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Schedule 7—Miscellaneous amendments

Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service

1	Annex 3.5.I (Army – targeted rank and employment category completion bonus)
	Omit the Annex.
2	Section 4.8.15 (Definition)
	Omit “A course of study, approved by the CDF,”, substitute “An approved course of study”.
3	Section 5.4.23 (Approval to purchase recreation leave)
	Omit the section, substitute:

5.4.23 Approval to purchase recreation leave

1. Before approving purchased recreation leave, the member’s supervisor must consider whether operation requirements are likely to prevent the member being granted the full amount of purchased recreation leave.
1. In this section, supervisor means a person in the member’s chain of command, at the following rank or APS classification.
a. Major or higher.
b. APS 6 or higher.
4 Subsection 5.11.1.3 (Overview)
Omit the subsection.
5 Section 9.3.52 (Who may be visited)
Omit the section, substitute:

9.3.52 Who may be visited

1.	A member is eligible for compassionate travel to visit a person in an item in Column A of the following table subject to the conditions in Column B of the same item if the CDF approves the travel.
	Note: The person in Column A is not required to normally live with the member.

Item	Column A<br>Person	Column B<br>Condition
1.	A person who is any of the following.<br>a. The member's partner.<br>b. The member's child.	The person is seriously ill.
2.	A person who is any of the following.<br>a. The member's brother or sister.<br>b. The member's parent or guardian.<br>c. A dependant of the member recognised under section 1.3.83 or 1.3.85.

3.	If the member and their partner both qualify for travel for the same event, both may be granted travel.
4.	There is no travel benefit if the person applying to travel is already at the location of the person to be visited.
6	Section 9.3.53 (Exceptional reasons)
	Omit “spouse or” wherever occurring.
7	Section 9.3.54 (Eligibility of member's spouse or partner – extra conditions)
	Omit “spouse or” wherever occurring.
8	Subsection 9.3.55.1 (Travel overseas)
	Omit “spouse or”.
9	Subsection 9.3.57.1 (Means of travel)
	Omit “spouse or”.
10	Section 9.3.59 (Transfer of benefit)
	Omit “spouse or” wherever occurring.
11	Section 9.3.60 (Children accompanying the member or spouse), title
	Omit “spouse”, substitute “partner”.
12	Paragraph 9.3.60.b (Children accompanying the member or spouse)
	Omit “spouse or”.
13	Subsection 9.5.9.2 (Travel period – business travel)
	Omit the subsection, substitute:
2.	The travel period for a member in a situation set out in an item in Column A of the following table starts from the day in Column B of the same item and ends on the day in Column C of the same item.

14	Subsection 9.5.11.2 (Travel period – posting travel)
	Omit the subsection, substitute:
2.	The travel period for a member in a situation set out in an item in Column A of the following table starts from the day in Column B of the same item and ends on the day in Column C of the same item.

15	Subsection 9.5.12.3 (Travel period – ceasing continuous full-time service)
	Omit the subsection, substitute:
3.	The travel period for a member in a situation set out in an item in Column A of the following table starts from the day in Column B of the same item and ends on the day in Column C of the same item.

Item	Column A<br>Deployment time	Column B<br>Number of trips
1.	One of the following.<br>a. It is intended that the member be deployed for six months or more, but less than nine months.<br>b. The member is approved for out-of-country travel fare assistance under paragraph 1.a.	1
2.	It is intended that the member be deployed for nine months or more, but less than 12 months.	2
3.	It is intended that the member be deployed for 12 months or more, but less than 15 months.	3
4.	It is intended that the member be deployed for 15 months or more, but less than 18 months.	4
5.	It is intended that the member be deployed for 18 months or more.	5

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5.4.23 Approval to purchase recreation leave

9.3.52 Who may be visited

11.3.2 Entitlement for leave and other compensation