 or more of the specified organisations. (3) If a person gave humanitarian service as a member of 2 or more specified organisations, and a day of the service could be counted as a day of humanitarian service for more than 1 organisation, the day must be counted as 1 day of humanitarian service. 10 When inspection visits count as humanitarian service (1) A person's inspection visit is counted as humanitarian service if the person made the visit: (a) as a member of a specified organisation; and (b) within the period specified in Schedule 1 in relation to the specified organisation. (2) If the person made the inspection visit as a member of 2 or more specified organisations, and a day of the visit could be counted as a day of humanitarian service for more than 1 of the organisations, the day must be counted as 1 day of humanitarian service. 11 Ineligibility for an award of the Medal A person is not eligible for an award of the Medal if: (a) the person (whether in the specified hazardous area as a refugee or resident) is a locally-engaged member of the staff of a specified organisation; or (b) the person is, or is an employee of, a commercial contractor to a specified organisation. Schedule 1 Specified organisations (sections 2, 7 and 8) Item Organisation Commencement date of participation Period of participation 1 Australian civilian contingent to United Nations organisations serving in the specified hazardous area in relation to the declared operation 29 July 1998 to 28 February 1999 (inclusive) 2 Australian Red Cross 1 June 1992 3 CARE Australia 1 May 1993 4 TEAR Australia 22 July 1998 to 28 August 1998 (inclusive) 5 World Vision Australia 23 May 1992 to 30 July 1998 (inclusive) Notes to the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal (South Sudan) Declaration 2000 Note 1 The Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal (South Sudan) Declaration 2000 (in force under subregulation 3 (1) of the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal Regulations) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below. Table of Instruments Title Date of notification Date of Application, saving or in Gazette commencement transitional provisions Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal (South Sudan) Declaration 2000 17 Apr 2000 17 Apr 2000 (see Gazette 2000, No. S195) Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal (South Sudan) Amendment Declaration 2001 (No. 1) 29 June 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S229) 29 June 2001 — Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal (South Sudan) Amendment Declaration 2002 (No. 1) 11 Dec 2002 11 Dec 2002 — (see Gazette 2002, No. S463) Table of Amendments ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted Provision affected How affected Schedule 1............ rs. 2001 No. 1; 2002 No. 1