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SUMMARY OF HOSM CLASPS (*The qualifying period of service for each declaration is 30 days unless otherwise specified) 
Clasp 
Declaration 
Geographical 
Date of 
Specified organisations 
extent of 
operation 
hazardous area 

Afghanistan 
The ongoing humanitarian 
Afghanistan and 
8/12/79 
 Australian Red Cross
aid operation arising out of  areas in adjoining 
 International Committee of the Red Cross
(16/4/06) 
the civil unrest in 
countries 
 Australian contingents to UN organisations
Afghanistan following the 
 World Vision
invasion by the former 
Soviet Union on 8 
December 1979 

the Balkans 
The humanitarian aid 
Zone 1 – Bosnia 
Zone 1 – 
Zone 1 
operation arising out of the  and Herzegovina, 
21/292 
 Australian contingent to International
(8/10/99, 
crisis in Bosnia and 
Croatia, 
Committee of the Red Cross
amended 
Herzegovina, Croatia and 
Montenegro and 
Zone 2 – 
 Australian contingent to UN organisations
24/5/01, 
Serbia and the crisis in, 
Serbia 
24/3/99 
 Australian Red Cross
5/12/02, 
and in relation to, Serbia 
 CARE Australia
29/3/06) 
(including Kosovo) 
Zone 2 – Serbia 
 World Vision Australia
(including 
Kosovo) and areas 
Zone 2 
in the Republic of 
 Australian contingent to UN organisations
Albania and the 
 CARE Australia
Former 
 World Vision Australia
Yugoslavia 
Republic of 
Macedonia 

 
 
Clasp 
Declaration 
Geographical 
Date of 
Specified organisations 
extent of 
operation 
hazardous area 

Cambodia 
The humanitarian aid 
Cambodia and 
1/7/79 to 
  Australian contingent to the International 
operation arising out of the 
areas in adjoining 
31/12/93 
Committee of the Red Cross 
(7/7/99, 
conflict in Cambodia from 
countries 
inclusive 
  Australian contingent to UN organisations 
amended 
1979 until 1991 
  Australian Lutheran World Service 
5/12/02) 
  Australian Red Cross 
 
  CARE Australia 
  Overseas Service Bureau 
  Save the Children Fund Australia 
  World Vision Australia 

East Timor 
The humanitarian aid 
East Timor, 
1/6/99 to 
  Australian civilian contingents to UN 
operation arising out of the 
including the 
19/5/02 
organisations 
(14/6/00, 
civil unrest in East Timor 
Oecussi Ambeno 
  Australian contingent to East Timor Ambulance 
amended 
during the UN Popular 
enclave and the 
Service 
18/10/00, 
Consultation Process on 
Island of Atauro, 
  Australian contingent to International Medical 
24/5/01, 
autonomy for East Timor 
and West Timor 
Corps 
18/12/01, 
and the UNAMET, 
  Australian contingent to International Red Cross 
29/3/06) 
INTERFET and UNTAET 
  Australian contingent to the Jesuit Refugee 
operations 
 
Service 
  Australian Red Cross 
  CARE Australia 
  Caritas Australia 
  Community Aid Abroad – Oxfam Australia 
contingent to Oxfam International 
  Timor Aid Inc 

  World Vision Australia  
 
Clasp 
Declaration 
Geographical 
Date of 
Specified organisations 
extent of 
operation 
hazardous area 

Great Lakes 
The humanitarian aid 
Rwanda and areas 
1/5/94 
  Adventist Development and Relief Agency 
(Africa) 
operation arising out of the 
in adjoining 
  Australian contingent to International Committee 
civil war in Rwanda during 
countries 
of the Red Cross 
(7/7/99, 
1994  
  Australian contingent to International Federation 
amended 
of the Red Cross 
24/5/01, 
  Australian contingent to UN organisations  
5/12/02) 
  Australian Lutheran World Service 
  Australian Red Cross 
  CARE Australia 
  Church Missionary Society Australia Inc 
  World Vision Australia 

Iraq 
The humanitarian operation 
Iraq and areas in 
20/3/03 
  Australian Red Cross 
that commenced on 20 
adjoining countries 
  CARE Australia 
(21/4/04) 
March 2003 arising out of 
  World Vision Australia 
the civil unrest in Iraq 
 
  Australian contingent to the International 
following the 
Committee of the Red Cross 
commencement on 20 March 
  Australian contingent to UN organisations 
2003 of operation Iraqi 
  Australian contingent to the rehabilitation 
Freedom carried out in Iraq 
program in Iraq carried out by the Coalition 
by the United States led 
Provisional Authority 
coalition forces from that 
date 

Clasp 
Declaration 
Geographical 
Date of 
Specified organisations 
extent of 
operation 
hazardous area 

Mozambique 
The humanitarian operation 
Mozambique and 
1/1/85 to 
 CARE Australia
resulting from the civil war 
areas in adjoining 
31/1/95 
 Lutheran World Service
(8/6/01, 
in Mozambique during the 
countries  
 OSB (now Australian Volunteers International)
amended 
period 1 January 1985 to 31 
 World Vision Australia
5/12/02) 
January 1995 

Northern Iraq 
The humanitarian operation 
Northern Iraq and 
1/2/91 to 
 Australian civilian contingents to UN
known as the International 
areas in adjoining 
31/5/95 
organisations
(29/6/01) 
Kurdish Relief Operation 
countries 
inclusive 
 CARE Australia
carried out in northern Iraq 
 Australian Red Cross
and southern Turkey during 
the period 1 February 1991 
to 31 May 1995 inclusive  

Somalia 
The humanitarian aid 
Somalia 
1/3/92 to 
 Adventist Development and Relief Agency
operation arising out of the 
1/1/96 
 Australian contingent to UN organisations
(7/7/99) 
civil war in Somalia in 1992 
inclusive 
 Australian Red Cross
 CARE Australia
 UNICEF
 World Vision Australia
10 
South Sudan 
The humanitarian aid 
South Sudan and 
23/5/92 
 Australian civilian contingent to UN
operation arising out of the 
areas in adjoining 
organisations
(22/3/00, 
civil war in southern Sudan 
countries 
 Australian Red Cross
amended 
 CARE  Australia
24/5/01, 
 TEAR Australia
5/12/02) 
 World Vision Australia

Clasp 
Declaration 
Geographical 
Date of 
Specified organisations 
extent of 
operation 
hazardous area 
11 
South Vietnam 
The humanitarian aid 
South Vietnam 
29/5/64 to 
 Project Concern Australia
operation arising out of the 
(Republic of 
30/4/75 
 The organisation comprising Australian
(7/7/99) 
war in South Vietnam from 
Vietnam), south of  inclusive 
volunteers who worked at the Holy Family
29 May 1964 to 30 April 
latitude 178 
Hospital in Qui Nhon, South Vietman
1975 
degrees North 
 World Vision Australia
12 
the Indian 
Operations that occurred as 
Sumatra, 
26/12/04 to 
 Adventist Development and Relief Agency
Ocean 
part of the emergency relief 
Indonesia; Phuket, 
12/2/05 or 
Australia
efforts following the tsunami  Thailand; Sri 
the period 
 Australia Sri Lanka Medical Aid Team
(30/5/05, 
that struck countries 
Lanka; the 
immediately 
 AusAID
amended 
bordering the Indian Ocean 
Maldives; Nias 
following 
 Various state emergency response teams
19/10/05, 
on 26 December 2004 and 
Island, Indonesia 
30/3/05 
 ADF
6/10/06, 
the related earthquake that 

27/3/07, 
AFP and state and territory police forces
struck Nias Island in 

9/12/09) 
Australian Red Cross
Indonesia on 30 March 2005  
 Australian Volunteers International Maldives
Short Term Teacher Project
(At least 7 days service 
 CARE Australia
between 26/12/04 and 

8/1/05; at least 14 days 
Caritas Australia

service between 26/12/04 
DFAT
and 12/2/05; at least 7 days 
 EMA
immediately after the Nias 
 Australian contingents to the humanitarian relief
Island earthquake on 
operation of GE Infrastructure, Water & Process
30/3/05) 
Technologies; Oxfam Great Britain, Surfaid
International; and UN organisations
 World Vision Australia
 Youth Off the Streets

Clasp 
Declaration 
Geographical 
Date of 
Specified organisations 
extent of 
operation 
hazardous area 
13 
Pakistan 
The humanitarian aid 
Various 
8/10/05 to 
 AusAID
operation arising out of the 
administrative 
31/5/06 
 Australian Aid International
(22 May 2008, 
earthquake in Pakistan on 8 
districts of 
 ADF
amended 15 
October 2005  
Pakistan 
 Australian contingent to the International
December 
administered 
Committee of the Red Cross
2009) 
(At least 14 days service 
Kashmir. 
 Australian contingent to the International
between 8/10/05 and 
Federation of the Red Cross
8/11/05; at least 30 days 
Various 
 Australian contingent to Oxfam Great Britain
service between 8/10/05 and 
administrative 
 Australian contingent to UN organisations
31/5/06) 
districts of North 
 Australian contingent to World Vision
West Frontier 
International
Province. 

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