ADF Pay and Conditions

Contents

PACMATE

 

Amendment List

 

Preface

 

Pay and Conditions Manual Administration and Technical Explanation

 

Contents

 

Conversion table

Part 1

Contacts

Part 2

Alphabetical Index

Part 3

Tax issues

Part 4

Authorisations

Part 5

Decision-Maker's Guide on Defence Conditions of Service

Part 6

Clause notes

 

Volume 1

Chapter 1: Introduction (Required reading)

 

Overview

Part 1

About this Manual

Part 2

Determinations that apply in this Manual

Part 3

Definitions

Part 4

Equivalent ranks and classifications

Part 5

Member's rights and obligations

Part 6

Payment of entitlements in special circumstances

 

Chapter 2: Joining and leaving the ADF

 

Overview

Part 1

Joining the ADF

Part 2

Leaving the ADF: Career Transition Assistance Scheme

Part 3

Leaving the ADF: Redundancy, gratuities and leave credits

Part

Members who are candidates for election

 

Chapter 3: ADF salaries and bonuses

 

Overview

Part 1

Salaries

Part A: Administration

Part B: Salaries

Part 2

Administration of salaries

Part 3

Salary packaging

Part 4

Overpayments and recovery

Part 5

Retention and completion benefits

Part 6

Salary and allowances during detention or suspension

Part 7

Medals and awards

 

 

 

Chapter 4: ADF allowances and reimbursements

 

Overview

Part 1

Higher duties allowance

Part 2

Service allowance

Part 3

Qualification and occupation-based allowances

Part 4

Location allowances

Part 5

Meal allowances

Part 6

Additional remuneration for star rank officers

Part 6A

Victoria Cross for Australia representational duties

Part 7

Training payment

Part 8

Reserves and Cadets

Part 9

Life insurance – additional risk insurance

Part 10

Other allowances – links

 

Chapter 5: ADF leave

 

Overview

Part 1

Overview

Part 2

Recreation leave

Part 3

Long service leave

Part 4

Maternity leave

Part 5

Parental leave

Part 6

War service leave

Part 7

Other leave with pay

Part 8

Leave without pay

Part 9

Short leave absence

Part 10

Public holidays – Australia

Part 11

Cancellation of, or recall from, leave

 

Volume 2

Chapter 6: ADF relocations on posting in Australia

 

Overview

Part 1

Relocation allowances

Part 2

Home sale or purchase

Part 3

Loss on sale of furniture, effects and vehicles

Part 4

Travel for removal purposes in Australia

Part 5

Compensation for loss or damage to items stored or removed

Part 6

Removals and storage

Part 7

Travelling to an Australian posting

Part 8

Expenses when a posting is cancelled

 

Chapter 7: ADF housing and meals

Part 1

Overview and indexes

Part 2

Suitable own home

Part 2A

Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme

Part 3

Living-in accommodation

Part 4

Temporary accommodation allowance

Part 5

Service residences

Part 5A

Choice accommodation – Darwin

Part 6

Rent allowance

Part 7

Meals

Part 8

Utilities

 

Annexes

 

Chapter 8: Members and their dependants

Part 1

Categories of member – dependants (This part is policy guidance)

Part 2

Recognition of interdependent partnerships

Part 3

Summary of conditions assisting dependants within Australia

Part 3A

Member with dependants (unaccompanied)

Part 4

Education assistance

Part 5

Emergency childcare assistance

Part 6

Dependants with special needs

Part 7

Family assistance for attendance at a Court of Inquiry

Part 8

Spouse benefits on marriage breakdown (This part is policy guidance)

Part 9

ADF Family Health Trial (This part is policy guidance)

 

Chapter 9: ADF travel in Australia

 

Overview

Part 1

Basic travel entitlements

Part 2

Travel in specific circumstances

Part 3

Travel and dependants

Part 4

Leave travel

Part 5

Payment of travel costs

Part 6

Vehicle allowance

Part 7

Aircraft allowance

 

Chapter 10: Clothing and personal effects

 

Overview

Part 1

Uniform allowance

Part 2

Personal purchase of uniform articles

Part 3

Aide-de-camp allowance

Part 4

Loss or damage to clothing or personal effects

Part 5

Service police plain clothes allowance

 

Chapter 11: ADF-related compensation

 

Overview

Part 1

Rehabilitation and compensation for personal injury or disease – general arrangements

Part 2

Additional military compensation

Part 3

Payment of financial entitlements on death

Part 4

Funeral costs, floral and non-floral tributes

 

Overseas Conditions of Service

Chapter 12: Overseas conditions of service – overview

 

Overview

Part 1

General information on Chapters 12 to 16

Part 2

Advice and administration for overseas conditions of service

Part 3

Definitions for Chapters 12 to 17

Part 4

Employment with the UN – ADF only

Part 5

Employment with the UN – APS only

 

Chapter 13: Short-term duty overseas

 

Overview

Part 1

Overview

Part 2

Overseas travel entitlements

Part 3

Travel costs for short-term duty overseas

Part 4

Special conditions and allowances – ADF only

 

Chapter 14: Relocating to or from a long-term posting overseas

 

Overview

Part 1

Overview

Part 2

Before leaving Australia

Part 3

Removals

Part 4

Travel to and from the posting location

Part 5

Settling in and out

Part 6

Evacuations and withdrawals from posting

 

Chapter 15: Living and working on long-term posting overseas

 

Overview

Part 1

Overview

Part 2

Overseas living allowance

Part 3

Travel during a long-term posting

Part 4

Housing

Part 5

Excess health costs

Part 6

Education costs for children

Part 7

Club membership

Part 8

Death overseas of a member or dependant

 

Chapter 16: Overseas hardship locations

 

Overview

Part 1

Overview

Part 2

Hardship allowance

Part 3

Additional recreation leave

Part 4

Assisted leave travel

Part 5

Accommodation on unavoidable stopovers

Part 6

Excess baggage

Part 7

Extraordinary costs

Part 8

Location allowances

 

Chapter 17: Warlike and non-warlike deployments

 

Overview

Part 1

Overview

Part 2

Eligibility to receive conditions of service

Part 3

Conditions of service – overview

Part 4

Warlike deployment – less than six months – conditions of service

Part 5

Warlike deployment – six months or longer – conditions of service

Part 6

Non-warlike deployment – less than six months – conditions of service

Part 7

Non-warlike deployment – six months or longer – conditions of service

Part 8

Third country deployments

Part 9

Allowances and leave

Part 10

APS employees – operational support duty

 

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