Defence Determination, Conditions of service Amendment Determination 2020 (No. 17) (Cth)
Defence Determination, Conditions of service Amendment Determination 2020 (No. 17)
I, JENNIFER LOUISE STATTON, Acting Assistant Secretary, People Policy and Employment Conditions, make the following Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.
Dated 27 August 2020
J L STATTON
Acting Assistant Secretary
People Policy and Employment Conditions
Defence People Group
Contents
1 Name........................................................................................................................................ 1
2 Commencement........................................................................................................................ 1
3 Authority.................................................................................................................................. 1
4 Schedules................................................................................................................................. 1
Schedule 1—Remote location allowances – amendments 2
Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service 2
Schedule 2—Travel Allowance amendments 4
Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service 4
Schedule 3—Christmas stand-down 10
Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service 10
1 Name
This instrument is the Defence Determination, Conditions of service Amendment Determination 2020 (No. 17).
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 | |
| Provisions | Commencement | |
| 1. Sections 1 to 4 | 3 September 2020 | |
| 2. Schedules 1 and 2 | 1 October 2020 | |
| 3. Schedule 3 | 3 September 2020 | |
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Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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—Remote location allowances – amendments
Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service
| 1 | Subsection 4.4.9.1 (Rate of allowance), table |
| Omit the table, substitute: |
Rate of allowance
Item Column A
Condition
Column B
Location grade
Column C
Rate
($)
1. A member who lives in. A 990 B 2,835 C 3,545 D 4,965 E 5,675 2. A member with dependants who lives out, and item 3.a of this table does not apply. A 2,835 B 8,100 C 10,125 D 14,185 E 16,210 3. a. A member with dependants who lives out and one or more of those dependants meet all of these conditions.
i. The dependant is an ADF member or an APS employee in Defence.
ii. The dependant is paid ADF district allowance or district allowance under the Defence Enterprise Agreement 2017-2020 as in force on 16 August 2017.
b. A member with dependants (unaccompanied) who lives out.
c. A member without dependants who lives out.
d. A member of the Reserves who is undertaking Reserve Service and who is required to live out.
A 1,420 B 4,050 C 5,065 D 7,095 E 8,105
| 2 | Subsection 4.4.19.2 (Benefit), table |
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Item Column A
Condition
Column B
Annual rate
($)
1. The member has at least one dependant living at the establishment. 2,835 2. Any other member. 1,420
| 3 | Section 4.4.24 (Rate of allowance) |
| Omit $5,865", substitute "$6,020". | |
| 4 | Section 4.4.31 (Rate of allowance), table |
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Rate of allowance
Item Column A
Paragraph
Column B
Annual rate
($)
1. Paragraph 4.4.30.a 14,046 2. Paragraph 4.4.30.b 7,738
Schedule 2—Travel Allowance amendments
Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service
| 1 | Section 4.5.9 (Rates of allowance), table |
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Item Column A
Meal period
Column B
Rate
($)
1. breakfast 25.75 2. lunch under paragraph 4.5.6.1.d 11.80 3. any other lunch 29.35 4. dinner 50.65
| 2 | Subsection 7.5.24.2 (Meals – hotel or serviced apartment), table |
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Item Column A
Meal period
Column B
Capital cities and high-cost country centres
($)
Column C
Other locations
($)
1. breakfast 28.70 25.75 2. lunch 32.30 29.35 3. dinner 55.05 50.65
| 3 | Subsection 7.5.24.3 (Meals – hotel or serviced apartment), table |
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Item Column A
Meal period
Column B
Capital cities and high-cost country centres
($)
Column C
Other locations
($)
1. breakfast 14.35 12.90 2. lunch 16.15 14.70 3. dinner 27.55 25.35
| 4 | Subsection 9.5.10.2 (Part-day travel period) |
| Omit “51.70”, substitute “52.70”. | |
| 5 | Subsection 9.5.20.2 (Member living in eligible to use the Defence travel card), table item 5 |
| Omit “70.15”, substitute “71.40”. | |
| 6 | Subsection 9.5.22.2 (Travel for more than 21 days), table item 3 |
| Omit “70.15”, substitute “71.40”. | |
| 7 | Subsection 9.5.39.2 (Member living in), table item 5 |
| Omit “70.15”, substitute “71.40”. | |
| 8 | Subsection 9.5.41.2 (Travel for more than 21 days), table item 3 |
| Omit “70.15”, substitute “71.40”. | |
| 9 | Annex 9.5.A Part 1 (Accommodation rates), table |
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Column A
Location
Column B
Brigadier or higher
($)
Column C
Colonel or lower
($)
Adelaide 179.00 134.00 Brisbane 185.00 139.00 Canberra 201.00 151.00 Darwin
(April to November)262.00 196.00 Darwin
(December to March)140.00 105.00 Hobart 170.00 127.00 Melbourne 191.00 143.00 Perth 189.00 142.00 Sydney 248.00 186.00 High-cost country centres See Part 2 See Part 2 Medium-cost country centres (see Part 3) 147.00 122.00 Other country centres 136.00 113.00
| 10 | Annex 9.5.A Part 2 (High-cost country centres – accommodation), table |
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| Column A Location | Column B Rate |
| New South Wales | |
| Armidale | 138.00 |
| Bathurst | 133.00 |
| Bega | 131.00 |
| Bourke | 147.00 |
| Broken Hill | 143.50 |
| Cobar | 136.00 |
| Coffs Harbour | 139.50 |
| Dubbo | 134.00 |
| Gosford | 136.00 |
| Goulburn | 132.50 |
| Gunnedah | 130.00 |
| Leeton | 129.50 |
| Lismore | 135.00 |
| Maitland | 145.50 |
| Mudgee | 150.00 |
| Muswellbrook | 147.50 |
| Newcastle | 174.00 |
| Nowra | 138.00 |
| Orange | 146.50 |
| Port Macquarie | 160.50 |
| Queanbeyan | 130.00 |
| Wagga Wagga | 143.50 |
| Wollongong | 144.50 |
| Northern Territory | |
| Alice Springs (April to November) | 130.00 |
| Alice Springs (December to March) | 119.00 |
| Jabiru (April to November) | 234.00 |
| Jabiru (December to March) | 158.50 |
| Katherine (April to November) | 143.00 |
| Katherine (December to March) | 142.00 |
| Nhulunbuy (April to November) | 248.50 |
| Nhulunbuy (December to March) | 221.50 |
| Tennant Creek | 139.50 |
| Yulara (April to November) | 447.00 |
| Yulara (December to March) | 419.50 |
| Queensland | |
| Bundaberg | 128.50 |
| Cairns | 150.50 |
| Dalby | 164.00 |
| Emerald | 131.00 |
| Gold Coast | 184.00 |
| Hervey Bay | 131.00 |
| Kingaroy | 130.00 |
| Monto | 128.00 |
| Mount Isa | 155.50 |
| Roma | 131.00 |
| Toowoomba | 131.50 |
| South Australia | |
| Ceduna | 133.00 |
| Mount Gambier | 139.50 |
| Naracoorte | 132.00 |
| Port Augusta | 128.00 |
| Port Lincoln | 160.50 |
| Whyalla | 130.00 |
| Wilpena Pound | 185.50 |
| Tasmania | |
| Burnie | 163.50 |
| Devonport | 138.50 |
| Launceston | 130.00 |
| Victoria | |
| Ballarat | 151.00 |
| Benalla | 140.00 |
| Bendigo | 138.00 |
| Bright | 165.00 |
| Geelong | 134.00 |
| Hamilton | 136.50 |
| Horsham | 151.50 |
| Mildura | 132.50 |
| Portland | 134.34 |
| Sale | 131.78 |
| Seymour | 132.03 |
| Shepparton | 147.78 |
| Swan Hill | 134.10 |
| Wangaratta | 141.76 |
| Wonthaggi | 149.17 |
| Western Australia | |
| Albany | 143.12 |
| Broome | 177.41 |
| Carnarvon | 151.86 |
| Derby | 145.19 |
| Esperance | 159.63 |
| Exmouth | 147.36 |
| Geraldton | 152.22 |
| Halls Creek | 158.23 |
| Kalgoorlie | 144.19 |
| Karratha | 177.27 |
| Kununurra | 179.14 |
| Newman | 145.28 |
| Northam | 142.05 |
| Port Hedland | 147.44 |
| External Australian Territory | |
| Christmas Island (WA) | 190.00 |
| Cocos | 318.50 |
| Horn | 171.50 |
| Norfolk Island | 137.50 |
| 11 | Annex 9.5.A Part 3 (Medium-cost country centres), table |
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Medium-cost country centres New South Wales Cowra Grafton Griffith Inverell Narrabri Tamworth Tumut Western Australia Bunbury Queensland Charters Towers Mackay Rockhampton Townsville Tasmania Queenstown South Australia Port Pirie Victoria Ararat Bairnsdale Colac Echuca Warrnambool
| 12 | Annex 9.5.A Part 4 (Meals and incidentals), table |
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Column A
Location
Column B
Breakfast
($)
Column C
Lunch
($)
Column D
Dinner
($)
Column E
Incidentals
($)
Capital cities and
high-cost country centres28.70 32.30 55.05 20.40 Medium-cost country centres and other country centres 25.75 29.35 50.65 20.40
| 13 | Annex 9.5.B Part 2 (Amounts for travel after 21 days – meals), table |
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Item Column A
Accommodation
Column B
Condition
Column C
Rate
($)
1. A boarding house, hotel or motel where the tariff is not all inclusive Cooking facilities are not provided 812.35 Cooking facilities are provided 454.90 3. Rental accommodation – 454.90
Schedule 3—Christmas stand-down
Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service
| 1 | Subsection 5.12.3.1 (Christmas stand-down) | |
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| 1. | A member is eligible for Christmas stand-down on the following days | |
| a. | 24 December 2020 – 1 January 2021 inclusive. | |
| b. | 24 December 2021 – 1 January 2022 inclusive. | |
| c. | 28 December 2022 – 3 January 2023 inclusive. | |
| 2 | Section 15.1.4 (Public holidays overseas) | |
| Omit, wherever occurring "Director Military Conditions and Housing Policy", substitute "Assistant Director – Overseas Conditions of Service, People Policy and Employment Conditions". | ||
| 3 | Subsection 15.1.5.1 (Christmas stand-down) | |
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| 1. | A member is eligible for Christmas stand-down for the year listed in an item in Column A of the following table on the days listed in Column B of the same item. | |
Item Column A
Year
Column B
Stand-down days
1. 2020-2021 24 December 2020. 29 December 2020. 30 December 2020. 31 December 2020. 2. 2021-2022 24 December 2021. 29 December 2021. 30 December 2021. 31 December 2021. 3. 2022-2023 28 December 2022. 29 December 2022. 30 December 2022. 3 January 2023.
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