UNCLASSIFIED

DEFENCE SERVICE CONDITIONS MESSAGE

ORIG No. PERS DSC 063/07

DTG: 292210Z NOV 07

SUBJ: ADF CONDITIONS OF SERVICE (COS) – OPERATION ANODE
A. DSC MSG PERS 126/04 OF 130525Z SEP 04 – AMP 3

B. DSC MSG PERS 019/04 OF 232216Z FEB 04 – AMP 2

C. DSC MSG PERS 138/03 OF 110055Z NOV 03 – AMP 1

D. DSC MSG PERS 094/03 OF 010223Z AUG 03 – COS

E. PACMAN VERSION TWO – CHAPTER 17

SITUATION

1. THE MINDEF DECLARED SVC ON OP ANODE AS NON-WARLIKE (NWL) FROM 24 JUL 03. THIS MSG REPRESENTS A CONSOLIDATION OF previous MSG INTO A SINGLE CURRENT OP ANODE COS MSG and replaces ref A TO D.

OP ANODE SPECIFIED AREA

2. OP ANODE specified area comprises THE TOTAL LAND AREA, TERRITORIAL WATERS AND SUPERJACENT AIRSPACE OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS.

MISSION

3. TO PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE COS FOR OP ANODE.

4. THIS MSG IS TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH REF E.

ELIGIBILITY

5. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FOL COS, ADF PERS MUST:

A. BE ASSIGNED TO OP ANODE, AND

B. BE WITHIN THE OP ANODE SPECIFIED AREA.

6. ADF PERS WHO ENTER THE SPECIFIED AREA BUT ARE NOT ASSIGNED FOR DUTY TO OP ANODE ARE ENTITLED TO PEACETIME COS ONLY.

DEPLOYMENT FOR LESS THAN SIX MONTHS

7. PRE-DEPLOYMENT:

A. PRE-EMBARKATION LEAVE/TRAVEL. DEPLOYMENTS OF LESS THAN SIX MONTHS DURATION DO NOT ATTRACT A PRE-EMBARKATION LEAVE ENTITLEMENT. SOME PROVISION EXISTS FOR SPECIAL CASES, SEE PACMAN V2-17.6.7.

8. ON DEPLOYMENT:

A. REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION. SVC ON OP ANODE IS COVERED UNDER THE MILITARY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT.

B. TAXATION. MEMBERS DEPLOYED ON OP ANODE MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR EXEMPTION FROM AUSTRALIAN INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 23AG OF THE ITAA. SECTION 23AG IS A GENERAL PROVISION THAT EXEMPTS CERTAIN FOREIGN EARNINGS WHERE YOU HAVE ENGAGED IN FOREIGN SVC FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 91 DAYS. ONCE QUALIFIED THE EXEMPTION APPLIES FROM THE FIRST DAY OF DEPLOYMENT. IN THE ABSENCE OF QUALIFYING FOR A SECTION 23AG EXEMPTION, MEMBERS MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO CLAIM THE S79B OVERSEAS DEFENCE FORCES REBATE. THIS EQUATES TO AUD 338 PLUS 50 PERCENT OF ANY OTHER ENTITLED REBATES PER ANNUM ON A PRO RATA BASIS.

C. DEPLOYMENT ALLOWANCE (DA). IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DECLARATION OF NWL SVC, DA HAS BEEN APPROVED AT THE RATE OF DOLLARS FORTY SEVEN CENTS FIVE (AUD 47.05) PER DAY WEF 9 AUG 07. DA IS PAID FOR EACH DAY OR PART DAY OF SVC IN THE OP ANODE SPECIFIED AREA DEFINED AT PARA 2. THE ALLOWANCE IS PAYABLE FOR LEAVE ACCRUED INSIDE the OP ANODE SPECIFIED AREA. DA IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX.

D. OTHER ALLOWANCES. OTHER SALARY RELATED ALLOWANCES, INCLUDING SEPARATION, FIELD, FLYING AND SEAGOING ALLOWANCE, ARE PAYABLE IAW NORMAL POLICY. (THAT IS, PAID IF THE PRESCRIBED CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENT ARE MET).

E. MEALs AND ACCN. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT MEALS AND ACCN WILL BE PROVIDED AT CWEALTH EXPENSE. MEMBERS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE THEIR OWN MEALS MAY QUALIFY FOR THE PAYMENT OF TA (INCLUDING INCIDENTALS) IAW NORMAL POLICY. MEMBERS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR CHARGES FOR MEALS AND ACCN PROVIDED IN THE OP ANODE SPECIFIED AREA. ACCN CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MWODS LIVING IN OR LIVING OUT WHO RETAIN ACCN IN AUSTRALIA WILL BE WAIVED IAW NORMAL PROVISIONS.

F. OTHER ALLOWANCES RELATING TO LONG AND SHORT-TERM non-operational DUTY OVERSEAS ARE NOT PAYABLE.

G. adDITIONAL RECREATION LEAVE (ARL) FOR NWL SVC. IN ADDITION TO BASIC REC LEAVE PERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ARL FOR NWL SVC AT A RATE OF TEN DAYS PER YEAR ON A PRO RATA BASIS INSIDE THE SPECIFIED AREA.

H. OTHER LEAVE. FIELD LEAVE, FLYING LEAVE OR SEAGOING LEAVE MAY BE GRANTED IAW PACMAN. PRIOR SVC NEEDS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN ASSESSING THE AMOUNT OF FIELD LEAVE A MEMBER MAY ACCRUE IN THE OP ANODE SPECIFIED AREA. AS MEMBERS DEPLOYED ON NWL OPS ARE IN RECEIPT OF DA AND ARL, ERL IS NOT TO BE GRANTED FOR THE SAME PERIOD.

I. RELIEF OUT OF COUNTRY TRAVEL FARES ASSISTANCE (ROCTFA). DEPLOYMENTS OF LESS THAN SIX MONTHS DO NOT ATTRACT ROCTFA.

J. cOMMUNICATIONS. ACCESS TO TELEPHONE AND MAIL SERVICES IS NOT A COS. MEMBERS MAY BE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO TELEPHONE AUSTRALIA. THE FREQUENCY AND DURATION OF THESE CALLS IS TO BE SET BY HQJOC.

K. HONOURS AND AWARDS. INFO REGARDING MEDALS HAS BEEN ADVISED SEPARATELY.

DEPLOYMENT FOR SIX MONTHS OR MORE

9. THE FOL ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS APPLY TO PERS DEPLOYING FOR SIX MONTHS or MORE. (NOTE, REMOVALS OR TRAVEL ASSISTANCE FOR EXTENDED FAMILY SPT MUST RESULT FROM A NEED THAT EXTENDS FOR THE DURATION, OR AT LEAST A SIGNIFICANT PORTION, OF THE MEMBERS ABSENCE ON DEPLOYMENT. THERE MAY BE CASES WHERE CIRCUMSTANCES ARISE WHICH COULD NOT HAVE BEEN FORESEEN BY THE FAMILY AND REQUIRE FAMILY SPT. THESE SITUATIONS WOULD BE LIMITED TO COMPELLING CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS THE ILLNESS OF DEPENDANTS OR SIMILAR).

10. PRE-EMBARKATION LEAVE UP TO SEVEN DAYS INCLUDING WEEKENDS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS MAY BE GRANTED BY UNIT COMMANDERS DEPENDING ON THE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. A MEMBER MAY BE GRANTED FREE TRAVEL WITHIN AUSTRALIA TO their HOME LOC WHEN PRE-EMBARKATION LEAVE IS GRANTED. IF A REC LEAVE FREE TRAVEL ENTITLEMENT EXISTS THIS IS TO BE USED IN LIEU. AS AN ALT, SPOUSES, CHILDREN, PARENTs, SIBLINGS OR ANY OTHER PERSON(S) NOMINATED BY THE MEMBER MAY BE APPROVED TO BE CONVEYED AT PUBLIC EXPENSE TO THE MEMBERS LOC PROVIDING THE COST DOES NOT EXCEED THAT WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN EXPENDED IF PRE-EMBARKATION LEAVE AND PRE-EMBARKATION LEAVE TRAVEL HAD BEEN AVAILABLE TO THE MEMBER.

REMOVALS FOR MWD

11. REMOVALS FOR MWD. THE FOL OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE (NORMALLY tHERE MUST BE A REMAINING DEPLOYMENT TENURE OF SIX MONTHS AT THE TIME THE REMOVAL IS EFFECTED):

A. LEAVE DEPENDANTS IN CURRENT POSTING LOC AND REMAIN IN EXISTING SVC RESIDENCE OR CONTINUE TO RECEIVE RA, AS APPLICABLE.

B. WHERE THE DHA LOCAL HMC MANAGER IS SATISFIED (AND IF NECESSARY IN CONSULTATION WITH THE UNIT OC/CO) THERE IS A COMPELLING NEED FOR SPT TO THE MEMBERS DEPENDANT(S) FROM EXTENDED FAMILY, THE MEMBER IS ELIGIBLE FOR REMOVAL OF DEPENDANT(S) TO AN ELECTED DESTINATION WITHIN AUSTRALIA WHERE FAMILY SPT IS AVAILABLE AND RECEIVE THE FOL REMOVAL ENTITLEMENTS:

(1). RELOCATION OF DEPENDANTS. WHERE A REMOVAL ENTITLEMENT EXISTS THEN, ONCE DURING THE DEPLOYMENT, THE MEMBER MAY RELOCATE DEPENDENT(S) AND THEIR PERSONAL EFFECTS AND ONE MOTOR VEH TO A LOCALITY WHERE EXTENDED FAMILY SPT IS AVAILABLE AND CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A HOME IN POSTING LOCALITY. NO HOUSING ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE IN THE NEW LOCALITY. AN OFFSET OF THIS ENTITLEMENT IS AVAILABLE WHERE UP TO TWO EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS may travel to the posting loc. cost of offset is limited to the amount of NORMAL DEPT liability for travel by two extended family members from their home to thE LOC where the members dependants live. OR

(2). LIMITED REMOVAL OF THE DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS (EXCLUDING FURNITURE) AND ONE MOTOR VEH TO AN ELECTED DESTINATION. STORAGE OF FURNITURE AND EFFECTS IN A dha APPROVED STORAGE FACILITY AT POSTING LOCALITY. ON RETURN FROM DEPLOYMENT, A SUBSEQUENT REMOVAL OF THESE EFFECTS FROM THE ELECTED DESTINATION AND STORAGE FACILITY TO THE MEMBERS RESIDENCE. OR

(3). WHERE SUITABLE HOUSING IS NOT AVAILABLE IN FAMILY SPT LOCALITY, FULL REMOVAL TO AN ELECTED DESTINATION AND ON RETURN FROM DEPLOYMENT, A SUBSEQUENT REMOVAL FROM THE ELECTED DESTINATION TO THE MEMBERS POSTING LOCALITY.

(4). IN CASES WHERE THE MEMBER IS APPROVED TO UNDERTAKE A REMOVAL, EITHER TO STORE OR TO THE ELECTED DESTINATION, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE MEMBER WILL BE ALLOCATED THE SAME ACCN ON RETURN TO THE OLD POSTING LOCALITY.

C. ALL COSTS FOR REMOVAL, STORAGE AND INSURANCE OF STORED ITEMS (IN A DHA APPROVED STORAGE FACILITY) WILL BE MET AT PUBLIC EXPENSE FOR THE DURATION OF THE DEPLOYMENT.

D. SUBJECT TO OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTs PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT, TRAVEL FOR THE DEPENDANTS AND THE MEMBER TO THE ELECTED DESTINATION IN AUSTRALIA AND RETURN TRAVEL FOR THE MEMBER BACK TO THE CONCENTRATION AREA BY THE ENTITLED MEANS.

E. ON RETURN FROM THE DEPLOYMENT, THE MEMBER may RECEIVE TRAVEL ASSISTANCE FROM THE POINT OF ENTRY BACK INTO AUSTRALIA TO THE ELECTED DESTINATION AND SUBSEQUENT TRAVEL FOR THE MEMBER AND DEPENDANTS TO THE MEMBERS POSTING LOCALITY BY THE ENTITLED MEANS.

F. DISTURBANCE ALLOWANCE. FOR OPTIONS 10.B.1 AND 10.B.2, REMOVAL TO AND FROM FAMILY SPT LOCALITY IS TO COUNT AS ONE COMPLETE REMOVAL FOR DISTURBANCE ALLOWANCE PURPOSES.

G. STORAGE COSTS OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR LOSS ON SALE Of ONE VEH AND ONE TOWABLE ITEM.

H. TEMPORARY ACCN ALLOWANCE.

I. RA FOR DEPENDANTS RESIDING IN ACCN AT THE ELECTED DESTINATION DURING THE PERIOD OF DEPLOYMENT, AND ANY OTHER NORMAL REMOVAL ALLOWANCE WITHIN AUSTRALIA AS APPLICABLE.

12. FOR SINGLE PARENT MWD WHO DEPLOY OR WHERE BOTH PARENTS ARE ADF MEMBERS AND ARE DEPLOYED AT THE SAME TIME, A REMOVAL OF FURNITURE AND/OR EFFECTS TO STORAGE WILL BE APPROVED, IF REQUIRED. THIS INCLUDES TRAVEL OF CHILDREN TO AN APPROPRIATE LOCALITY within australia FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXTENDED FAMILY SPT AND STORAGE OF MOTOR VEH AND A TOWABLE ITEM.

13. REMOVAL/TRAVEL PROVISIONS ARE LIMITED TO TRAVEL WITHIN AUSTRALIA. if THE REQUIREMENT FOR EXTENDED FAMILY SPT is recognised and A MEMBER OR DEPENDANT REQUESTS TRAVEL TO AN OVERSEAS DESTINATION, ASSISTANCE IS LIMITED TO THE COST OF TRAVEL by the entitled means to and from the international terminal in australia nearest the members locality of posting from which a flight departs to the overseas locality.

14. REMOVALS FOR MWOD

A. FOR THE MEMBER LIVING IN – REMOVAL OF PERSONAL EFFECTS FROM THE LIVING-IN ACCN TO A dha APPROVED STORE.

B. FOR MEMBERS LIVING OUT – REMOVAL OF FURNITURE AND EFFECTS TO A dha APPROVED STORE. DEFENCE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TERMINATION OF LEASE COSTS RESULTING FROM EARLY TERMINATION OF LEASES. CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS CAN BE ALLOWED (PACMAN 17.7.13 PARA2 REFERS) WHERE IT IS MORE COST EFFECTIVE TO THE CWEALTH FOR THE MEMBER TO RETAIN ACCOM OR WHERE IT IS NOT PRACTICAL TO VACATE OR SHORT NOTICE.

C. STORAGE OR LOSS ON SALE OF A VEH AND A TOWABLE ITEM MAY BE PAYABLE. STORAGE OF MOTOR VEH AND TOWABLE ITEM SHOULD BE ARRANGED ON BASE WHEREVER PRACTICAble. WHERE THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, STORAGE MAY BE ARRANGED AT PUBLIC EXPENSE at A dha approved storage facility.

D. MEMBERS VEH MAY BE REMOVED TO AN ELECTED DESTINATION FOR STORAGE (EG. PARENTS LOCALITY). IF THIS OCCURS, THE MEMBER MAY BE REIMBURSED THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REMOVING a VEH TO AND FROM THE ELECTED DESTINATION. THE LIMITATION OF COSTS IS UP TO THE VALUE OF THE STORAGE OF THE VEH in a DHA approved facility FOR THE DURATION OF THE DEPLOYMENT.

E. DISTURBANCE ALLOWANCE. REMOVAL TO AND FROM STORE IS TO COUNT AS ONE COMPLETE REMOVAL FOR DISTURBANCE ALLOWANCE PURPOSES.

RELIEF OUT OF COUNTRY TRAVEL FARES ASSISTANCE (ROCTFA)

15. FOR DEPLOYMENTS OF SIX MONTHS OR LONGER, ROCTFA MAY BE APPROVED SUBJECT TO OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS AND PROVIDED THE MEMBERS LEAVE PLAN INCLUDES BEING OUTSIDE OF THE SPECIFIED AREA FOR AT LEAST SEVEN (7) CONSECUTIVE DAYS. ONE ROCTFA ENTITLEMENT MAY BE APPROVED WHERE DEPLOYMENT IS SIX MONTHS BUT LESS THAN NINE MONTHS. FOR DEPLOYMENTS EXCEEDING NINE MONTHS REFER TO PACMAN V2-17.7.22.

16. THE op anode ROCTFA DESTINATION For MWD IS AUSTRALIA AND IS limited to the previous posting loc or alt the loc to which the family has been moved at public expense. For MWOD the destination is AUSTRALIA AND IS limited to the previous posTing loc or alt the reported loc of the NOK for rec leave free travel purposes. There is no offset for this entitlement.

COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS

17. EXCHANGE PERS. PERS FROM OTHER FORCES ON EXCHANGE WITH THE ADF AND DEPLOYED TO OP ANODE HAVE NO ENTITLEMENT TO THE ADF DEPLOYMENT PACKAGE.

18. THIS MSG AND SUBSEQUENT MSG WILL BE POSTED ON THe pe page at http://www.defence.gov.au/dpe/pac/ AND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.DEFENCE.GOV.AU/DPE/PAC . (ALL LOWER CASE).

19. QUESTIONS. ALL QUERIES REGARDING COS ENTITLEMENTS ARE TO BE FORWARDED THROUGH THE NORMAL CHAIN OF COMMAND.

UNCLASSIFIED

SUBJ: ADF CONDITIONS OF SERVICE (COS) – OPERATION ANODE A. DSC MSG PERS 126/04 OF 130525Z SEP 04 – AMP 3

B. DSC MSG PERS 019/04 OF 232216Z FEB 04 – AMP 2

C. DSC MSG PERS 138/03 OF 110055Z NOV 03 – AMP 1

D. DSC MSG PERS 094/03 OF 010223Z AUG 03 – COS

E. PACMAN VERSION TWO – CHAPTER 17

SITUATION

1. THE MINDEF DECLARED SVC ON OP ANODE AS NON-WARLIKE (NWL) FROM 24 JUL 03. THIS MSG REPRESENTS A CONSOLIDATION OF previous MSG INTO A SINGLE CURRENT OP ANODE COS MSG and replaces ref A TO D.

OP ANODE SPECIFIED AREA

2. OP ANODE specified area comprises THE TOTAL LAND AREA, TERRITORIAL WATERS AND SUPERJACENT AIRSPACE OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS.

MISSION

3. TO PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE COS FOR OP ANODE.

4. THIS MSG IS TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH REF E.

ELIGIBILITY

5. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FOL COS, ADF PERS MUST:

A. BE ASSIGNED TO OP ANODE, AND

B. BE WITHIN THE OP ANODE SPECIFIED AREA.

6. ADF PERS WHO ENTER THE SPECIFIED AREA BUT ARE NOT ASSIGNED FOR DUTY TO OP ANODE ARE ENTITLED TO PEACETIME COS ONLY.

DEPLOYMENT FOR LESS THAN SIX MONTHS

7. PRE-DEPLOYMENT:

A. PRE-EMBARKATION LEAVE/TRAVEL. DEPLOYMENTS OF LESS THAN SIX MONTHS DURATION DO NOT ATTRACT A PRE-EMBARKATION LEAVE ENTITLEMENT. SOME PROVISION EXISTS FOR SPECIAL CASES, SEE PACMAN V2-17.6.7.

8. ON DEPLOYMENT:

A. REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION. SVC ON OP ANODE IS COVERED UNDER THE MILITARY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT.

D. OTHER ALLOWANCES. OTHER SALARY RELATED ALLOWANCES, INCLUDING SEPARATION, FIELD, FLYING AND SEAGOING ALLOWANCE, ARE PAYABLE IAW NORMAL POLICY. (THAT IS, PAID IF THE PRESCRIBED CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENT ARE MET).

F. OTHER ALLOWANCES RELATING TO LONG AND SHORT-TERM non-operational DUTY OVERSEAS ARE NOT PAYABLE.

G. adDITIONAL RECREATION LEAVE (ARL) FOR NWL SVC. IN ADDITION TO BASIC REC LEAVE PERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ARL FOR NWL SVC AT A RATE OF TEN DAYS PER YEAR ON A PRO RATA BASIS INSIDE THE SPECIFIED AREA.

I. RELIEF OUT OF COUNTRY TRAVEL FARES ASSISTANCE (ROCTFA). DEPLOYMENTS OF LESS THAN SIX MONTHS DO NOT ATTRACT ROCTFA.

J. cOMMUNICATIONS. ACCESS TO TELEPHONE AND MAIL SERVICES IS NOT A COS. MEMBERS MAY BE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO TELEPHONE AUSTRALIA. THE FREQUENCY AND DURATION OF THESE CALLS IS TO BE SET BY HQJOC.

K. HONOURS AND AWARDS. INFO REGARDING MEDALS HAS BEEN ADVISED SEPARATELY.

DEPLOYMENT FOR SIX MONTHS OR MORE

REMOVALS FOR MWD

11. REMOVALS FOR MWD. THE FOL OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE (NORMALLY tHERE MUST BE A REMAINING DEPLOYMENT TENURE OF SIX MONTHS AT THE TIME THE REMOVAL IS EFFECTED):

A. LEAVE DEPENDANTS IN CURRENT POSTING LOC AND REMAIN IN EXISTING SVC RESIDENCE OR CONTINUE TO RECEIVE RA, AS APPLICABLE.

(3). WHERE SUITABLE HOUSING IS NOT AVAILABLE IN FAMILY SPT LOCALITY, FULL REMOVAL TO AN ELECTED DESTINATION AND ON RETURN FROM DEPLOYMENT, A SUBSEQUENT REMOVAL FROM THE ELECTED DESTINATION TO THE MEMBERS POSTING LOCALITY.

(4). IN CASES WHERE THE MEMBER IS APPROVED TO UNDERTAKE A REMOVAL, EITHER TO STORE OR TO THE ELECTED DESTINATION, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE MEMBER WILL BE ALLOCATED THE SAME ACCN ON RETURN TO THE OLD POSTING LOCALITY.

C. ALL COSTS FOR REMOVAL, STORAGE AND INSURANCE OF STORED ITEMS (IN A DHA APPROVED STORAGE FACILITY) WILL BE MET AT PUBLIC EXPENSE FOR THE DURATION OF THE DEPLOYMENT.

D. SUBJECT TO OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTs PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT, TRAVEL FOR THE DEPENDANTS AND THE MEMBER TO THE ELECTED DESTINATION IN AUSTRALIA AND RETURN TRAVEL FOR THE MEMBER BACK TO THE CONCENTRATION AREA BY THE ENTITLED MEANS.

E. ON RETURN FROM THE DEPLOYMENT, THE MEMBER may RECEIVE TRAVEL ASSISTANCE FROM THE POINT OF ENTRY BACK INTO AUSTRALIA TO THE ELECTED DESTINATION AND SUBSEQUENT TRAVEL FOR THE MEMBER AND DEPENDANTS TO THE MEMBERS POSTING LOCALITY BY THE ENTITLED MEANS.

F. DISTURBANCE ALLOWANCE. FOR OPTIONS 10.B.1 AND 10.B.2, REMOVAL TO AND FROM FAMILY SPT LOCALITY IS TO COUNT AS ONE COMPLETE REMOVAL FOR DISTURBANCE ALLOWANCE PURPOSES.

G. STORAGE COSTS OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR LOSS ON SALE Of ONE VEH AND ONE TOWABLE ITEM.

H. TEMPORARY ACCN ALLOWANCE.

I. RA FOR DEPENDANTS RESIDING IN ACCN AT THE ELECTED DESTINATION DURING THE PERIOD OF DEPLOYMENT, AND ANY OTHER NORMAL REMOVAL ALLOWANCE WITHIN AUSTRALIA AS APPLICABLE.

14. REMOVALS FOR MWOD

A. FOR THE MEMBER LIVING IN – REMOVAL OF PERSONAL EFFECTS FROM THE LIVING-IN ACCN TO A dha APPROVED STORE.

C. STORAGE OR LOSS ON SALE OF A VEH AND A TOWABLE ITEM MAY BE PAYABLE. STORAGE OF MOTOR VEH AND TOWABLE ITEM SHOULD BE ARRANGED ON BASE WHEREVER PRACTICAble. WHERE THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, STORAGE MAY BE ARRANGED AT PUBLIC EXPENSE at A dha approved storage facility.

E. DISTURBANCE ALLOWANCE. REMOVAL TO AND FROM STORE IS TO COUNT AS ONE COMPLETE REMOVAL FOR DISTURBANCE ALLOWANCE PURPOSES.

RELIEF OUT OF COUNTRY TRAVEL FARES ASSISTANCE (ROCTFA)

COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS

17. EXCHANGE PERS. PERS FROM OTHER FORCES ON EXCHANGE WITH THE ADF AND DEPLOYED TO OP ANODE HAVE NO ENTITLEMENT TO THE ADF DEPLOYMENT PACKAGE.

18. THIS MSG AND SUBSEQUENT MSG WILL BE POSTED ON THe pe page at http://www.defence.gov.au/dpe/pac/ AND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.DEFENCE.GOV.AU/DPE/PAC. (ALL LOWER CASE).

19. QUESTIONS. ALL QUERIES REGARDING COS ENTITLEMENTS ARE TO BE FORWARDED THROUGH THE NORMAL CHAIN OF COMMAND.

SUBJ: ADF CONDITIONS OF SERVICE (COS) – OPERATION ANODE
A. DSC MSG PERS 126/04 OF 130525Z SEP 04 – AMP 3

18. THIS MSG AND SUBSEQUENT MSG WILL BE POSTED ON THe pe page at http://www.defence.gov.au/dpe/pac/ AND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.DEFENCE.GOV.AU/DPE/PAC . (ALL LOWER CASE).