{"id":"F2017L01225","name":"Defence Determination 2017/31, Overseas education assistance and benchmark schools – amendment","slug":"defence-determination-2017-31-overseas-education-assistance-and-benchmark-schools-amendment","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":97120,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L01225-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Defence Determination 2017/31, Overseas ","sectionType":"part","heading":"Defence Determination 2017/31, Overseas education assistance and benchmark schools — amendment","content":"# Defence Determination 2017/31, Overseas education assistance and benchmark schools – amendment\n\n| I, JAY ANDREW CLARKE, Acting Assistant Secretary People Policy and Employment Conditions, make this Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.Dated 19 September 2017J A CLARKEActing Assistant SecretaryPeople Policy and Employment ConditionsDefence People Group |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"1","content":"##### 1","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Name","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"##### Name","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"2","content":"##### 2","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Commencement","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"##### Commencement","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"3","content":"##### 3","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Authority","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"##### Authority","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"4","content":"##### 4","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"Schedules","sectionType":"section","heading":"Schedules","content":"##### Schedules","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"Section 15.6.8","sectionType":"section","heading":"(Member this Division applies to)","content":"##### Section 15.6.8 (Member this Division applies to)","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"Subsection 15.6.10.1B (Education assista","sectionType":"section","heading":"Subsection 15.6.10.1B (Education assistance benefit — general)","content":"##### Subsection 15.6.10.1B (Education assistance benefit – general)","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"Annex 15.6.A (Benchmark schools) table i","sectionType":"section","heading":"Annex 15.6.A (Benchmark schools) table item 36","content":"##### Annex 15.6.A (Benchmark schools) table item 36","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"Education assistance benefit — general","sectionType":"section","heading":"Education assistance benefit — general","content":"##### Education assistance benefit – general","sortOrder":18}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"rejected","complexity_score":3,"rejection_reason":"The provided text is a fragmentary, corrupted, or navigation-page version of the legislation. It contains only headings, section references, and metadata (maker, date, authority) but lacks the actual operative provisions — the content of sections 15.6.8, 15.6.10.1B, and Annex 15.6.A table item 36 are referenced but not provided. The text shows severe formatting duplication (e.g., '1 1', 'Name Name', 'Section 15.6.8 (Member this Division applies to)' repeated). Without the actual amendments, this cannot be meaningfully analysed.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be a routine amendment maintaining the original scope of Defence Determination 2017/31. The amendments update specific sections and a table item regarding eligibility criteria and benchmark schools, which falls within the original purpose of providing overseas education assistance to Defence members."},"complexity_factors":["Fragmentary/incomplete text provided — the actual operative provisions (sections 15.6.8, 15.6.10.1B, and Annex 15.6.A table item 36) are referenced but their content is not shown","Heavy repetition in the document structure (duplicate headings like '1 1', 'Name Name') suggesting formatting errors in the source","Cross-references to parent legislation (Defence Act 1903, section 58B) and existing Defence Determination 2017/31 framework","Technical subject matter involving education benefits calculations and benchmark school methodologies"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Defence Department determination (a type of legal instrument) that amends rules about education assistance for Australian Defence Force (ADF) members posted overseas with their families.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Updates which Defence members are eligible for overseas education assistance\n- Modifies the general rules about how education assistance benefits work\n- Updates the list of \"benchmark schools\" — these are reference schools in Australia used to calculate how much financial assistance overseas members get for their children's schooling\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- ADF members posted overseas with school-age children\n- Their families who need education support while living outside Australia\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWhen Defence members are posted overseas, their children often need to attend international or private schools. This determination helps set how much financial help the government provides, using Australian benchmark schools as a reference point to ensure fair assistance."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The amendment updates coverage and eligibility references (section 15.6.8 and subsection 15.6.10.1B) and alters the benchmark schools list (Annex 15.6.A item 36). Concretely, that changes which members/dependants and which schools are treated under the overseas education assistance rules, thereby adjusting the set of persons and institutions to which entitlements and benchmark calculations apply."},"complexity_factors":["Amendment is made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903 (authority requires statutory conformity).","Targets multiple cross‑referenced provisions: Section 15.6.8 (who the Division applies to) and subsection 15.6.10.1B (education assistance benefit — general).","Modifies Annex 15.6.A (benchmark schools) table item 36, which affects administrative lists used for entitlement calculations.","Changes require administrative updates to entitlement calculations and application of benchmark lists across personnel records.","Instrument text shows repetition and limited substantive detail in the amendment notice, creating potential interpretive or implementation ambiguity.","Effects are concentrated (members with overseas dependants) but rely on broader payroll/HR systems, creating dispersed compliance tasks."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument amends Defence Determination 2017/31 to change parts of the rules on overseas education assistance and the published list of benchmark schools. Mechanically, it updates who in the relevant Division is covered and the general education‑assistance provision (see subsections 15.6.8 and 15.6.10.1B) and changes item 36 in Annex 15.6.A. It affects Australian Defence Force members with dependent children overseas by altering eligibility references and the benchmark‑school list used to calculate assistance."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/defence-determination-2017-31-overseas-education-assistance-and-benchmark-schools-amendment","history":"/api/acts/defence-determination-2017-31-overseas-education-assistance-and-benchmark-schools-amendment/history","analysis":"/api/acts/defence-determination-2017-31-overseas-education-assistance-and-benchmark-schools-amendment/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/defence-determination-2017-31-overseas-education-assistance-and-benchmark-schools-amendment/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/defence-determination-2017-31-overseas-education-assistance-and-benchmark-schools-amendment/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/defence-determination-2017-31-overseas-education-assistance-and-benchmark-schools-amendment/documents"}}