Chapter 4: ADF allowances and reimbursements

Contents

Overview

4.0.1

Overview

1

4.0.2

Contents

1

 

Part 1: Higher duties allowance

4.1.1

Overview

1

4.1.2

Contents

1

Division 1: Introduction

4.1.3

Overview

1

4.1.4

Contents

2

4.1.5

Purpose

2

4.1.6

Definitions

2

Division 2: Eligibility to perform higher duties

4.1.7

Member eligible to perform higher duties

1

4.1.8

Member not eligible to perform higher duties

2

4.1.9

Period of higher duties

2

4.1.10

Posting to higher duties

2

4.1.11

Conditions and limits on higher duties

3

Division 3: How to work out the amount of higher duties allowance

4.1.12

Purpose

1

4.1.13

Qualifying period – member of the Permanent Forces

1

4.1.14

Qualifying period – member on Reserve service

2

4.1.15

Qualifying period – member on assessment

2

4.1.16

Amount of higher duties allowance – general

3

4.1.17

Amount of higher duties allowance – exception for non-commissioned officers

3

4.1.18

Amount of higher duties allowance – exception for specialist officers

4

4.1.18A

Amount of higher duties allowance – exception for member acting in Brigadier position

4

4.1.18B

Amount of higher duties allowance – transitional for other rank members

4

4.1.19

Member on leave or returning from leave

5

4.1.19A

Payment instead of leave

6

4.1.20

Partial performance and performance in a position two or more ranks higher

6

4.1.21

Duties not in the ADF

7

Division 4: Termination of higher duties

4.1.22

Early termination of higher duties

1

4.1.23

Automatic termination of higher duties

1

 

Part 2: Service allowance

4.2.1

Overview

1

 

[from DFRT Determination No 11 of 1994]

 

 

Application

1

 

Allowance not payable

2

 

Fortnightly and daily amounts

2

 

Clause notes

3

 

Part 3: Qualification and occupation-based allowances

4.3.1

Overview

1

4.3.2

Contents

1

Division 1: Adventurous training instructor allowance

 

Purpose

1

 

[from DFRT Determination No 15 of 1996]

 

 

Citation

1

 

Definitions

1

 

Adventurous training instructor allowance

1

 

Qualifications

2

 

Date of effect

2

 

Clause notes

3

 

Annex 4.3.A

Adventurous training instructor allowance

1

Division 1A: Aircrew capability allowance

 

[from DFRT Determination No 7 of 2009]

 

 

Commencement

1

 

Purpose

1

 

Definitions

1

 

Effective Service

1

 

Member this Determination applies to

3

 

Member this Determination does not apply to

3

 

Dates for payment

3

 

Amount of allowance – before 1 October 2009 (Time based placement)

3

 

Amount of allowance – on or after 1 October 2009 (Competency based placement)

4

 

Amount of allowance – on or after 1 October 2009 (Aviation specialist)

5

 

Pro-rata payment of allowance

6

 

Change in Rank or Employment Stream

6

 

Early Payment in Certain Circumstances

6

 

Superannuation

6

Division 1B: Air traffic controller capability allowance

 

[from DFRT Determination No 6 of 2009]

 

 

Commencement

1

 

Members this Determination applies to

1

 

Purpose

1

 

Definitions

1

 

Effective Service

1

 

Member this Determination does not apply to

3

 

Dates for payment

3

 

Amount of allowance

3

 

Pro-rata payment of allowance

3

 

Change in Rank or Employment Stream

4

 

Early Payment in Certain Circumstances

4

 

Superannuation

4

Division 2: Arduous conditions allowance

 

[from DFRT Determination No 12 of 1997]

 

 

Citation

1

 

Purpose

1

 

Exercise of powers by Chief of the Defence Force

1

 

Definitions

1

 

Arduous conditions allowance

2

 

Rates of allowance

3

 

Allowance not payable

3

 

Application

4

 

Clause notes

5

Division 3: Diving allowance

 

Purpose

1

 

[from DFRT Determination No 6 of 1998]

 

 

Citation

1

 

Commencement

1

 

Definitions

1

 

Diving allowance

1

 

Allowance not payable

2

 

Calculation of fortnightly and daily rates

2

 

Clause notes

3

Division 4: Field allowance

 

Purpose

1

 

[from DFRT Determination No 14 of 1995]

 

 

Citation

1

 

Definitions and Interpretation

1

 

Application

2

 

Allowance not payable

5

 

Repeal of Determination

6

 

Date of effect

6

 

Clause notes

7

 

Annex 4.3.B

Guidance on eligibility for field allowance

1

Division 5: Flying and flight duties allowance

 

[from DFRT Determination No 13 of 2008]

1

 

Commencement

1

 

Repeal and transition

1

 

Purpose

1

 

Definitions

1

 

Exercise of powers by CDF

2

 

Application

3

 

Flying allowance

4

 

Flight duties allowance

5

 

Member eligible for other allowances

5

 

Working out fortnightly and daily rates

6

 

Clause notes

7

Division 6: ...

Division 7: Hard lying allowance

 

Purpose

1

 

[from DFRT Determination No 10 of 1996]

 

 

Citation

1

 

Definitions

1

 

Hard lying allowance

2

 

Allowance not payable

3

 

Clause notes

4

Division 8: Language proficiency allowance

 

Purpose

1

 

[from DFRT Determination No 14 of 1992]

 

 

Citation

1

 

Definition

1

 

Exercise of powers by Chief of the Defence Force

1

 

Application

1

 

Specified languages

2

 

Rates of allowance

3

 

Degree of language difficulty

3

 

Payment of allowance

4

 

Member to be taken to be qualified

4

 

Payment in special circumstances

5

 

Requalification

5

 

Qualification attained at other than Australian Defence Force School of Languages

6

 

Repayment of allowance

6

 

Date of effect

6

 

Clause notes

7

Division 9: Navy capability allowance

 

[from DFRT Determination No 9 of 2008]

1

1

Commencement

1

2

Purpose

1

3

Definitions

1

4

Exercise of powers by the Chief of Navy

2

5

Conditions of eligibility

2

6

Members not eligible

3

7

Applications for the allowance

3

7A

Applying for Navy capability allowance

3

8

Navy capability allowance

5

9

Arrangements if a member moves between General Service and Submarine Qualified categories

6

 

Annex 4.3.C

Navy capability allowance

1

Division 10: Paratrooper allowance

 

Purpose

1

 

[from DFRT Determination No 2 of 2001]

 

 

Commencement

1

 

Definitions

1

 

Paratrooper Allowance – member on continuous full-time service

2

 

Allowance payable after completion of certain service

3

 

Paratrooper Allowance – member of the Reserve Forces

4

 

Additional allowance for HAPO descent

5

 

Allowance not payable

5

 

Fortnightly and daily rates

6

 

Clause notes

7

Division 11: Seagoing allowance

 

Purpose

1

 

[from DFRT Determination No 1 of 1996]

 

 

PART A – Preliminary

1

 

Citation

1

 

Definitions

1

 

Cumulative sea service

2

 

Interpretation

2

 

PART B – Seagoing allowance

3

 

Application

3

 

Seagoing Allowance

3

 

Allowance not payable

4

 

Calculation of fortnightly and daily amounts

5

 

PART C – Boarding party element

6

 

Definitions

6

 

Member this Part applies to

6

 

Entitlement to boarding party element

6

 

Allowance not payable

6

 

PART D – Commencement

7

 

Date of effect

7

 

Clause notes

8

Division 12: Special forces disability allowance

 

Purpose

1

 

[from DFRT Determination No 5 of 2008]

 

1

Repeal and savings

1

2

Commencement

2

3

Purpose

2

4

Definitions

2

5

Exercise of powers by Chief of Defence Force

3

6

Member in designated special forces position

4

7

Support member

4

8

Member on Reserve service

4

9

Member on designated special duty

5

10

Member eligible for two allowance rates

5

11

Member of the Incident Response Regiment

5

12

Reserve member supplementing the Incident Response Regiment

6

13

Reserve service

6

14

Working out fortnightly and daily rates

6

 

Clause notes

6

 

 

7

 

Annex 4.3.D

Special action forces allowance – rates and conditions

1

Division 13: Allowance for Specialist Operations

 

Purpose

1

 

[from DFRT Determination No 4 of 2008]

 

 

Repeal and savings

1

 

Commencement

2

 

Purpose and structure

2

 

Definitions

2

 

Exercise of powers by Chief of Defence Force

3

 

Clearance diver

3

 

Additional disability for deep diving

4

 

Additional disability for experimental diving

4

 

Support member to a clearance diving team

5

 

Member on unpredictable explosives roster

6

 

Member not on unpredictable explosives roster

6

 

Member on designated special duty

7

 

Member eligible for two allowance rates

7

 

Reserve service

8

 

Working out fortnightly and daily rates

8

 

Clause notes

9

 

Annex 4.3.E

Clearance diving – allowance rates

1

Annex 4.3.F

Allowances for members whose duties involve unpredictable explosives of designated special duty

1

Division 14: Submarine escape allowance

 

Purpose

1

 

[from DFRT Determination No 21 of 1999]

 

 

Commencement

1

 

Definitions

1

 

Submarine Escape Allowance

1

 

Allowance not payable

2

 

Calculation of fortnightly and daily amounts

2

 

Clause notes

3

Division 15: Submarine service allowance

 

[from DFRT Determination No 14 of 2008]

 

 

Commencement

1

 

Repeal and transitions

1

 

Purpose

1

 

Definitions

1

 

Exercise of powers by Chief of Defence Force

2

 

Application

2

 

Rate of allowance

3

 

Other allowances

3

 

Working out fortnightly and daily rates

3

 

Clause notes

4

 

Part 4: Location allowances

4.4.1

Overview

1

4.4.2

Contents

1

Division 1: ADF district allowance – general and rates

4.4.3

Purpose

1

4.4.4

Definitions

1

4.4.5

Members who are entitled

1

4.4.6

Members who are not entitled

2

4.4.7

Period of entitlement

2

4.4.8

Grading of locations

3

4.4.9

Rate of allowance – member living in

3

4.4.10

Rate of allowance – member living out

4

4.4.10A

...

5

4.4.10B

...

5

Division 2: ADF district allowance – movement to or from remote location

4.4.11

Absence for temporary duty

1

4.4.12

On leave and returning to duty

2

4.4.13

Payment after completion of duty

2

4.4.14

Posting from one remote location to another remote location

3

4.4.15

Posting from a remote location to non-remote location

3

4.4.16

Member serving a period of detention

4

Division 3: Woomera allowance

4.4.17

Purpose

1

4.4.18

Definition

1

4.4.19

Member who is entitled

1

4.4.20

Member who is not entitled

1

4.4.21

Period of entitlement

2

4.4.22

Rate of allowance

2

4.4.23

Absence from Woomera

2

Division 4: Port Wakefield allowance

4.4.24

Purpose

1

4.4.25

Definition

1

4.4.26

Entitlement

1

4.4.27

Member not entitled

1

4.4.28

Absence from the establishment

1

Division 5: ...

Division 6: Scherger allowance

4.4.38

Purpose

1

4.4.39

Member who is eligible

1

4.4.40

Rate of allowance

1

4.4.41

...

1

Division 7: Allowances for services in Antarctica – overview

4.4.42

Purpose

1

4.4.43

Definitions – general

1

4.4.44

Definition – day of embarkation

1

4.4.45

Definition – day of disembarkation

2

Division 8: Allowances for services in Antarctica – Antarctic allowance

4.4.46

Purpose

1

4.4.47

Member this Division applies to

1

4.4.47A

Member this Division does not apply to

1

4.4.48

Rate of allowance

1

4.4.49

Period of entitlement

2

4.4.50

Effect of receiving other allowances

2

4.4.51

Member on long service leave

2

4.4.52

Recreation leave after duty in Antarctica

2

Division 9: Allowances for services in Antarctica – Common duties allowance

4.4.53

Entitlement

1

Division 10: Allowances for services in Antarctica – Antarctic parity allowance

4.4.54

Purpose

1

4.4.55

Definitions

1

4.4.56

Member this Division applies to

1

4.4.57

Entitlement

1

4.4.58

Entitlement period

1

 

Annex 4.4.A

Remote locations for ADF district allowance

1

 

Part 5: Meal allowance

4.5.1

Overview

1

4.5.2

Purpose

1

4.5.3

Member this Part applies to

1

4.5.4

Meal allowance not paid

1

4.5.5

Meal period – definition

2

4.5.6

Member who lives in

2

4.5.7

Member who lives out

2

4.5.8

Country applicants to the ADF

3

4.5.9

Rates of allowance

3

 

Part 6: Additional remuneration for star rank officers

4.6.1

Purpose

1

4.6.2

Member this Part applies to

1

4.6.2A

Member this Part does not apply to

1

4.6.3

Definitions

1

4.6.4

Air ticket may be downgraded to fund extra ticket for travel within Australia

2

4.6.5

Membership of airline club

2

4.6.6

Home computing facilities

3

4.6.7

Mobile telephone

3

4.6.8

Executive vehicle allowance

4

4.6.9

Privately-plated Defence vehicle

4

4.6.10

Parking space

5

4.6.11

...

6

 

Part 6A: Victoria Cross for Australia representational duties

4.6A.1

Purpose

1

4.6A.2

Member this Part applies to

1

4.6A.3

Expenses related to representational duties

1

4.6A.4

Business class travel

2

4.6A.5

Travel allowance

2

 

Part 7: Training payments

4.7.1

Overview

1

4.7.2

Contents

1

Division 1: Trainee's dependant allowance

4.7.3

Purpose

1

4.7.4

Definition

1

4.7.5

Members this Division applies to

1

4.7.6

When this Division does not apply

1

4.7.7

Rate of entitlement

2

4.7.8

Dual entitlement

2

Division 2: Medical residency – additional salary

4.7.9

Purpose

1

4.7.10

Members this Division applies to

1

4.7.11

Rate of entitlement

1

4.7.12

Payment for accrued leave

1

4.7.13

Conditions of entitlement

2

Division 3: Former medical or dental officer – refresher training

4.7.14

Purpose

1

4.7.15

Definition

1

4.7.16

Members this Division applies to

1

4.7.17

Conditions for refresher training payment

2

4.7.18

Amount of payment

2

Division 4: Australian Defence Force Academy textbooks

4.7.19

Purpose

1

4.7.20

Member this Part applies to

1

4.7.21

Reimbursement for cost of textbooks

1

Division 5: In-service medical officers – refresher training

4.7.22

Purpose

1

4.7.23

Members this Division applies to

1

4.7.24

Conditions of training

1

4.7.25

Additional allowance

1

4.7.26

Expenses associated with training

2

Division 6: Trainee allowance

 

[From DFRT Determination No. 26 of 2008]

 

 

Commencement

1

 

Purpose

1

 

Member who is eligible for Trainee Allowance

1

 

Member who is not eligible for Trainee Allowance

1

 

Rate of Allowance

2

 

Working out Fortnightly and Daily Rates

2

 

Clause notes

3

Division 7: Army dental officer professional development scheme

4.7.27

Purpose

1

4.7.28

Definitions

1

4.7.29

Member this Division applies to

1

4.7.30

Payment

1

4.7.31

Professional development activities

2

4.7.32

Calculations of the maximum

3

Part 8: Reserves and Cadets

4.8.1

Overview

1

4.8.2

Contents

1

Division 1: Legal officer sessional fee

4.8.3

Purpose

1

4.8.3A

Definition

1

4.8.4

Members this Division applies to

1

4.8.5

Duties attracting a sessional fee

1

4.8.6

Sessional fee Reserve salary

4

4.8.7

Amount of sessional fee

5

Division 2: Airfield Defence Guards (annual proficiency bonus)

4.8.8

Purpose

1

4.8.9

Members this Division applies to

1

4.8.10

Conditions of entitlement

1

4.8.11

Rate and date of entitlement

2

4.8.12

Preservation of entitlement on transfer

2

Division 3: Emergency Forces gratuity and Army Individual Emergency Reserve entitlements – transitional provisions

4.8.13

Cessation

1

4.8.14

Definitions

1

4.8.15

Emergency Forces call-out gratuity

1

4.8.16

Former Army Individual Emergency Reserve – recovery of payment for enlistment

2

4.8.17

Former Army Individual Emergency Reserve – efficiency allowance

3

Division 4: Army's Reserve Response Force – annual bonus

4.8.18

Definitions

1

4.8.19

Eligible member

1

4.8.20

Entitlement

2

Division 5: Attendance allowance

4.8.21

Purpose

1

4.8.22

Definitions

1

4.8.23

Member this Division applies to

1

4.8.24

Member this Division does not apply to

1

4.8.25

Period of entitlement

1

4.8.26

Amount of allowance

2

4.8.27

Travel beyond 120 kilometres

2

4.8.28

Vehicle allowance not payable

2

Division 6: Cadet forces allowance

4.8.28A

Purpose

1

4.8.29

Person this Division applies to

1

4.8.30

Period and rate of payment

2

4.8.30A

Rate of allowance on advancement from other rank

3

4.8.31

Travelling, meal and vehicle allowance

4

Division 7: Health support allowance – Reserves

4.8.32

Purpose

1

4.8.33

Definitions

1

4.8.34

High Readiness Reserve health support allowance

2

4.8.35

Active and Specialist Reserve health support allowance

3

4.8.36

...

4

Division 8: Reserve allowance

 

[from DFRT Determination No 22 of 2008]

 

 

Commencement

1

 

Repeal

1

 

Definitions

1

 

Application

1

 

Reserve Service Allowance

1

 

Clause notes

2

 

Annex 4.8.A

High Readiness Reserve health support allowance claim form

1

Annex 4.8.B

Naval Reserve Annual Health Declaration

1

Annex 4.8.BA

Reserve Annual Health Declaration

1

Annex 4.8.C

Daily rate of cadet forces allowance

1

 

Part 9: Life insurance – additional risk insurance

4.9.1

Purpose

1

4.9.2

Members entitled

1

4.9.3

Members not entitled

1

4.9.4

Amount of reimbursement

1

4.9.5

Timing of reimbursement

2

 

Part 10: Other allowances – links

4.10.0

Overview

1

4.10.0A