3.5.265 Purpose
3.5.266 Definitions
3.5.267 Member eligible for bonus
payment
3.5.268 Member not eligible under
this Division
3.5.269 Payment under this Division
3.5.270 Reasons for making a pro rata
payment of the bonus payment
3.5.271 Member's options for payment
under this Division
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The purpose of this Division is to offer incentive payments to members who complete a period of temporary duty in a military instructor position in Army. |
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In this Division, military instructor has the same meaning as it does in clause 3.5.240. |
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See: Division 25 clause 3.5.240, Definition of a military instructor |
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A member is eligible for a bonus payment of under this Division if they meet all of the following conditions. |
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The member is in the Australian Regular Army, or the Army Reserves on continuous full time service. |
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The member holds a qualification from an ADF-endorsed instructor's course. Exception: CDF may decide that the member is qualified. |
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The member performs a period of temporary duty as a military instructor on or after 1 July 2007. |
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The member is in a Training Command – Army establishment that supports one of the following initiatives. |
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Hardened and Networked Army. |
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Enhanced Land Force. |
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The Commanding Officer of the relevant Training Command establishment must notify the member that they are eligible and may apply for the bonus. |
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A member who applies for the bonus must use the form at Annex 3.5.ZC. See: Annex 3.5.ZC, Military instructor on temporary duty |
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A bonus payment may be paid for each completed period of temporary duty for which a member meets the conditions in subclause 1. |
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This Division ceases to apply to all members on 30 June 2012. |
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Persons who can
make the decision under p Chief of Staff Training Command – Army |
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A member is not eligible for a payment under this Division if any of the following circumstances apply to them. |
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An amount under Division 22, Army – 1st Recruit Training Battalion recruit instructors scheme is payable to the member for the period in which they would be eligible under this Division. |
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The member is currently serving a period of service for the purpose of Division 23, Army – Trade transfer bonus. |
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An amount under Division 24, Navy – Recruit instructors scheme is payable to the member for the period in which they would be eligible under this Division. |
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An amount under Division 25, Military instructors scheme is payable to the member for the period in which they would be eligible under this Division. |
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At the end of the member's period of temporary duty, the member is to be paid a single bonus amount that is equal to the total of $13.70 for each day of the temporary duty period that the member completed. |
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A member is to be paid a bonus payment on a pro rata basis if they fail to complete their full fixed period of temporary duty as a military instructor for any of the following reasons. |
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The member dies. |
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The member applies to extend their period of service or enlistment but the extension is refused. |
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The member's service is terminated due to physical or mental incapacity. |
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The member is made redundant or is retrenched. |
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The member is transferred or posted out of the military instructor position for an operational deployment. |
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The requirement for the temporary duty ceases. |
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The scheme ceases. |
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The following table shows how to calculate a pro rata amount of the bonus payment payable under subclause 1. |
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Count the number of days the member actual did temporary duty for. |
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Multiply the outcome of Step 1 by $13.70. |
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The member may be paid the outcome of Step 2. |
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Example: The member is on a fixed period of temporary duty for three months. The requirement for temporary duty ceases and the member has only completed 40 days of the fixed period. The member is paid $548 (40 days multiplied by $13.70 = $548). |
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Using the form at Annex 3.5.ZC a member may nominate payment details for the payments under this scheme before the day the payment is due. |
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See: Annex 3.5.ZC, Military instructor on temporary duty |
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If a member does not nominate payment details before a payment is due, the payment may only be made to the member's normal pay account. |