Chapter 5        ADF leave

 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Clause 5.2.19

Approve the credit of up to five days extra recreation leave for service in a leave year.

Commanding Officer or Officer Commanding, not below MAJ(E)/APS 6, in the member’s direct chain of command.

Subclause 5.2.27.2

Defer the expiration of a member’s leave credit by an additional year.

Chief of Navy

Chief of Army

Chief of Air Force

Subclause 5.2.27.3

Defer the expiration of a member’s leave credit more than once.

Subclause 5.3.9.1

Grant a period of long service leave for a period up to the member’s long service leave credit.

Defence Support Group:

-      Director General People Services

-      Director People Management Practices and Programming

-      Director Military Personnel Administration Centre – Defence Support

-      Team Leader APS5 (Long Service Leave)

-      Technical Advisor APS4 (Long Service Leave) One

-      Technical Advisor APS4 (Long Service Leave) Two

Subclause 5.3.9.3

Grant a shorter period of long service leave in compassionate circumstances.

Subclause 5.3.12.4

Extend a member’s period of long service leave by the amount of long service leave re-credited.


 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Paragraph 5.3.15.2.a

Decide that a previous period of service be recognised if the break was between two periods of ADF service and was due to illness.

Defence Support Group:

-      Director General People Services

-      Director People Management Practices and Programming

-      Assistant Director ADF Home Purchase and Prior Service

-      Executive Officer Prior Service

-      Executive Officer Home Purchase

Subclause 5.3.19.2

Receive written evidence of the member’s prior service for the purposes of long service leave.

Defence Support Group:

-      Director General People Services

-      Director People Management Practices and Programming

-      Assistant Director ADF Home Purchase and Prior Service

-      Executive Officer Prior Service

-      Executive Officer Home Purchase

-      Team Leader Prior Service One

-      Team Leader Prior Service Two


 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Subclause 5.4.10.2

Receive evidence of the end of a member’s pregnancy within 6 weeks of it happening.

Supervisor not below WO2(E)/APS 4 of the member in the member’s direct chain of command or supervision

Subclause 5.4.15.1

Grant a member maternity leave at half pay for double the time entitled for maternity leave.

Subclause 5.4.15.2

Receive an application for maternity leave at half pay.

Subclause 5.4.20.3

Permit a member to resume duty on a date after a member’s required maternity leave absence is completed.

Subclause 5.4.26.2

Permit a member to continue to perform duty during what would have been required maternity leave absence.

Subclause 5.4.26.3

For the purpose of determining whether a member may continue to perform duty during what would have been required maternity leave absence, require a supporting certificate by an ADF medical officer.

Subclause 5.4.27.2

Permit a member to continue to resume duty early during what would have been required maternity leave absence.


 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Subclause 5.4.27.3

For the purpose of determining whether a member may resume duty during what would have been required maternity leave absence, require a supporting certificate by an ADF medical officer.

Supervisor not below WO2(E)/APS 4 of the member in the member’s direct chain of command or supervision

Subclause 5.4.32.1

Decide that Division 4 not apply, or should apply in part, to a member who is on leave without pay of more than six weeks, and provides notification of her pregnancy before, or during, that period.

Director General Navy People

Director Navy Personnel Policy

Director Navy Employment Conditions

Director General Personnel – Air Force

Director Personnel Capability Management – Air Force

Deputy Director Personnel Concepts and Policy – Air Force

Director General Personnel – Army

Director Personnel Policy – Army

Staff Officer Grade 1 – Director General Personnel – Army

Subclause 5.5.3.1

Grant a member (other than a member on Reserve service) two week of parental leave with salary.

Commanding Officer or Officer Commanding, not below MAJ(E)/APS 6, in the member’s direct chain of command

 

 


 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Subclause 5.5.4.1

Grant a member on continuous full-time service up to 64 weeks of parental leave without pay.

For periods of less than 3 months:

Commanding Officer or Officer Commanding, not below MAJ(E)/APS 6, in the member’s direct chain of command

For any period:

Director Navy People Career Management Agency

Staff Officer Grade 1 (Soldier Career Management Agency)

Director Officer Career Management – Army

Director Personnel – Air Force

Chief of Staff Director General Personnel – Air Force

SQNLDR and WGCDR Personnel Managers within the Directorate of Personnel – Air Force

Deputy Director Administrative Sanctions, Promotion, Gradings and Internal Review (Air Force)

Deputy Director Under Training Workforce (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

Air Force Reserve Forces only

Director Personnel Reserves – Air Force

Clause 5.5.5

Grant a member on Reserve service up to 66 weeks break in their service obligations if they become the parent of a newborn or adopted child.


 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Clause 5.6.4

Grant war service leave to a member for a period no greater than the member’s war service leave credit.

Supervisor not below WO2 (E)/APS 4 of the member in the member’s direct chain of command or supervision.

Subclause 5.6.8.1

Approve payment of salary instead of war service leave that the member has accrued.

Commanding Officer or Officer Commanding, not below MAJ(E), in the member’s direct chain of command

Clause 5.7.8A, table
item 1, paragraph e

Approve a person to be a close relative of specified people.

Supervisor not below WO2 (E)/APS 4, in the member’s direct chain of command or supervision.

Subclause 5.7.9.1

Grant up to five days of compassionate leave in a year.

Subclause 5.7.9.3

Grant additional compassionate leave to a member.

Commanding Officer, independent sub-unit commander or supervisor not below MAJ (E)/APS 6 of the member in the member’s direct chain of command or supervision.

Subclause 5.7.11.1

Grant carer’s leave to a member.

Supervisor not below WO2 (E)/APS 4, in the member’s direct chain of command or supervision.


 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Subclause 5.7.14.1

Grant a member up to five days’ leave in a leave year (not including weekends and public holidays) to attend examinations for a course of study for which the member is given Commonwealth assistance for the payment of fees.

Supervisor not below WO2 (E)/APS 4 of the member in the member’s direct chain of command or supervision.

Subclause 5.7.17.1

Grant a member travelling leave.

Subclause 5.7.17.3

Grant travelling leave to a member at an overseas location who travels between the location and Australia (at their own cost) while on compassionate leave.

Clause 5.7.20

Grant a member up to 7 days’ pre-deployment leave.

Subclause 5.7.21.2

Approve early pre-deployment leave in special circumstances.

Subclause 5.7.23.2

Grant special leave or short absence to attend civilian court proceedings.

To grant leave without pay:

Commanding Officer or Officer Commanding, not below MAJ (E), in the member’s direct chain of command.

To grant short absence from duty:

Supervisor not below WO2 (E)/APS 4, in the member’s direct chain of command or supervision.


 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Subclause 5.8.4.1

Grant a member a period of leave without pay if the member meets specific conditions.

To allow a member to accompany on posting a spouse or partner who is also a member (clause 5.8.5)

Director Navy People Career Management Agency

Staff Officer Grade 1 (Soldier Career Management Agency)

Commanding Officer Soldier Career Management Agency

Director Officer Career Management – Army

Chief of Staff Director General Personnel – Air Force

SQNLDR and WGCDR Personnel Managers within the Directorate of Personnel – Air Force

Deputy Director Administrative Sanctions, Promotion, Gradings and Internal Review (Air Force)

Deputy Director Under Training Workforce (Air Force)

Executive Officer Director Personnel – Air Force

Director Personnel – Air Force

Director General Navy People

Head Navy People and Reputation

Director General Personnel – Army

Director General Personnel – Air Force


 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Subclause 5.8.4.1

(cont’d)

Grant a member a period of leave without pay if the member meets specific conditions.

for any other reason

For periods of less than 3 months:

Commanding Officer or Officer Commanding, not below MAJ(E), in the member’s direct chain of command

For any period:

Director Navy People Career Management Agency

Staff Officer Grade 1 (Soldier Career Management Agency)

Commanding Officer Soldier Career Management Agency

Director Officer Career Management – Army

Director Personnel – Air Force

Chief of Staff Director General Personnel – Air Force

SQNLDR and WGCDR Personnel Managers within the Directorate of Personnel – Air Force

Deputy Director Administrative Sanctions, Promotion, Gradings and Internal Review (Air Force)

Deputy Director Under Training Workforce (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


 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Subclause 5.8.6.2

Approve payment of an allowance during all or part of a period of leave without pay.

Director General Navy People

Director Navy Personnel Policy

Director Navy Employment Conditions

Director General Personnel – Air Force

Director Personnel Capability Management – Air Force

Deputy Director Personnel Concepts and Policy – Air Force

Director General Personnel – Army

Director Personnel Policy – Army


 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Clause 5.8.10

Grant a period of part-time leave without pay, if the member meets the specified conditions.

Director Navy People Career Management Agency

Staff Officer Grade 1 (Soldier Career Management Agency)

Director Officer Career Management – Army

Director Personnel – Air Force

Chief of Staff Director General Personnel – Air Force

SQNLDR and WGCDR Personnel Managers within the Directorate of Personnel – Air Force

Deputy Director Administrative Sanctions, Promotion, Gradings and Internal Review (Air Force)

Deputy Director Under Training Workforce (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

Subparagraph 5.8.10.1.b.ii

Consider whether a course will strengthen a member’s training.

Paragraph 5.8.12.1.a

Approve part-time leave without pay for an additional period under clause 5.8.10.

Subclause 5.8.12.2

Vary a date, or the days, stated in the grant of leave for part-time leave without pay.

Subclause 5.8.13.2

End a member’s period of part-time leave without pay if a specified event occurs.


 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Clause 5.10.2

On application by a member, substitute a different day for a public holiday which the member would otherwise observe.

Supervisor not below WO2(E)/APS 4 of the member in the member’s direct chain of command or supervision

Subclause 5.11.5.2

Approve the payment of an amount to recognise specified costs associated with recall from leave.

Subclause 5.11.6.2

Approve the payment of an amount to recognise specified costs associated with recall from a holiday location.

Director General Navy People

Director Navy Personnel Policy

Director Navy Employment Conditions

Director General Personnel – Air Force

Director Personnel Capability Management – Air Force

Deputy Director Personnel Concepts and Policy – Air Force

Director General Personnel – Army

Director Personnel Policy – Army

Staff Officer Grade 1 – Director General Personnel – Army

 

 

PACMATE                                                                                            AL10 (August 2011)                                                            Part 4 – Annex 4.B Chapter 5 – 1