Member's Guide to ADF Pay and Conditions in Australia – see Disclaimer – check PACMAN for full details

Contents
Chapter 1	Required reading
1.1	This guide
1.2	Other Information
1.3	Applying for conditions of service
1.4	Normal working hours
1.5	Reservists
Chapter 2	Joining and leaving the ADF
2.1	Joining the ADF
2.2	Discharge from the ADF
2.3	Career Transition Assistance Scheme
2.4	Employment in the Australian Public Service
Chapter 3	Salaries
3.1	Introduction to salary
3.2	Salary
3.3	What if your salary is reduced?
3.4	Salary packaging
3.5	Overpayments and recovery
3.6	Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme retention benefit
Chapter 4	Allowances
4.1	Service allowance
4.2	Higher duties allowance
4.3	Field allowance
4.4	Flying allowance
4.5	Hard lying allowance
4.6	Paratrooper allowance
4.7	Seagoing allowance
4.8	Special action forces allowance
4.9	Allowance for specialist operations
4.10	Submarine service allowance
4.11	ADF district allowance
4.12	Trainee's dependant allowance
4.13	Attendance allowance
4.14	Reimbursement for extra risk insurance expenses
4.15	Meal allowance

Chapter 5	Leave
5.1	Introduction to leave
5.2	'Sick leave'
5.3	Recreation leave
5.4	Long service leave
5.5	Maternity leave
5.6	Parental leave
5.7	War service leave
5.8	Compassionate leave
5.9	Carer's leave
5.10	Travelling leave
5.11	Leave without pay
5.12	Leave without pay to accompany spouse or interdependent partner on posting
5.13	Part-time leave without pay
5.14	Short absence from duty
5.15	Short absence for removal purposes
5.16	Public holidays
5.17	Cancellation of leave
Chapter 6	Relocations
6.1	Separation allowance
6.2	Disturbance allowance
6.3	Childcare on removal
6.4	Pet relocation
6.5	Initial home purchase
6.6	Home purchase or sale expenses allowance
6.7	Removals and storage
6.8	Removals on breakdown of marriage or interdependent partnership
6.9	Cancelled posting expenses
Chapter 7	Housing and meals
7.1	Introduction to housing
7.2	House-hunting trips
7.3	Living-in accommodation
7.4	Temporary accommodation allowance
7.5	Service residences
7.6	Other types of Service residences
7.7	Rent allowance
7.8	Contribution for meals
7.9	Food allowance for a member with dependants (unaccompanied)
7.10	Utilities
7.11	Home ownership assistance

Chapter 8	Members and their dependants
8.1	What category are you in?
8.2	Independent partnerships
8.3	Families with special needs
8.4	Education assistance
8.5	Reimbursement for childcare
8.6	Benefits on marriage breakdown
8.7	Dual entitlement
8.8	Emergency support for families
8.9	ADF Family Health Trial
Chapter 9	Travel
9.1	Class, means of travel and baggage within Australia
9.2	Travel and related entitlements on completion of service
9.3	Reunion travel
9.4	Compassionate travel
9.5	Recreation leave travel
9.6	Remote location leave travel
9.7	Travel costs
9.8	Defence travel model
9.9	Travelling allowance
9.10	Vehicle allowance
Chapter 10	Clothing
10.1	Uniform allowance
10.2	Loss or damage to clothing or personal effects
Chapter 11	Compensation and benefits on illness or death
11.1	Compensation
11.2	Payment of financial entitlements on death
11.3	Bereavement payment
Chapter 12	Superannuation
12.1	Warning
12.2	Why is superannuation important?
12.3	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefit Scheme
12.4	Military Superannuation
12.5	Ancillary contributions
Chapter 13	Miscellaneous
13.1	Defence Assisted Study Scheme
13.2	Paying your money to someone else

Other Information
	Equivalent ranks
	Contact information
	Application forms
	Source documents
	Alphabetical index