Defence Determination 2017/35, Remote location leave travel – amendment (Cth)
Defence Determination 2017/35, Remote location leave travel – amendment
| I, JAY ANDREW CLARKE, Acting Assistant Secretary People Policy and Employment Conditions, make this Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903. Dated 5 October 2017 J A CLARKE Defence People Group |
1 | Name |
| 1. | This Determination is Defence Determination 2017/35, Remote location leave travel – amendment. |
| 2. | This Determination may also be cited as Defence Determination 2017/35. |
| 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 | 19 October 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| Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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| Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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—Amendment
Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service
| 1 | Subsection 9.4.26.2 (Scheme A – member without dependants) | |
| Omit the subsection, substitute: | ||
| 2. | For the purposes of this section a travel benefit is return air travel from either of the following locations to the nearest capital city. | |
| a. | The remote location the member is posted in. | |
| b. | The location closest, by travel time, to the remote location that has an airport with commercial air travel. | |
| Note: For remote locations in the Northern Territory, the nearest capital city is taken to be Adelaide. See also: | ||
| 2 | Subsection 9.4.27.2 (Scheme A – member with dependants (unaccompanied)) | |
| Omit the subsection, substitute: | ||
| 2. | For the purposes of this section a travel benefit is return air travel from either of the following locations to the nearest capital city. | |
| a. | The remote location the member is posted in. | |
| b. | The location closest, by travel time, to the remote location that has an airport with commercial air travel. | |
| Note: For remote locations in the Northern Territory, the nearest capital city is taken to be Adelaide. See also: | ||
| 3 | Subsection 9.4.28.2 (Scheme A – dependants of a member with dependants (unaccompanied)) | |
| Omit the subsection, substitute: | ||
| 2. | For the purposes of this section a travel benefit is return air travel from either of the following locations to the nearest capital city. | |
| a. | The remote location the dependants live in. | |
| b. | The location closest, by travel time, to the remote location that has an airport with commercial air travel. | |
| Note: For remote locations in the Northern Territory, the nearest capital city is taken to be Adelaide. See also: | ||
| 4 | Subsection 9.4.30.2 (Scheme A – member with dependants) | |
| Omit the subsection, substitute: | ||
| 2. | For the purposes of this section a travel benefit is return air travel from either of the following locations to the nearest capital city. | |
| a. | The remote location the member and their dependants live in. | |
| b. | The location closest, by travel time, to the remote location that has an airport with commercial air travel. | |
| Note: For remote locations in the Northern Territory, the nearest capital city is taken to be Adelaide. See also: | ||
| 5 | Subsection 9.4.31.2 (Scheme B – member with dependants) | |
| Omit the subsection, substitute: | ||
| 2. | For the purposes of this section a travel benefit is return air travel from either of the following locations to any capital city except Darwin. The member must select the capital city in in writing. | |
| a. | The remote location the member is posted in. | |
| b. | The location closest, by travel time, to the remote location that has an airport with commercial air travel. | |
| Non-examples: Costs put towards an overseas holiday, costs of travel to Australian regional destinations beyond the nearest capital city, fares put towards costs of accommodation or hire cars (except for Tindal travel). See also: | ||
| 6 | Subsection 9.4.32.2 (Scheme A – offset to another destination) | |
| Omit “paid for an benefit to remote location leave travel towards”, insert “paid for a remote location leave travel benefit towards”. | ||
| 7 | Subsection 9.4.32.3 (Scheme A – offset to another destination) | ||
| Omit the subsection, insert: | |||
| 3. | Subject to subsection 3A, the maximum amount that may be paid under subsection 2 is the cost of the return air fare for travel between the posting location and the nearest capital city. Note: For remote locations in the Northern Territory, the nearest capital city is taken to be Adelaide. | ||
| 3A. | If the member is posted to one of the following locations, the maximum amount payable under subsection 2 is the amount relevant for the location. | ||
| a. | For a member posted to Tindal, the amount that may be paid includes. | ||
| i. | The lesser of either vehicle allowance or the cost of motor vehicle hire for return travel between Tindal and Darwin. | ||
| ii. | The cost of return air fare for travel between Darwin and Adelaide. | ||
| See: Section 9.4.40, Schemes A and B – Tindal travel arrangements | |||
| b. | For a member posted to Woomera, the amount that may be paid includes. | ||
| i. | The cost of vehicle allowance for return travel between Woomera and the airport at Olympic Dam. | ||
| ii. | The cost of return air fare for travel between Olympic Dam and Adelaide. | ||
| See: | |||
| c. | For a member posted to a remote location that does not have a commercial airport, the amount that may be paid includes. | ||
| i. | The lesser of either vehicle allowance or the cost of public transport for return travel between the posting location and the closest airport. Note: The closest airport is the one closest by travel time to the remote location. | ||
| ii. | The cost of return air fare for travel between the closest airport and the nearest capital city. | ||
| Note: For remote locations in the Northern Territory, the nearest capital city is taken to be Adelaide. | |||
| See: | |||
| 8 | Section 9.4.40A (Schemes A and B – Woomera travel arrangements) |
| Omit the section, substitute: |
9.4.40A Schemes A and B – additional travel arrangements
| 1. | This section applies to a member if they or their dependants need to travel outside of the posting location to access commercial air travel as a part of their remote location leave travel. | |
| 2. | If the member is posted to Woomera — the member may be paid vehicle allowance for return travel by private vehicle between Woomera and the airport at Olympic Dam. See: Part 6, Vehicle allowance | |
| 3. | If the member is posted to a location other than Woomera or Tindal — the member may be paid the lesser of the following for return travel between the posting location and the closest airport. | |
| a. | Vehicle allowance, if the member or their dependants travel by private vehicle. | |
| b. | The cost of travel by public transport for each eligible person travelling. | |
| Note: The closest airport is the one closest by travel time to the remote location. | ||
| Example: The member and three dependants need to travel from the remote location to the location with an airport that provides commercial travel. The public transport that is available for this trip is by bus. The cost of the four bus tickets is higher than the rate of vehicle allowance for the same distance. The member is eligible for vehicle allowance. | ||
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