Defence Determination 2017/15, Salaries consequentials, special emergency accommodation, remote locations and miscellaneous amendments (Cth)
Defence Determination 2017/15, Salaries consequentials, special emergency accommodation, remote locations and miscellaneous amendments
| I, LISA ANNETTE ARNOLD, Acting Assistant Secretary People Policy and Employment Conditions, make this Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903. Dated 3 May 2017 L A ARNOLD Defence People Group |
1 | Name |
| 1. | This Determination is Defence Determination 2017/15, Salaries consequentials, special emergency accommodation, remote locations and miscellaneous amendments. |
| 2. | This Determination may also be cited as Defence Determination 2017/15. |
| 2 | Commencement |
| 1. | Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms. |
| Commencement information | ||
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Provisions | Commencement | Date/Details |
| 1. The whole of this instrument | 1 June 2017 | |
| Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument. | |
| 2. | Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument. |
| 3 | Authority |
| This instrument is made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903. | |
| 4 | Schedules |
| Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms. |
Schedule 1—Amendments
Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service
| 1 | Paragraph 3.2.15.a (Reserve Assistance Program attendance), note |
| Omit "See Part 1 Part A section A.1.5 and subsection B.3.4.4, Salary for Reserve Service", substitute "See Part 1 Part A section A.1.5, Salary for Reserve Service, and subsection B.3.4.4, Rate of salary for a specialist officer". | |
| 2 | Subsection 3.2.26.6 (Salary rate for training – start and advancement dates) |
| Omit "dental" (wherever occurring), substitute "medical". | |
| 3 | Subsection 3.2.30.3 (Increment advancement), table item 2, cross reference note |
| Omit the note, substitute: | |
| See: DFRT Determination No. 2 of 2017, Salaries | |
| 4 | Subsection 5.4.41.2 (Member this Division applies to) |
| Omit the subsection. | |
| 5 | Subsection 5.12.1.4 (Public holidays) |
| At the end of the subsection, add: | |
| 5. | A member on a flexible service determination may only observe those public holidays that fall within the working days in their pattern of service. |
| 6 | Subsection 7.4.12.2 (Responsibility for living-in accommodation), authority note |
| Omit ", Chapter 9, Managing debt" | |
| 7 | Section 7.5.3 (Definitions – SAFE scheme), table |
| Omit the entry for the SAFE scheme, substitute: |
The SAFE scheme The SAFE scheme provides emergency assistance for persons who cannot remain in their home due to a domestic crisis. The domestic crisis may be happening or be threatened.
Note: The scheme may be known as the special accommodation for emergencies scheme.
Examples:a.
A person is threatened with domestic violence.
b.
Home invasion, burglary or other criminal activity.
| 8 | Section 7.5.3 (Definitions – SAFE scheme), Related information note |
| After table item 2, add: |
Item Reference Subject 2A. Division 3 section 7.5.17, Length of period of eligibility, table item 4 Maximum period of eligibility that may be granted under the SAFE scheme.
| 9 | Section 7.5.7 (Approval under the SAFE scheme) |
| Repeal the section, substitute: |
7.5.7 Approval under the SAFE scheme
| The CDF may approve emergency assistance for a person who meets both of the following conditions. | |||
| a. | They are a person described in subsection 7.5.6.3. | ||
| b. | They are under threat of a domestic crisis, or in a domestic crisis. | ||
| Related Information: Emergency assistance is set out in Division 4 section 7.5.22, Amount of assistance – the SAFE scheme. | |||
| 10 | Section 7.5.17 (Length of period of eligibility), table item 4 | ||
| Omit "three nights", substitute "five nights". | |||
| 11 | Section 7.5.29 (Rate of contribution), table item 1 | ||
| Omit "the contribution that would apply to them if they were eligible for to rent allowance", substitute "the contribution that would apply to them under Annex 7.D Part 1 column 4 if they were eligible for rent allowance". | |||
| 12 | Section 7.5.29 (Rate of contribution), cross reference note in table item 1 | ||
| Omit "Annex 7.D Part 1 for contribution rates", substitute "Annex 7.D Part 1 column 4 for contribution rates". | |||
| 13 | Paragraph 9.4.28.1.a (Scheme A – dependants of a member with dependants (unaccompanied)) | ||
| Omit "a non-remote location", substitute "another remote location or a non-remote location". | |||
| 14 | Section 12.4.5 (Member this Part applies to), heading |
| Omit "Part", substitute "Division". | |
| 15 | Subsection 15.3.7.4 (Public transport), Example |
| Omit "AUD 1,268.70", substitute "AUD 1,297.40". |
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