In accordance with section 15 of the Burial and Cremation Act (“Act”), I hereby give the following notice.

Notice

1. I declare service:
• within the territorial limits of the Republic of Iraq and the air space above it on or after 4 November 2014 to be operational service for the purposes of the Act, until declared otherwise.
2. This declaration supersedes:
• the declaration of operational service made on 28 May 2015 under the Burial and Cremation Act 1964 for service within the territorial limits of the Republic of Iraq and the air space above it between 4 November 2014 and 31 December 2017 (inclusive).
3. This entitles any member of the New Zealand Defence Force covered by this declaration (and their spouse, civil union partner or de facto partner) to have their remains buried in the part of any cemetery set aside by a local authority for the burial of:
• members of Her Majesty’s Forces that have undertaken operational service; and
• the spouses, civil union partners and de facto partners of members of Her Majesty’s Forces that have undertaken operational service.
4. Members of other Commonwealth Forces who have undertaken the same operational service and their spouses, civil union partners and de facto partners may also be interred.
5. As required by the Act, consultation occurred prior to the making of this declaration.

Dated this 30th day of November 2017.

Hon RON MARK, Minister for Veterans.