{"id":"F2018L01098","name":"Defence Determination, Conditions of Service Amendment (Benchmark schools and approved summer schools) Determination 2018 (No.33)","slug":"defence-determination-conditions-of-service-amendment-benchmark-schools-and-approved-summer-schools-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":97797,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01098-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Defence Determination, Conditions of Service Amendment (Benchmark schools and approved summer schools) Determination 2018 (No.33)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDefence Determination, Conditions of Service Amendment (Benchmark schools and approved summer schools) Determination 2018 (No. 33)\n\nI, JAY ANDREW CLARKE, Acting Assistant Secretary, People Policy and Employment Conditions, make the following Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.\n\nDated 9 August 2018\n\nJ A CLARKE\n\nActing Assistant Secretary  People Policy and Employment Conditions  Defence People Group\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name...............................................2\n\n2 Commencement.........................................2\n\n3 Authority.............................................2\n\n4 Schedules.............................................2\n\nSchedule 1—Education assistance 3\n\nDefence Determination, Conditions of service 2016/19 3\n\nSchedule 2—Benchmark schools 4\n\nDefence Determination, Conditions of service 2016/19 4\n\nSchedule 3—Approved summer schools 5\n\nDefence Determination, Conditions of service 2016/19 5\n\nSchedule 4—Transitional provision 8\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is Defence Determination, Conditions of Service Amendment (Benchmark schools and approved summer schools) Determination 2018 (No.33).\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on 9 August 2018.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its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.\n\nSchedule 1—Education assistance\n\nDefence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service\n\n| 1 | Section 15.6.4 (Definitions) |\n| --- | --- |\n|  | After \"Compulsory tuition fees\", insert: |\n\n\n \n\n- Posting location For the purpose of benchmark and approved summer schools the member's posting location is taken to be one of the following.\n- a. If the member has been directed to live in Manhattan under section 15.1.6 — the posting location is Manhattan.\n- b. If the member is posted to a city, or an establishment within a city, that is listed — the posting location is that city.\n- c. If the member is posted to a city or establishment that is not listed but the country where the city or establishment is located is listed — the posting location is the country or 'country – other'.\n- d. If the member is posted to a city, establishment or country that is not listed — there is no benefit for the location.\n\n\n \n\n \n\nSchedule 2—Benchmark schools\n\nDefence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service\n\n| 1 | Annex 15.6.A (Benchmark schools), item 8 |\n| --- | --- |\n|  | Omit item 8, substitute: |\n\n\n \n\n- 8. France\n- – Cherbourg – Ermitage International School of France Ermitage International School of France\n- – Paris International School, Paris International School, Paris International School, Paris\n- – other EPIM School, Aix-en-Provence EPIM School, Aix-en-Provence EPIM School, Aix-en-Provence\n\n\n \n\n| 2 | Annex 15.6.A (Benchmark schools), item 9 |\n| --- | --- |\n|  | Omit item 9, substitute: |\n\n\n \n\n- 9. Germany\n- – Bremen The International School of Bremen The International School of Bremen The International School of Bremen\n- – Hamburg The International School of Hamburg The International School of Hamburg The International School of Hamburg\n- – other Brandenburg Berlin International School Brandenburg Berlin International School Brandenburg Berlin International School\n\n\n \n\n| 3 | Annex 15.6.A (Benchmark schools), item 17 |\n| --- | --- |\n|  | Omit \"elsewhere\", substitute \"other\". |\n| 4 | Annex 15.6.A (Benchmark schools), item 36 |\n|  | Omit \"elsewhere\", substitute \"other\". |\n\n\n \n\nSchedule 3—Approved summer schools\n\nDefence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service\n\n| 1 | Section 15.6.15 (Summer school costs) |\n| --- | --- |\n|  | Omit section, insert: |\n\n\n##### 15.6.15   Summer school costs\n\n- 1. A member is eligible for the reimbursement of an amount equal to the amount charged by a provider for a child who is a dependant to attend an approved summer school, or summer camp, listed under Annex 15.6.B for the posting location. Exception: This section does not apply to summer camps in the USA, see Division 3 section 15.6.18.\n- 2. The benefit under this section is limited to either of the following periods.\n- a. For approved summer schools in France — three weeks per year.\n- b. For approved summer schools, or summer camps, in all other locations — four weeks per year.\n- 3. A member is not eligible to be reimbursed any of the following costs associated with summer school, or summer camp, incurred by the member, spouse, partner or child.\n- a. Costs associated with stopovers, transport or travel.\n- b. Costs for accommodation, meals and incidentals during travel to or from the school.\n- c. Optional activities that incur extra costs.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n| 2 | Annex 15.6.B (Approved summer schools), table |\n| --- | --- |\n|  | Remove the table, substitute: |\n\n\n \n\n- Item Posting location Approved summer school\n- 1. Belgium International School Brussels\n- 2. Cambodia Northbridge International School of CambodiaThe Canadian International SchoolThe International School of Phnom Penh\n- 3. China Atelier Art SchoolCanadian International School of Beijing Imagine ChinaSports BeijingThat's Mandarin\n- 4. East Timor Quality Schools International – Dili (excluding the daily program)\n- 5. France- Cherbourg École Des Roches, Paris\n- other American School, ParisÉcole Privées Internationales de Marseille (EPIM School), Aix-en-Provence International School, ParisCentre International Privé pour l'Education ét la Culture (CIPEC), FranceInternational Bilingual School of Provence (IBS), France\n- 6. Italy American Overseas School of Rome, Rome\n- 7. India American Embassy School, New Delhi\n- 8. Indonesia Bandung International SchoolBambino International Pre-schoolJakarta International School\n- 9. Japan EtonHouse International School, TokyoSacred Heart International School, TokyoTokyo International SchoolWillowbrook International School, Tokyo\n- 10. Jordan My Gym Summer School\n- 11. Korea British International Kindergarten, SeoulSeoul Club Summer Program, SeoulSeoul Foreign School, Seoul\n- 12. Malaysia International School, Kuala Lumpur\n\n\n\n\n\n- Item Posting location Approved summer school\n- 13. Philippines British School, ManilaInternational School, Manila\n- 14. Spain:- La Coruna/Ferrol Colegio EirisColegio Obradoiro Enforex\n- Madrid American School of MadridCentro Educativo Internacional El JaramaEnforex Day Camp Summer Program (See: Subsection 15.6.16.3)\n- other Enforex Day Camp Summer Program (See: Subsection 15.6.16.3)\n- 15. Thailand NIST International SchoolNoddy Playgroup St Andrews International School\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n\nSchedule 4—Transitional provision\n\nDefence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service\n\n- 1 Summer schools – transitional provision\n- 1. This section applies to a member who, prior to the commencement of this Determination, meets both of the following conditions.\n- a. The member was posted to either of the following.\n- i. A posting location in Cambodia, China or Philippines.\n- ii. Cherbourg, France.\n- b. On or after 29 May 2018 the member had a child who was a dependant and attended a summer school that is listed for the posting location in the following table.\n\n\n \n\n| Item | If the member is posted to... | then the approved summer school for the posting location is... |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1. | Cambodia | Northbridge International School of Cambodia<br>The Canadian International School<br>The International School of Phnom Penh |\n| 2. | China | Atelier Art School<br>Canadian International School of Beijing<br>Imagine China<br>Sports Beijing<br>That's Mandarin |\n| 3. | Philippines | British School, Manila<br>International School, Manila |\n| 4. | Cherbourg, France | École Des Roches, Paris |\n\n\n \n\n- 2. A member is eligible for an amount equal to the amount charged by the provider for the child's attendance at an approved summer school listed in the table at subsection 1.\n- 3. A member is not eligible to be paid any of the following costs associated with summer school incurred by the member, spouse, partner or child.\n- a. Costs associated with stopovers, transport or travel.\n- b. Costs for accommodation, meals and incidentals during travel to or from the school.\n- c. Optional activities that incur extra costs.\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains focused on its original purpose: updating administrative lists of approved schools and clarifying location definitions for education assistance. It does not expand into new policy areas beyond the existing education benefits framework."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple schedules amending different parts of the parent Determination (2016/19)","Nested conditional logic for determining posting location (4-tier hierarchy in Schedule 1)","Extensive tabular data replacing previous lists (Annex 15.6.B)","Transitional provisions with dual conditions (posting location + date of attendance)","Cross-references to Division 3 section 15.6.18 for USA summer camps exception","Specific date trigger (29 May 2018) in transitional provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination tightens how the ADF calculates overseas education assistance by defining members' official posting locations, updating benchmark schools used for payments (notably in France and Germany), and replacing the approved international summer‑school list with a new, capped set of eligible programs. It also preserves transitional claims for families already enrolled in certain summer schools.\n\nIt affects ADF members with dependent children posted overseas (especially in Europe, Asia and the USA) by aligning assistance with actual schooling options and protecting prior arrangements."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument changes the scope of education assistance by (1) introducing a posted‑location rule for applying benchmark/approved summer‑school lists (amendment to section 15.6.4), (2) altering which schools are treated as benchmark or approved summer schools (Annexes 15.6.A and 15.6.B), and (3) specifying summer‑school reimbursement entitlements and exclusions (section 15.6.15) plus transitional coverage for certain existing postings (Schedule 4). These amendments narrow and clarify eligibility and payment mechanics compared with the prior text."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross‑references between main provisions and annexes (15.6.4, Annex 15.6.A, Annex 15.6.B, 15.6.15)","New hierarchical definition of 'posting location' with several conditional rules (Schedule 1 amendments to 15.6.4)","Country‑specific distinctions and exceptions (France week limit; USA summer‑camp exclusion, see 15.6.15.1)","Detailed enumerated lists of approved schools that create administrative maintenance and eligibility checks","Explicit exclusions of reimbursable costs (travel, accommodation, optional activities) that require claim verification (15.6.15.3)","A transitional provision that applies to members posted before commencement and ties eligibility to dates and specific schools (Schedule 4)","Minor textual substitutions (e.g. 'elsewhere' to 'other') that may affect interpretation of list entries"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination amends Defence Conditions of Service to (a) define how a member's posting location is determined for education benefits (see new wording in section 15.6.4), (b) update lists of recognised benchmark schools and approved summer schools (Annexes 15.6.A and 15.6.B), and (c) set rules for reimbursing approved summer‑school fees (section 15.6.15). Defence will reimburse provider charges only, subject to week limits (3 weeks for France, 4 weeks elsewhere) and exclusions for travel, accommodation and optional activities."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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