Member's Guide to ADF Pay and Conditions in Australia – see Disclaimer – check PACMAN for full details
5.1
Introduction to leave
Leave provides an opportunity
to take a break from work, or in some instances to attend to urgent family
matters.
Many types of leave are
listed in this Chapter. To be absent from duty on leave you will need the approval
of your Commanding Officer or supervisor (except for maternity leave, which
cannot be refused – see 5.5).
Some leave is granted for
special purposes. Usually it is not an entitlement. It is only granted at your
Commanding Officer's or supervisor's discretion.
During periods of high
workload you may find that leave will not be granted. Leave is unlikely to be
granted during operational deployments.
If you are absent from duty
without approval it may be considered a disciplinary offence under the Defence
Force Discipline Act 1982.
You should use the Personnel
Management Key Solution (PMKeyS) Self Service database (known as PSS) when you
apply for some types of leave. PSS enables the electronic (paperless)
processing of leave applications. Instructions on how to use PSS is at http://intranet.defence.gov.au/dsg/sites/PMKeyS/.
Reference: ADF Pay and Conditions Manual, Chapter
5
Forms: AD097 - ADF Leave
Application
AD289
- Approval for Recredit of Leave