DASS
Changes
Changes have been made to the reimbursement
schedule for the Defence Assisted Study Scheme (DASS), which could
see members missing out on valuable remuneration packages if they
don’t lodge an application for reimbursement in time.
The Services Education Co-ordination Committee (SECC), which administer
DASS, has made changes in order to enhance the scheme’s financial
manageability.
For study completed within the period January 1 to June 30, 2003,
members approved to study under DASS are to apply for reimbursement
by no later than September 30, 2003.
For study completed within the period July 1 to December 31, 2003,
members approved to study under DASS are to apply for reimbursement
by no later than March 31, 2004.
Members are required to claim for reimbursement after each completed
semester of study and cannot claim for multiple semesters at the end
of the year.
The SECC also requests members’ reimbursement claims are accompanied
by original receipts, tax invoices and proof of successful completion
and are received by the new dates listed above in order to ensure
reimbursement under DASS. |
Boarding
Parties
The DFRT has approved the introduction of
a boarding party allowance. The Tribunal travelled to Darwin in
May – where they saw a mock boarding as well as inspected an
FFV and got first-hand experience of conditions boarding parties
could encounter.
The allowance will become an additional element of seagoing allowance
and will be paid on an “on occurrence” daily basis at
the rate of $40 to members who perform a role as an authorised member
of a boarding, holding or steaming party.
The boarding party allowance seeks to compensate a member for disabilities
experienced by ADF personnel during boarding operations. It will
apply where a member is not already compensated by the ADF allowance
and salary structure including sea going allowance.
The payment would apply for instance, to members of the Army Tactical
Support Element (TSE) embarked for operations such as Op Relex.
The payment will apply on any day (from 0001 to 2359) on which the
member boards one or more target vessels.
As in other Tribunal decisions this new element will not be paid
concurrently with any deployment allowance for operational service
empowered by Ministerial determination under section 58B of the
Defence Act or the following allowances (Disability Element):
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Arduous conditions allowance – Determination number 12 of
1997.
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Special action forces allowance – Determination number 11
of 2002 (item numbers one, two or five of the schedule).
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Specialist operations allowance – Determination number 19
of 2002 (item numbers one, two, three or 23 of the schedule).
There
will be no consideration of retrospectivity in relation to this
allowance.
Further information regarding administrative arrangements and the
date of the first payment will be advised in due course.
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