Defence Determination, Conditions of service Amendment Determination (No. 4) 2025
I, SARAH KATE MCGREGOR, Acting Director General, People Policy and Employment Conditions, make the following Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.
Dated 8 April 2025
Sarah McGregor
Acting Director General
People Policy and Employment Conditions
Defence People Group
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Schedules
Schedule 1—Housing amendments
Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service
Schedule 2—Post index location, benchmark schools and hardship location amendments
Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service
Schedule 3—Miscellaneous (directly conferred powers) amendments
Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service
Schedule 4—Miscellaneous amendments
Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service
Schedule 5—Transitional provisions
This instrument is the Defence Determination, Conditions of service Amendment Determination (No. 4) 2025.
1. 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 |
1. Sections 1 to 4. | The day the instrument is registered. |
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2. Schedule 1 to 5. | 10 April 2025 |
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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.
2. 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.
This instrument is made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
1 | Subsection 7.6.23.3 (table item 1, column titled Appointment residence) |
| Omit “Ashgrove”, substitute “Enoggera”. |
2 | Subsection 7.6.23.3 (table item 2) |
| Repeal the table item, substitute: |
2. | Adelaide | Commander Air Warfare Centre (CDRAWC) | 14 Gowland Street, Broadview |
3 | Paragraph 7.8.46.1.c |
| Repeal the paragraph. |
1 | Annex 12.3.B (after table item 33) |
| Insert: |
33A. | NORWAY | Oslo |
2 | Annex 12.3.B (after table item 50) |
| Insert: |
50A. | UKRAINE | Kyiv |
3 | Annex 15.6.A (after table item 27) |
| Insert: |
28. | Norway | – | Oslo International School | Oslo International School | Oslo International School |
4 | Annex 16.B (after table item 10) |
| Insert: |
10AA. | Eritrea | – | – | – | – | – |
5 | Annex 16.B (after table item 48) |
| Insert: |
48A. | Somalia | – | – | – | – | – |
6 | Annex 16.B (after table item 49B) |
| Insert: |
49C. | South Sudan | – | – | – | – | – |
7 | Annex 16.B (after table item 50) |
| Insert: |
50A. | Sudan | – | – | – | – | – |
8 | Annex 16.B (after table item 57) |
| Insert: |
57A. | Ukraine | 12 | London (1) | Warsaw (1) | 4 | Yes |
1 | Subsection 5.11.9.2 | |
| Repeal the subsection, substitute: | |
2. | The member is eligible for short absence for removal purposes up to the limits provided under section 5.11.10 if the CDF is satisfied it is reasonable. | |
2 | Section 5.11.10 | |
| Omit “decision-maker” (wherever occurring), substitute “CDF”. | |
3 | Subsection 7.7.12.2 | |
| Omit “a Defence Housing Australia decision-maker”, substitute “the CDF”. | |
4 | Subsection 9.7.5.2 (note) | |
| Omit “the decision-maker”, substitute “the CDF”. | |
5 | Section 15.1.3 (definition of dangerous recreational activity, paragraph m) | |
| Omit “the dangerous recreational activity decision maker”, substitute “the CDF”. | |
6 | Amendments of listed provisions—decision maker | |
| Omit “decision maker”, substitute “CDF” in the following provisions. | |
| a. | Subsection 2.2.5.1A. |
| b. | Subsection 2.2.5.1B. |
| c. | Subsection 3.2.47AA.1. |
| d. | Subsection 3.2.47AA.3. |
| e. | Subsection 5.4.22.1. |
| f. | Paragraph 6.5.78.1.b. |
| g. | Paragraph 6.5.78.2.c. |
| h. | Subsection 6.5.79.3. |
| i. | Paragraph 6.5.80.2.d. |
| j. | Subsection 6.5.81.5. |
| k. | Paragraph 6.5.83A.5.b. |
| l. | Paragraph 6.5.83B.1.a (wherever occurring). |
| m. | Subsection 7.3.13.2 (note). |
| n. | Paragraph 7.6.41B.2.a. |
| o. | Subsection 7.6.59C.2. |
| p. | Paragraph 7.8.5AA.2.b. |
| q. | Paragraph 12.8.3.1.f. |
| r. | Paragraph 12.8.4.2.a. |
| s. | Paragraph 12.8.5.2.c. |
| t. | Subsection 12.8.6.1. |
| u. | Paragraph 12.8.6.2.b. |
| v. | Subsection 12.8.7.2. |
| w. | Paragraph 12.8.8.2.c. |
| x. | Subsection 12.8.13.3. |
| y. | Subsection 14.2.14.3. |
| z. | Subsection 14.2.15.3. |
| za. | Paragraph 15.3.17G.1.b. |
7 | Amendments of listed provisions—The CDF | |
| Omit “A Defence Housing Australia decision-maker”, substitute “The CDF” in the following provisions. | |
| a. | Section 7.7.4. |
| b. | Subsection 7.7.12.1. |
8 | Amendments of listed provisions—repeals | |
| Repeal the following provisions. | |
| a. | Subsection 2.2.5.1C. |
| b. | Subsection 3.2.47AA.5. |
| c. | Subsection 5.4.22.4. |
| d. | Section 6.5.76A. |
| e. | Subsection 6.5.78.3. |
| f. | Subsection 6.5.83B.4. |
| g. | Subsection 7.6.41B.3. |
| h. | Subsection 7.6.59C.4. |
| i. | Section 7.7.3, definition of Defence Housing Australia decision-maker. |
| j. | Section 7.8.5AA.4. |
| k. | Section 12.8.2, definition of decision maker. |
| l. | Section 14.2.12, definition of decision maker. |
| m. | Section 15.1.3, definition of dangerous recreational activity decision maker. |
| n. | Subsection 15.3.17G.3. |
1 | Section 1.3.1 (definition of member, note 2) | |
| Repeal note 2, substitute: | |
| Note 2: Section 1.2.1 restricts the application of the Determination to members on continuous full‑time service, unless otherwise specified. | |
2 | At the end of subsection 1.3.20.1 | |
| Add: | |
| Note: If all of the member’s resident family are children, this subsection is displaced by subsection 2. | |
3 | After paragraph 1.3.20.2.b | |
| Insert: | |
| c. | The member has applied for recognition of the child as unaccompanied resident family on the approved form. |
| d. | The child meets the criteria for a type of unaccompanied resident family in Subdivision 4: Types of unaccompanied resident family. |
4 | Subsection 2.3.22.1 | |
| Omit “apply”, substitute “applies”. | |
5 | Subsection 3.2.47K.2 | |
| Omit “the following apply”, substitute “all of the following apply.”. | |
6 | Paragraph 3.2.47K.2.b | |
| Omit “the relevant”, substitute “one”. | |
7 | Annex 3.2.B Part 1 (table item 8) | |
| Repeal the table item. | |
8 | Annex 3.2.B Part 2 (table items 18 to 20) | |
| Repeal the table items. | |
9 | Section 6.5.10 | |
| Repeal the section, substitute: |
| The removal of the following items is limited by the specified conditions. | ||
| a. | A small boat, canoe, kayak or other small watercraft must be no longer than 5.7m and no heavier than 51kg. | |
| b. | A larger boat capable of being carried on a trailer must be a towable item. | |
| c. | A lawn locker or tool shed that must be dismantled and packed securely by the member. | |
| d. | A motor bike, trail bike or mini-bike must meet all of the following. | |
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| i. | It has been drained of all petrol and oil. |
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| ii. | It has been packed and crated by the member. |
10 | Subsection 7.5.9.3 | ||
| Repeal the subsection, substitute: | ||
3. | For the purpose of subsection 2, the period of eligibility for temporary accommodation is any of the following. | ||
| a. | At the losing location — up to 3 nights. | |
| b. | At the gaining location — the period for the member’s furniture and effects to be delivered to a dwelling or storage at the location. | |
11 | Section 7.6.61 | ||
| Repeal the section, substitute: |
| A member is eligible to remain a Service residence in the losing location until one of the following applies. | ||
| a. | If the member is delaying removal to the new primary service location for Service reasons — until the Service reason ends. | |
| b. | If the member is delaying removal until they can get a door-to-door removal — until uplift and final inspection. | |
| c. | If the member has unaccompanied resident family and no accompanied resident family and the members unaccompanied resident family remain in the losing location — until the earlier of the following. | |
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| i. | The end of the posting period. |
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| ii. | When the member's unaccompanied resident family live with the member at the members housing benefit location. |
12 | Subsection 7.8.17A.1 | ||
| Omit “has resident family”, substitute “has unaccompanied resident family”. | ||
13 | Subsection 9.1.7.2 | ||
| Repeal the subsection, substitute: | ||
2. | If a member travels by means that are not the most economical then the member is eligible for one of the following. | ||
| a. | For travel by means that are cheaper than the most economical means — the actual cost of their journey. | |
| b. | For travel by means that are more expensive than the most economical means — up to the amount of the normal departmental liability. | |
14 | Section 9.3.41 | ||
| Repeal the section, substitute: |
| Eligibility for a benefit under this Division commences on one of the following. | ||||
| a. | If the student departs the remote location to attend school — the date of departure from the remote location. | |||
| b. | If the student does not accompany the member to the remote location — the later of the following. | |||
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| i. | The day the member departs for the remote location. | ||
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| ii. | The day the member’s resident family depart for the remote location. | ||
15 | Paragraph 15.3.35.4.b | ||||
| Repeal the paragraph, substitute: | ||||
| b. | If the travel is to a location outside of Australia, the lesser of the following amounts, but not less than $0. | |||
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| i. | The cost of the fares paid for the travel. | ||
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| ii. | The cost of the travel calculated using the following formula. | ||
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| Where: | ||
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| A | is the allowable travel cost from the overseas posting location to the overseas location of the close relative and return. | |
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| B | is the allowable travel cost from Sydney, Australia to the overseas location of the close relative and return. | |
16 | Amendment of listed provisions | ||||
Item | Provision | Omit | Substitute |
1. | Section 6.1A.2 (definition Essential household item | all the following | all of the following |
2. | Section 6.1A.2 (definition Family court | the following | any of the following |
3. | Section 6.1.4 | if they are in either of the following situations | if one of the following applies |
4. | Paragraph 6.1.4.a | both the following conditions | all of the following |
5. | Paragraph 6.1.4.b | all the following conditions | all of the following |
6. | Section 6.1.10 | both the following | all of the following |
7. | Subsection 6.1.13.1 | either of these conditions | any of the following |
8. | Paragraph 6.1.13.1.b | where either of these conditions | where any of the following |
9. | Subsection 6.1.15.2 | if the following conditions | if all of the following |
10. | Subsection 6.1.17.1 | all these criteria are | all of the following are |
11. | Section 6.1.18 | either |
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12. | Subsection 6.1.27.1 | the following criteria | all of the following |
13. | Subsection 6.1.27.3 | the following | all of the following |
14. | Section 6.5.6 | the following apply | one of the following applies |
15. | Subsection 6.5.12.2 | either | any |
16. | Subsection 6.5.12A.2 | Both of these conditions | All of the following |
17. | Subsection 6.5.12A.3 | of these two amounts | of the following |
18. | Subsection 6.5.13.1 | all of these criteria | all of the following |
19. | Subsection 6.5.13.2 | either | any |
20. | Subsection 6.5.13.3 | both of these criteria | all of the following |
21. | Subsection 6.5.14.4 | both | all |
22. | Subsection 6.5.15.1 | either of these reasons | any of the following |
23. | Subsection 6.5.15.2 | either of these | any of the following |
24. | Subsection 6.5.16.3 | the following | any of the following |
25. | Subsection 6.5.19A.3 | to the following | to all of the following |
26. | Subsection 6.5.19A.4 | both of the following locations | all of the following |
27. | Subsection 6.5.28.2 | either of the following conditions | any of the following |
28. | Paragraph 6.5.28.2.b | both the following | all of the following |
29. | Paragraph 6.5.52.1.b (table item 3, column titled then the member is eligible for the storage of…) | both | all |
30. | Paragraph 6.5.52.1.b (table item 5, column titled then the member is eligible for the storage of…)) | both the following | all of the following |
31. | Subsection 6.5.52.3 | the following | all of the following |
32. | Section 6.5.58 | in either of these circumstances | if any of the following apply |
33. | Subsection 6.5.59.1 | these dates | the following dates |
34. | Subsection 6.5.60.1 | both of these criteria | all of the following |
35. | Subsection 6.5.60.3 | these two dates | the following dates |
36. | Subsection 6.5.62.3 | both of these criteria | all of the following |
37. | Subsection 6.5.62.6 | both of these criteria | all of the following |
38. | Section 6.5.63 | either (wherever occurring) | any |
39. | Subsection 6.5.66.1 | either of these circumstances applies to them | any of the following apply |
40. | Subsection 6.5.68.2 | both of the following conditions | all of the following |
41. | Paragraph 6.5.86.3.c | the following | all of the following |
42. | Subsection 6.5A.3.1 | the following | all of the following |
43. | Section 6.5A.6 | either |
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44. | Subsection 6.5A.14.1 | the following | all of the following |
45. | Subsection 6.5A.17.1 | the following | all of the following |
46. | Subsection 6.5A.20.1 | the following | all of the following |
47. | Subsection 6.6.3.3 | either of these | any of the following |
48. | Section 7.1.14 (definition of rent) | both the following | all of the following |
49. | Paragraph 7.1.23.3.b | the following | any of the following |
50. | Subsection 7.2.11.4 | the following factors | all of the following |
51. | Paragraph 7.2.12.1.f | Both | All |
52. | Subsection 7.2.15.3 | all the following | all of the following |
53. | Subsection 7.3.15.2 | the following | any of the following |
54. | Subsection 7.3.23.3 | the following | all of the following |
55. | Subsection 7.3.27.2 | both | all |
56. | Subsection 7.3.31.5 (definition of Professional fees and disbursements) | both | all |
57. | Paragraph 7.4.8.1.e | either |
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58. | Paragraph 7.4.9.2.a | either | any |
59. | Section 7.4.10.1 | all the following conditions | all of the following |
60. | Subsection 7.4.13.2 | either | any |
61. | Subsection 7.4.13.3 | the following | all of the following |
62. | Subsection 7.4.13.5 | The following | All of the following |
63. | Subsection 7.4.14.2 | the following | any of the following |
64. | Paragraph 7.4.27A.3 | the following periods | one of the following periods |
65. | Paragraph 7.4.27A.3.b | either | one |
66. | Subsection 7.4.27A.4 | either | one |
67. | Subsection 7.4.27B.2 | of the following conditions | of the following |
68. | Paragraph 7.4.27B.2.b | either | one |
69. | Subsection 7.4.27B.4 | either | one |
70. | Subsection 7.4.27C.1 | both of the following criteria | all of the following |
71. | Subsection 7.4.27C.1.a | either of the following sections | one of the following |
72. | Subsection 7.4.30.2 (table item 2, column B) | Both | All |
73. | Subsection 7.4.30.2 (table item 5, column B) | Both | All |
74. | Subsection 7.4.31.2 | The following | All of the following |
75. | Section 7.4.33 (table items 1 and 2) | either or both | any |
76. | Subsection 7.4.36.2 | both these conditions | all of the following |
77. | Subsection 7.4.42.3 | The following | Any of the following |
78. | Subsection 7.4.47.2 | This table shows the following | The table below provides all of the following |
79. | Paragraph 7.4.48.1.b | the following | all of the following |
80. | Section 7.4.A.2 | the following things | all of the following |
81. | Subsection 7.4.A.6.4 | either of the following actions | any of the following |
82. | Subsection 7.4.A.8.2 | the following specific conditions | all of the following |
83. | Subsection 7.4.A.16.2 | the following | any of the following |
84. | Subsection 7.4.A.16.4 | the following | all of the following |
85. | Subsection 7.4.A.18.3 | The following arrangements | All of the following |
86. | Subsection 7.4.A.25.1 | the following | all of the following |
87. | Section 7.5.7 | both of the following conditions | all of the following |
88. | Subsection 7.5.19.1 | both these conditions | all of the following |
89. | Subsection 7.5.22.2 | the following | all of the following |
90. | Subsection 7.5.22.2A | the following | any of the following |
91. | Subsection 7.5.22.3 | both the following criteria | all of the following |
92. | Subsection 7.5.23.2 | all these criteria | all of the following |
93. | Subsection 7.5.24.2 | either | one |
94. | Subsection 7.5.24.3 | either | one |
95. | Section 7.6.3 (definition of Surplus Service residence) | both the following | all of the following |
96. | Subsection 7.6.4.1 | all these conditions | all of the following |
97. | Paragraph 7.6.4.1.a | either of these | one of the following |
98. | Subsection 7.6.6.2 | these criteria | all of the following |
99. | Subsection 7.6.27.1 | either | any |
100. | Subsection 7.6.27.3 | either | any |
101. | Subsection 7.6.33.4 | either |
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102. | Subsection 7.6.33.5 | the following | all of the following |
103. | Subsection 7.6.33.6 | all the following | all of the following |
104. | Subsection 7.6.34.2 | any of these reasons | any of the following |
105. | Paragraph 7.6.34.2.c | all the following | all of the following |
106. | Subsection 7.6.37.4 | residence. This rent is set in either of these ways | residence, as set by one of the following |
107. | Subsection 7.6.38.1 | all the following conditions | all of the following |
108. | Subsection 7.6.39.1 | both the following conditions | all of the following |
109. | Section 7.6.40 | the following | any of the following |
110. | Subsection 7.6.41.1 (table item 5, column A) | both | all |
111. | Subsection 7.6.41.1 (table item 6, column C) | Both | All |
112. | Subsection 7.6.41.2 | both | all |
113. | Section 7.6.42 (table item 1, column B) | either or both of the following events | any of the following. |
114. | Section 7.6.42 (table item 2, column B) | either or both of the following events | any of the following |
115. | Subsection 7.6.48.1 | both of these conditions | all of the following |
116. | Subsection 7.6.48.4 | both the following arrangements | all of the following |
117. | Subsection 7.6.50.2 | the following | any of the following |
118. | Paragraph 7.6.55A.1.b | Either | Any |
119. | Paragraph 7.6.55A.3.b | are either | is one |
120. | Subsection 7.6.55A.5 | either | one |
121. | Paragraph 7.6.55B.2.b | are either | is one |
122. | Subsection 7.6.55B.4 | the following | one of the following |
123. | Subsection 7.6.55C.1 | both of the following criteria | all of the following |
124. | Paragraph 7.6.55C.1.a | either of the following sections | one of the following |
125. | Subsection 7.6.58.1 | who does both the following | if all of the following apply |
126. | Paragraph 7.6.63.2.b | the following criteria | all of the following |
127. | Section 7.7.4 | both these conditions | all of the following |
128. | Subsection 7.7.5.2 | either | any |
129. | Subsection 7.7.13.1 (table item 3, column B) | in either of the following references | under one of the following |
130. | Section 7.7.13.1A. | the following criteria | all of the following |
131. | Paragraph 7.7.14.2.b (table item 3, column B) | either | one |
132. | Paragraph 7.7.14.2.b (table item 4, column B) | either | one |
133. | Paragraph 7.7.14A.3.b | are either | is one |
134. | Subsection 7.7.14A.4 | either | one |
135. | Subsection 7.7.14B.2 | the following conditions | the following |
136. | Paragraph 7.7.14B.2.b | either | one |
137. | Subsection 7.7.14B.4 | either | one |
138. | Subsection 7.7.14C.1 | both of the following criteria | all of the following |
139. | Paragraph 7.7.14C.1.a | either of the following sections | one of the following |
140. | Subsection 7.7.16.4 | either |
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141. | Subsection 7.7.22.3 | either | one |
142. | Subsection 7.8.5B.2 | The following | All of the following |
143. | Subsection 7.8.6.4 | for either of these reasons | if any of the following apply |
144. | Paragraph 7.8.11A.c | both | all |
145. | Section 7.8.18 (table item 1, column B) | either or both of the following events | any of the following |
146. | Section 7.8.18 (table item 2, column B) | either or both of the following events | any of the following |
147. | Paragraph 7.8.18A.3.b | are either | is one |
148. | Subsection 7.8.18A.4 | either | one |
149. | Paragraph 7.8.18B.2.b | are either | is one |
150. | Subsection 7.8.18B.4 | either | one |
151. | Subsection 7.8.18C.1 | both of the following criteria | all of the following |
152. | Paragraph 7.8.18C.1.a | either of the following sections | one of the following |
153. | Subsection 7.8.20.1 | both these conditions | all of the following |
154. | Subsection 7.8.22.2 | either | any |
155. | Subsection 7.8.23.1 | either | any |
156. | Subsection 7.8.26.1 | both of these conditions | all of the following |
157. | Subsection 7.8.27.4 | either |
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158. | Subsection 7.8.35A.1 | both the following conditions | all of the following |
159. | Subsection 7.8.38.3 | take both these steps | do all of the following |
160. | Subsection 7.8.47.2 | the following | any of the following |
161. | Subsection 7.9.6.4 | both the follow conditions | all of the following |
162. | Subsection 7.10.4.1 | the following | any of the following |
163. | Annex 7.D Part 1 | either | one |
164. | Annex 7.D Part 2 | either | one |
165. | Section 7.11.2 | either | one |
| In this Schedule, the following apply. |
| Defence Determination means Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service, as in force from time to time. |
1. | This clause applies to a member who was on long-term posting overseas to Ukraine between 1 April 2025 and the commencement of this Determination. |
2. | The member is eligible for benefits provided by the Defence Determination that they would have been eligible for had the changes made by items 2 and 8 of Schedule 2 been in effect at the time of their posting to Ukraine. |