Schedule 2—Amendments to Defence Determination 2016/19
Part 1—Amendments
Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service
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Chapter 2 Part 3 Division 3 (Special benefit payment – management-initiated early retirement)
Repeal the Division, substitute:
Division 3: Special benefit payment
2.3.20 Purpose
1.
The purpose of this Division is to provide the payment of a special benefit to a member who is compulsorily transferred from the Permanent Force to the Reserves under section 16 of Defence Regulation 2016 for reasons of workforce planning in the Defence Force for the purpose of the Command Initiated Transfer to the Reserves (CITR) scheme.
2.
The payment is not a performance management tool.
2.3.21 Definitions
For the purpose of this Division, Defence Regulation means the Defence Regulation 2016, as in force from time to time.
2.3.22 Member eligible for a special benefit
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain" style="text-align:center"><span>1.</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:407.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>A member of the Permanent Forces is eligible for payment of a special benefit if they meet </span><span>all of the following conditions.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:17.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>a.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:379.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>The member has completed at least two years service at their current rank.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:17.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>b.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:379.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>The member has at least 12 months of service remaining before the day on which their period of service is expected to end.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:17.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:379.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span style="font-weight:bold">Note:</span><span> </span><span>T</span><span>he day the member’s period of service </span><span>ends </span><span>is the earlier of the following days</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:67.15pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:17.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain" style="text-align:center"><span>i.</span></p></td><td style="width:350.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>T</span><span>he </span><span>day the </span><span>member</span><span> reaches</span><span> retirement age</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:67.15pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:17.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain" style="text-align:center"><span>ii.</span></p></td><td style="width:350.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>The last day of the member's fixed period of service.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:17.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>c.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:379.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>The </span><span>member has been identified for</span><span> a </span><span>command-initiated transfer to the Reserves</span><span> for the purpose of</span><span> Part 10,</span><span> Chapter </span><span>7</span><span> of the Military Personnel Policy Manual, as published on </span><span>19 December </span><span>2016.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:17.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>d.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:379.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>The </span><span>CDF has decided under section 16 of the Defence Regulation to transfer the member from the Permanent Forces to the Reserves in the interest of the Defence Force for workforce planning reasons.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:17.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>e</span><span>.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:379.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>The member </span><span>is transferred</span><span> to the Reserves within 30 days of the </span><span>member being notified of the </span><span>CDF's </span><span>decision under section 16 of the Defence Regulation </span><span>being made</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain" style="text-align:center"><span>2.</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:407.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>A member is not eligible for a payment if any of the </span><span>following circumstances apply</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:17.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>a</span><span>.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:379.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>The member is subject to an investigation for unacceptable behaviour.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:17.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>b</span><span>.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:379.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>The member is subject to disciplinary action.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:17.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>c</span><span>.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:379.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>The member </span><span>is the subject of </span><span>a notice to show cause for an administrative sanction (including a notice</span><span> </span><span>of a positive test result under section 100 of the Defence Act, as in force f</span><span>rom</span><span> time to time</span><span>)</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:17.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>d</span><span>.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:379.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>A</span><span>n administrative sanction has been imposed on the member with</span><span>in</span><span> the p</span><span>re</span><span>vious 12</span><span> </span><span>months</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="width:49.6pt"></td><td style="width:28.35pt"></td><td style="width:28.35pt"></td><td style="width:361.65pt"></td></tr></tbody></table>
2.3.23 Amount of special benefit
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain" style="text-align:center"><span>1.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:407.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>An eligible member may be paid the lesser of the following</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:17.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>a.</span></p></td><td style="width:379.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>The sum described in items 1 and 2 of the following table less the amounts described in item 3.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:49.28pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:22.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2.42pt; padding-left:2.42pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeaderArial"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:143.2pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2.42pt; padding-left:2.42pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeaderArial"><span>Description</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:235.4pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2.42pt; padding-left:2.42pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeaderArial"><span>Amount</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15.85pt"><td rowspan="3" style="width:22.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2.42pt; padding-left:2.42pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableTextArial-left" style="text-align:center"><span>1.</span></p></td><td rowspan="3" style="width:143.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2.42pt; padding-left:2.42pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableTextArial-left" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span>ADF service, including</span><span> earlier periods of ADF service.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:235.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2.42pt; padding-left:2.42pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableTextArial-left" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span>The sum of the following amounts.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:3.35pt"><td style="width:15.7pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2.8pt; padding-left:2.42pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableTextArial-left" style="margin-bottom:10pt; text-align:center"><span>a.</span></p></td><td style="width:214.1pt; padding-right:2.42pt; padding-left:2.8pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span>A fortnight’s salary for each completed year of </span><span>continuous full-time </span><span>service </span><span>in the ADF</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:3.35pt"><td style="width:15.7pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2.8pt; padding-left:2.42pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableTextArial-left" style="margin-bottom:10pt; text-align:center"><span>b.</span></p></td><td style="width:214.1pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2.42pt; padding-left:2.8pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableTextArial-left" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span>A pro rata payment for each part year of </span><span>continuous full-time </span><span>service </span><span>completed</span><span> </span><span>in the ADF</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:3.45pt"><td rowspan="3" style="width:22.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2.42pt; padding-left:2.42pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableTextArial-left" style="text-align:center"><span>2.</span></p></td><td rowspan="3" style="width:143.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2.42pt; padding-left:2.42pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableTextArial-left" style="margin-bottom:7pt"><span>Prior non-ADF service recognised for long service leave.</span><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></p><p class="TableTextArial-left" style="margin-top:7pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">See:</span><span> Chapter 5</span><span> Part 5, L</span><span>ong service leave, for a definition of this service.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:235.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2.42pt; padding-left:2.42pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableTextArial-left" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span>The sum of the following amounts.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:3.35pt"><td style="width:15.7pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2.8pt; padding-left:2.42pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableTextArial-left" style="margin-bottom:24pt; text-align:center"><span>a.</span></p></td><td style="width:214.1pt; padding-right:2.42pt; padding-left:2.8pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span>A fortnight’s salary for each completed year of prior service that is recognised for long service leave.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:3.35pt"><td style="width:15.7pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2.8pt; padding-left:2.42pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableTextArial-left" style="margin-bottom:24pt; text-align:center"><span>b.</span></p></td><td style="width:214.1pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2.42pt; padding-left:2.8pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableTextArial-left" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span>A pro rata payment for each part year of prior service </span><span>completed </span><span>that is recognised for long service leave.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:3.35pt"><td style="width:22.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2.42pt; padding-left:2.42pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableTextArial-left" style="text-align:center"><span>3.</span></p></td><td style="width:143.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2.42pt; padding-left:2.42pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableTextArial-left"><span>Prior payments for redundancy or retirement.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:235.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2.42pt; padding-left:2.42pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableTextArial-left" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span>Any payments made by the </span><span>Commonwealth or any employer of a special benefit, redundancy payment, or management initiated early retirement benefit, however described.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:17.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>b.</span></p></td><td style="width:379.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>48 weeks salary</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain" style="text-align:center"><span>2</span><span>.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:407.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>In this </span><span>section</span><span>, salary includes </span><span>S</span><span>ervice allowance</span><span> as provided under Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal Determination </span><span>No. 11 of 2013</span><span>, as in force from time to time.</span></p><p class="BlockText-Plain" style="margin-top:10pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">See: </span><span>DFRT Determination No. 11 of 2013, </span><span style="font-style:italic">ADF allowances</span><span>, Division</span><span> </span><span>B.2, published at </span><span>Chapter 4 Part 2 Part B Division B.2, Service allowance.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
2.3.25 Repayment of special benefit
The member must repay to the Commonwealth any amount paid under this Division, if they begin a period of continuous full-time service (as a member of the Reserves or Permanent Forces) within one year of receiving a payment under this Division.
Part 2—Transitional provisions
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><h5 id="navPoint_21"><span>1</span></h5></td><td colspan="2" style="width:407.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><h5 id="navPoint_22"><span>Processes begun under </span><span style="font-style:italic">Defence (Personnel) Regulation 2002</span></h5></td></tr><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain" style="text-align:center"><span>1.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:407.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>In this section </span><span style="font-weight:bold; font-style:italic">Principal Determination</span><span> means </span><span>one of </span><span>the following Determinations.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:17.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>a.</span></p></td><td style="width:379.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span style="background-color:#ffffff">Defence Determination 2005/15, Conditions of Service, as in force on 30 June 2016.</span><span style="background-color:#ffffff"></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:17.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>b.</span></p></td><td style="width:379.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span>Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service, as in force on 30 September 2016.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain" style="text-align:center"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:407.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#ffffff">Note:</span><span style="background-color:#ffffff"> Defence Determination 2005/15 was repealed by Defence Determination 2016/19.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain" style="text-align:center"><span>2.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:407.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span style="background-color:#ffffff">If a member received a preliminary notice for special benefit under Chapter 8 Part 3 of the Defence (Personnel) Regulations 2002 prior to its repeal and subsequently received an offer of special benefit under that part of the Regulations the rules that would have applied to the member under the Principal Determination had it not been repealed continue to apply.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain" style="text-align:center"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:407.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BlockText-Plain"><span style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#ffffff">Note:</span><span style="background-color:#ffffff"> Section 85 of the Defence Regulations sets out transitional provisions in relation to an application made, or a process begun under the </span><span style="font-style:italic; background-color:#ffffff">Defence (Personnel) Regulations 2002.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>