15.5.14 Purpose
15.5.15 Travel to another location
for health care
15.5.16 Provision of escort
15.5.17 Travel for child to accompany
a parent
15.5.18 Class of air travel for
health care
15.5.19 Living costs at another
location during treatment
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The purpose of this Division is to help with the
cost of travel to obtain health care. |
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TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B,
item 116. |
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The CDF may approve travel at Commonwealth expense
so that an eligible person can receive treatment at another location. The
travel must be for one of these reasons. |
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The eligible
person requires health care that cannot be provided at the posting location. |
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The health care
cannot be delayed until the person is away from the posting location for
recreation or other purposes. |
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The CDF must
consider all these criteria. |
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The apparent
state of health of the eligible person. |
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Any available
professional advice on the person's state of health. |
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The health care
facilities available at the posting location. |
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The availability
and skill of health care professionals at the posting location. |
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Any other factor
relevant to the person's health. |
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Travel will not be approved at Commonwealth expense
for any assisted reproductive services (ARS) procedures. |
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Persons
who can make the decision under clause 15.5.15 on behalf of the CDF: A person not below WO2/APS 5 who is authorised to manage Defence
personnel administration at the overseas post Senior ADF Representative at the overseas post A person working in the Personnel Administration Centre in - Overseas Administration
Team Leader - Personnel Administration
Manager Specialist - Civilian and Overseas
Personnel Administration Centre Manager - Director Personnel
Administration Centre |
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Persons
who can make the decision under clause 15.5.15 on behalf of the Secretary: A person who is authorised to manage
Defence personnel administration at the overseas post and is not below
WO2(E)/APS 5 Senior ADF Representative at the
overseas post A person
working in the Personnel Administration Centre – Melbourne who is authorised
to manage Defence personnel administration at overseas posts and is not below
WO2(E)/APS 5 |
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TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B,
item 117. |
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In addition to
travel under clause 15.5.15, the CDF may approve the travel of an escort at
Commonwealth expense. The CDF must consider all these criteria. |
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The reasons for
the eligible person's travel. |
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The degree to
which the person could travel independently for treatment. |
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Any other factor
relevant to the person's welfare during the travel. |
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Persons who can make the
decision under clause 15.5.16 on behalf of the CDF: A person not below WO2/APS 5 who is authorised to manage Defence
personnel administration at the overseas post Senior ADF Representative at the overseas post A person working in the Personnel Administration Centre in - Overseas Administration
Team Leader - Personnel Administration
Manager Specialist - Civilian and Overseas
Personnel Administration Centre Manager - Director Personnel
Administration Centre |
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Persons who can make the
decision under clause 15.5.16 on behalf of the Secretary: A person who is authorised to manage
Defence personnel administration at the overseas post and is not below
WO2(E)/APS 5 Senior ADF Representative at the
overseas post A person working in the Personnel
Administration Centre – Melbourne who is authorised to manage Defence
personnel administration at overseas posts and is not below WO2(E)/APS 5 |
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TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B,
item 117. |
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The CDF may approve the travel of a child to
accompany a parent, if both these conditions apply. |
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An eligible person or escort has had travel approved
under clauses 15.5.15 or 15.5.16. |
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The eligible person or escort is the child's parent. |
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The CDF must
consider all these criteria when deciding to approve travel for a child to
accompany a parent. |
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The child's age. |
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Any practical
arrangements the person could make for the child's care in the circumstances. |
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The
circumstances in which the person is to travel. |
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Persons who can make the
decision under clause 15.5.17 on behalf of the CDF: A person not below WO2/APS 5 who is authorised to manage Defence
personnel administration at the overseas post Senior ADF Representative at the overseas post A person working in the Personnel Administration Centre in - Overseas Administration
Team Leader - Personnel Administration
Manager Specialist - Civilian and Overseas
Personnel Administration Centre Manager - Director Personnel
Administration Centre |
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Persons who can make the
decision under clause 15.5.17 on behalf of the Secretary: A person who is authorised to manage
Defence personnel administration at the overseas post and is not below
WO2(E)/APS 5 Senior ADF Representative at the
overseas post A person working in the Personnel Administration Centre – Melbourne
who is authorised to manage Defence personnel administration at overseas
posts and is not below WO2(E)/APS 5 |
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If an eligible person, escort or child travels under
this Division, they are entitled to economy class travel. These two
exceptions apply. |
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An eligible person is certified by a doctor as
pregnant at the time of travel. The eligible person travels business class,
or first class if business class is not available. |
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The CDF approves a higher class of travel as
reasonable in the circumstances for an eligible person. |
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The CDF must
consider all these criteria. |
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The person's
apparent state of health. |
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The nature of
the aircraft seating that the person requires for medical reasons during the
travel. |
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Any other factor
relevant to the person's travel. |
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The eligible
person, escort and child are to travel in the same class. |
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Persons who can make the decision under paragraph
15.5.18.1.b on behalf of the CDF: A person not below MAJ(E)/APS 6 who is authorised to manage Defence
personnel administration at the overseas post Senior ADF Representative at the overseas post A person working in the Personnel Administration Centre in - Overseas Administration Team
Leader - Personnel Administration
Manager Specialist - Civilian and Overseas
Personnel Administration Centre Manager - Director Personnel
Administration Centre |
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Persons who can make the decision under paragraph
15.5.18.1.b on behalf of the Secretary: A
person who is authorised to manage Defence personnel administration at the
overseas post and is not below MAJ(E)/APS 6 Senior
ADF Representative at the overseas post A person working in the
Personnel Administration Centre – Melbourne who is authorised to manage
Defence personnel administration at overseas posts and is not below
WO2(E)/APS 5 |
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TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B,
item 118. |
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This clause sets out accommodation and meal costs,
for eligible persons who are authorised to travel under this Division. Exception:
This clause does not apply to a person who is an in-patient at a hospital. |
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This table sets out the entitlements for travel from
the posting location to another overseas location. |
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TABLE
1 Authorised travel from posting location to another
overseas location |
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For a person living in... |
the entitlement is... |
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commercial accommodation for more than five days, with facilities
to prepare a cooked meal |
The reasonable cost of the person's
accommodation. |
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commercial accommodation for one to five days, with facilities to prepare a cooked meal |
as if the person were settling in on long-term
posting at the other location. See: Chapter 14 Part 5, Settling in
and out |
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commercial accommodation without facilities to prepare a cooked meal |
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private accommodation Example:
staying with relatives or friends |
25% of the meals supplement payable if the
person were settling in on long-term posting at the other location. See: Chapter
14 Part 5,
Settling in and out |
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This table sets out the entitlements for travel from
the posting location to another location in |
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TABLE
2 Authorised travel from posting location to a location in
Australia |
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For a person living in... |
the entitlement is... |
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commercial accommodation for more than five days, with facilities
to prepare a cooked meal |
for accommodation only. Accommodation is paid at the daily travelling
allowance rate, as if the member was temporarily performing duty at the
location in Accommodation may not be paid for more than 21
days. See:
Annex 9.5.A within |
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commercial accommodation for one to five days, with facilities to prepare a cooked meal |
as in item a, plus the amount for meals payable
under clause 14.5.5 if the member were evacuated to the location in See:
Chapter 14 Part 6 Division
1, Evacuations |
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commercial accommodation without facilities to prepare a cooked meal |
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private accommodation Example:
staying with relatives or friends |
25% of the amount for meals mentioned under
items 2 and 3. See:
Chapter 14 Part 6 Division
1, Evacuations |
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Regardless of a member's rank, the rates payable
under this clause are limited to the rates payable to members with the rank
of Colonel or lower. |