Chapter 13: Short-term duty overseas

Contents

Overview

13.0.1	Overview	1
13.0.2	Contents	1

Part 1: Overview

13.1.1	Purpose	1
13.1.2	Member this Chapter applies to	1
13.1.3	Member this Chapter does not apply to	1
13.1.4	Member on short-term duty ill or injured	2
13.1.5	Process for travelling overseas on short-term duty	2

Part 2: Overseas travel entitlements

13.2.0	Overview	1
13.2.0A	Definitions	1
13.2.0B	Contents	1

Division 1: Class of air travel

13.2.1	Member this Division does not apply to	1
13.2.2	Special travel requirements	1
13.2.3	Class of air travel for short-term duty	2
13.2.4	Downgrading the class of air travel	2
13.2.5	CDF discretion for first class air travel	3

Division 2: Rest periods

13.2.6	Purpose	1
13.2.7	Definitions – time zone hour	1
13.2.8	Rest period entitlements	1
13.2.9	Recreation leave with rest periods	2

Division 3: Accompanied travel

13.2.10

Spouse-accompanying member on short-term duty overseas

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Division 4: Miscellaneous costs of short-term duty overseas

13.2.11	Insuring personal effects	1
13.2.12	Entitlement – funeral costs	1
13.2.12A	Medical and dental costs [APS only]	2

Division 5: Camping out – APS only

13.2.13

Camping out – APS only

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Annex 13.2.A

Secretary/CDF Joint Policy Directive No. 26 of 2004 Approval for: Overseas travel and travel for representational purposes within Australia and overseas at Commonwealth expense

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Part 3: Travel costs for short-term duty overseas

13.3.1	Purpose	1
13.3.2	Basis	1
13.3.3	Contents	1
13.3.4	Member entitled to use the travel card	1
13.3.5	Member not entitled to use the travel card	1

Division 1: Rates, limitations and specific situations

13.3.6	Travel costs while living out	1
13.3.7	Member entitled to allowance instead of using travel card	2
13.3.8	Limits on entitlements	2
13.3.9	Reduced rates for meals on day of arrival or departure	3
13.3.10	Reduced entitlement for incidentals	4
13.3.11	Additional travel costs	5
13.3.12	Top-up of costs paid by another organisation	5
13.3.13	Travel costs when in hospital	6
13.3.14	Confirming actual travel costs	6
13.3.15	Part-day travel	7
13.3.16	Travelling allowance while living in	7

Division 2: Equipment costs

13.3.17	Purpose	1
13.3.18	Entitlement	1
13.3.19	Additional equipment costs	2
13.3.20	Member not provided with travel card	4

Annex 13.3.A	Travel costs	1
	Part 1: Brigadier or higher	1
	Part 2: Colonel or lower	4

Part 4: Special conditions and allowances – ADF only

13.4.0	Overview	1
13.4.0A	Contents	1

Division 1: Member on Defence co-operation program or project

13.4.1	Member this Division applies to	1
13.4.2	Member this Division does not apply to	1
13.4.3	Allowance if meals not provided	1
13.4.4	Allowance for supplementary dietary needs	2

Division 2: Officially approved activities

13.4.5	Member this Division applies to	1
13.4.6	Help with travel costs	1

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