Defence (Individual benefits) Determination 2022 (No. 2) (Cth)

Defence (Individual benefits) Determination 2022 (No. 2)

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

Dated 15 March 2022

Fiona Louise McSpeerin

Assistant Secretary
People Policy and Employment Conditions
Defence People Group

Contents

1  Name........................................................................................................................................ 1

2  Commencement........................................................................................................................ 1

3  Authority.................................................................................................................................. 1

4  Application............................................................................................................................... 1

5  Purpose.................................................................................................................................... 1

6  Definitions................................................................................................................................ 1

7  Accommodation benefit............................................................................................................ 2

8  Ceasing to occupy paid accommodation................................................................................... 2

9  Provision of benefit.................................................................................................................. 2

10  Other travel benefits............................................................................................................... 2

11  Repeals................................................................................................................................... 2

1  Name

This instrument is the Defence (Individual benefits) Determination 2022 (No. 2).

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.	The day after the instrument is registered.

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  Application

This Determination applies to a member holding one of the following employee identification numbers.

a.8219114.

b.8573635.

5  Purpose

The purpose of this Determination is to provide a member on a long-term overseas posting additional accommodation in Australia for their dependants before and after the birth of their children.

6  Definitions

In this Determination, the following apply.

Decision maker means Director Personnel Policy – Army.

Dependant has the same meaning given by section 12.3.5 of the Defence Determination.

Defence Determination means the Defence Determination 2016/19, Condition of service, as in force from time to time.

Partner has the same meaning given by section 1.3.88 of the Defence Determination.

7  Accommodation benefit

1.Subject to subsection 2, the member is eligible for accommodation in Australia for their dependants commencing on one of the following.

a.If the member or their partner has not been provided accommodation under section 15.5.20 of the Defence Determination — the day the member’s dependant returns to Australia for the purpose of giving birth.

b.If the member has been provided accommodation under section 15.5.20 of the Defence Determination — the day after the benefit under section 15.5.20 ends.

2.The maximum duration of the benefit under subsection 1 is the greater of the following.

a.Seventy-seven days less the number of days of accommodation provided to the member or their partner under section 15.5.20 in connection with giving birth.

b.The number of days from the commencement day under subsection 1 and a day specified by the decision maker.

3.The maximum daily rate for the accommodation is double the rate specified in Column C of the table in Annex 9.5.A Part 1 of the Defence Determination that corresponds with the location of the accommodation.

8  Ceasing to occupy paid accommodation

If the member’s dependant ceases to occupy paid accommodation before the end of the maximum duration of the benefit under subsection 7.2, the member ceases to be eligible under this Determination from the day the accommodation is no longer occupied by the dependant.

9  Provision of benefit

A benefit under this Determination may be provided directly to the member or by way of reimbursement.

10  Other travel benefits

To avoid doubt, there is no entitlement to meals or incidentals under this Determination.

11  Repeals

This Determination repeals on 31 December 2022.