This instrument is the Defence Determination, Conditions of service Amendment (COVID-19 removal benefits) Determination 2023 (No. 11).

1. Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. The whole of this Instrument.	14 September 2023

Note: this table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

2. Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

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Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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—COVID-19 removal benefits amendments

Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service

1	Paragraph 6.1.25.b
	Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
	b.	They, their resident family or recognised other persons fly to their next housing benefit locations.
2	Paragraph 6.5.8A.1.c
	Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
	c.	Any of the following people who fly to the member’s gaining location in connection with the member commencing a posting.
		i.	The member.
		ii.	The member’s resident family or recognised other persons moving to the gaining location.
3	Paragraph 6.5.10A.1.c
	Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
	c.	They, their resident family or recognised other persons fly to the member’s next housing benefit location.
4	Paragraph 6.5.48.1.e
	Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
	e.	They are a trainee and cease continuous full-time service at their own request during the COVID-19 pandemic.
5	Paragraph 6.5A.8.2.b
	Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
	b.	The member, their resident family and recognised other persons fly to their next housing benefit location or family benefit location.
6	Paragraph 6.5A.10.f
	Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
	f.	The member, their resident family or recognised other persons fly to the next housing benefit location or family benefit location during the COVID-19 pandemic.
7	Paragraph 6.5A.17.1.b
	Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
	b.	They fly to their next housing benefit location.

1

Paragraph 6.1.25.b

2

Paragraph 6.5.8A.1.c

3

Paragraph 6.5.10A.1.c

4

Paragraph 6.5.48.1.e

5

Paragraph 6.5A.8.2.b

6

Paragraph 6.5A.10.f

7

Paragraph 6.5A.17.1.b