Division 1: Before deployment

17.7.4    Overview
17.7.5    Dependants remaining at the posting location
17.7.6    Dependants relocating to another location
17.7.7    Relocation of dependants
17.7.8    Limited removal of dependants
17.7.9    Full removal of dependants
17.7.10   Single-parent member
17.7.11   Both parents are ADF members
17.7.12   Member living in
17.7.13   Member living out
17.7.14   Pre-deployment leave and travel entitlements
17.7.15   Equipment allowance

17.7.4    Overview (This clause is policy guidance)

 

This Division covers the conditions of service for a member deployed for service on a non-warlike deployment for six months or longer.

17.7.5    Dependants remaining at the posting location (This clause is policy guidance)

 

TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B, item 170.

 

Dependants may choose to remain at the posting location during the member's deployment. The member's housing assistance remains at the posting location.

17.7.6    Dependants relocating to another location (This clause is policy guidance)

 

TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B, item 171.

1.

A person listed in the table below may grant help with travel on removal of the member's dependants to a location where extended family support is available. Approval may only be given if a person listed in the table below is satisfied that both these criteria are met.

 

a.

There is a compelling need for the member's dependants to access family support.

 

b.

The need must be for a significant amount of the member's absence.

2.

A person listed in the table below may grant the member travel before the deployment, and again on return. The travel must be to the location where family support is available.

 

Persons who can make the decisions under clause 17.7.6:

An employee of Toll Transitions who performs the duties of:

-   National Relocations Administration Services Manager

-   Regional Relocations Manager

-   Relocation Administration Services Manager

-   Senior Case Manager

Contract Manager Relocation Services

Assistant Director Operations

Director Relocation and Housing

 

3.

A member may only choose help with travel on a removal, once.

4.

The location of the family support would usually be within Australia. A member may request removal to family support in an overseas location. If the removal is granted, help is limited to travel between the home and the airport. The airport must be the Australian international terminal that is nearest the member's posting location that has flights to the overseas location.

5.

Help with relocation takes one of these three forms.

 

Item

Assistance

See:

1.

Relocation of dependants.

Clause 17.7.7

2.

Limited removal of dependants' personal effects.

Clause 17.7.8

3.

Full removal of dependants' household.

Clause 17.7.9

17.7.7    Relocation of dependants (This clause is policy guidance)

 

TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B, item 172.

1.

A member or their dependants may apply for the dependants to travel at Commonwealth expense, to move from their home to a personal location where family support is provided.

2.

The member or dependants may apply for these removal entitlements to assist with the move.

 

a.

Full removal of personal effects at Commonwealth expense.

 

b.

Limited removal of one motor vehicle at Commonwealth expense.

3.

Housing assistance will continue to be given in the posting location.

 

a.

If the member has a Service residence, the member may keep it while the dependents are away. Contribution arrangements do not change.

 

b.

A member who is getting rent allowance may continue to be paid it while the dependants are away. Contribution arrangements do not change.

4.

Housing assistance may be given in the personal location.

Note: The member should check with their insurance company to ensure they have adequate cover while they are away.

 

a.

Housing is not available if the member keeps the housing at the posting location.

 

b.

When the member returns from deployment, housing assistance continues to be provided in the personal location if the member has less than six months to serve in their posting location.

5.

Dependants may also be moved to the member's posting location, if they choose to return.

Note: The member's posting location may have changed.

6.

Disturbance allowance is not payable.

See: Chapter 6 Part 1 Division 2, Disturbance allowance

7.

The member or their dependants may apply for the extended family of the member or dependants to travel at Commonwealth expense when all these conditions are met.

 

a.

The extended family member's travel is from their home location to where the dependants are living and return.

 

b.

The purpose of the extended family member's travel is to give family support to the member's dependants.

 

c.

The extended family member will stay with the dependants for a significant period of the member's deployment.

8.

For subclause 7, the Commonwealth will pay the cost of travel for the extended family members, up to the amount of normal Departmental liability for travel by two extended family members from their home to the location where the member's dependants live.

 

Persons who can make the decisions under clause 17.7.7:

An employee of Toll Transitions who performs the duties of:

-   National Relocations Administration Services Manager

-   Regional Relocations Manager

-   Relocation Administration Services Manager

-   Senior Case Manager

Contract Manager Relocation Services

Assistant Director Operations

Director Relocation and Housing

17.7.8    Limited removal of dependants (This clause is policy guidance)

 

TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B, item 173.

1.

The member's dependants may give up their Service residence or rent assistance home at the member's posting location and move from their home to a location where extended family support is available to them.

2.

The member or dependants may apply for any of these entitlements to assist with the move.

 

a.

Travel at Commonwealth expense, to move from their home to a location where extended family support is available to them.

 

b.

Removal of personal effects at Commonwealth expense.

 

c.

Removal of one motor vehicle at Commonwealth expense.

 

d.

Other home contents such as furniture are not removed at Commonwealth expense.

 

e.

Storage at Commonwealth expense for home contents not moved under paragraph d.

 

f.

Storage costs for one vehicle and one towable item.

 

g.

Instead of storing items under paragraph f, a member may choose to sell them and seek payment for any loss on sale.

See: Chapter 6 Part 3 Loss on sale of furniture, effects and private vehicles

3.

Housing assistance is transferred to the new location.

Exception: If the member has a suitable home at the location, the dependants will not be eligible for housing assistance there. They may be eligible for housing assistance if they cannot move into the house without breaching a lease made before the deployment.

See: Chapter 7 Part 2 Suitable own home

4.

On the dependants' return to the posting location, their eligibility for housing assistance is explained in Chapter 7. It may depend on availability of suitable Service residences.

Example: The Service residence they lived in before may have been given to another family. They may be given rent allowance to find a privately rented home.

5.

Dependants will also be moved back to the posting location.

Note: The member's posting location may have changed.

6.

Travel to the new location and return count as one complete removal for disturbance allowance purposes.

See: Chapter 6 Part 1 Division 2, Disturbance allowance

 

Persons who can make the decisions under clause 17.7.8:

An employee of Toll Transitions who performs the duties of:

-   National Relocations Administration Services Manager

-   Regional Relocations Manager

-   Relocation Administration Services Manager

-   Senior Case Manager

Contract Manager Relocation Services

Assistant Director Operations

Director Relocation and Housing

17.7.9    Full removal of dependants (This clause is policy guidance)

 

TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B, item 174.

1.

A full removal may be granted to a location where extended family support is available.

2.

Housing assistance is transferred to the new location. If a member has a suitable home at the new location, the dependants are expected to occupy that home. This is unless a leasing agreement made before the deployment prevents them from moving into the home. In that case, a person listed in the table below may approve housing assistance.

See: Chapter 7, ADF housing and meals

3.

A second full removal may be granted, to the member's posting location. This will usually be taken on the member's return.

4.

Members are entitled to storage costs for one vehicle and one towable item. Members may sell them instead and seek reimbursement for loss on sale.

See: Chapter 6 Part 3, Loss on sale of furniture, effects and vehicles

5.

Removal to the new location and return count as two complete removals for disturbance allowance purposes.

See: Chapter 6 Part 1 Division 2, Disturbance allowance

 

Persons who can make the decisions under clause 17.7.9:

An employee of Toll Transitions who performs the duties of:

-   National Relocations Administration Services Manager

-   Regional Relocations Manager

-   Relocation Administration Services Manager

-   Senior Case Manager

Contract Manager Relocation Services

Assistant Director Operations

Director Relocation and Housing

17.7.10   Single-parent member (This clause is policy guidance)

 

TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B, item 175.

1.

A single-parent member with dependants who is deployed receives help with the following.

 

a.

Travel of children to an appropriate location for extended family support.

 

b.

Removal of furniture and/or effects to storage.

 

c.

Storage or loss on sale of motor vehicle and towable items.

2.

The location of the family support would usually be within Australia. A member may request removal to family support in an overseas location. If the removal is granted, help is limited to travel between the home and the airport. The airport must be the Australian international terminal that is nearest the member's posting location that has flights to the overseas location. Other removal entitlements apply.

17.7.11   Both parents are ADF members (This clause is policy guidance)

 

TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B, item 176.

1.

If both parents are ADF members and are deployed at the same time, they receive help with the following.

 

a.

Travel of children to an appropriate location for extended family support.

 

b.

Removal of furniture and/or effects to storage.

 

c.

Storage or loss on sale of motor vehicle and towable items.

2.

The location of the family support would usually be within Australia. A member may request removal to family support in an overseas location. If the removal is granted, help is limited to travel between the home and the airport. The airport must be the Australian international terminal that is nearest the member's posting location that has flights to the overseas location. Other removal entitlements apply.

17.7.12   Member living in

 

TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B, item 177.

1.

This clause applies to a member who meets all the following conditions.

 

a.

The member is living in.

 

b.

The member is deployed for service on a non-warlike deployment for six months or longer.

 

c.

The member meets either of the following conditions.

 

i.

The member is a member without dependants.

 

ii.

The member is a member with dependants (unaccompanied).

2.

The member may access the benefits referred to in the following table. 

 

Item

Condition

Reference

1.

The member may choose between the following options.

a. To stay in living-in accommodation.

b. To leave living-in accommodation, and get a variety of removal and storage conditions.

Clause 7.3.15A, Living-in accommodation on deployment

1a.

A member is advised to confirm they have insurance cover while they are away.

(This item is policy guidance.)

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Conditions for member who chooses to stay

 

2.

The member may be directed to leave the living-in accommodation. The member then becomes eligible for the same conditions as a member who chose to leave.

Subclause 7.3.15A.5

3.

The member does not have to pay a contribution for living in.

Clause 7.3.22.

4.

...

 

5.

...

 

 

Conditions for member who chooses to leave

 

6.

The member may have a removal of furniture and effects to storage.

Clause 6.6.32A

7.

A member without dependants may have personal effects, a car and a towable item stored at Commonwealth expense.

Item 6, subclause 6.6.46.1

8.

A member with dependants (unaccompanied) may have personal effects, a car and a towable item stored at Commonwealth expense.

Clause 6.6.45A

9.

The member may have loss on sale of a car and a towable item, unless they have chosen to put them in storage.

Subclause 6.3.4.1

10.

A member who stores their car somewhere other than commercial storage may be paid vehicle allowance, or the cost of storage.

Clause 9.6.16

11.

The member may be paid disturbance allowance for the journey from storage to living-in accommodation at the end of their deployment.

Clause 6.1.13

17.7.13   Member living out

 

TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B, item 178.

1.

This clause applies to a member who meets all the following conditions.

 

a.

The member is living out.

 

b.

The member is deployed for service on a non-warlike deployment for six months or longer.

 

c.

The member meets either of the following conditions.

 

i.

The member is a member without dependants.

 

ii.

The member is a member with dependants (unaccompanied).

2.

The member may access the benefits referred to in the following table. 

 

Item

Condition

Reference

1.

The member may choose between the following options.

a. To stay in living-out accommodation.

b. To leave living-out accommodation, and get a variety of removal and storage conditions.

For rent allowance – clause 7.6.28A

 

For Service residences – clause 7.5.36A

1a.

A member is advised to confirm they have insurance cover while they are away.

(This item is policy guidance.)

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Conditions for member who chooses to stay

 

2.

The member does not have to pay a contribution.

Member without dependants – 

for Service residences –  clause 7.5.43A, table item 4

for Choice Accommodation – 7.5A.23

for rent allowance –  paragraph 7.6.18.c

 

Member with dependants (unaccompanied) – 

for Service residences –  clause 7.5.43

for Choice Accommodation – 7.5A.23

for rent allowance subclause 7.6.17.1, Exception 2

3.

A member in rented accommodation may allow a house-sitter to stay. If the member charges rent, the member will be treated as someone who has sublet the home.

Clause 7.6.20A

4.

...

 

5.

...

 

 

Conditions for member who chooses to leave

 

6.

The member may have a removal of furniture and effects to storage.

Clause 6.6.32A

7.

A member without dependants may have personal effects, a car and a towable item stored at Commonwealth expense.

Item 6, subclause 6.6.46.1

8.

A member with dependants (unaccompanied) may have personal effects, a car and a towable item stored at Commonwealth expense.

Clause 6.6.45A

9.

The member may have loss on sale of a car and a towable item, unless they have chosen to put them in storage.

Subclause 6.3.4.1

10.

A member who stores their car somewhere other than commercial storage may be paid vehicle allowance, or the cost of storage.

Clause 9.6.16

11.

The member may be paid disturbance allowance.

Clause 6.1.13

17.7.14   Pre-deployment leave and travel entitlements (This clause is policy guidance)

 

TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B, item 179.

 

Pre-deployment leave and travel may be available. This is dependant upon unit operational circumstances.

See:
Chapter 5 Part 7 Division 6, Pre-deployment leave
Chapter 9 Part 4 Division 2, Pre-deployment leave travel

17.7.15   Equipment allowance (This clause is policy guidance)

 

A member is not entitled to equipment allowance when on a deployment.

 

PACMAN                                                      AL12 (October 2011)                            Chapter 17 – Part 7 Division 1 – 1