UNCLASSIFIED

DEFENCE SERVICE CONDITIONS MESSAGE

ORIG No. PERS DSC 034/08

DTG: 280025Z OCT 08

SUBJ: ADF CONDITIONS OF SERVICE (COS) – OPERATION AZURE
A. DEFENCE SERVICE CONDITIONS MESSAGE PERS 053/07 of 070402z nov 07

B. PACMAN VERSION TWO – CHAPTER 17

SITUATION

1. THE MINDEF DECLARED SVC ON OP AZURE AS NON-WARLIKE (NWL) FROM 10 APR 05. THIS MSG REPRESENTS A CONSOLIDATION OF previous MSG INTO A SINGLE CURRENT OP AZURE COS MSG and replaces ref A.

OP AZURE SPECIFIED AREA

2. OP AZURE specified area comprises SUDAN.

MISSION

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

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

ELIGIBILITY

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

A. BE ASSIGNED FOR DUTY TO OP AZURE, AND

B. BE WITHIN THE OP AZURE SPECIFIED AREA.

6. ADF PERS WHO ENTER THE SPECIFIED AREA BUT ARE NOT ASSIGNED FOR DUTY TO OP azure ARE NOT ENTITLED TO OP azure NWL COS.

DEPLOYMENTS FOR LESS THAN SIX MONTHS

7. PRE-DEPLOYMENT. 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 AZURE IS COVERED UNDER THE MILITARY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT.

B. TAXATION. PERS DEPLOYED ON OP AZURE 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 SERVICE 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, PERS 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 FOL RATES PER DAY:

(1) DARFUR REGION - DOLLARS ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE CENTS THIRTY FOUR (AUD 105.34) WEF 28 JUL 08, AND

(2) ELSEWHERE IN SUDAN - DOLLARS EIGHTY SIX CENTS TWENTY SEVEN (AUD 86.27) WEF 1 MAY 08.

D. DA IS PAID FOR EACH DAY OR PART DAY OF SVC IN THE OP AZURE SPECIFIED AREA DEFINED AT PARA 2. DA IS ALSO PAID FOR LEAVE ACCRUED INSIDE the OP AZURE SPECIFIED AREA. DA IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX.

E. OTHER ALLOWANCES. OTHER SALARY RELATED ALLOWANCES, INCLUDING SEPARATION AND FIELD ALLOWANCE, ARE PAYABLE IAW NORMAL POLICY. (THAT IS, PAID IF THE PRESCRIBED CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENT ARE MET. IE, ACTUALLY LIVING IN THE FIELD).

F. MEALs AND ACCN. MEMBERS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE THEIR OWN MEALS AND WHO ARE NOT IN RECEIPT OF mission subsistence allowance (MSA) MAY QUALIFY FOR THE PAYMENT OF TRAVELLING COSTS (INCLUDING INCIDENTALS) IAW NORMAL POLICY. MEMBERS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR CHARGES FOR MEALS AND ACCOMMODATION PROVIDED IN THE OP AZURE SPECIFIED AREA. FOR pers WHO receive msa FROM THE UN TO COVER THE COSTS OF LONG-TERM ACCN, FOOD AND MISC EXPENSES There is no entitlement to additional payment for these same costs under pacman ch 13 part 3, except where MSA does not cover actual costs in which case a claim may be made iaw pacman article 13.3.12.

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

H. adDITIONAL RECREATION LEAVE (ARL) FOR NWL SVC. IN ADDITION TO BASIC RECREATION 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. OTHER LEAVE. FIELD LEAVE MAY BE GRANTED IAW PACMAN. PRIOR SVC NEEDS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN ASSESSING THE AMOUNT OF LEAVE A MEMBER MAY ACCRUE IN THE OP AZURE SPECIFIED AREA. AS PERS DEPLOYED ON NWL OPS ARE IN RECEIPT OF DA AND ARL, ERL IS NOT TO BE GRANTED FOR THE SAME PERIOD.

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

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

L. HONOURS AND AWARDS. INFORMATION REGARDING MEDALS HAS BEEN ADVISED SEPARATELY.

DEPLOYMENTS 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 COMD DEPENDING ON THE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. PERS MAY BE GRANTED FREE TRAVEL WITHIN AUSTRALIA TO their HOME LOC WHEN PRE-EMBARKATION LEAVE IS GRANTED. IF A RECREATION 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 FOLLOWING 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 VEHICLE TO A LOC WHERE EXTENDED FAMILY SPT IS AVAILABLE AND CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A HOME IN POSTING LOC. NO HOUSING ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE IN THE NEW LOC. 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 VEHICLE TO AN ELECTED DESTINATION. STORAGE OF FURNITURE AND EFFECTS IN A dha APPROVED STORAGE FACILITY AT POSTING LOC. 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 LOC, FULL REMOVAL TO AN ELECTED DESTINATION AND ON RETURN FROM DEPLOYMENT, A SUBSEQUENT REMOVAL FROM THE ELECTED DESTINATION TO THE MEMBERS POSTING LOC.

(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 LOC.

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 LOC BY THE ENTITLED MEANS.

F. DISTURBANCE ALLOWANCE. FOR OPTIONS 11.B.1 AND 11.B.2, REMOVAL TO AND FROM FAMILY SPT LOC IS TO COUNT AS ONE COMPLETE REMOVAL FOR DISTURBANCE ALLOWANCE PURPOSES.

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

H. TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION 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 LOC within australia FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXTENDED FAMILY SPT AND STORAGE OF MOTOR VEHICLE 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 REQ 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 loc of posting from which a flight departs to the overseas loc.

ACCM / REMOVAL ASSISTANCE FOR MWOD and mwd(u)

14. MWOD AND MWD(U) ARE REQ TO ELECT TO EITHER:

A. VACATE THEIR LIVING IN ACCM (LIA) OR RENTAL ALLOWANCE (ra) ACCM FOR THE PERIOD OF THEIR DEPLOYMENT, OR

B. RETAIN THEIR LIA OR RA ACCM FOR THE PERIOD OF THEIR DEPLOYMENT.

15. MWOD WHO ELECT TO RETAIN THEIR lia or ra ACCM while deployed WILL BE REQ TO CONTINUE TO PAY THEIR NORMAL RENT CONTRIBUTION.

16. MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE SHORT NOTICE TO DEPLOY, IE. FOUR WEEKS OR LESS, MAY APPLY TO WAIVE THE REQ TO PAY THE MEMBER CONTRIBUTION. SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE FWD TO DGNPT, DGPERS-A OR DGPERS-AF FOR CONSIDERATION.

17. MEMBERS WHO occupy lia MAY STILL BE REQ TO VACATE THEIR ACCM FOR OPERATIONAL REASONS.

18. MEMBERS WHO ELECT TO RETAIN THEIR ACCM MUST PROVIDE NOTICE IN WRITING AS FOL:

A. LIA – TO CO OR OC WITH A COPY TO RELEVANT ACCM CELL. OR

B. RA ACCM - TO LOCAL DHA HOUSING MANAGEMENT CENTRE. DHA MUST ALSO BE NOTIFIED IF THE MEMBER ARRANGES FOR A HOUSE-SITTER TO LIVE IN THEIR RA ACCM OR IF THE MEMBER SUB-LETS THE RA ACCM WHILE THEY ARE ABSENT ON DEPLOYMENT. MEMBERS WHO ELECT TO SUB-LET THEIR RA ACCM WILL HAVE THEIR RA REDUCED BY THE VALUE OF THE SUB-LEASE.

19. MEMBERS WHO ELECT TO RETAIN THEIR LIA OR RA ACCM WHEN DEPLOYED SHOULD CHECK WITH THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY TO ENSURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE COVER DURING THEIR ABSENCE. THEY SHOULD ALSO CHECK WITH THEIR LANDLORDS WHETHER THERE IS ANY CLAUSE IN THEIR TENANCY AGREEMENT WHICH MAY LIMIT THE PERIOD FOR WHICH THE PREMISES MAY BE LEFT UNOCCUPIED.

20. MEMBERS WHO ELECT TO VACATE THEIR LIA OR RA ACCM ARE ENTITLED TO:

A. REMOVAL TO STORE OF FURNITURE AND EFFECTS.

B. REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS RESULTING FROM EARLY TERMINATION OF LEASE. AND

C. STORAGE OR LOSS ON SALE OF ONE VEH AND ONE TOWABLE ITEM. 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.

21. MEMBERS VEH MAY BE REMOVED TO AN ELECTED DESTINATION FOR STORAGE (iE. 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.

22. APPLICATIONS FOR C’WEALTH FUNDED REMOVALS AND STORAGE MUST BE SUBMITTED TO DHA FOR CONSIDERATION.

23. 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)

24. FOR DEPLOYMENTS OF SIX MONTHS OR LONGER, ROCTFA MAY BE APPROVED SUBJECT TO OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS AND PROVIDED THE MEMBER PLANS TO BE 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.

25. THE ROCTFA DESTINATION For MWD who wish to rtA IS limited to the previous posting loc or ALT the loc to which the family has been moved at public expense. For MWOD who wish to rtA the destination is limited to the previous posTing loc or ALT the reported loc of the nok for recreation leave free travel purposes. There is no offset for this entitlement.

26. For PERS who do not wish to rtA the ROCTFA destination is LONDON. PERS may offset the cost of return travel to LONDON against the cost of travel to an ALT destination. The ALT destination must be suitable as a ROCTFA destination as determined by CO.

COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS

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

28. THIS MSG AND SUBSEQUENT MSG WILL BE published 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).

29. QUESTIONS. ALL QUERIES REGARDING COS ENTITLEMENTS ARE TO BE FWD THROUGH THE NORMAL CHAIN OF COMD.

UNCLASSIFIED

SUBJ: ADF CONDITIONS OF SERVICE (COS) – OPERATION AZURE A. DEFENCE SERVICE CONDITIONS MESSAGE PERS 053/07 of 070402z nov 07

B. PACMAN VERSION TWO – CHAPTER 17

SITUATION

1. THE MINDEF DECLARED SVC ON OP AZURE AS NON-WARLIKE (NWL) FROM 10 APR 05. THIS MSG REPRESENTS A CONSOLIDATION OF previous MSG INTO A SINGLE CURRENT OP AZURE COS MSG and replaces ref A.

OP AZURE SPECIFIED AREA

2. OP AZURE specified area comprises SUDAN.

MISSION

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

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

ELIGIBILITY

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

A. BE ASSIGNED FOR DUTY TO OP AZURE, AND

B. BE WITHIN THE OP AZURE SPECIFIED AREA.

6. ADF PERS WHO ENTER THE SPECIFIED AREA BUT ARE NOT ASSIGNED FOR DUTY TO OP azure ARE NOT ENTITLED TO OP azure NWL COS.

DEPLOYMENTS FOR LESS THAN SIX MONTHS

7. PRE-DEPLOYMENT. 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 AZURE IS COVERED UNDER THE MILITARY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT.

C. DEPLOYMENT ALLOWANCE (DA). IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DECLARATION OF NWL SVC, DA HAS BEEN APPROVED AT THE FOL RATES PER DAY:

(1) DARFUR REGION - DOLLARS ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE CENTS THIRTY FOUR (AUD 105.34) WEF 28 JUL 08, AND

(2) ELSEWHERE IN SUDAN - DOLLARS EIGHTY SIX CENTS TWENTY SEVEN (AUD 86.27) WEF 1 MAY 08.

D. DA IS PAID FOR EACH DAY OR PART DAY OF SVC IN THE OP AZURE SPECIFIED AREA DEFINED AT PARA 2. DA IS ALSO PAID FOR LEAVE ACCRUED INSIDE the OP AZURE SPECIFIED AREA. DA IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX.

E. OTHER ALLOWANCES. OTHER SALARY RELATED ALLOWANCES, INCLUDING SEPARATION AND FIELD ALLOWANCE, ARE PAYABLE IAW NORMAL POLICY. (THAT IS, PAID IF THE PRESCRIBED CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENT ARE MET. IE, ACTUALLY LIVING IN THE FIELD).

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

H. adDITIONAL RECREATION LEAVE (ARL) FOR NWL SVC. IN ADDITION TO BASIC RECREATION 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. OTHER LEAVE. FIELD LEAVE MAY BE GRANTED IAW PACMAN. PRIOR SVC NEEDS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN ASSESSING THE AMOUNT OF LEAVE A MEMBER MAY ACCRUE IN THE OP AZURE SPECIFIED AREA. AS PERS DEPLOYED ON NWL OPS ARE IN RECEIPT OF DA AND ARL, ERL IS NOT TO BE GRANTED FOR THE SAME PERIOD.

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

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

L. HONOURS AND AWARDS. INFORMATION REGARDING MEDALS HAS BEEN ADVISED SEPARATELY.

DEPLOYMENTS 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 LOC, FULL REMOVAL TO AN ELECTED DESTINATION AND ON RETURN FROM DEPLOYMENT, A SUBSEQUENT REMOVAL FROM THE ELECTED DESTINATION TO THE MEMBERS POSTING LOC.

(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 LOC.

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 LOC BY THE ENTITLED MEANS.

F. DISTURBANCE ALLOWANCE. FOR OPTIONS 11.B.1 AND 11.B.2, REMOVAL TO AND FROM FAMILY SPT LOC IS TO COUNT AS ONE COMPLETE REMOVAL FOR DISTURBANCE ALLOWANCE PURPOSES.

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

H. TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION 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.

ACCM / REMOVAL ASSISTANCE FOR MWOD and mwd(u)

14. MWOD AND MWD(U) ARE REQ TO ELECT TO EITHER:

A. VACATE THEIR LIVING IN ACCM (LIA) OR RENTAL ALLOWANCE (ra) ACCM FOR THE PERIOD OF THEIR DEPLOYMENT, OR

B. RETAIN THEIR LIA OR RA ACCM FOR THE PERIOD OF THEIR DEPLOYMENT.

15. MWOD WHO ELECT TO RETAIN THEIR lia or ra ACCM while deployed WILL BE REQ TO CONTINUE TO PAY THEIR NORMAL RENT CONTRIBUTION.

16. MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE SHORT NOTICE TO DEPLOY, IE. FOUR WEEKS OR LESS, MAY APPLY TO WAIVE THE REQ TO PAY THE MEMBER CONTRIBUTION. SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE FWD TO DGNPT, DGPERS-A OR DGPERS-AF FOR CONSIDERATION.

17. MEMBERS WHO occupy lia MAY STILL BE REQ TO VACATE THEIR ACCM FOR OPERATIONAL REASONS.

18. MEMBERS WHO ELECT TO RETAIN THEIR ACCM MUST PROVIDE NOTICE IN WRITING AS FOL:

A. LIA – TO CO OR OC WITH A COPY TO RELEVANT ACCM CELL. OR

20. MEMBERS WHO ELECT TO VACATE THEIR LIA OR RA ACCM ARE ENTITLED TO:

A. REMOVAL TO STORE OF FURNITURE AND EFFECTS.

B. REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS RESULTING FROM EARLY TERMINATION OF LEASE. AND

C. STORAGE OR LOSS ON SALE OF ONE VEH AND ONE TOWABLE ITEM. 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.

22. APPLICATIONS FOR C’WEALTH FUNDED REMOVALS AND STORAGE MUST BE SUBMITTED TO DHA FOR CONSIDERATION.

23. 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)

26. For PERS who do not wish to rtA the ROCTFA destination is LONDON. PERS may offset the cost of return travel to LONDON against the cost of travel to an ALT destination. The ALT destination must be suitable as a ROCTFA destination as determined by CO.

COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS

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

28. THIS MSG AND SUBSEQUENT MSG WILL BE published 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).

29. QUESTIONS. ALL QUERIES REGARDING COS ENTITLEMENTS ARE TO BE FWD THROUGH THE NORMAL CHAIN OF COMD.

SUBJ: ADF CONDITIONS OF SERVICE (COS) – OPERATION AZURE
A. DEFENCE SERVICE CONDITIONS MESSAGE PERS 053/07 of 070402z nov 07

28. THIS MSG AND SUBSEQUENT MSG WILL BE published 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).