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TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.A, item 23. |
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A direction to perform higher duties can be rescinded, revoked, or varied by giving written notice to the member. The notice may be made by a member who meets both these conditions. |
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They are at least one rank higher than the vacant position. |
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They are in the chain of command of the member performing the higher duties. |
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A change in the direction to perform higher duties can be effective from the latest of these days. |
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The day that the member is notified of the change. |
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A later day specified in the notice. |
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Example: A member is directed to fill a higher position for a specific period. During that period they are required to go on operations at their substantive (lower) rank. They continue to be eligible for higher duties allowance unless they get a notice to stop acting in the higher position. The change to a direction to perform higher duties cannot be made retrospectively. |
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A member's entitlement to higher duties allowance ends on the earliest of these days. |
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The day the direction to perform the higher duties ends. |
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If the member is not posted into the vacant position, three months after the start of the direction to perform higher duties. |
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The effective date of a new posting order issued to the member. |