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5.10
Travelling leave
Travelling leave gives you
extra time to travel to and from your leave destination. It allows you to make
better use of your other leave.
When do you get it?
You can take travelling leave
when you are granted any of these types of travel.
·
Recreation leave travel in
·
Compassionate travel.
·
Pre-deployment travel.
Travelling leave is only
granted if you are travelling for more than 12 hours. This usually means that
if you fly, you will not be granted travelling leave.
When don't you get it?
Travelling leave does not
apply to these types of travel.
·
·
Remote location leave travel.
·
Duty travel.
·
Where the travel period is less than 12 hours.
How much leave do you get?
You will get between one and
six days' leave, linked to the amount of travelling time by the most direct
route.
If you are in the Navy and
your travelling time is more than two days, you will only be given travelling
leave once a year.
Travelling leave includes
weekends and public holidays.
Application to Reservists: No, except for Reservists on continuous
full-time service.
Reference: ADF Pay and Conditions Manual, Chapter 5 Part 7
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