Defence Determination 2017/6, Post indexes and overseas excess commuting costs – amendment (Cth)
Defence Determination 2017/6, Post indexes and overseas excess commuting costs – 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 24 February 2017 L A ARNOLD Defence People Group |
1 | Citation |
| 1. | This Determination is Defence Determination 2017/6, Post indexes and overseas excess commuting costs – amendment. |
| 2. | This Determination may also be cited as Defence Determination 2017/6. |
| 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 | 1 March 2017 | |
| 2. Section 5 | 9 March 2017 | |
| 3. Sections 6 to 9 | 1 March 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| Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 | Amendment |
| Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service, as amended,1 is amended as set out in this Determination. | |
| 5 | Annex 15.2.A (Post indexes) |
| Repeal and substitute the Annex set out in the Schedule. | |
| 6 | Subsection 15.3.7.3 (Public transport) |
| Omit "1,268.70", substitute "1,297.40". |
| 7 | Subsection 15.3.7.4 (Public transport), example |
| Repeal the example, substitute: | |
| Example: The member used public transport to travel to and from work on 220 days. The member counts 215 days and divides it by 215 as described in Step 2, giving a result of 1. As 215 days is the maximum number of days, anything over that is not counted. The outcome of Step 3 is AUD 1,297.40 multiplied by 1. The member paid AUD 1,500.00 for the yearly public transport cost in the overseas location. The member's payment is calculated as AUD 1,500.00 minus the AUD 1,268.70 member contribution amount. The member may be reimbursed AUD 202.60. | |
| 8 | Subsection 15.6.11.3 (School transport costs) |
| Omit "343.20", substitute "352.60". | |
| 9 | Subsection 15.6.11.4 (School transport costs), example |
| Repeal the example, substitute: | |
| Example: The child attended school for 162 days. The member counts 158 days and divides it by 158 as described in Step 2, giving a result of 1. As 158 days is the maximum number of days, anything over that is not counted. The outcome of Step 3 is AUD 352.60 multiplied by 1. The member paid AUD 400.00 for the yearly school transport costs in the overseas location. The member's payment is calculated as AUD 400.00 minus the AUD 352.60 member contribution amount. The member may be reimbursed AUD 47.40. |
| NOTE | |
| 1. | Defence Determination 2016/19 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note to Defence Determination 2017/1 and amendments made by Defence Determinations 2017/1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. |
SCHEDULE
Annex 15.2.A: Post indexes
Posting location Applied index Published index AFGHANISTAN 100.0 [Note: no price data is available for this location.] BELGIUM 112.1 112.1 BRUNEI 100.0 89.1 CAMBODIA 100.0 99.9 CANADA British Columbia 108.6 108.6 CANADA Ontario 105.4 105.4 CANADA Quebec 105.5 105.5 CANADA Other 105.0 105.0 CHINA 137.9 137.9 ETHIOPIA 103.1 103.1 FIJI 101.6 101.6 FRANCE Paris 115.0 115.0 FRANCE Other 107.8 107.8 GERMANY 110.8 110.8 INDIA 100.0 94.6 INDONESIA 100.0 97.2 IRAQ [Note: no price data is available for this location.] ITALY Genoa 102.7 102.7 ITALY Rome 107.4 107.4 ITALY Turin 103.2 103.2 JAPAN 153.4 153.4 JORDAN 122.0 122.0 KIRIBATI 125.4 125.4 KOREA 149.5 149.5 KUWAIT 103.2 103.2 MALAYSIA 100.0 80.1 MARSHALL ISLANDS 152.2 152.2 MICRONESIA 117.9 117.9 MYANMAR 100.0 85.2 NETHERLANDS 106.1 106.1 NEW ZEALAND Auckland 124.0 124.0 NEW ZEALAND Christchurch 121.5 121.5 NEW ZEALAND Wellington 123.7 123.7 NEW ZEALAND Other 123.1 123.1 PAKISTAN 100.0 84.4 PALAU 128.6 128.6 PAPUA NEW GUINEA 125.8 125.8 PHILIPPINES 100.0 90.3
Posting location Applied index Published index SAMOA 111.3 111.3 SAUDI ARABIA 100.0 99.6 SINGAPORE 136.9 136.9 SOLOMON ISLANDS 142.7 142.7 SPAIN Madrid 100.0 99.6 SPAIN Other 100.0 96.6 SRI LANKA 100.0 83.6 THAILAND 100.7 100.7 TIMOR-LESTE 126.5 126.5 TONGA 100.7 100.7 TURKEY 100.0 80.4 TUVALU 125.5 125.5 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 110.7 110.7 UK London 104.7 104.7 UK Other 100.0 97.4 USA Alaska 117.3 117.3 USA California 122.1 122.1 USA Colorado 108.5 108.5 USA Connecticut/Rhode Island 115.4 115.4 USA Florida 113.1 113.1 USA Georgia 108.6 108.6 USA Guam 117.9 117.9 USA Hawaii 135.0 135.0 USA Illinois 116.5 116.5 USA Manhattan 138.3 138.3 USA Maryland/Virginia, including Washington DC 118.1 118.1 USA Massachusetts 114.7 114.7 USA Missouri 110.0 110.0 USA New York State, excluding Manhattan 130.3 130.3 USA Texas 109.2 109.2 USA Washington State 115.5 115.5 USA Other 112.9 112.9 VANUATU 140.3 140.3 VIETNAM 100.0 91.8
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