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February 2012

 

Home computing facilities
Defence Determination 2012/7, Home computing facilities – amendment, wef 1 March 2012. This Determination provides a one-off payment to senior officers at or above the rank Brigadier for home computing support and will be available in Chapter 4 Part 6 on the date of effect. See: AL16 (March 2012)

 

Post indexes
Defence Determination 2012/6, Post indexes – amendment, wef 16 February 2012. This Determination implements revised post indexes for the overseas locations where ADF members serve and will be available in Chapter 15 Part 2 Annex 15.2.A on the date of effect. Post indexes are available in electronic format only and will not be produced in hard copy amendment.

 

 

January 2012

 

Salary non-reduction
Defence Determination 2012/5, Salary non-reduction – amendment, wef 2 February 2012. This Determination extends the salary non-reduction period for certain employment categories and is available in Chapter 3 Part 2 Division 5 and Annex 3.2.A. See: AL15 (February 2012)

 

Service residences
Defence Determination 2012/4, Service residences – amendment, wef 16 January 2012. This Determination implements the annual review of rent bands available in Chapter 7 Annex 7.A2. See: AL15 (February 2012)

Short-term duty overseas travel costs
Defence Determination 2012/3, Short-term duty overseas travel costs – amendment, wef 16 January 2012. This Determination implements the new short-term duty travel allowance rates. These rates are available in Chapter 13 Part 3 Annex 13.3.A. See: AL15 (February 2012)

Salaries
DFRT Determination No. 1 of 2012, Salaries – Joint Battlefield Airspace Controllers – amendment, wef 9 January 2012. This Determination amends the tables of officer pay grades in Schedule B.2 Part 1 and Part 4See: AL15 (February 2012)

Salary, bonuses, travel and housing – amendment
Defence Determination 2012/2, Post indexes – amendment. This Determination standardises some terms and definitions, amends an address of an appointment residence and expands eligibility criteria for choice accommodation. Clauses 4 to 8 are effective from 9 January 2012, available in Chapter 3 Part 2 Division 1, Chapter 3 Part 5 Division 10, Chapter 4 Part 8 Division 7 and Chapter 5 Part 2 Division 3. Clauses 9 to 13 commence 16 February 2012 and will be available on that date in Chapter 7 Part 5A Division 1. See: AL15 (February 2012) and AL16 (March 2012)

Post indexes
Defence Determination 2012/1, Post indexes – amendment, wef 19 January 2012. This Determination implements revised post indexes for the overseas locations where ADF members serve available in Chapter 15 Part 2 Annex 15.2.A. Post indexes are available in electronic format only and will not be produced in hard copy amendment.

 

Last updated: 8 February 2012