Division 6: Reunion travel for tertiary students

TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.A, item 157.

9.3.40   Purpose

This Division assists a tertiary student to be reunited with their parents in some cases.

9.3.41   Member this Division applies to

This Division applies to a member who meets either of these conditions.
a.	They are eligible for education assistance for a child who is a tertiary student. See: Chapter 8 Part 4 Division 5, Tertiary students not at a member's location of residence.
b.	They would have been eligible for education assistance, but is not incurring costs for the student's accommodation. Example: The tertiary student is studying away from the member's location of residence, but living with relatives who do not charge board. Therefore, no education assistance is paid to support the student's accommodation costs.

9.3.42   Entitlement

1.	The member is entitled to two return journeys for the tertiary student each calendar year. The journey is from the location of the student's educational institution to the member's posting location.
2.	If the member has a removal to the new location on or after 1 July, only one journey may be taken in that calendar year.
3.	The entitlement cannot be carried forward from one calendar year to the next.
4.	ADF reunion travel does not apply if travel is already provided by a community-based scheme.
5.	The entitlement ends when the member ceases to be entitled to education assistance for the student.

9.3.43   Mode of travel

Travel must be by the most economical means, using student concession fares whenever possible.

See: Chapter 9 Part 1 clause 9.1.2, Most economical means of travel.

PACMAN                                                             Version 2 (May 2005)                                Chapter 9 – Part 3 Division 6 – 1