15.6.22 Purpose
15.6.23 Education
assistance – inadequate facilities
15.6.24 Travelling
away for school
15.6.25 Accompanying
a child to begin boarding school
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The purpose of this Division is to set out other education assistance available for members on long term posting. These situations are less common types of assistance. |
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TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B, item 129. |
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The CDF may grant education assistance if satisfied that facilities are inadequate at the posting location. The CDF must consider all these criteria. |
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The availability and nature of the education facilities at the member’s posting location. |
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The education arrangements made for the child and their cost. |
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The nature and cost of other arrangements that the member could be expected to make at the posting location or in Australia. |
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Any other factor relevant to the child's educational progress. |
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The amount of assistance is what the member would have got under Division 2, if the child had been at the posting location. The member may also receive any extra costs that the CDF considers reasonable in the circumstances. The CDF must consider all these criteria. |
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The availability and nature of the educational facilities at the member’s posting location. |
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The educational arrangements made by the member for the child and the cost of the arrangements. |
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The nature and cost of other arrangements that the member could be expected to make to educate the child at the posting location, or in Australia. |
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Any other circumstance at the posting location affecting the educational welfare of the child. |
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If the child is educated away from the member's posting location (even in the same country), the member is entitled to both these conditions of service. |
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Reunion visits for the child. See: Chapter 15 Part 3 Division 3, Reunion travel |
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Child reunion allowance, instead of child allowance. Note: The child is taken to be living with the member for all other purposes under this Chapter. |
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Arrangements under this clause may permit the child to attend an overseas school away from the posting location. In this case, the member is not entitled to be reimbursed more than the amount that they would get if the child lived in Australia in similar circumstances and attended a non‑Government school. |
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A person not below WO2/APS 5 who is authorised to manage Defence personnel administration at the overseas post Senior ADF Representative at the overseas post A
person working in the Personnel Administration Centre in - Overseas Administration Team Leader - Personnel Administration Manager Specialist - Civilian and Overseas Personnel Administration Centre Manager - Director Personnel Administration Centre |
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TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B, item 130. |
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This clause applies to a member whose child meets both these conditions. |
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The child travels away from the member’s posting location to begin school. Example: A child travels from Jakarta to Melbourne to start boarding school. |
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The child is entitled to education assistance under this Part. |
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The member is entitled to be reimbursed the applicable amount in this table. |
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If the child's school is... |
the member is entitled to be reimbursed... |
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in Australia |
the lesser of these amounts. a. The cost incurred by the member for the child's travel. b. The allowable travel cost for the child to travel from the posting location to the school. |
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outside Australia |
the least of these amounts. a. The cost incurred by the member for the child's travel. b. The allowable travel cost for the child to travel from the posting location to the school. c. The allowable travel cost for the child to travel from the posting location to where the member normally lives in Australia. |
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TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B, item 131. |
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The Commonwealth may pay fares for a member or spouse or interdependent partner to accompany their child to begin boarding school in another location. This applies only once for each child on a long‑term posting. |
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To be eligible, these conditions apply. |
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The child must meet all these conditions. |
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They have lived at posting location for a whole year or whole school year. |
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They are due to start primary or secondary school as a boarder. |
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They have not previously attended school as a boarder. |
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The CDF must also be satisfied that both these conditions are met. |
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Arrangements for the child's enrolment could not have been made in conjunction with other travel at Commonwealth expense. |
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Enrolment of the child by people other than the member or spouse or interdependent partner would be severely detrimental to the child's welfare. |
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The CDF must consider all these criteria. |
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The period the child has been overseas because of the member's posting. |
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The period the member has been overseas on posting. |
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The cost and duration of travel involved. |
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The availability of other persons to enrol the child. |
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The date when the member or spouse or interdependent partner last travelled to the country where the child will be enrolled. |
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Any other factor relevant to the child enrolling as a boarder. |
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Amounts of reimbursement are shown in this table. |
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If travel to begin boarding school is to... |
then the member may be reimbursed... |
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Australia |
the least of one of these amounts: a. the cost for the member or spouse or interdependent partner to accompany the child and return to the posting location, or b. the allowable travel cost for the travel |
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a location other than Australia |
the least of one of these amounts: a. the cost for the member or spouse or interdependent partner to accompany the child and return to the posting location b. the allowable travel cost, as if the travel was from the posting location to where the member lives in Australia. |
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The member cannot be reimbursed these costs incurred by the member, spouse or interdependent partner or child. |
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Costs associated with stopovers. |
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Accommodation and meals at the location of the boarding school. |
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The CDF may decide that this clause relates to the child for special circumstances. These include the following. |
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The child has not lived at the posting location or for a whole school year. |
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Special circumstances relate to the welfare of the child, therefore continuing school at the posting location is undesirable. Examples: It may become untenable for the child to live overseas for these reasons. |
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The child is not making satisfactory academic progress and the situation is unlikely to change. |
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The curriculum at the school is significantly different from schools previously attended. |
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Educational opportunities at the posting location do not help the child overcome their difficulties. |
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A member is not entitled to be reimbursed under this clause more than once during the posting period. |
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Persons who can make the decisions under paragraph 15.6.25.2.b and subclause 15.6.25.6 on behalf of the Secretary/CDF: A person not below WO2/APS 5 who is authorised to manage Defence personnel administration at the overseas post Senior ADF Representative at the overseas post A person working in the Personnel Administration Centre in - Overseas Administration Team Leader - Personnel Administration Manager Specialist - Civilian and Overseas Personnel Administration Centre Manager - Director Personnel Administration Centre |