I, Admiral David Johnston AC RAN, Chief of the Defence Force, make the following Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.
Dated 7 April 2026
ADML David Johnston AC RAN
Chief of the Defence Force Defence People Group
Contents
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Interpretation
5 Application
6 Allowance
7 Additional recreation leave
8 Payment on taking recreation leave
9 Payout of recreation leave
10 Payout of long service leave
11 Cessation of benefits
12 Repeals
1 Name
This instrument is the Defence (Individual Benefits) Determination (No. 3) 2026.
2 Commencement
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.
Commencement information
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Provisions Commencement Date/Details
Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Instrument not elsewhere covered by this table. The day after the instrument is registered.
Sections 4 to 12 1 July 2026
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.
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.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.
4 Interpretation
1. The following definitions apply in this Determination:
Annual allowance has the same meaning given in section 5.4.42 of the Defence Determination.
Defence Determination means Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service, as in force from time to time.
Reference salary has the same means as given in Remuneration Tribunal (Compensation for Loss of Office for Holders of Certain Public Offices) Determination 2018, as in force from time to time.
Salary means the amount payable to the member under Section B.1.6 of the Salaries Determination.
Salaries Determination means Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal Determination No. 2 of 2017, as in force from time to time.
2. A reference to the daily rate of an annual rate of an allowance or salary, including the reference salary, means one 365th of the annual rate.
5 Application
This Determination applies to the member with the employee identification number 8080430.
6 Allowance
1. The member is eligible for an allowance for each day of service calculated in accordance with the following.
A is the member’s reference salary on their last day of their appointment as a statutory office holder.
B is the member’s salary.
2. The allowance in subsection 1 is payable on a fortnightly basis.
7 Additional recreation leave
The member is eligible for an additional 15 days of recreation leave to be accrued on the commencement of this Determination.
8 Payment on taking recreation leave
Despite subsection 5.4.36.1 of the Defence Determination, the member is to be paid the daily rate of salary on a day the member is on recreation leave.
Note: The allowance payable under section 6 of this Determination continues to be payable on a day the member takes recreation leave.
Subsection 5.4.36.4 of the Defence Determination does not apply to the member.
9 Payout of recreation leave
For the purpose of the formula in subsection 5.4.44A of the Defence Determination, the following apply.
a. A is the sum of the following:
i. the daily rate of the member’s reference salary on their last day of their appointment as a statutory office holder.
ii. the daily rate of annual allowances the member is eligible for.
b. D is the sum of the following:
i. the daily rate of the member’s reference salary on their last day of their appointment as a statutory office holder.
ii. the daily rate of annual allowances the member is eligible for.
10 Payout of long service leave
Despite subsection 5.5.26.4 and subsection 5.5.26.6 of the Defence Determination, the payment for long service leave credits is calculated in accordance with the following formula.