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in the declared operation is as specified in Schedule 1 in relation to the organisation.

9 Qualifying period of service

 (1) The qualifying period of 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 of 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, or on or after the commencement date, 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's qualifying service is qualifying service for any of the following awards:
 (i) an award of the Cambodia clasp of the Australian Active Service Medal because of a determination under subregulation 4 (2) of the Australian Active Service Medal Regulations;
 (ii) an award of the Cambodia clasp of the Australian Service Medal because of a determination under subregulation 4 (2) of the Australian Service Medal Regulations;
 (iii) an award of the Cambodia clasp of the Police Overseas Service Medal because of a determination under subregulation 4 (2) of the Police Overseas Service Medal Regulations; or
 (b) 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
 (c) 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 contingent to the International Committee of the Red Cross                                                                                                    1 July 1979 to 31 December 1991 (inclusive)
  2   Australian contingent to United Nations organisations serving in the specified hazardous area in relation to the declared operation                                      1 July 1979 to 31 December 1993 (inclusive)
  3   Australian Lutheran