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Defence Determination, Conditions of service Amendment Determination 2020 (No. 11)

I, FIONA LOUISE McSPEERIN, Assistant Secretary, People Policy and Employment Conditions, make the following Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.

Dated 4 June 2020

 F L McSPEERIN

Assistant Secretary
People Policy and Employment Conditions
Defence People Group

 

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Schedules

Schedule 1—Air Force Flight Test Engineer amendment

Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service

Schedule 2—Overseas reunion travel amendments

Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service

Schedule 3—Technical amendments

Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service

Schedule 4—Transitional

 

1  Name

This instrument is the Defence Determination, Conditions of service Amendment Determination 2020 (No. 11).

2  Commencement

This instrument commences 11 June 2020.

3  Authority

This instrument is made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.

4  Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Air Force Flight Test Engineer amendment

Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service

 

Omit table item 2.

 

After the subsection, insert:

1.

A member of the Air Force who was in pay grade 7 on 3 May 2006 is eligible for the rate of salary that was payable to them immediately before this Division applied to them if they meet all of the following.

 

a.

The member holds the rank of Squadron Leader.

 

b.

They are an Aeronautical Engineer with Flight Test Engineer qualifications.

 

c.

They are posted to or are in a designated flying position or flying-related position. 

2.

The member’s salary non-reduction period ends on the earlier of the following.

 

a.

Three years after the day the member ceases to be employed as a Flight Test Engineer in a designated flying position or flying-related position.

 

b.

The day the member ceases to be qualified for a designated flying position or flying-related position.

 

c.

The day the member’s liability to fly has been withdrawn.

 

d.

The day the earlier of any of the following occurs.

 

 

i.

The member is promoted to Wing Commander.

 

 

ii.

The member’s service in the Permanent Force ends.

 

 

Schedule 2—Overseas reunion travel amendments

Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service

 

Omit the subsection, substitute:

1.

This section applies to a member whose dependant was evacuated from the posting location overseas.

 

After the subparagraph, insert:

 

 

iii.

A period less than three months after the member’s dependant were evacuated from the posting location or the member’s last reunion flight if the decision maker considers it reasonable in the circumstances.

 

After the subsection, insert:

2A.

For the purpose of subsection 2, decision maker means one of the following.

 

a.

The Director of Attaché and Overseas Management.

 

b.

The Senior ADF Representative at the overseas post.

 

Omit the subsection, substitute:

3.

A member is not permitted to use overseas reunion travel benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic for the purpose of bringing a dependant to the posting location overseas.

Schedule 3—Technical amendments

Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service

 

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Schedule 4—Transitional

 

1.

This Schedule applies to a member who was on a long-term posting overseas and received a benefit to assist them to return to Australia after 13 May 2020 but before the commencement of this Determination for the purpose of temporarily reuniting with their family.

2.

The benefit the member received for the purpose of temporarily reuniting with their family before the commencement of Schedule 2 of this Determination is taken to be authorised by this Schedule up to the value of the benefit the member would have received under Chapter 15 Part 3 had it applied at the time.