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This Division provides a retention bonus to encourage Army and Air Force pilots with specialist qualifications to stay in the Australian Regular Army or the Permanent Air Force for a year. |
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For the purpose of this Division, effective service means service that meets all the following conditions. |
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It is service in the Australian Regular Army or the Permanent Air Force. |
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It is paid. Exception: Unpaid leave of less than 21 calendar days. |
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It is not service in the Reserves. |
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Service described in the following table as effective service may only count towards service in the manner set out in the table. The table lists a range of leave types and activities and sets out how a period of that leave or activity counts towards a member's one-year period of effective service. |
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Part-time leave without pay. |
The paid component counts as effective service. |
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Leave at full pay. Examples: Recreation leave, long service leave taken at full pay. |
All of this leave counts as effective service. |
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Unpaid leave for less than 21 calendar days. Examples: Leave without pay, maternity leave without pay. |
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Leave at half pay. Example: Long service leave at half pay. |
Half the period of the leave counts as effective service. |
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Unpaid leave for 21 calendar days or more. Examples: Leave without pay, maternity leave without pay. |
No time spent on these types of leave and activity counts as effective service. |
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Absence without leave. |
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Imprisonment, detention or suspension from duty without pay. |
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An undertaking for further service under Part 8 of the Military Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991, as preserved by item 4 of Schedule 4 Defence Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2005. |
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A period
when the member was discharging a return of service obligation, and item 10
of this table does not apply. |
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A period when the member is discharging a return
of service obligation that is associated with relevant training, specialised
duties or an overseas posting. (In this item, relevant training means
professional or trade training that is directly relevant to the member's
occupation.) |
The whole of the return of service
obligation counts as effective service. |
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A member of the Army is eligible to apply for a bonus if all of the following conditions apply to them. |
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On 1 February 2008 the member met all of the following conditions. |
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The member was in the Australian Army Aviation Corps. |
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The member was entitled to salary as a pilot. |
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The member had been appointed to the rank of Captain or Major. |
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Note: The member remains eligible to continue in the scheme if they are promoted after their application to join the scheme has been accepted. |
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The member had either of the following qualifications on 1 February 2008. |
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Qualified Flying Instructor. |
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Test Pilot. |
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On 1 February 2008 the member's duties were those of Qualified Flying Instructor or Test Pilot. |
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The member agrees to provide one year of effective service using the form at Annex 3.5.ZF. See: Annex 3.5.ZF, Air Force and Army – Targeted pilot retention bonus scheme |
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A member of the Air Force is eligible to apply for a bonus if all of the following conditions apply to them. |
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On 1 February 2008 the member met all of the following conditions. |
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The member was a qualified pilot in the Permanent Air Force. |
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The member was entitled to salary as a pilot. |
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The member had been appointed to the rank of Flight Lieutenant or Squadron Leader. |
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Note: The member remains eligible to continue in the scheme if they are promoted after that date. |
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The CDF has determined that the member had one or more of the following qualifications on 1 February 2008. |
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Fighter Combat Instructor. |
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Qualified Flying Instructor. |
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Operational Flying Instructor. |
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Test Pilot. |
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Check Qualified captain or equivalent. |
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The member agrees to provide one year of effective service using the form at Annex 3.5.ZF. See: Annex 3.5.ZF, Air Force and Army – Targeted pilot retention bonus scheme |
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Persons
who can make the decision under p Force Element Group Commander, Wing Officer Commanding, Squadron Commanding Officer, Director General Personnel – Air Force, Director Personnel – Air Force |
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A member in any of the following circumstances is not eligible to apply for a retention bonus under this Division. |
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The member is a member of the Reserves. This includes a member of the Reserves on continuous full-time service. |
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The member is an Army Maintenance Test Pilot. |
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The member is on a provisional appointment to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel or higher on or before 28 March 2008. |
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A member has less than one year to serve from 1
February 2008 until the end of their current fixed period of service or
appointment. Exception: The member may be
eligible if they seek an extension of whichever i. The member's fixed period of service. ii. The member's compulsory retirement age. |
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The
member has not completed a period that their Service Chief has decided that
they must complete under the Defence
(Personnel) Regulations 2002, including any of the following. |
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An initial minimum period
of service (IMPS). |
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Any return of service
obligation (ROSO) for initial pilot training. |
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Any return of service
obligation for Qualified Flying Instructor training. |
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Any return of service
obligation for Test Pilot training. |
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A member in any of the following circumstances is not eligible to apply for a retention bonus under this Division. |
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The member is a member of the Reserves. This includes a member of the Reserves serving on continuous full-time service. |
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The member has undertaken to perform a period of service under another retention bonus scheme in this Part. |
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The member is on a provisional appointment to the rank of Wing Commander or higher. |
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The member has not completed a period of initial pilot training and any period required of them under Defence (Personnel) Regulations 2002. |
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A member has less than one year to serve from 1 February 2008 until the end of their current fixed period of service or appointment is taken not to be eligible. Exception: A member may be eligible if they seek an extension of whichever of the following limits is relevant to cover the one-year period of service for the retention bonus. |
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The member's fixed period of service. |
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The member's compulsory retirement age. |
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An eligible member may apply to join the scheme by taking both the following actions. |
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Completing the prescribed form at Annex 3.5.ZF. |
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Undertaking to serve one year of effective service in the scheme. |
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An eligible member may apply for a bonus under this Division until one of the following dates (whichever one is relevant). |
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For Air Force, 29 February 2008. |
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For Army, 28 March 2008. |
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A later date that the CDF decides is reasonable, having regard to the member's circumstances. Example: The CDF decides to extend a member's ability to apply because the member is deployed for six months in an area where there is no ability to send an application form. |
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An application under this subclause must be made on the application form at Parts A to D of Annex 3.5.ZF. See: Annex 3.5.ZF, Army and Air Force – Targeted Pilot retention bonus scheme |
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A member must be notified of the outcome of their application. |
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Persons
who can make the decision under p Commandant Army Aviation Training Centre Director General Personnel – Air Force Director Personnel – Air Force |
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A member who is serving on another scheme contained in this part may apply for a bonus under this Division. Example: Army – expansion and rank retention and completion bonus scheme. |
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The member's year of effective service commences from whichever of the following dates is relevant. |
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If the member was accepted into this bonus scheme for a period of service commencing on 1 February 2008 – that day. |
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If on 1 February 2008 the member is performing an undertaking for service for the retention component under subclause 3.5.189.2 of Division 19 (Army – Expansion and rank retention and completion bonus) – the day after that undertaking for service is complete. |
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If the member commences a period under subclause 3.5.189.2 of Division 19 (the Army – Expansion and rank retention and completion bonus) during the one-year period of service for the retention bonus in this Division, the remaining part of that year must be served after the undertaking for service under the Army – Expansion and rank retention and completion bonus has been completed. |
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The one year's service that the member undertakes to perform in return for the retention bonus must be served as effective service. Note: It will take the member longer than one year to finish their one year of effective service if they spend any time on ineffective service. |
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A member who joins the scheme must serve in the Australian Regular Army or the Royal Australian Air Force until they complete one year of effective service under this Division. |
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Once the application is accepted, the member is taken to serve from 1 February 2008. |
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A retention bonus of $30,000 is payable to an eligible member if CDF notifies the member that their application is accepted. |
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If a member fails to complete the one year of effective service for any of the following reasons, then they must repay the bonus in full to the Commonwealth. |
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The member resigns. |
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The member's service is ended for disciplinary reasons. |
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The member voluntarily transfers to the Reserves. |
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The member voluntarily changes specialisation. |
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If the member fails to complete the one year of effective service for any of the following reasons, then they do not have to repay the bonus to the Commonwealth. |
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The member becomes permanently unfit for flying duties due to reasons that are not within the member's control. |
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The member's service is terminated due to physical or mental incapacity that is not within the member's control. |
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An Army member is posted from a position for which the bonus is paid for Service reasons. |
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For Service reasons the member's specialisation is changed to be other than Pilot. |
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For Service reasons the member has their qualifications for which the bonus is paid withdrawn. |
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The member is retrenched or made redundant. |
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The member dies. |
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h. |
The bonus scheme ceases. |
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A member may nominate payment details for the retention bonus before the day the payment is due, using the form provided in Part C of Annex 3.5.ZF. |
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If a member does not nominate payment details, the retention bonus may only be paid to the member's normal pay account. |