Since 1964, when Australia first contributed police officers to the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, Australia has provided civilian police for peacekeeping duties with the United Nations.
Since October 1979, the Australian Federal Police, along with other agencies, have responsibility to "Meet Australia's obligations to United Nations peacekeeping requests and the maintenance of regional stability impacting on national security and law and order". This responsibility involves working closely with other Australian agencies such as the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT), Department of Defence and more recently, other Australian police services.
Australian police have served in peacekeeping missions including:
- Cambodia;
- Thailand;
- Namibia;
- South Africa;
- Mozambique;
- Somalia;
- Sudan;
- Cyprus; and,
- Timor-Leste.
Australian police have also served in other non-UN Peace Operations, being:
- Bougainville (UN Sanctioned, Australian - New Zealand led);
- Haiti (UN Sanctioned, United States led); and
- Solomon Islands (Australian - New Zealand led).
AFP members are currently deployed to Operations in:
- Sudan;
- Cyprus;
- Timor-Leste;
- Papua New Guinea;
- Nauru;
- Solomon Islands;
- Vanuatu;
- Samoa;
- Tonga;
- Afghanistan; and
- Cambodia.
To view the various worldwide deployments that Australia's Police Forces are currently involved in, view this map 
In order to provide information as to the eligibility of Police Peacekeepers toward the VEA, please find attached some fact sheets. You will notice that operations that are currently served continue to have eligibility under the VEA.
Police VEA 
AFP - VEA Eligibility
Whilst we are still yet to see further development of this Police International Compensation Scheme, it appears that the Commonwealth is moving along with the issue of Police overseas compensation.
Information on the new National Police Service Medal:
National Police Service Medal 1512081 ; and NPSM letter to Queen 195 KB
For more information please visit the International Deployment Group section of
the Australian Federal Police Website located at:
http://www.afp.gov.au/policing/international-deployment-group.aspx