Defence Determination 2017/9, Assisted leave travel – amendment (Cth)
Defence Determination 2017/9, Assisted leave travel – 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 14 March 2017 L A ARNOLD Defence People Group |
1 | Citation |
| 1. | This Determination is Defence Determination 2017/9, Assisted leave travel – amendment. |
| 2. | This Determination may also be cited as Defence Determination 2017/9. |
| 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 | 6 April 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| Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 | Subsection 16.4.5.1 (Assisted leave travel) | |
| Repeal the subsection, substitute: | ||
| 1. | An eligible member may be reimbursed or have the Commonwealth directly pay the lesser of these amounts. | |
| a. | The cost of return travel by the member and their dependants. | |
| b. | The allowable travel cost for return air travel by the member and their dependants to a leave centre. | |
| Exception: The member and their dependants travel by private vehicle. See: Section 16.4.15, Travel by private vehicle | ||
| 6 | Subsection 16.4.12.4 (Proof of travel) | |
| Repeal the subsection. | ||
| 7 | Section 16.4.12 (Proof of travel) | |
| After the section, insert: | ||
16.4.12A Recovery of travel costs
| The member must repay to the Commonwealth the full amount of assistance provided under this Division, if either of the following applies. | |
| a. | Travel for which the Commonwealth has paid for does not occur. |
| b. | The member does not provide the proof of travel required under section 16.4.12. See: Section 16.4.12, Proof of travel |
| 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 Determination 2017/1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. |
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