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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