{"id":"F2020L01673","name":"Defence (Conditions of service) Determination 2020 (No. 29)","slug":"defence-conditions-of-service-determination-2020-no-29","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440714,"registerId":"F2020L01673-fast-fetch-1775956253175","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Defence (Conditions of service) Determination 2020 (No. 29)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nDefence (Conditions of service) Determination 2020 (No. 29)\n\nI, FIONA LOUISE McSPEERIN, Assistant Secretary, People Policy and Employment Conditions, make the following Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.\n\nDated 21 December 2020\n\nFiona Louise McSpeerin\n\nAssistant Secretary  People Policy and Employment Conditions  Defence People Group\n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Schedules\n\nSchedule 1—Overseas conditions of service\n\n1  Purpose\n\n2  Interpretation\n\n3  Member this Schedule applies to\n\n4  Overseas conditions of service\n\nSchedule 2—Education assistance\n\n1  Purpose\n\n2  Member who this Schedule applies to\n\n3  Education assistance\n\nSchedule 3—Application amendment and transitional provision\n\nDefence (Conditions of service) Determination 2020 (No. 25)\n\n1  Section 6 (Member who this Determination applies to)\n\n2  Transitional provision\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\nThis instrument is the Defence (Conditions of service) Determination 2020 (No. 29).\n\n2  Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on the day of registration.\n\n3  Authority\n\nThis instrument is made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.\n\n4  Schedules\n\nEach instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its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.\n\nSchedule 1—Overseas conditions of service\n\n1  Purpose\n\nThis Schedule extends a member's status as an accompanied member overseas to maintain the member’s eligibility for accompanied overseas conditions of service benefits.\n\n2  Interpretation\n\n In this Schedule the following apply.\n\nAccompanied member has the same meaning as given in section 12.3.2 of Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service, as in force from time to time.\n\nOverseas condition of service means a benefit provided under Chapters 12, 14 and 15 of Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service, as in force from time to time.\n\nPosting 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\n3  Member this Schedule applies to\n\nThis Schedule applies to the member who holds the employee number 8183213.\n\n4  Overseas conditions of service\n\n1. If the member was eligible for an overseas condition of service as an accompanied member immediately before 20 November 2020, the member continues to be eligible for those overseas conditions of service.\n\n Note: The member is not eligible for any additional overseas conditions of service that they were not eligible for as an accompanied member immediately before 20 November 2020.\n\n2. Benefits provided under subsection 1 cease on the earlier of the following dates.\n\na. The date the member leaves the posting location at the end of his posting.\n\nb. 31 January 2021.\n\n \n\nSchedule 2—Education assistance\n\n1  Purpose\n\n This Schedule provides education assistance to a member who is on long-term posting overseas for their child.\n\n2  Member who this Schedule applies to\n\n This Schedule applies to the member who holds the employee number 8099141.\n\n3  Education assistance\n\n The member is eligible to be reimbursed $21,298.04 for education assistance costs.\n\nSchedule 3—Application amendment and transitional provision\n\nDefence (Conditions of service) Determination 2020 (No. 25)\n\n1  Section 6 (Member who this Determination applies to)\n\nOmit “8128213”, substitute “8183213”.\n\n2  Transitional provision\n\nSection 1 of this Schedule applies as though it had commenced on 13 November 2020.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument changes the scope of an earlier Determination (No. 25) by replacing employee number 8128213 with 8183213 (Schedule 3 cl 1) and treating that substitution as effective from 13 November 2020 (Schedule 3 cl 2). Practically, the set of individuals entitled to the continued accompanied overseas conditions is shifted to the member identified by 8183213, and a separate, time-limited reimbursement entitlement is created for employee 8099141."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow, member-specific measures directed at individual employee numbers (Schedules 1–2)","Cross-references to external instrument definitions (Defence Determination 2016/19) for terms like ‘accompanied member’ and ‘posting location’ (Schedule 1 cl 2)","Temporal limits and termination triggers (eligibility preserved only until leaving posting or 31 Jan 2021) (Schedule 1 cl 4.2)","Specified fixed monetary reimbursement requiring payment processing and recordkeeping ($21,298.04) (Schedule 2 cl 3)","Amendment and retrospective application to a prior Determination by substituting an employee number with an effective back-date (Schedule 3)","Low legislative breadth but administrative dependencies on payroll/policy implementation and verification of individual eligibility"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination gives two narrowly targeted benefits: it preserves accompanied overseas service entitlements for the member with employee number 8183213 who held them before 20 November 2020 until they leave their posting or 31 January 2021 (Schedule 1), and it reimburses member 8099141 $21,298.04 for a child’s education while on long-term overseas posting (Schedule 2). It also amends an earlier Determination by substituting an employee number and backdating that change to 13 November 2020 (Schedule 3)."},"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 Determination remains tightly scoped to its original purpose. It is explicitly designed as individual administrative action for specific members under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903, which allows the Minister (or delegate) to determine conditions of service for Defence members. The narrow, person-specific nature is the intended function of this type of instrument, not a deviation from original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (approximately 1.5 pages of substantive content)","Only 3 defined terms in Schedule 1, all referencing external definitions in Defence Determination 2016/19","No nested conditional logic — simple 'if-then' structure in section 4.1","No cross-references beyond pointing to external Determination 2016/19 for definitions","Applies to exactly 2 identifiable individuals by employee number, not a class of persons","Simple temporal limitation (earlier of two dates) in section 4.2","Straightforward amendment in Schedule 3 (single word substitution)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination makes three technical, individualised adjustments for two Defence members: it restores accompanied overseas pay/benefits for member 8183213 through departure or 31 Jan 2021; approves a $21,298.04 education reimbursement for member 8099141’s child during a long-term posting; and corrects a prior member-number error to 8183213, backdated to 13 Nov 2020.\n\nIt’s a targeted administrative fix for those individuals, preserving pay and entitlements without changing general policy."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/defence-conditions-of-service-determination-2020-no-29","history":"/api/acts/defence-conditions-of-service-determination-2020-no-29/history","analysis":"/api/acts/defence-conditions-of-service-determination-2020-no-29/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/defence-conditions-of-service-determination-2020-no-29/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/defence-conditions-of-service-determination-2020-no-29/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/defence-conditions-of-service-determination-2020-no-29/documents"}}