Division 3: Diving allowance

Purpose

G4.17

Diving allowance is paid in recognition of:

a.

diving duties performed by members whose normal specified functions of employment do not include diving; and

b.

the need to attract and retain such members.
[from DFRT Determination No 6 of 1998]
Citation

1.

This Determination may be cited as Determination No. 6 of 1998, Diving Allowance.
Commencement

2.

This Determination commences on 5 March 1998.
Definitions

3.

In this Determination:

 

“qualified diver” means a member who holds the qualifications required to be held by a diver in the arm of the Defence Force in which the member is serving;

 

“qualified diving instructor” means a member who holds the qualifications required to be held by a diving instructor at the Army Diving School;

 

“qualified medical member” means a member who holds the qualifications required to be held by a medical member in the arm of the Defence Force in which the member is serving.
Diving Allowance

4.

A member is entitled to Diving Allowance at the rate of:

 

(a)

in the case of a qualified diver who is required to undertake diving duties - $53.30 for each day on which the member undertakes such duties (up to a limit of 40 days a year);

 

(aa)

in the case of a member who is:

 

(i)

a qualified medical member but not a qualified diver; or

 

(ii)

under training to become a qualified medical member,

 

 

and who is required to provide therapeutic treatment in a recompression chamber — $36.57 for each day on which the member undertakes such duties;

 

(b)

in the case of a qualified diving instructor who is posted to a position of diving instructor at the Army Diving School and required to undertake regular diving duties – $5,419 a year while the member undertakes such duties; and

 

(c)

in the case of a member who is engaged in diving training to become a qualified diver – $30.47 for each day on which the member dives in connection with such training.
Allowance not payable

5.1

A member is not entitled to diving allowance while the member is entitled to submarine escape allowance.

5.2

Determination No. 4 of 2008, Allowance for Specialist Operations (Column 5 of Schedules 1 and 2) and Determination No. 5 of 2008, Special Forces Disability Allowance (Column 6 of Schedule 1), prescribe whether a member receiving either of those allowances may also be paid Diving Allowance.

5.3

...
Calculation of fortnightly and daily rates

6.1

If any payment is made to a member fortnightly, the fortnightly rate of payment is to be calculated in accordance with the formula:

 

A x 14

365

 

where A is the annual rate of payment.

6.2

The daily rate of any payment is one fourteenth part of the fortnightly rate of payment.
 
DETERMINATION NO 6 OF 1998 – CLAUSE NOTES

 

Clause

Amendments

 

3.

Amended by: DFRT No. 11 of 2004.

4.

Amended by: DFRT Nos. 9 and 27 of 1998; No. 14 of 1999; No. 8 of 2000; Nos. 3 and 16 of 2001; Nos. 7 and 23 of 2002; No. 11 of 2003; Nos. 2, 11 and 14 of 2004; No. 5 of 2005; Nos. 1 and 16 of 2006; No. 5 of 2007; Nos.10 and 29 of 2008.

5.

Amended by: DFRT No. 23 of 1999. Substituted by: DFRT No. 13 of 2002. Amended by: DFRT 20 of 2002; No. 17 of 2008.

 

FOOTNOTE – 6 OF 1998

1.

DFRT Determination No. 6 of 1998 has been amended by DFRT Determination Nos. 9 and 27 of 1998; Nos. 14 and 23 of 1999; No. 8 of 2000; Nos. 3 and 16 of 2001; Nos. 7, 13, 20 and 23 of 2002; No. 11 of 2003; Nos. 2, 11 and 14 of 2004; No. 5 of 2005; Nos. 1 and 16 of 2006; No. 5 of 2007; Nos. 10, 17 and 29 of 2008.

 

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