Division 2: East Timor peace enforcement allowance – transitional

 

TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B, item 185.

17.9.14   Purpose
17.9.15   Definitions
17.9.16   Member this Division applies to
17.9.17   Member this Division does not apply to
17.9.18   Rate of allowance
17.9.19   Transitional arrangements – relationship between allowance and leave

17.9.14   Purpose

 

The East Timor peace enforcement allowance compensates members who were deployed with a UN or other multi-national force in East Timor during the relevant period.

17.9.15   Definitions

Term

Definition in this Division

Operational area

East Timor and the territorial sea of East Timor.

Relevant period

The relevant period, for the member, means the period beginning on the day the member entered the operational area, and ending at midnight on 15 November 2003.

The deployment

The deployment means the UN Mission of Support in East Timor.

17.9.16   Member this Division applies to

 

This Division applies to a member who meets both these conditions.

 

a.

They were assigned for duty with a UN or other multi-national force in East Timor during the relevant period.

 

b.

They accrued leave credits for service with the deployment during the relevant period.

17.9.17   Member this Division does not apply to

 

This Division does not apply to a member on Reserve service.

See also: Part 1 clause 17.1.4, Member this Chapter does not apply to

17.9.18   Rate of allowance

 

The rate of East Timor peace enforcement allowance payable for each day or part day was AUD 125. If a member was entitled to any of the following allowances, then the total of those allowances was subtracted from the East Timor peace enforcement allowance.

 

Item

Allowance

See:

1.

Deployment allowance.

Chapter 17 Part 9 Division 1

2.

Field allowance.

Chapter 4 Part 3 Division 4

3.

Hard lying allowance.

Chapter 4 Part 3 Division 7

4.

Seagoing allowance.

Chapter 4 Part 3 Division 11

17.9.19   Transitional arrangements – relationship between allowance and leave

1.

A member is entitled to East Timor peace enforcement allowance if they meet both these conditions.

 

a.

They were assigned for duty with a deployment during the relevant period.

 

b.

They started leave immediately after completing duty with the deployment.

2.

A member is entitled to East Timor peace enforcement allowance for the shortest of these periods.

 

a.

The leave granted.

 

b.

The unused leave credits accrued for service during the deployment.

 

c.

The leave that would accrue if the member was deployed for 12 months.

3.

The rate of East Timor peace enforcement allowance payable for leave granted is the same as the rate that was payable to the member during the period of deployment for which the leave was accrued.

4.

In some cases, a member might cease duty with the deployment. However, because of illness, injury or immediate service requirements, they might not be able to immediately do any of these things.

 

a.

Start a period of leave.

 

b.

Complete a period of leave.

 

c.

Use their leave credit.

 

In these cases, the period during which the member was injured, ill or meeting immediate service requirements is ignored. Any separate periods of leave are treated as one period.

Example: A member breaks a leg and cannot go on leave as they are in traction in hospital. Their entitlement is carried forward until they can take the leave.

 

PACMAN                                                                   AL2 (November 2010)                                   Chapter 17 – Part 9 Division 2 – 1