MSM Awards

New Zealand General Service Medal - Solomon Islands

Royal Warrant

Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of New Zealand and Her OtherRealms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, to all whom these Presents shall come, Greeting!

Whereas We are desirous of instituting a new medal for award to members of Our New Zealand Defence Force and certain civilian persons for services rendered during war, and both warlike and non-warlike (including peacekeeping) operations commenced since 1 January 2000:

We do, by these Presents for Us, Our Heirs and Successors, institute and create a new medal:

1 Style

The medal shall be styled and designated "The New Zealand General Service Medal".

2 Description

The medal shall be made of silver plated base-metal and circular in shape, bearing,

on the obverse, a representation of the Effigy of the Sovereign; and

on the reverse, the inscription THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL within a wreath of

New Zealand flora (fern fronds, pohutukawa, and kowhai blossom) ensigned by a Royal Crown.

3 Ribbon

The Medal shall be worn from the left breast suspended from a ribbon, 32 millimetres in width, of such design as the Governor-General of New Zealand, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister or a Minister of the Crown acting for the Prime Minister, may determine by regulation.

4 Regulations

The Governor-General of New Zealand, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister or a Minister of the Crown acting for the Prime Minister, may from time to time issue regulations relating to

the design of the distinctive ribbon for any specific operation; and

eligibility for the medal for any specific operation.

5 Register

The names of all those persons who receive the Medal shall be recorded in a register kept by the Chief of Defence Force.

6 Order of wear

In the official list showing the order in which Orders, Decorations, and Medals shall be worn in New Zealand, the New Zealand General Service Medal shall be worn as a war medal according to the date of service.

7 Miniatures

Reproductions of the Medal, in miniature, which may be worn on certain occasions by those persons who have received the Medal, shall not exceed one-half the size of the full-size Medal.

8 Annulment

We reserve to Ourself, Our Heirs and Successors, full power of annulling, altering, abrogating, augmenting, interpreting, or dispensing with this Our Royal Warrant, or any part thereof, by a notification under Our Sign Manual.

Given at Our Court of Saint James's, this 23rd day of July 2002, in the 51st Year of Our Reign.

By Her Majesty's Command.

Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand.

REGULATIONS

1 Title

These regulations are the New Zealand General Service Medal (Solomon Islands) regulations

2002

2 Commencement

These regulations shall come into force on the 28th day after the date of their notification in the

Gazette

3 New Zealand General Service Medal (Solomon Islands)

The New Zealand General Service Medal (Solomon Islands) is awarded subject to the Royal

Warrant and to these regulations

4 Ribbon

The Medal shall be worn on the left breast suspended from a ribbon 32 millimetres in width,

composed of green with 3 narrow central stripes of dark blue, yellow, dark blue

5 Operational area

In these regulations, operational area means

the group of islands that make up the Solomon Islands; and

the archipelagic waters and territorial sea of the Solomon Islands

6 Eligibility

The following persons are eligible for the Medal:

members of the Armed Forces (within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Defence Act 1990):

members of the New Zealand Police (within the meaning of section 2 of the Police Act 1958):

New Zealand civilians

any other persons whom the Prime Minister, on the advice of the Minister of Defence, may determine

7 Qualifying service

A person qualifies for the award of the Medal under this regulation if he or she meets the

requirements of regulation 6 and

has served 30 days or more, continuous or aggregated, on land in the operational area while a

member of a New Zealand Government contribution to 1 or more of the following

the Services Assisted Evacuation of New Zealanders and other nationals (Operation Purple

Haze) between 5 June and 5 July 2000:

the International Peace Monitoring Team (operation Minerva) or tasks directly contributing to the

achievement of the mission goals or the maintenance of operational capability between 10 November

2000 and 22 June 2002

iii

the support of the International Peace Monitoring Team (Operation Ricochet 1) on HMNZS Te

Mana, when disembarked, between 27 April 2001 and 14 May 2001; or

has served 30 days or more, continuous or aggregated, in ships or craft in the operational area during

the support of the International Peace Monitoring Team (Operation Ricochet 2) on HMNZS Manuwanui

between 14 October 2001 and 20 February 2002

has had his or her period of service in the operational area terminated, before the completion of

qualifying service, by death or evacuation owing to wounds or other disability caused by that service; or

did not complete qualifying service, but has been given a New Zealand Royal Honour for gallantry or

bravery in the operational area; or

if the mission directive stated that the deployment was to be greater than the qualifying service in the

operational area, has had his or her period of service in the operational area terminated before the

completion of the qualifying service at the direction of the New Zealand Government department or agency

that deployed him or her, where that termination is for official reasons (not personal or compassionate)

8 Delegation

The Chief of Defence Force or an officer of the New Zealand Defence Force authorised by the

Chief of Defence Force may award the New Zealand General Service Medal (Solomon Islands) to any eligible person who qualifies for the award of that Medal

9 Forfeiture and restoration

It shall be competent for the Chief of Defence Force or a Chief of Staff acting for the Chief of

Defence Force to

cancel and annul the conferment of the Medal on a person; and

if the conferment of the Medal on a person has been cancelled or annulled, restore the Medal to that

person