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TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.A, item 113. |
6.6.38 Purpose
6.6.39 Removal
on ceasing continuous full-time service
6.6.40 Removal
if service continues after intended date of ceasing
6.6.41 Removal
on ceasing continuous full-time service at own request
6.6.42 Removal
of a vehicle on ceasing continuous full-time service
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This Division describes the entitlements of a member who is removed on ceasing continuous full-time service, or in advance of ceasing.
Note: 'Ceasing continuous full-time service' includes all forms of discharge. This includes on retirement, retrenchment, and on completing a period of engagement. Note that Division 1 clause 6.6.5 prevents some members who cease continuous full-time service from having a removal entitlement. |
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A member who qualifies for a removal on ceasing continuous full-time service is entitled to have their furniture and effects removed at Commonwealth expense. This table sets out different members' entitlements.
See: Division 1 clause 6.6.4, Members entitled to removal |
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If the member… |
then their removal entitlement is… |
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plans
to live at a different location in |
from the posting location that the member was last removed to before ceasing continuous full-time service to a home in another Australian location, that the member will live in after ceasing. |
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meets both the following conditions. a. The member occupies and receives housing assistance for any of: i. living-in
accommodation; or b.
The member plans to live in |
from the living-in accommodation, service residence or rent allowance residence to the home in the same location that the member will live in after ceasing continuous full-time service. |
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meets both the following conditions. a. The member occupies a home where they are not receiving housing assistance under Chapter 7, Parts 5 or 6. b. The member plans to live in the Australian posting location that the member was last removed to before ceasing continuous full-time service. |
no removal entitlement. |
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plans to relocate overseas after ceasing continuous full-time service |
from the location where the member last had a removal to the Australian capital city that is the nearest point of deployment to the overseas destination. The Commonwealth will remove and deliver their goods to the agent they use to ship those goods overseas from that capital city. This will fulfil all Commonwealth obligations. |
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is a member of the Reserves on continuous
full-time service, appointed or enlisted in |
from the location where the member last had a removal to one of these locations. a. The location where they lived immediately before they began full-time service. b. Another destination. The Commonwealth will only pay up to the amount that option a. would have cost. |
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is a member of the Reserves on continuous full-time service, appointed or enlisted from an overseas country |
from the location where the member last had a removal |
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to one of these locations. a. The capital
city in b. Another
destination, if the member intends staying in |
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The removal can be timed in accordance with this table. |
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The member may be removed... |
if... |
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before ceasing continuous full-time service |
the member has received a discharge authority. The removal may take place at either of these times: a. During long service leave or other leave that comes immediately before the date of ceasing. b. Any time during the final 12 months of service. |
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for compassionate reasons before ceasing continuous full-time service |
the CDF is satisfied that at least one of the following conditions is met. a. The removal is the result of a dependant’s illness. It must be supported by a civilian medical practitioner and endorsed by the Defence Health Service. b. Suitable accommodation is not available in the member’s current posting location. c. Suitable secondary or higher education for the member’s child or children is not available in their current posting location. d. There are other exceptional reasons that require the member to move. The member must provide copies of relevant documents to the CDF. A medical certificate is one example. The member need not have received a discharge authority. The removal can be more than 12 months before ceasing. |
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after ceasing full time service |
it is no more than 12 months after the date of ceasing. Exception: The CDF may extend this period if the CDF considers it reasonable in the circumstances. |
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This subclause applies to a member who does not complete their service at the time notified in the discharge authority, and who continues to serve. The member must pay to the Commonwealth any amount they received for the removal. This does not apply if the removal coincides with a posting during the final 12 months of service. |
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Persons who can make the decision under subclause 6.6.39.2, table items 2 and 3, on behalf of the CDF: Director General Navy People Director Navy Personnel Policy Director Navy Employment Conditions Director General Personnel – Air Force Director Military Administration – Air Force Deputy Director Personnel Concepts and Policy – Air Force Director General Personnel – Army Director Personnel Policy – Army |
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A member may have had a removal in advance of ceasing continuous full-time service, but they continue to serve beyond the date notified in their discharge authority. |
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On their next posting, the member is entitled to a removal at Commonwealth expense. It is limited to the cost of a removal from a. to b. below. |
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The location they were posted to immediately before the removal in advance of ceasing continuous full-time service. |
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The new posting location. |
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Example: A member posted in |
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If the member's next posting is to a seagoing ship, they are entitled to a removal to the value of a removal from their home port. |
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The limits on entitlement in subclauses 2 and 3 do not apply in either of these cases. |
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Both the following conditions are met. |
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The member was granted a removal to a personal
location where benefits are provided. See: Division
3 clause 6.6.19, Compassionate removal to a personal location where
benefits are provided |
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The Commonwealth did not place cost limits on the
removal. |
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The removal in advance of ceasing continuous full-time service corresponds with a regular removal on posting during the final 12 months of the member’s service. |
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A member who ceases continuous full-time service at their own request is entitled to a removal to one of the locations in the table in Division 6 clause 6.6.39. To qualify, they must meet the relevant conditions in this table. |
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If the member is… |
then the condition for removal is that… |
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a. an other rank member, or b. an officer on a fixed tenure appointment.
Note: 'Other rank' members are listed at Schedule B.12 |
they must have completed one of these periods. a. Their initial period of engagement or appointment. b. Six years’ continuous full-time service.
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an officer on an indefinite appointment |
they must have completed, in total, six years’ continuous full-time service. |
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The member might not meet the conditions in the table in subclause 1 above. In this case, the CDF may still approve a removal if satisfied that the member meets all of these conditions. |
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There are compassionate reasons for ceasing continuous full-time service that cannot be resolved by any other means. |
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The compassionate reasons are beyond the member’s control. |
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The circumstances leading to the request to cease continuous full-time service have come about since the member enlisted or was appointed, or have seriously worsened since that time. |
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For a member with less than three years’ continuous full-time service who is offered a removal under subclause 2, the Commonwealth subsidy for a removal is limited. It covers only the cost of a removal to one of these places. |
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The member’s place of enlistment. |
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For an overseas applicant, the port of entry to Australia. |
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Persons who can make the decision under subclause 6.6.41.2 on behalf of the CDF: Director General Navy People Director Navy Personnel Policy Director Navy Employment Conditions Director General Personnel – Air Force Director Military Administration – Air Force Deputy Director Personnel Concepts and Policy – Air Force Director General Personnel – Army Director Personnel Policy – Army |
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A member's entitlement to removal of a vehicle on ceasing continuous full-time service is the same as for removal of a vehicle on posting. This includes removal of a towable item or a recreational or hobby vehicle. See: Division 5 Clause 6.6.33. |