{"id":"F2020L01549","name":"Defence Determination, Conditions of service (Reserve allowance – transitional provisions) Determination 2020 (No. 27)","slug":"defence-determination-conditions-of-service-reserve-allowance-transitional-provisions-determination-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440685,"registerId":"F2020L01549-fast-fetch-1775956236739","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Defence Determination, Conditions of service (Reserve allowance – transitional provisions) Determination 2020 (No. 27)","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 Determination, Conditions of service (Reserve allowance – transitional provisions) Determination 2020 (No. 27)\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 7 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\nSchedule 1—Transitional provisions – Reserve allowances\n\nSchedule 2—Revocation\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\nThis instrument is the Defence Determination, Conditions of service (Reserve allowance – transitional provisions) Determination 2020 (No. 27).\n\n2  Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on the day after registration.\n\n3  Authority\n\nThis instrument is made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.\n\nSchedule 1—Transitional provisions – Reserve allowances\n\n1.    Definitions\n\n- In this Schedule the following apply.\n- a. Determination 2020 (No. 13) means Defence Determination, Conditions of service Amendment Determination 2020 (No. 13), as made on 7 July 2020.\n- b. The Determination means Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service, as in force from time to time.\n\n\n2.    Reserve capability completion bonus\n\n- 1. This section applies to a member who meets all of the following.\n- a. They would have been eligible for a payment under Chapter 3 Part 5 Division 2B of the Determination between 27 November 2019 and the commencement of Schedule 2 of Determination 2020 (No. 13) had Defence Determination 2020 (No. 13) been in force at the time.\n- b. They became eligible payment for a under Chapter 3 Part 5 Division 2B of the Determination immediately after the commencement of Determination 2020 (No. 13).\n- 2. For the purpose of subsection 3.5.14I.4 of the Determination, the member is taken to have received the payment on the day they would have been eligible for it had Schedule 2 of Determination 2020 (No. 13) applied.\n\n\n3.    Health support allowance – Members on Reserve service\n\n- 1. This section applies to a member who meets all of the following.\n- a. They were not eligible for a payment under section 4.9.17 of the Determination in the financial year commencing 1 July 2019.\n- b. They would have been eligible for a payment under section 4.9.17 of the Determination in the financial year commencing 1 July 2019 had Schedule 2 of Determination 2020 (No. 13) applied.\n- 2. This section does not apply to a person who received a payment under section 3 of Schedule 8 to Defence Determination 2020 (No. 13).\n- 3. The member is eligible for a payment of $600.\n\n\nSchedule 2—Revocation\n\n1.    Revocation\n\n|  | This section revokes Defence Determination, Conditions of service Amendment Determination 2020 (No. 13), as made on 7 July 2020. |\n| --- | --- |\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Determination remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: fixing transitional payment issues for reservists affected by the timing of Determination 2020 (No. 13). It does not expand beyond addressing these specific administrative gaps."},"complexity_factors":["Heavy reliance on cross-references to other instruments (Defence Determination 2016/19 and Determination 2020 (No. 13)) — readers cannot understand this document without consulting at least two other sources","Nested conditional logic with multiple cumulative requirements ('meets all of the following')","Date-dependent eligibility windows that require tracking three different time periods (November 2019, July 2019, and the commencement of Schedule 2 of Determination 2020 (No. 13))","Specific references to obscure internal divisions (Chapter 3 Part 5 Division 2B, section 4.9.17) without explanation","Counterfactual drafting ('would have been eligible... had... applied') requiring readers to imagine alternative legal scenarios"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination fixes a timing gap that left some ADF reservists unpaid: it backdates eligibility for the Reserve capability completion bonus and the $600 2019–20 health support allowance for those who completed service between Nov 2019 and July 2020, and cancels the earlier temporary Determination. It restores payments intended for part‑time reservists who were caught between old and new rules."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument alters how timing and entitlement for certain Reserve allowances are applied to members affected by Determination 2020 (No.13) by backdating eligibility for a completion bonus in specified cases and creating a one‑off $600 health-support payment, and it revokes the prior Amendment Determination (Schedule 1; Schedule 2). The practical effect is a change in when and whether particular members receive those payments."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to other instruments (Determination 2016/19 and Determination 2020 (No.13)) increase interpretive steps (Schedule 1, definitions)","Temporal eligibility tests tied to specific dates and commencement events require case-by-case assessment (Schedule 1 cl.2.1, cl.3.1)","Conditional exclusion for persons who already received a related payment adds an exception to eligibility (Schedule 1 cl.3.2)","Fixed nominal payment simplifies calculation for health support ($600) but interacts with existing payment rules (Schedule 1 cl.3.3)","Revocation of the earlier amendment changes the legal framework and requires determining which instrument applies to each member (Schedule 2)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination sets transitional rules for Reserve allowances for members affected by an earlier amendment (Determination 2020 (No. 13)). It treats some members as having received a reserve-capability completion bonus on an earlier date (Schedule 1 cl.2) and makes certain reservists eligible for a $600 health-support payment (Schedule 1 cl.3). It also revokes the prior Amendment Determination (Schedule 2). Defence administers the payments and eligibility depends on specific service dates and prior entitlement rules."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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