Defence Determination 2017/25, Post indexes calculation – amendment (Cth)
Defence Determination 2017/25, Post indexes calculation – amendment
| I, LISA ANNETTE ARNOLD, Acting Assistant Secretary People Policy and Employment Conditions, make this Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903. Dated 25 July 2017 L A ARNOLD Acting Assistant Secretary |
1 | Citation |
| 1. | This Determination is Defence Determination 2017/25, Post indexes calculation – amendment. |
| 2. | This Determination may also be cited as Defence Determination 2017/25. |
| 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. Sections 1 to 4 of this instrument and anything in this instrument not elsewhere covered by this table | The day after this instrument is registered. | |
| 2. Schedule 1 to this instrument | A day to be fixed by Assistant Secretary People Policy and Employment Conditions (the Minister's delegate) by notifiable instrument. However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 12 months beginning on the day after this instrument is registered, the provisions are repealed on the day after the end of that period. | |
| Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 Determination 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| Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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 to Defence Determination 2016/19
| 1 | Section 12.3.14 (Parent) |
| After the section, insert: |
12.3.14A Post index
| 1. | Subject to subsection 2, the post index for a post index location is the standard figure provided to Defence by a data service provider for a location specified in Annex 12.3.B column 2, that corresponds with the post index location specified in column 1. The figure is modified by exchange rate variance from time to time. | |
| 2. | If either of the following circumstances apply, the post index for the posting location is 100. | |
| a. | If the figure provided by the data service provider for the post index location is less than 100. | |
| b. | The post index location is not listed in Annex 12.3.B column 1. | |
| 3. | The post index location listed in Annex 12.3.B column 1 for a member's posting location is determined according to the following. | |
| Note: For the purpose of this subsection: | ||
| a. | If the posting location is Manhattan — the post index location is Manhattan. | |
| b. | If the posting location is a city listed in Annex 12.3.B column 1 — the post index location is the city. | |
| c. | If the posting location is a city that is not listed in Annex 12.3.B column 1 or an establishment and the state where the city or establishment is located is listed — the post index location is the state. | |
| d. | If the posting location is a city or establishment and the state where the city or establishment is located is not listed in Annex 12.3.B column 1 — the post index location is the country where it is located. | |
| e. | If paragraphs a, b, c or d do not apply — the post index location is not listed. See: Subsection 2 | |
| See: Annex 12.3.B, Post index locations | ||
| 2 | Annex 12.3.A (International time zones) |
| After the Annex, insert: |
Annex 12.3.B: Post index locations
Column 1
Post index location
Column 2
The data service provider location
BELGIUM Brussels BRUNEI Bandar Seri Begawan CAMBODIA Phnom Penh CANADA Canada - British Columbia Vancouver - Ontario Toronto - Quebec Montreal CHINA Beijing ETHIOPIA Addis Ababa FIJI Suva FRANCE France - Paris Paris GERMANY Berlin INDIA New Delhi INDONESIA Jakarta ITALY Genoa Genoa ITALY Rome Rome ITALY Turin Turin JAPAN Tokyo JORDAN Amman KIRIBATI Tarawa KOREA Seoul KUWAIT Kuwait City MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur MARSHALL ISLANDS Majuro MICRONESIA Pohnpei MYANMAR Yangon NETHERLANDS Amsterdam NEW ZEALAND New Zealand - Auckland (Region) Auckland - Christchurch Christchurch - Wellington (Region) Wellington PAKISTAN Islamabad PALAU Koror PAPUA NEW GUINEA Port Moresby PHILIPPINES Manila SAMOA Apia SAUDI ARABIA Riyadh SINGAPORE Singapore SOLOMON ISLANDS Honiara SPAIN Spain - Madrid Madrid
Column 1
Post index location
Column 2
The data service provider location
SRI LANKA Colombo THAILAND Bangkok TIMOR-LESTE Dili TONGA Nukualofa TURKEY Ankara TUVALU Funafuti Atoll UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Abu Dhabi UK United Kingdom - London Central London USA USA - Alaska Anchorage - California Los Angeles - Colorado Denver - Connecticut/Rhode Island Hartford - Florida Miami - Georgia Atlanta - Guam Guam - Hawaii Honolulu - Illinois Chicago - Maryland/Virginia, including Washington DC Washington DC - Massachusetts Boston - Missouri St Louis - New York State New York (excluding Manhattan) - Manhattan Manhattan - Texas Dallas - Washington State Seattle VANUATU Port Vila VIETNAM Hanoi
| 3 | Section 15.1.6 (Member living on Manhattan Island, USA) |
| Omit the section, substitute: |
15.1.6 Member living on Manhattan Island, USA
| 1. | This section applies to a member who is on long-term posting to a position on Manhattan Island, USA. |
| 2. | For the purposes of applying a post index and benchmark school, the member's posting location is as follows. |
Item If the CDF... then the member's posting location is... 1. directs the member to live on Manhattan Island Manhattan. 2. does not direct the member to live on Manhattan Island New York State, excluding Manhattan.
| See: | |||||||||
| 4 | Section 15.2.2 (Contents) | ||||||||
| Omit "Annex 15.2.A Post indexes – member posted before 1 July 2017". | |||||||||
| 5 | Section 15.2.8 (Post index) | ||||||||
| Omit the section. | |||||||||
| 6 | Section 15.2.12 (Working out the cost of living adjustment), see reference | ||||||||
| Omit the see note, substitute: | |||||||||
| See: | |||||||||
| 7 | Subsection 15.2.21.2 (Working out child allowance), table Step 3 see reference | ||||||||
| Omit "Annex 15.2.A, Post indexes", insert "Chapter 12 Part 3 section 12.3.14A, Post index". | |||||||||
| 8 | Subsection 15.2.37.2 (Meal allowance – additional duty) | ||||||||
| Omit the subsection, substitute: | |||||||||
| 2. | Meal allowances are calculated using the following formula with the rates that apply to the posting location: | ||||||||
| meal allowance for a meal period on additional duty | = | AUD 29.40 x A x | ( | B | ) | ||||
| 100 | |||||||||
Where: | |||||||||
AUD figure | is a rate advised by a contracted service provider. | ||||||||
A | is the exchange rate used to pay salary to members for the pay period in which the additional duty occurred. | ||||||||
B | is the post index used to calculate overseas allowances for the pay period in which the additional duty occurred. See: Chapter 12 Part 3 section 12.3.14A, Post index | ||||||||
| 9 | Annex 15.2.A (Post indexes – member posted before 1 July 2017) | ||||||||
| Omit the Annex. | |||||||||
| 10 | Section 15.2A.2 (Contents) |
| Omit "Annex 15.2A.A Post indexes – member posted on or after 1 July 2017" | |
| 11 | Section 15.2A.7 (Post index) |
| Omit the section. | |
| 12 | Subsection 15.2A.12.2 (How the cost of living adjustment is worked out and applied), table item 3 |
| Omit table item 3, substitute: |
3.
Multiply the result of Step 2 by the following formula using the post index for the member's posting location.
(post index – 100)
100
| 13 | Subsection 15.2A.12.2 (How the cost of living adjustment is worked out and applied), table |
| After the table, insert: | |
| See: Chapter 12 Part 3 section 12.3.14A, Post index | |
| 14 | Subsection 15.2A.20.2 (Amount of allowance) |
| Omit "applied post index", substitute "post index". | |
| 15 | Subsection 15.2A.20.2 (Amount of allowance), example |
| Omit "applied post index", substitute "post index". | |
| 16 | Subsection 15.2A.20.2 (Amount of allowance), example table |
| After the table, insert: | |
| See: Chapter 12 Part 3 section 12.3.14A, Post index | |
| 17 | Annex 15.2A.A (Post indexes – member posted on or after 1 July 2017) |
| Omit the Annex. |
| 18 | Subsection 15.3.21.4 (Vehicle allowance) | ||||||||
| Omit the subsection, substitute: | |||||||||
| 4. | The member is eligible for an amount for each kilometre of the journey. This amount is calculated using the following formula with the rates that apply to the posting location: | ||||||||
| Vehicle allowance per kilometre | = | A x B x | ( | C | ) | ||||
| 100 | |||||||||
| Where: | |||||||||
| A | is the relevant rate of vehicle allowance under Chapter 9 Part 6 Division 5 See: Chapter 9 Part 6 Division 5 section 9.6.25, Amount of allowance and calculation of distance | ||||||||
| B | is the exchange rate used to pay salary to members for the pay period in which the travel is approved. | ||||||||
| C | is the post index used to calculate overseas allowances for the pay period in which the travel is approved. See: Chapter 12 Part 3 section 12.3.14A, Post index | ||||||||
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