Member's Guide to ADF Pay and Conditions in
9.4
Compassionate travel
Compassionate travel may be
granted to allow you to visit a close relative with a serious illness, or who has
died. It may also be granted in other exceptional circumstances. Some junior
members may get compassionate travel each time they get compassionate leave.
Who is eligible?
You may be granted
compassionate travel in these situations.
·
Your spouse, interdependent partner or child is seriously
ill.
·
Your parent, guardian, brother, sister or other dependant
is very seriously ill and you have to be there because no one else in the
family is available or able to help.
·
Your spouse, interdependent partner, child, parent,
guardian, brother, sister or a CDF-recognised dependant is very seriously ill
or has died.
There are other exceptional
reasons for the travel. Examples of exceptional reasons are in the ADF Pay and
Conditions Manual, clause 9.3.49.
Your spouse or interdependent
partner may be entitled to compassionate travel.
Not everyone who gets
compassionate leave can be given compassionate travel.
What do you get?
You will be allowed travel by
the fastest public transport available to get to your closest relative. The
return journey is by entitled means (see 9.1).
You may drive your own car if
your Commanding Officer believes you are able to arrive safely and driving will
not delay your arrival.
Your Commanding Officer may
also approve travel for your children. This may be approved if they cannot be
cared for while you are away.
What about leave?
When you are granted
compassionate travel, you will also be granted compassionate leave (see 5.8).
If you have run out of compassionate leave, you may use recreation leave
instead.
Application to Reservists: No, except for Reservists on continuous
full-time service.
References: ADF Pay and Conditions Manual, Chapter 9 Part 3
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