Defence Determination, Conditions of Service Amendment (Public transport and school transport costs) Determination 2018 (No. 16) (Cth)

Defence Determination, Conditions of Service Amendment (Public transport and school transport costs) Determination 2018 (No. 16)

I, FIONA LOUISE McSPEERIN, Assistant Secretary, People Policy and Employment Conditions, make the following Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.

Dated   19 April 2018

F L McSPEERIN

Assistant Secretary
People Policy and Employment Conditions
Defence People Group

Contents

1......... Name............................................................................................................................... 2

2......... Commencement............................................................................................................... 2

3......... Authority......................................................................................................................... 2

4......... Schedules......................................................................................................................... 2

Schedule 1—Amendments   3

Defence Determination, Conditions of service 2016/19   3

1  Name

This instrument is Defence Determination, Conditions of Service Amendment (Public transport and school transport costs) Determination 2018 (No. 16)

2  Commencement

This instrument commences on 3 May 2018.

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Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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—Public transport and school transport costs

Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service

1	Section 15.3.7 (Public transport)
Omit the section, substitute:

15.3.7   Public Transport

1.

A member may be reimbursed the excess costs of public transport if the member meets the following conditions.

a.

The member uses public transport to travel between their home and their normal place of duty.

b.

The member's public transport costs under paragraph a have exceeded AUD 1,350.20 in a 12 month period commencing on 1 March.

2.

The excess cost the member is calculated using the following formula.

Where:

costs

is the member's public transport costs at the location. Multiply by the exchange rate to convert it into AUD.

Note: The exchange rate is the rate provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the payday prior to 1 March of the relevant year for the currency in which the member incurred the public transport cost.

days

is the number of days the member worked in the overseas location during the year. Do not count more than 215 days.

2

Section 15.6.11 (School transport costs)

Omit the section, substitute:

15.6.11   School transport costs

1.	A member may be reimbursed the excess costs of school transport if the member meets the following conditions.
a.	The member's dependant, who is a child, travels to and from school by one of the following means.
i.	Public transport.
ii.	Transport contracted by the school, but not levied by the school.
b.	School transport costs in paragraph a have exceeded AUD 368.90 in a 12 month period commencing on 1 March.

2.

The excess cost of school transport is calculated using the following formula.

Where:

costs

is the member's claimable school transport costs at the location in Australian dollars.

Note: The exchange rate is the rate provided to Defence by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the payday prior to 1 March of the relevant year for the currency in which the member incurred the school transport costs.

days

is the number of days the member’s dependant attended school in the overseas location during the year. Do not count more than 155 days.

3.

For the purpose of subsection 2, claimable school transport costs are equal to the lesser of the following in AU Dollars.

a.

School transport costs that would be payable if the child attended a benchmark school.

b.

School transport costs paid by the member for the child.