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TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B, item 189. |
17.9.36 Purpose
17.9.37 Destination
17.9.38 Conditions
17.9.39 Offsetting
fare assistance
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The purpose of relief out-of-country travel fare assistance is to help the member have time away from the difficulties of a deployment. |
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Relief out-of-country travel fare assistance provides the member with return travel to an approved destination. |
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The CDF may approve the destination for relief out-of-country travel fare assistance. The CDF must choose a location that meets both these requirements. |
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A safe environment for rest and recreation. |
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Adequate rest and recreation facilities. |
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Persons who can make the decision under subclause 17.9.37.2 on behalf of the CDF: Director Service Conditions and Housing Policy |
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Subject to operational constraints, a member may be granted relief out-of-country travel fare assistance, for return travel to an approved destination, if all these conditions are met. |
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The member is assigned to the deployment for 6 months or more. Exception: CDF may approve a relief-out-of-country travel fare for a member on a deployment of less than 6 months, having regard to whether the member is performing exceptionally demanding duties, or is likely to serve multiple deployments in a 12 month period. |
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The member travels to a destination approved under clause 17.9.37. |
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The
member must be outside the operational area for seven consecutive days or
longer. Example: A member leaves the operational area during four days of recreation leave, two stand-down days and a public holiday. |
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The travel is planned to occur at regular intervals during the deployment, if practicable. Note: Members must plan the travel to obtain value for money, consistent with the obligations imposed on them by the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997. |
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The number of times a member may be granted relief out-of-country travel fare assistance depends on the period that they are on deployment for, as described in the table. |
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If it is intended that the member be deployed for this period... |
they may be granted up to this many trips for the deployment... |
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less than six months |
0 Exception: If paragraph 17.9.38.1.a. approval is given, 1 trip. |
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six months but less than nine months |
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nine months but less than 12 months |
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12 months but less than 15 months |
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15 months but less than 18 months |
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18 months or more |
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The member is entitled to relief out-of-country travel fare assistance up to these limits. |
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The cost of return travel to the approved destination under these conditions. |
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It is economy class. |
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It is on the cheapest available airline that offers a reasonable standard of safety and security. |
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It does not include any avoidable stopovers. |
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The member is not entitled to travel costs while on relief out of country travel fare assistance. |
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member may be provided with travelling leave if they take a
relief-out-of-country travel fare to Note: If taken on or after 18 February 2011, this type of leave does not attract payment of international campaign or deployment allowance but it does not break continuity for the payment of those allowances for accrued leave types. See: |
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Persons who can make the decision under paragraph 17.9.38.1.a, exception, on behalf of the CDF: A One Star Officer in the member’s operational chain of command |
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If the CDF is satisfied that travel to another country meets the purpose of relief out-of-country travel fare assistance, the member may travel to a destination in another country that meets the purpose of assistance with relief travel. |
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The CDF must consider both these criteria. |
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The purpose of the relief travel. |
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The facilities and environment at the destination. |
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The Commonwealth will provide relief out-of-country travel fare assistance up to the travel cost that the member would otherwise be entitled to under this Division. This is to help the member buy fares from any source. |
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Allowable offset arrangements are advised at the start of each deployment. |
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If it is intended that a member stay on deployment
for 12 months or more, the member may apply to combine two trips to |
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To assist the member and their dependants to use
relief out-of-country travel fare assistance to reunite, in |
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If the member has no dependants (or does not wish to reunite with them), to travel on relief out-of-country travel fare assistance to Australia or another country that is more expensive to travel to than the standard approved destination. |
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Note: The offset can only be used to purchase fares. The alternative location must still be approved under clause 17.9.37. |
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Proof of travel is required under clause 16.4.12, as if the relief travel were assisted leave travel under Chapter 16 Part 4. |
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Persons who can make the decision under clause 17.9.39 on behalf of the CDF: Director Service Conditions and Housing Policy |