Division 7: Travel on extension of posting or second overseas posting

15.3.38   Purpose
15.3.39   Additional travel when posting extended
15.3.40   Dependants' travel costs on posting extension
15.3.41   Additional travel on long-term posting to a second overseas location

15.3.38   Purpose

The purpose of this Division is for a member to have extended family contact and make private business arrangements, on extension of a posting or on a posting to a second overseas location.

15.3.39   Additional travel when posting extended

	TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B, item 99.
1.	If a member's posting to an overseas location is extended by 12 months or more, the member is entitled to the lower of the following costs.
	a.	Return air travel from the posting location to the location where the member normally lives in Australia.
	b.	The allowable travel cost for the travel.
2.	If the member would otherwise have been on assisted leave travel from a hardship post, and that entitlement would have included payment for excess baggage, the member is entitled to an excess baggage entitlement of 12 kg. This is for the return flight to the posting location.
3.	The member may want to travel to another location within Australia, other than where they normally live. The member is entitled to do this. However, the Commonwealth will only pay up to a maximum of the allowable travel cost. The Commonwealth will not pay any extra costs that may be charged as a result of the change in destination.
4.	If dependants live at the posting location and accompany the member to and from Australia, the member may be reimbursed for their travel under this clause, up to the allowable travel cost.
5.	These conditions apply to this entitlement.
	a.	Travel must be taken during the extended posting period, but not within three months of the end of the posting period.
	b.	The member must take recreation leave for the absence.
	c.	The member cannot travel to another overseas location.
6.	The member and dependants are not entitled to either of these benefits during travel under this clause.
	a.	Rest periods.
	b.	Accommodation or meal costs.
	Note: This travel replaces an assisted leave travel visit to a regional leave centre under Chapter 16 Part 4, Assisted leave travel. See subclause 16.4.7.1A, Number of trips.

15.3.40   Dependants' travel costs on posting extension

TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B, item 100.
A member may be serving overseas on an unaccompanied long-term posting or short-term duty. In some cases, the period of duty may be extended. As a result, the member may become entitled to be an accompanied member on long-term posting. In this case, the member is entitled to one of these payments.
a.	If the dependant has not yet travelled to the posting location, payment of the travel costs of the dependant to the overseas posting location. See: Chapter 14 Part 4 Division 4, Dependants not travelling with the member
b.	If the dependant has already travelled to the posting location at personal cost, the lowest of these entitlements applies.
	i.	Reimbursement of fares, conveyance and baggage to the posting location.
	ii.	The cost that would have been paid if the dependant had travelled on the day the member was approved to be accompanied at the posting location.

15.3.41   Additional travel on long-term posting to a second overseas location

1.	This clause applies to a member who is issued with a second posting order only after they have left Australia on the first posting. Exception: This clause does not apply to a member who was issued with a posting order for two or more overseas posting locations before they leave Australia. The member is not entitled to travel to Australia between these overseas postings in these circumstances.
2.	The member may be paid the cost of business class air travel between the following locations.
	a.	From the old posting location to the location where the member normally lives in Australia.
	b.	From the location where the member normally lives in Australia to the new overseas posting location.
3.	If dependants live at the posting location and accompany the member to Australia and to the new posting location, the member may be reimbursed for cost of the dependants' travel under this clause.
4.	The following conditions apply to this entitlement.
	a.	Travel must be taken during the following time period.
		i.	After departure from the first overseas location at the end of the posting.
		ii.	Before arrival at the second overseas posting location.
	b.	The second overseas posting must be for at least 12 months.
	c.	The member must take recreation leave for the absence.
	d.	The member must travel to the location where the member normally lives in Australia.
5.	Rest periods under Chapter 14 Part 4 Division 3 only apply for travel from Australia to the new posting location. See: Chapter 14 Part 4 Division 3, Rest periods
6.	Excess baggage charges may be paid under clause 14.4.10. See: Chapter 14 Part 4 Division 2 clause 14.4.10, Excess baggage
7.	Accommodation or meal costs are not payable for travel under this clause.
8.	A member who is on leave in Australia between overseas postings is eligible to receive overseas living allowance for unused leave accrued at the old posting location. See: Part 2 Division 6 clause 15.2.34, Payment of overseas living allowance for unused leave
9.	The member may travel to another location within Australia, other than where they normally live. The Commonwealth will not pay any extra costs that may be charged as a result of the change in destination.

PACMAN                                                              AL14 (December 2009)                              Chapter 15 – Part 3 Division 7 – 1