Defence Determination, Conditions of Service Amendment (Benchmark schools and approved summer schools) Determination 2018 (No. 33)

I, JAY ANDREW CLARKE, Acting Assistant Secretary, People Policy and Employment Conditions, make the following Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.

Dated 9 August 2018

J A CLARKE

Acting Assistant Secretary
People Policy and Employment Conditions
Defence People Group

 

 

 

Contents

1 Name...............................................2

2 Commencement.........................................2

3 Authority.............................................2

4 Schedules.............................................2

Schedule 1—Education assistance 3

Defence Determination, Conditions of service 2016/19 3

Schedule 2Benchmark schools 4

Defence Determination, Conditions of service 2016/19 4

Schedule 3Approved summer schools 5

Defence Determination, Conditions of service 2016/19 5

Schedule 4—Transitional provision 8

 

 

 

1  Name

  This instrument is Defence Determination, Conditions of Service Amendment (Benchmark schools and approved summer schools) Determination 2018 (No.33).

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences on 9 August 2018.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.

4  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1Education assistance

Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service

 

After "Compulsory tuition fees", insert:

 

Posting location

For the purpose of benchmark and approved summer schools the member's posting location is taken to be one of the following.

a.

If the member has been directed to live in Manhattan under section 15.1.6 the posting location is Manhattan.

b.

If the member is posted to a city, or an establishment within a city, that is listed the posting location is that city.

c.

If the member is posted to a city or establishment that is not listed but the country where the city or establishment is located is listed the posting location is the country or 'country – other'.

d.

If the member is posted to a city, establishment or country that is not listed there is no benefit for the location.

 

 

Schedule 2Benchmark schools

Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service

 

Omit item 8, substitute:

 

8.

France

 

 

 

– Cherbourg

Ermitage International School of France

Ermitage International School of France

– Paris

International School, Paris

International School, Paris

International School, Paris

other

EPIM School, Aix-en-Provence

EPIM School, Aix-en-Provence

EPIM School, Aix-en-Provence

 

 

Omit item 9, substitute:

 

9.

Germany

 

 

 

– Bremen

The International School of Bremen

The International School of Bremen

The International School of Bremen

Hamburg

The International School of Hamburg

The International School of Hamburg

The International School of Hamburg

other

Brandenburg Berlin International School

Brandenburg Berlin International School

Brandenburg Berlin International School

 

 

Omit "elsewhere", substitute "other".

 

Omit "elsewhere", substitute "other".

 

Schedule 3Approved summer schools

Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service

 

Omit section, insert:

1.

A member is eligible for the reimbursement of an amount equal to the amount charged by a provider for a child who is a dependant to attend an approved summer school, or summer camp, listed under Annex 15.6.B for the posting location.

Exception: This section does not apply to summer camps in the USA, see Division 3 section 15.6.18.

2.

The benefit under this section is limited to either of the following periods.

 

a.

For approved summer schools in France — three weeks per year.

 

b.

For approved summer schools, or summer camps, in all other locations — four weeks per year.

3.

A member is not eligible to be reimbursed any of the following costs associated with summer school, or summer camp, incurred by the member, spouse, partner or child.

 

a.

Costs associated with stopovers, transport or travel.

 

b.

Costs for accommodation, meals and incidentals during travel to or from the school.

 

c.

Optional activities that incur extra costs.

 


 

 

Remove the table, substitute:

 

Item

Posting location

Approved summer school

1.

Belgium

International School Brussels

2.

Cambodia

Northbridge International School of Cambodia

The Canadian International School

The International School of Phnom Penh

3.

China

Atelier Art School

Canadian International School of Beijing

Imagine China

Sports Beijing

That's Mandarin

4.

East Timor

Quality Schools International – Dili (excluding the daily program)

5.

France

- Cherbourg

 

École Des Roches, Paris

- other

American School, Paris

École Privées Internationales de Marseille (EPIM School),
Aix-en-Provence

International School, Paris

Centre International Privé pour l'Education ét la Culture (CIPEC), France

International Bilingual School of Provence (IBS), France

6.

Italy

American Overseas School of Rome, Rome

7.

India

American Embassy School, New Delhi

8.

Indonesia

Bandung International School

Bambino International Pre-school

Jakarta International School

9.

Japan

EtonHouse International School, Tokyo

Sacred Heart International School, Tokyo

Tokyo International School

Willowbrook International School, Tokyo

10.

Jordan

My Gym Summer School

11.

Korea

British International Kindergarten, Seoul

Seoul Club Summer Program, Seoul

Seoul Foreign School, Seoul

12.

Malaysia

International School, Kuala Lumpur


Item

Posting location

Approved summer school

13.

Philippines

British School, Manila

International School, Manila

14.

Spain:

- La Coruna/Ferrol

 

Colegio Eiris

Colegio Obradoiro Enforex

- Madrid

American School of Madrid

Centro Educativo Internacional El Jarama

Enforex Day Camp Summer Program

(See: Subsection 15.6.16.3)

- other

Enforex Day Camp Summer Program

(See: Subsection 15.6.16.3)

15.

Thailand

NIST International School

Noddy Playgroup

St Andrews International School

 

 

 


Schedule 4Transitional provision

Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service

1.

This section applies to a member who, prior to the commencement of this Determination, meets both of the following conditions.

 

a.

The member was posted to either of the following.

 

 

i.

A posting location in Cambodia, China or Philippines.

 

 

ii.

Cherbourg, France.

 

b.

On or after 29 May 2018 the member had a child who was a dependant and attended a summer school that is listed for the posting location in the following table.

 

Item

If the member is posted to...

then the approved summer school for the posting location is...

1.

Cambodia

Northbridge International School of Cambodia

The Canadian International School

The International School of Phnom Penh

2.

China

Atelier Art School

Canadian International School of Beijing

Imagine China

Sports Beijing

That's Mandarin

3.

Philippines

British School, Manila

International School, Manila

4.

Cherbourg, France

École Des Roches, Paris

 

2.

A member is eligible for an amount equal to the amount charged by the provider for the child's attendance at an approved summer school listed in the table at subsection 1.

3.

A member is not eligible to be paid any of the following costs associated with summer school incurred by the member, spouse, partner or child.

 

a.

Costs associated with stopovers, transport or travel.

 

b.

Costs for accommodation, meals and incidentals during travel to or from the school.

 

c.

Optional activities that incur extra costs.