{"id":"F2024L01126","name":"Defence (Individual benefits) Determination 2024 (No. 4)","slug":"defence-individual-benefits-determination-2024-no-4","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442566,"registerId":"F2024L01126-fast-fetch-1775957541485","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Defence (Individual benefits) Determination 2024 (No. 4)","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 (Individual benefits) Determination 2024 (No. 4)\n\nI, Brigadier Kirk Lloyd, Director General, People Policy and Employment Conditions, make the following Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.\n\nDated 9 September 2024\n\nBRIG Kirk Lloyd\n\nDirector General  People Policy and Employment Conditions  Defence People Group\n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Purpose\n\n5  Application\n\n6  Definitions\n\n7  Removal benefit\n\n8  Associated benefits\n\n9  Contribution\n\n10  Revocation\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\nThis instrument is the Defence (Individual benefits) Determination 2024 (No. 4).\n\n2  Commencement\n\n1. Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this Instrument. The day after the instrument is registered.\n\n\n Note: this table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n2. Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\nThis instrument is made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.\n\n4  Purpose\n\n The purpose of this Determination is to provide a removal and associated travel costs to the family of a former member in exceptional circumstances.\n\n5  Application\n\nThis Determination applies to the family of the former member who held employee identification number 8143802.\n\n6  Definitions\n\nDefence Determination means Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service, as in force from time to time.\n\nFamily means a member of the family of the former member who was resident family of the former member immediately before the former member ceased continuous full-time service.\n\nFormer member means the former member who held employee identification number 8143802.\n\nHousing benefit location has the same meaning as section 1.3.10 of the Defence Determination.\n\nRemoval means a removal under Chapter 6 Part 5 Division 6 of the Defence Determination.\n\nResident Family has the same meaning given by Section 1.3.1 of the Defence Determination.\n\n7  Removal benefit\n\n1.          The family are eligible for a removal if the former member ceases to be eligible for a removal on ceasing continuous full-time service under the Defence Determination.\n2.          The removal is between the following locations.\n  1.                    The last housing benefit location of the former member before they ceased continuous full-time service.\n  2.                    A location in Australia chosen by the family.\n3.          The family are not eligible for a removal the former member has already received as a consequence of ceasing continuous full-time service.  \n4.          The removal must be taken no later than 13 October 2026.\n\n\n8  Associated benefits\n\n1.          The family is eligible for the benefits under the Defence Determination that the former member would have received as a consequence of the removal had the removal been taken by the former member.\n2.          The family are not eligible for any of the associated benefits the former member has already received as a consequence of being eligible for the removal.\n3.          Associated benefits are payable to the family at the rate that applies under the Defence Determination at the time the benefit is provided.\n\n\n9  Contribution\n\n1.          Any contribution the former member would have been required to make in connection with the removal or the consequential benefits associated with the removal must be paid by the family. \n2.          Contributions are payable at the rate that applies under the Defence Determination at the time the benefit is provided.\n\n\n10  Revocation\n\nThis Determination is revoked on 14 October 2026.\n","sortOrder":0}],"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 instrument has an extremely narrow, targeted scope by design. It applies to exactly one former member's family (identified by specific employee number). There is no indication this has expanded beyond its original purpose — the purpose stated in section 4 is precisely what the instrument delivers: a one-off removal benefit for a specific family in exceptional circumstances."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (10 sections, ~2 pages)","Only 4 defined terms, all referencing external legislation (Defence Determination 2016/19)","Single beneficiary identified by employee number (8143802)","Simple conditional structure: eligibility → benefit → exclusions → deadline","No nested exceptions or complex cross-referencing beyond standard definitions","Automatic sunset clause (revocation date) built in"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination grants a one-off exception allowing the family of former Defence member #8143802 (those living with them immediately before discharge) to claim a government-paid household removal and associated travel benefits to relocate from the member’s last Defence housing to anywhere in Australia. They must complete the move by 13 October 2026, pay any required contributions, and cannot duplicate benefits the member has already received. It’s a bespoke, compassionate corrective measure that expires in October 2026."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument transfers eligibility for a removal and attendant travel/associated benefits from the former member to their resident family in exceptional circumstances (s.5; s.7.1). It excludes any removals or associated benefits already received by the former member or family (s.7.3; s.8.2). The family is liable to pay any contributions that the member would otherwise have paid, at rates that apply under the Defence Determination when the benefit is provided (s.9.1; s.9.2; s.8.3). The Director General made the Determination under s.58B (s.3). Time limits constrain use (benefit taken by 13 October 2026) and end the instrument on 14 October 2026 (s.7.4; s.10)."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow, single‑person scope — applies only to the family of the former member with employee ID 8143802 (s.5).","Substantial reliance on the external Defence Determination for definitions, benefit types and payment rates (s.6; s.8.3; s.9.2).","Interactions and exclusions with prior payments — benefits already received by the former member or family are excluded (s.7.3; s.8.2).","Fixed temporal constraints: removal must be taken by 13 October 2026 and the Determination is revoked on 14 October 2026 (s.7.4; s.10).","Compliance and payment obligation placed on the family for contributions otherwise required of the member (s.9.1).","Administrative provenance is clear (made under s.58B of the Defence Act by the Director General) which limits interpretive discretion (s.3)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination gives the named former member's resident family (employee ID 8143802) a one‑time removal (relocation) and associated travel benefits within Australia if the member lost entitlement on ceasing continuous full‑time service. The family must pay any standard contributions, cannot claim benefits already received, and must take the removal by 13 October 2026."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/defence-individual-benefits-determination-2024-no-4","history":"/api/acts/defence-individual-benefits-determination-2024-no-4/history","analysis":"/api/acts/defence-individual-benefits-determination-2024-no-4/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/defence-individual-benefits-determination-2024-no-4/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/defence-individual-benefits-determination-2024-no-4/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/defence-individual-benefits-determination-2024-no-4/documents"}}