{"id":"F2020L01431","name":"Defence (Conditions of service) Determination 2020 (No. 25)","slug":"defence-conditions-of-service-determination-2020-no-25","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":130659,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L01431-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is the Defence (Conditions of service) Determination 2020 (No. 25).","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day of registration.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Purpose","content":"#### 4 Purpose\n\n  This Determination is to provide travel benefits to a member for their children to travel to the member’s posting location for compassionate purposes.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"#### 5 Interpretation\n\n  In this Determination the following apply.\n  Child means a child of the member, regardless of age.\n  Posting location has the same meaning as given in section 12.3.15 of Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service, as in force from time to time.\n  A person is required to quarantine means if they are required under a law of a State or Territory, or a law of a foreign government, to enter a period of quarantine in specified location.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Member who this Determination applies to","content":"#### 6 Member who this Determination applies to\n\n  This Determination applies to the member who holds the employee number 8183213.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Travel","content":"#### 7 Travel\n\n  The member is eligible for return economy class flights for each child of the member to travel between the following locations.\n  a. The airport nearest where the child are living.\n  b. The member’s posting location.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Cost of Quarantine","content":"#### 8 Cost of Quarantine\n\n  1. The member is eligible for the amount of the charge for accommodation associated with a requirement to quarantine for each child if all the following apply.\n  a. The child is required to quarantine in connection with the travel provided in section 7.\n  b. A charge is levied for the accommodation.\n  Note: The benefit may be payable more than once for each child.\n  2. The benefit under subsection 1 may be provided as a reimbursement to the member or by direct payment to the organisation responsible for collecting the charge.","sortOrder":7}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard individual determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903, which specifically authorises the Minister (or delegate) to make determinations for individual members regarding conditions of service. The scope remains precisely what was intended: a targeted benefit for one member's specific circumstances."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely narrow scope — applies to exactly one identified individual (employee number 8183213)","Only 8 sections, approximately 250 words total","Minimal defined terms (3 definitions: 'Child', 'Posting location', 'required to quarantine')","Single cross-reference to Defence Determination 2016/19 for 'posting location' definition","Simple conditional structure in section 8 (three straightforward criteria for quarantine benefit)","No nested exceptions or complex operational rules"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument grants Defence member employee 8183213 the right to have their children flown to the member’s posting on compassionate grounds, with return economy flights paid by the government. It also covers required quarantine accommodation costs, payable directly to the facility or reimbursed to the member.\n\nIt affects only that one service member and their children, addressing an urgent family need—likely during COVID-era border and isolation requirements."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Determination implements its stated purpose without expanding beyond it: it narrowly grants travel and quarantine-accommodation cost benefits to the named member’s children. It does not alter eligibility for other members, nor does it create new general rules; it relies on existing posting-location definitions and on verification of quarantine requirements and charges (s4–s8)."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely narrow beneficiary scope — applies only to the member identified by employee number 8183213 (s6).","Simple benefits package — return economy flights for each child between nearest airport and posting location (s7).","Broad definition of “child” — applies regardless of age, which can affect number of claimants and costs (s5).","External definition dependency — ‘posting location’ is defined by reference to another instrument (Defence Determination 2016/19, s12.3.15), adding an external reference to interpret (s5).","Quarantine-cost condition — payment only if quarantine is required under state/territory or foreign law and a charge is levied, creating an evidentiary and timing check (s5; s8.1(a)–(b)).","Repeat payments possible — note that the benefit may be payable more than once for each child, which affects expected fiscal exposure (s8.1 Note).","Payment mechanism discretion — benefit may be reimbursed to the member or paid directly to the organisation collecting the charge, creating an administrative choice and verification burden (s8.2).","Commencement and statutory basis are straightforward — commences on registration and is made under s58B of the Defence Act 1903, limiting legal complexity to standard administrative implementation (s2; s3)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination gives a single Defence member (employee no. 8183213) entitlement to return economy flights for each of their children between the children’s nearest airport and the member’s posting location, and it covers quarantine accommodation charges if quarantine is required because of that travel. Payments may be reimbursed to the member or paid directly to the organisation collecting the charge; Defence administration must verify that quarantine is required and the charge has been levied, and will determine the payment method."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/defence-conditions-of-service-determination-2020-no-25","history":"/api/acts/defence-conditions-of-service-determination-2020-no-25/history","analysis":"/api/acts/defence-conditions-of-service-determination-2020-no-25/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/defence-conditions-of-service-determination-2020-no-25/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/defence-conditions-of-service-determination-2020-no-25/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/defence-conditions-of-service-determination-2020-no-25/documents"}}