Purpose
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Hard lying allowance is paid to provide compensation for the discomfort experienced by members required to stay on board a seagoing ship or seagoing submarine for at least 48 hours. |
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This Determination may be cited as Determination No 10 of 1996, Hard Lying Allowance. |
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In this Determination: |
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“cumulative sea service” has the same meaning as in Determination No. 1 of 1996, Seagoing Allowance; |
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For the meaning of cumulative sea service, see clause 2A Division 11, Seagoing allowance, of this Part. |
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“seagoing ship” means: |
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a ship in commission in the service of the Royal Australian Navy; or |
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a ship or other vessel approved by the Chief of the Defence Force for the purposes of this Determination, being a ship under the direction of the Commonwealth or a foreign government; |
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“seagoing submarine” has
the same meaning as in Determination No. 14 of 2008, Submarine Service
Allowance. See: Division
15 clause 4 for the definition of seagoing submarine |
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Persons who can make the decision under clause 2, definition of seagoing ship and seagoing submarine, on behalf of the CDF: Chief Combat Support Group Maritime Commander Australia |
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A member who is required, in the course of service, to stay on board a seagoing ship or seagoing submarine for a continuous period of 48 hours or more is entitled to Hard Lying Allowance for each completed 24 hour period at the rate: |
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specified in column 2 of Table 1 opposite the member’s period of cumulative sea service in column 1 for members on a seagoing ship; and |
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specified in column 2 of Table 2 opposite the member’s period of cumulative sea service in column 1 for members on a seagoing submarine. |
TABLE 1 – Member on a seagoing ship
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Column 1 Cumulative Sea Service |
Column 2 $ a day |
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Completed less than 3 years |
29.14 |
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Completed 3 but less than 6 years |
45.16 |
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Completed 6 but less than 11 years |
60.97 |
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Completed 11 or more years |
70.11 |
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TABLE
2 – Member on a seagoing submarine
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Column 1 Cumulative sea service |
Column 2 $ a day |
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Completed less than 3 years |
43.71 |
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Completed 3 but less than 6 years |
60.97 |
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Completed 6 but less than 11 years |
73.16 |
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Completed 11 or more years |
80.63 |
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4.1 |
A member who has stayed on board a seagoing ship or seagoing submarine for a continuous period of 48 hours or more and who, during the course of a voyage, is accommodated ashore at an intermediate port of call, is taken not to have ceased to stay on board that ship or submarine while the member is so accommodated. |
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4.2 |
A member to whom this clause applies, is not entitled to Hard Lying Allowance while accommodated ashore. |
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5.1 |
A member is not entitled to hard lying allowance while the member is entitled to: |
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Antarctic allowance, if the rate that is or would be payable exceeds the rate of hard lying allowance that would be payable to the member; |
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seagoing allowance; |
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submarine service allowance; or |
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travelling allowance. |
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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 Hard Lying Allowance. |
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5.3 |
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Clause |
Amendments |
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Substituted by: DFRT No. 15 of 1998. Amended by: No. 20 of 1998; No 17 of 2008. |
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Amended by: DFRT No. 24 of 1996; No. 10 of 1997; Nos. 9 and 27 of 1998; Nos. 8 and 14 of 1999; No. 8 of 2000; Nos. 3, 14 and 16 of 2001; Nos. 7 and 23 of 2002; No. 11 of 2003; Nos. 2 and 14 of 2004; No. 5 of 2005; Nos. 1 and 16 of 2006; No. 5 of 2007; Nos. 10 and 29 of 2008. |
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Amended by: DFRT No. 1 of 2002. Substituted by: DFRT No. 13 of 2002. Amended by: DFRT No. 20 of 2002; No. 17 of 2008. |
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DFRT Determination 10 of 1996 has been amended by DFRT Determination No. 24 of 1996; No. 10 of 1997; Nos. 9, 15, 20 and 27 of 1998; Nos. 8 and 14 of 1999; No. 8 of 2000; Nos. 3, 14 and 16 of 2001; Nos. 1, 7, 13, 20 and 23 of 2002; No. 11 of 2003; Nos. 2 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. |