Chapter
3 ADF salaries and bonuses
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Provision |
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Authorised person |
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Subclause
3.2.10.1 |
Approve a member
entering into a contract with the United Nations or other multi-national
force to perform services for a specified period at a location overseas. |
Director General Navy
People Head
Navy People and Reputation Director
General Personnel – Army Director
General Personnel – Air Force |
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Subclause
3.2.13A.2 |
Deem a Reserve member
to be on duty after a period of intense activity associated with an exercise,
operation or deployment. |
Deputy Director
Reserves, Navy People Career Management Agency Commanding Officer not
below the rank of MAJ(E) or a person in the member’s line of supervision not
below the rank of LTCOL(E) |
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Subclause
3.2.13A.3 |
Deem a Reserve member to
be on duty when the member is required to be away from their home location
over a weekend, public holiday or rostered day off. |
Commanding Officer not
below the rank of MAJ(E) or a person in the member’s line of supervision not
below the rank of LTCOL(E) |
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Provision |
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Authorised person |
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Subclause
3.2.17.1, exception 1 |
Approve a salary above
the minimum rate in the salary scale for a member on enlistment or
appointment because of their experience, qualifications and skills. |
Director Navy People
Career Management Agency Commanding
Officer, Soldier Career Management Agency Commander
Career Management Army Director
Officer Career Management – Army Director
Personnel – Air Force Deputy
Director Selection, Enlistment, Appointment and Transition (Air Force) Deputy
Director Administrative Sanctions, Promotion, Gradings and Internal Review
(Air Force) Executive
Officer Director Personnel – Air Force Director
General Navy People Head
Navy People and Reputation Director
General Personnel – Army Director
General Personnel – Air Force |
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Provision |
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Clause
3.2.18, exception 1 |
Approve a salary above the
minimum rate in the salary scale for a member on promotion because of their
experience, qualifications and skills. |
Director
Navy People Career Management Agency Commanding
Officer, Soldier Career Management Agency Commander
Career Management Army Director
Officer Career Management – Army Director
Personnel – Air Force Deputy
Director Selection, Enlistment, Appointment and Transition (Air Force) Deputy
Director Administrative Sanctions, Promotion, Gradings and Internal Review
(Air Force) Executive
Officer Director Personnel – Air Force Director
General Navy People Head
Navy People and Reputation Director
General Personnel – Army Director
General Personnel – Air Force Director Navy Senior
Officer Management |
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Provision |
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Subclause
3.2.20.3 |
Grant a member with
previous military service a starting salary at a specific salary point above
the minimum rate in the salary scale for the rank but not higher than that
the member would have been entitled to if the service had all been in the
Australian Defence Force. |
Director Navy People
Career Management Agency Commanding
Officer, Soldier Career Management Agency Commander
Career Management Army Director
Officer Career Management – Army Director
Personnel – Air Force Deputy
Director Selection, Enlistment, Appointment and Transition (Air Force) Deputy
Director Administrative Sanctions, Promotion, Gradings and Internal Review
(Air Force) Executive
Officer Director Personnel – Air Force Director
General Navy People Head
Navy People and Reputation Director
General Personnel – Army Director
General Personnel – Air Force |
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Subclause
3.2.21.1 |
Approve salary above
the minimum rate in the salary scale for the member’s rank if the member
served in the Reserve Forces before they enlisted or were appointed to the
Permanent Forces. |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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Clause
3.2.31 |
Approve a rate of salary
in the salary scale of a lower rank for a member who is reduced in rank. |
Director Navy People
Career Management Agency Commanding
Officer, Soldier Career Management Agency Commander
Career Management Army Director
Officer Career Management – Army Director
Personnel – Air Force Deputy
Director Administrative Sanctions, Promotion, Gradings and Internal Review
(Air Force) Director
General Navy People Head
Navy People and Reputation Director
General Personnel – Army Director
General Personnel – Air Force |
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Subclause
3.2.32.3 |
Approve a period of
service in a higher rank to which the member is again promoted, for the
purpose of assessing the rate of salary to be paid to a member who had been
reduced from that rank (other than for inefficiency or disciplinary action). |
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Paragraph
3.2.34A.2.b |
Approve a qualification
as valuable to the ADF. |
Director
General Navy People Commander
Career Management Army Director
General Personnel – Air Force Director Personnel –
Air Force |
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Subclause 3.2.35.1 |
Approve the
qualification, skill and experience requirements for a competency level for
chaplains. |
Chair of the Chaplain
Career and Professional Development Committee. |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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Subclause 3.2.35.2 |
Designate a chaplain’s
position as requiring a specific competency level. |
Director Navy People
Career Management Agency Commander
Career Management Army Director
Officer Career Management – Army Staff
Officer 1, Director Officer Career Management – Army Director
Personnel Capability Management – Air Force Director
General Navy People Director
General Personnel – Air Force |
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Subclause 3.2.35.3 |
Be satisfied that a
member meets both conditions specified in paragraphs a. and b. to advance to a
higher competency level. |
Director Navy People
Career Management Agency Commander
Career Management Army Director
Officer Career Management – Army Staff
Officer 1, Director Officer Career Management – Army Director
Personnel – Air Force Deputy
Director Administrative Sanctions, Promotion, Gradings and Internal Review
(Air Force) Director
General Navy People Director
General Personnel – Air Force |
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Subclause 3.2.35.4 |
Be satisfied that a
member meets both conditions specified in paragraphs a. and b. to advance to
competency level 3. |
Director General Navy
People Commander
Career Management Army Director
General Personnel – Air Force |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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Subclause 3.2.36.1 |
Approve the qualification,
skill and experience requirements for a competency level for dental officers. |
Chair
of the Dental Officer Career and Professional Development Committee. |
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Subclause 3.2.36.2 |
Designate a position as
requiring a specific competency level. |
Director Navy People
Career Management Agency Commander
Career Management Army Director
Officer Career Management – Army Director
Personnel Capability Management – Air Force Director
General Navy People Director
General Personnel – Air Force |
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Subclause 3.2.36.3 |
Be satisfied that a
member meets both conditions specified in paragraphs a. and b. to advance to
a higher competency level. |
Director Navy People
Career Management Agency Commander
Career Management Army Director
Officer Career Management – Army Director
Personnel – Air Force Deputy
Director Administrative Sanctions, Promotion, Gradings and Internal Review
(Air Force) Director
General Navy People Director
General Personnel – Air Force |
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Subclause 3.2.37.1 |
Approve the qualification,
skill and experience requirements for a competency level for legal officers. |
Chair of the Legal
Officer Career and Professional Development Committee |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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Subclause 3.2.37.2 |
Designate a position as
requiring a specific competency level. Direction for delegates: Authorised persons must have regard to any recommendation from the Director General Australian Defence Force Legal
Services. |
Director Navy People
Career Management Agency Director
Personnel Capability Management – Air Force Director
General Navy People Director
General Personnel – Army Director
General Personnel – Air Force |
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Paragraph 3.2.37.3.a |
Be satisfied that a legal
officer meets the professional requirements for the competency level. Direction for delegates: Authorised persons must have regard to any recommendation from the Director General Australian Defence Force Legal
Services. |
Chair of the Legal Officer
Career and Professional Development Committee. |
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Paragraph
3.2.37.3.b |
Be satisfied that a legal officer is posted to a position that requires
that competency level. Direction for delegates: Authorised persons must have regard to any recommendation
from the Director General Australian
Defence Force Legal Services. |
Director General Navy People Commander Career Management Army Director General Personnel – Air Force Director Navy People Career Management Agency Director Officer Career Management – Army Director Personnel – Air Force |
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Subclause 3.2.38.1 |
Approve the
qualification, skill and experience requirements for a medical level for
medical officers. |
Chair of the Medical
Officer Career and Professional Development Committee. |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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Subclause 3.2.38.2 |
Designate a position as
requiring a specific medical level. |
Director Navy People
Career Management Agency Director
General Navy People Director
General Personnel – Army Director
Personnel Capability Management – Air Force |
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Subclause 3.2.38.3 |
Be satisfied that a
medical officer meets the requirements for a higher medical level to advance
to that medical level. |
For medical officers in the Navy and Air Force: Director
Navy People Career Management Agency Director
Personnel – Air Force Deputy
Director Administrative Sanctions, Promotion, Gradings and Internal Review
(Air Force) Director
General Navy People Director
General Personnel – Air Force For medical officers in the Army at
the rank of Colonel or higher: Commander
Career Management Army For medical officers in the Army at
the rank of Lieutenant Colonel or below: Director
Officer Career Management – Army |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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Paragraph
3.2.46.a |
Determine that the
member remains liable to serve in the employment category and (if relevant)
classification that a previous pay grade related to. |
Director Navy People
Career Management Agency Commanding
Officer, Soldier Career Management Agency Director
Officer Career Management – Army Director
Personnel – Air Force Director
General Navy People Head
Navy People and Reputation Director
General Personnel – Army Director
General Personnel – Air Force |
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Paragraph
3.2.46.b |
Approve
payment at the pay grade previously related to the employment category the
member remains liable to serve in, having regard to certain conditions. |
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Paragraph 3.5.28.1.c |
Decide whether a member
is able to fulfil an undertaking, for the purpose of offering or approving an
application from a member for a retention bonus. |
Director
General Personnel – Air Force |
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Subclause 3.5.29.1 |
Offer a retention bonus
to an eligible member. |
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Subclause 3.5.36.1 |
Offer a completion
bonus to an eligible member. |
Director General Navy
People Head
Navy People and Reputation Director
General Personnel – Army Director
General Personnel – Air Force |
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Paragraph 3.5.38.1.b |
Decide that a member ceases
to be an eligible member for a completion bonus for reasons that are beyond
the member’s control. |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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Subclause
3.5.39E.1 |
Offer a completion
bonus to an eligible member. |
Director
Navy People Career Management Agency |
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Paragraph
3.5.39F.1.b |
Receive signed
acceptance form for completion bonus. |
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Certify that a member is liable to perform duty as
an aerospace engineer. |
Director General Navy People Director General Personnel – Army Director General Personnel – Air
Force |
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Subclause 3.5.42.1, definition of designated air traffic control position,
paragraph b |
For the purposes of air
traffic controller retention allowance, certify that air traffic control is a
significant part of the primary duties of a position. |
Officer
Commanding No. 44 Wing |
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Subparagraph 3.5.42.2.b.ii |
Certify that a member
of the Air Force Reserve rendering continuous full-time service is subject to
the same requirements as a member of the Permanent Forces. |
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Paragraph 3.5.42.2.c |
Decide
whether a member (including a member of the Air Force Reserve rendering
continuous full time service) is liable for continued service in a designated
air traffic control position. |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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Subclause 3.5.44E.1 |
Offer a retention bonus
to an eligible member. |
Director
Navy People Career Management Agency |
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Paragraph 3.5.44F.1.b |
Receive signed acceptance
form for completion bonus. |
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Subclause 3.5.48.3 |
Determine whether
another period does not count as effective service. |
Commanding
Officer Soldier Career Management Agency |
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Subclause 3.5.51.1 |
Offer a member entry to
a bonus scheme. |
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Paragraph 3.5.52.1.b |
Receive signed
acceptance form for completion bonus. |
Commanding
Officer Soldier
Career Management Agency |
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Paragraph 3.5.52.1.c |
Determine that a member
may provide an acceptance form later than the specified dates, for the purpose
of the Army completion bonus scheme. |
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Paragraph 3.5.57.1.b |
Decide that a member is
not eligible for a completion bonus for reasons beyond the member’s control. |
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Paragraph 3.5.62.b |
Decide that a member is
no longer liable to serve as a Seaman officer. |
Director
Navy People Career Management Agency |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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Subparagraph 3.5.71.1.a.iii |
Extend the period in which
a member must complete undertakings made an agreement about their service in
the High Readiness Reserve. |
Member’s
parent formation commander |
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Paragraph 3.5.71.1.b |
Determine that a member
has met all undertakings in the member’s High Readiness Reserve Service
Agreement. |
Member’s
parent unit Commanding Officer. |
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Subclause 3.5.72.2 |
Determine that a member
who leaves the ADF for a non-prescribed reason may be paid a completion
bonus. |
Director
General Personnel – Army |
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Subclause 3.5.76.1 |
Make an agreement with
a member that sets out the member’s obligations as a member of the High
Readiness Active Reserve or the High Readiness Specialist Reserve. |
Member’s
War Establishment Commanding Officer |
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Subclause 3.5.76.3 |
Grant a member a longer
period to meet the obligations in their agreement. |
Director
General Personnel – Air Force |
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Paragraph 3.5.77.1.c |
Determine that a member
has met all yearly mandatory obligations in their agreement. |
Member’s
War Establishment Commanding Officer |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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Subclause 3.5.84.1 |
Accept an eligible
member’s application to join the Navy Combat Systems Operator bonus scheme,
in writing. |
Director
Navy People Career Management Agency |
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Accept an eligible
member’s application to join the Communications and Information Systems bonus
scheme, in writing. |
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Subparagraph 3.5.107.4.d.ii |
Determine that an application
submitted more than three months after an intention to apply is a valid
application. |
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Subclause 3.5.108.1 |
Accept an eligible
member’s application in writing. |
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Paragraph 3.5.118.1.d |
Determine the maintenance
role a member is authorised to fill. |
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Subparagraph
3.5.120.4.c.ii |
Determine that an
application submitted more than three months after an intention to apply is a
valid application. |
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Subclause 3.5.121.1 |
Accept an eligible member’s
application in writing. |
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Subclause 3.5.125.2, table item 3.b |
Determine that a member
is not authorised to fill any prescribed maintenance role. |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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Subparagraph 3.5.134.5.d.ii |
Determine that a
completed application form submitted more than three months after an emailed,
signalled or facsimiled application is a valid application. |
Director
Navy People Career Management Agency |
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Subclause 3.5.135.1 |
Accept an eligible
member’s application. |
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Paragraph 3.5.147.4.d.ii |
Determine that a
completed application form submitted more than three months after an emailed,
signalled or facsimiled application is a valid application, for the purpose
of the Hydrographic Systems Manager completion bonus scheme. |
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Subclause 3.5.148.1 |
Accept an eligible
member’s application, for the purpose of the Hydrographic Systems Manager
completion bonus scheme. |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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Paragraph
3.5.160.4.d.ii |
Determine that a
completed application form submitted more than three months after an emailed,
signalled or facsimiled application is a valid application, for the purpose
of the Cryptologic Linguist completion bonus scheme. |
Director
Navy People Career Management Agency |
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Subclause 3.5.161.1 |
Accept an eligible
member’s application, for the purpose of Cryptologic Linguist completion
bonus scheme. |
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Paragraph
3.5.173.4.d.ii |
Determine that a completed
application form submitted more than three months after an emailed, signalled
or facsimiled application is a valid application, for the purpose of the
Naval Police Coxswain completion bonus scheme. |
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Subclause 3.5.174.1 |
Accept an eligible member’s
application, for the purpose of the Naval Police Coxswain completion bonus
scheme. |
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Paragraph
3.5.240.1.a |
Designate a
position as a military instructor position. |
Director
General Navy People Commanding Officers – Army |
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Paragraph 3.5.240.1.b |
Assess that a member’s
primary role is as a military instructor |
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Paragraph 3.5.241.1.b |
Decide that a member
meets the qualification requirements |
Director-General Navy People Chief of Staff
Training Command - Army |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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Subclause 3.5.241.2 |
Notify to a member that
they are eligible to join the military instructors scheme. |
Training Authority Aviation – Navy Training Authority Initial Training, Leadership
and Management – Navy Training Authority Engineering – Navy Training Authority Supply and Health – Navy Training Authority Maritime Warfare – Navy Training Authority Submarines – Navy Commanding Officers – Army |
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Subclause 3.5.249.1 |
Decide whether or not
an activity is a professional development activity. |
Director of Personnel – Army Director General Navy
People Director Navy Health Officer Commanding Health
Support Wing |
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Subclause 3.5.251.3 |
Approve an advance
toward the cost of professional development activities in exceptional
circumstances. |
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Subclause 3.5.257.1 |
Accept an eligible
member’s application, for the purpose of Medical Officer retention benefit
scheme. |
Director Navy People Career Management Agency Director Officer Career
Management – Army Director of Personnel –
Air Force |
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Paragraph 3.5.267.1.b |
Decide that a member
meets the qualification requirements. |
Chief of Staff Training
Command – Army |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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Paragraph
3.5.288.b |
Determine that
an Air Force member applying for a targeted pilot retention bonus had one of
the prescribed qualifications on 1 February 2008. |
Force Element Group Commander, Wing Officer Commanding, Squadron
Commanding Officer, Director General Personnel – Air Force, Director
Personnel – Air Force |
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Paragraph
3.5.291.2.c |
Decide whether it is reasonable
for an application for the targeted pilot retention bonus to be
received after the closing dates, having regard to the member’s circumstances. |
Commandant
Army Aviation Training Centre Director
General Personnel – Air Force Director Personnel – Air Force |