Defence Determination, Conditions of service Amendment Determination (No. 14) 2026
I, BRIGADIER KIRK LLOYD, Director General, People Policy and Employment Conditions, make the following Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.
Dated 5 August 2026
BRIG Kirk Lloyd
Director General
People Policy and Employment Conditions
Defence People Group
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Schedules
5 Repeal
Schedule 1—Education assistance rates amendments
Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service
Schedule 2—Deployment allowance amendments
Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service
Schedule 3—Travel and meal allowance 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. 14) 2026.
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 5. | The day the instrument is registered. |
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2. Schedules 1 to 2 and schedule 4 | 13 August 2026 |
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3. Schedule 3 | 8 October 2026 |
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4. Schedule 5 | 13 August 2026 |
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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
This instrument is repealed on 13 November 2026.
1 | Subsection 8.4.11.3 (formula table column B) |
| Repeal the column, substitute: |
Column B Maximum limit |
$1,933 |
$3,587 |
$7,175 |
2 | Subsection 8.4.14.3 |
| Omit “$131”, substitute “$138”. |
3 | Subsection 8.4.14.4 |
| Omit “$964”, substitute “$1,016”. |
4 | Subsection 8.4.14.5 |
| Omit “$39,039”, substitute “$41,077”. |
5 | Subsection 8.4.14.5A |
| Omit “$470”, substitute “$495”. |
6 | Subsection 8.4.21.1 (table) |
| Repeal the table, substitute: |
Item | Column A Purpose | Column B Maximum reimbursement | Column C Contribution |
1. | Compulsory tuition fees. | $41,077 | The higher of the following. a. $495. b. The amount equal to the contribution they would normally have incurred for their child’s continued attendance at that school. |
2. | If in boarding school or a commercial establishment, the cost of board. | $36,302 | One of the following. a. For the first year of boarding — $3,548. b. For every other year of boarding — $3,984. |
3. | If accommodated privately, the cost of board. | $19,909 | One of the following. a. For the first year of boarding b. For every other year of boarding — $3,984. |
7 | Subsection 8.4.25.1 |
| Omit “$551”, substitute “$562”. |
8 | Paragraph 15.6.10.2.b (formula) |
| Omit “AUD 39,039”, substitute “AUD 41,077”. |
9 | Subsection 15.6.11.2 (table column B) |
| Repeal the column, substitute: |
Column B Annual contribution in AUD |
662 |
226 |
527 |
527 |
10 | Paragraph 15.6.26.2.b |
| Omit “AUD 39,039”, substitute “AUD 41,077”. |
11 | Paragraph 15.6.26.3.a |
| Omit “AUD 214”, substitute “AUD 226”. |
12 | Paragraph 15.6.26.3.b |
| Omit “AUD 500”, substitute “AUD 527”. |
13 | Subparagraph 15.6.27.2.a.ii |
| Omit “AUD 34,844”, substitute “AUD 36,302”. |
14 | Subparagraph 15.6.27.2.b.ii |
| Omit “AUD 19,241”, substitute “AUD 19,909”. |
15 | Subparagraph 15.6.27.3.a.i |
| Omit “AUD 3,421”, substitute “AUD 3,548”. |
16 | Subparagraph 15.6.27.3.a.ii |
| Omit “AUD 3,844”, substitute “AUD 3,984”. |
17 | Paragraph 15.6.27.3.b |
| Omit “AUD 3,844”, substitute “AUD 3,984”. |
1 | Section 17.7.6 (table) |
| Repeal the table, substitute: |
Item | Column A Operation | Column B Specified area | Column C Daily rate of allowance (AUD) |
1. | ACCORDION | The land, territorial waters and superjacent airspace of the following: a. Bahrain b. Qatar c. United Arab Emirates. | 239.32 |
2. | ASLAN | South Sudan and its superjacent airspace. | 140.62 |
3. | AUGURY | The land and superjacent airspace of the following: a. Afghanistan b. Iraq c. Syria | 269.73 |
The land, territorial waters and superjacent airspace of the following: a. Jordan b. United Arab Emirates. | 239.32 | ||
4. | BEECH | The land, territorial waters and superjacent airspace of the following: a. Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories b. Lebanon | 202.29 |
c. Sinai in Egypt | 140.62 | ||
d. Jordan e. United Arab Emirates. | 239.32 | ||
5. | FORTITUDE | The land, territorial waters and superjacent airspace of the following: a. Israel b. Egypt c. Jordan d. Lebanon e. Syria. | 202.29 |
6. | HYDRANTH | The area: a. Comprising the waters and superjacent airspace of the following: i. the Persian Gulf ii. the Gulf of Oman iii. Arabian Sea bounded by 10 degrees north and 60 degrees east) iv. the Gulf of Aden v. the Red Sea (including the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Suez). b. Comprising the land, territorial waters and superjacent airspace of Yemen. | 269.73 |
The land, territorial waters and superjacent airspace of the following: a. Bahrain b. Qatar c. United Arab Emirates. | 239.32 | ||
7. | INHERENT RESOLVE | The land, territorial waters and superjacent airspace of the following: a. Iraq | 269.73 |
b. Egypt | 202.29 | ||
c. Jordan d. Kuwait e. United Arab Emirates. | 239.32 | ||
8. | KUDU | The land, territorial waters and superjacent airspace of Ukraine continuously controlled by Ukraine. | 140.62 |
9. | MANITOU | The area comprising all sea and superjacent airspace of the following: a. the Gulf of Aden b. the Gulf of Aqaba c. the Gulf of Suez d. the Red Sea e. the Persian Gulf f. the Gulf of Oman g. the Arabian Sea north of latitude 15 degrees South and west of longitude 70 degrees East h. the Indian Ocean north of latitude 15 degrees South and west of longitude 70 degrees East. | 269.73 |
The area including the ports adjacent to the area in paragraphs a to h, and within a 10km radius of each port. | 239.32 | ||
10. | MAZURKA | Egypt between the east bank of the Suez Canal and the international boundary between Egypt and Israel established by the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel signed in Washington on 26 March 1979, and an adjoining area extending 5km into Israel. | 140.62 |
11. | PALADIN | The total land area, territorial waters and superjacent airspace within the internationally recognised boundaries of: a. Israel b. Egypt c. Jordan d. Lebanon e. Syria. | 202.29 |
12. |
| The land, territorial waters and superjacent airspace of Libya. | 202.29 |
13. | Airborne Early Warning and Control in support of Defence Operations of the United Arab Emirates | The land, territorial waters and superjacent airspace of the following: a. Bahrain b. Jordan c. Kuwait d. Qatar e. United Arab Emirates. | 239.32 |
The area: a. Comprising the land, territorial waters and superjacent airspace of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Oman. b. Comprising the waters and superjacent airspace of the following: i. the Arabian Gulf ii. the Gulf of Aden iii. the Red Sea iv. the Arabian Sea v. the Indian Ocean north of latitude 10 degrees North and west of longitude 68 degrees East. | 269.73 | ||
14. | Any other operation in accordance with subsection 17.7.5.2 | Not applicable. | A rate approved by the Minister for Defence that is between 63.70 and 303.45. |
1 | Paragraph 4.5.9.a |
| Omit “$31.15”, substitute “$32.25”. |
2 | Paragraph 4.5.9.b |
| Omit “$14.20”, substitute “$14.70”. |
3 | Paragraph 4.5.9.c |
| Omit “$35.55”, substitute “$36.80”. |
4 | Paragraph 4.5.9.d |
| Omit “$61.30”, substitute “$63.45”. |
5 | Subsection 7.5.24.2 (table) |
| Repeal the table, substitute: |
Item | Column A Meal period | Column B Capital cities and high‑cost country centres ($) | Column C Other locations ($) |
1. | breakfast | 36.00 | 32.25 |
2. | lunch | 40.45 | 36.80 |
3. | dinner | 69.00 | 63.45 |
6 | Subsection 7.5.24.3 (table) |
| Repeal the table, substitute: |
Item | Column A Meal period | Column B Capital cities and high‑cost country centres ($) | Column C Other locations ($) |
1. | breakfast | 18.00 | 16.15 |
2. | lunch | 20.25 | 18.40 |
3. | dinner | 34.50 | 31.75 |
7 | Subsection 9.5.10.2 |
| Omit “$63.60”, substitute “$65.85”. |
8 | Subparagraph 9.5.20.2.d.ii |
| Omit “$12.25”, substitute “$12.70”. |
9 | Paragraph 9.5.22.2.c |
| Omit “$12.25”, substitute “$12.70”. |
10 | Subsection 9.5.39.2 (table item 5) |
| Omit “$85.75”, substitute “$88.90”. |
11 | Paragraph 9.5.41.3.c |
| Omit “$12.25”, substitute “$12.70”. |
12 | Part 1 of Annex 9.5.A (table) |
| Repeal the table, substitute: |
Item | Column A Location | Column B Brigadier or higher ($) | Column C Colonel or lower ($) |
1. | Adelaide | 205.00 | 154.00 |
2. | Brisbane | 250.00 | 188.00 |
3. | Canberra | 230.00 | 173.00 |
4. | Darwin (April to November) | 312.00 | 234.00 |
5. | Darwin (December to March) | 242.00 | 181.00 |
6. | Hobart | 205.00 | 153.00 |
7. | Melbourne | 233.00 | 175.00 |
8. | Perth | 227.00 | 170.00 |
9. | Sydney | 307.00 | 230.00 |
10. | High-cost country centres | See Part 2 | See Part 2 |
11. | Medium-cost country centres (see Part 3) | 201.00 | 151.00 |
12. | Other country centres | 181.00 | 136.00 |
13 | Part 2 of Annex 9.5.A (table) |
| Repeal the table, substitute: |
Column A Location | Column B Rate ($) |
New South Wales | |
Albury | 160.50 |
Armidale | 163.50 |
Bathurst | 168.00 |
Bourke | 188.50 |
Broken Hill | 167.50 |
Coffs Harbour | 187.00 |
Cooma | 176.50 |
Cowra | 161.00 |
Deniliquin | 164.00 |
Dubbo | 172.50 |
Goulburn | 161.50 |
Grafton | 178.50 |
Griffith | 165.00 |
Gunnedah | 185.50 |
Leeton | 169.00 |
Lismore | 189.50 |
Maitland | 187.00 |
Mudgee | 212.50 |
Muswellbrook | 166.00 |
Newcastle | 184.00 |
Nowra | 159.50 |
Orange | 222.00 |
Port Macquarie | 185.00 |
Tamworth | 165.50 |
Taree | 158.50 |
Wagga Wagga | 177.50 |
Wollongong | 187.50 |
Northern Territory | |
Alice Springs | 202.50 |
Alice Springs | 197.00 |
Katherine | 231.00 |
Katherine | 229.50 |
Jabiru | 445.00 |
Jabiru | 179.50 |
Nhulunbuy | 338.50 |
Nhulunbuy | 278.00 |
Tennant Creek | 186.00 |
Tennant Creek | 157.00 |
Yulara | 644.00 |
Yulara | 534.50 |
Queensland | |
Bundaberg | 178.00 |
Cairns | 168.00 |
Charters Towers | 162.00 |
Dalby | 195.00 |
Emerald | 182.00 |
Gladstone | 170.00 |
Gold Coast | 233.50 |
Hervey Bay | 167.50 |
Innisfail | 161.00 |
Kingaroy | 166.00 |
Mackay | 160.50 |
Maryborough | 155.50 |
Mount Isa | 188.00 |
Nambour | 168.00 |
Rockhampton | 172.50 |
Roma | 187.50 |
Thursday Island | 316.00 |
Toowoomba | 159.50 |
Townsville | 166.50 |
Warwick | 159.50 |
Weipa | 216.00 |
South Australia | |
Bordertown | 165.00 |
Mount Gambier | 161.50 |
Naracoorte | 166.50 |
Port Lincoln | 165.00 |
Port Pirie | 166.50 |
Whyalla | 169.50 |
Wilpena Pound | 280.50 |
Tasmania | |
Burnie | 180.50 |
Devonport | 170.00 |
Launceston | 166.50 |
Victoria | |
Ararat | 156.00 |
Bairnsdale | 182.00 |
Ballarat | 171.00 |
Bendigo | 176.50 |
Bright | 178.00 |
Castlemaine | 158.50 |
Colac | 158.50 |
Echuca | 169.50 |
Geelong | 165.00 |
Horsham | 172.50 |
Mildura | 177.00 |
Portland | 169.50 |
Seymour | 170.50 |
Shepparton | 171.50 |
Swan Hill | 166.50 |
Wangaratta | 186.00 |
Warrnambool | 181.50 |
Wodonga | 160.00 |
Wonthaggi | 169.00 |
Western Australia | |
Albany | 190.00 |
Broome | 269.00 |
Bunbury | 183.50 |
Carnarvon | 183.00 |
Dampier | 209.50 |
Derby | 157.00 |
Esperance | 182.50 |
Exmouth | 247.00 |
Geraldton | 200.50 |
Halls Creek | 214.50 |
Kalgoorlie | 204.00 |
Karratha | 303.50 |
Katanning | 341.00 |
Kununurra | 233.50 |
Newman | 276.50 |
Northam | 232.00 |
Port Hedland | 280.50 |
External territory | |
Christmas Island (WA) | 221.00 |
Horn Island (QLD) | 305.00 |
Norfolk Island | 255.50 |
14 | Part 3 of Annex 9.5.A (table) |
| Repeal the table, substitute: |
Medium-cost country centres |
New South Wales |
Cobar |
Gosford |
Narrabri |
Tumut |
Tasmania |
Queenstown |
Victoria |
Benalla |
Hamilton |
Sale |
15 | Part 4 of Annex 9.5.A (table) |
| Repeal the table, substitute: |
Item | Column A Location | Column B Breakfast ($) | Column C Lunch ($) | Column D Dinner ($) | Column E Incidentals ($) |
1. | Capital cities and high‑cost country centres | 36.00 | 40.45 | 69.00 | 25.40 |
2. | Medium-cost country centres and other country centres | 32.25 | 36.80 | 63.45 | 25.40 |
16 | Part 2 of Annex 9.5.B (table) |
| Repeal the table, substitute: |
Item | Column A Accommodation | Column B Condition | Column C Rate ($) |
1. | A boarding house, hotel or motel where the tariff is not all inclusive | Cooking facilities are not provided | 145.45 |
Cooking facilities are provided | 81.45 | ||
2. | Rental accommodation | - | 81.45 |
17 | Subsection 15.2A.27.3 (formula) |
| Omit “38.65”, substitute “40.00”. |
1 | Section 1.1.1 |
| Omit “Chapters 1 to 11 provide benefits for members who are in Australia”, substitute: |
Chapter 1 provides information that applies across the determination, including advice on how the determination is to be read, definitions, technical rules, application and savings provisions, and obligations and responsibilities on people who receive benefits under the determination, such as providing notice of a change in circumstances that may affect eligibility for a benefit.
Chapters 2 to 11 generally provides benefits for members who are in Australia. Some benefits may also continue to apply to a member when they are providing service overseas, such as leave.
2 | Section 1.3.1 | |
| Insert: | |
| External territory means any of the following. | |
| a. | Antarctica (including Macquarie Island). |
| b. | Christmas Island. |
| c. | Cocos (Keeling) Islands. |
| d. | Horn Island. |
| e. | Norfolk Island. |
3 | Section 1.3.1 (definition of location of residence) | |
| Repeal the definition. | |
4 | Section 1.3.13 | |
| Repeal the section. | |
5 | Subsection 1.7.19.1 | |
| Omit “member’spossessions”, substitute “member’s possessions”. | |
6 | Section 2.3.27 | |
| Insert: | |
| Decision maker means the Director General Military Personnel Branch. | |
7 | Paragraph 2.3.29.1.b | |
| After “The CDF”, insert “or decision maker”. | |
8 | Section 2.4.2 (definition of referring member) | |
| Omit “2.4.5”, substitute “2.4.3”. | |
9 | Section 4.1.18 | |
| Omit “DFRT Determination 2 of 2017” (wherever occurring), substitute “DFRT Determination No. 2 of 2017”. | |
10 | Section 4.1.19 (note) | |
| Omit “DFRT Determination 2 of 2017”, substitute “DFRT Determination No. 2 of 2017”. | |
11 | Paragraph 4.8.6.1.a | |
| Omit “$49,296.00”, substitute “$52,398.36”. | |
12 | Annex 4.4.A (after table item dealing with Exmouth) | |
| Insert: | |
Geraldton | A |
13 | Annex 4.4.A (table, subheading “Other Territories”) |
| Repeal the subheading, substitute: |
| External territory |
14 | Annex 5.4.A (after table item dealing with Exmouth) |
| Insert: |
Geraldton | 2 |
15 | Annex 5.4.A (table, subheading “Australian territories”) | |
| Repeal the subheading, substitute: | |
| External territory | |
16 | Subsection 6.2.5.4 | |
| Repeal the subsection, substitute: | |
4. | For the purposes of subsection 1, the CDF must be satisfied of all of the following when considering that the person made reasonable efforts to sell the vehicle without making a loss. | |
| a. | When and how widely the person advertised the vehicle for sale. |
| b. | How the person tried to sell the vehicle. |
| c. | The nature and extent of offers made for the vehicle. |
| d. | The particulars of the sale. |
| e. | Any other relevant aspect of the sale. |
17 | Subsection 6.5A.19.3 | |
| Omit “towable”, substitute “towable item”. | |
18 | Paragraph 6.5A.19.4.b | |
| Omit “a storage facility approved by Defence Housing Australia”, substitute “a storage facility approved by the Commonwealth removalist”. | |
19 | Section 7.6.61 | |
| Omit “remain”, substitute “retain”. | |
20 | Section 8.4.6 | |
| Omit “Part. Before approving, the CDF must consider all these factors.”, insert “Part, having regard to all of the following.” | |
21 | Subsection 8.4.7.2 | |
| Omit “Before approving, the CDF must consider both these factors.”, insert “When making a decision under subsection 1, the CDF must consider all of the following.”. | |
22 | Subsection 8.4.10.2 | |
| Omit “eligible for assistance with tuition”, substitute “eligible for the reimbursement of the cost of tuition”. | |
23 | Subsection 8.4.10.3 | |
| Repeal the subsection, substitute: | |
3. | The maximum hourly rate that a member may be reimbursed is the lesser of the following. | |
| a. | The hourly rate the member paid. |
| b. | $138 an hour. |
24 | Subsection 8.4.14.6 | |
| Omit “For approval under subsection 5, all these conditions”, insert “For a decision under subsection 5 all of the following must be met.”. | |
25 | Subsection 8.4.14.7 | |
| Omit “For subsection 5, the CDF must also consider all these factors.”, insert “For the purpose of subsection 5, the CDF must consider all of the following.”. | |
26 | Subsection 8.4.25.4 | |
| Omit “The CDF may approve accommodation costs in special circumstances. The CDF must consider any relevant factors in the following list.”, insert “The member is eligible for accommodation costs if the CDF is satisfied there are special circumstances after considering all of the following.”. | |
27 | Paragraph 11.3.3A.2.b | |
| Omit “during”. | |
28 | Paragraph 12.3.9.1.c | |
| Omit “subsection 12.3.8.2”, substitute “subsection 12.3.18.2”. | |
29 | Subsection 12.3.18.2 | |
| Omit “short-term”, substitute “short-term duty”. | |
30 | Subsection 12.3.18.3 | |
| Omit “paragraph”, substitute “subsection”. | |
31 | Paragraph 13.3.4.1.d (note) | |
| Omit “Division 3”, substitute “Division 2”. | |
32 | Paragraph 15.2A.9.1.a | |
| Repeal the paragraph, substitute: | |
| a. | The member’s partner is posted to or resides in the same location as the member. |
33 | Section 15.5.2 (definition of ancillary service) | |
| Repeal the definition, substitute: | |
| Ancillary service means a service that meets all of the following. | |
| a. | It is a reimbursable service provided under the ADF family health program that is not a health cost under this Part. |
| b. | It is provided by a person who is registered with a professional body that is equivalent to a body that regulates registered Australian providers delivering a similar service. |
| Note: The ADF family health program is provided under Part 9 of Chapter 8. | |
34 | Section 15.5.11 | |
| Repeal the section, substitute: | |
1. | A person is eligible for the cost of any of the following. | ||
| a. | A medical good or service that the person would be eligible for in Australia under any of the following. | |
|
| i. | The Medicare Benefits Schedule. |
|
| ii. | Another Australian Government funded health program. |
| b. | Approved specialised medical goods or services. Note: Approved specialised medical goods or services is defined in section 15.5.12. | |
2. | The maximum amount that can be reimbursed each financial year for medical goods and services provided under subparagraph 1.a.ii is the maximum amount that the person would be eligible for under the Australian Government funded health program. | ||
35 | Subsection 15.5.12.1 | ||
| Omit “paragraph 15.5.11.2.b”, substitute “paragraph 15.5.11.1.b”. | ||
36 | Subsection 15.6.28.4 | ||
| Repeal the subsection, substitute: | ||
4. | The maximum amount a member can be reimbursed for each hour of remedial tuition is the lesser of the following. | ||
| a. | The hourly rate the member paid. | |
| b. | The amount under paragraph 8.4.10.3.b. | |
37 | Paragraph 16.2A.3A.1.a | ||
| Repeal the paragraph, substitute: | ||
| a. | The member’s partner is posted to or resides in the same location as the member. | |
38 | Amendments of listed provisions—article | ||
| The provisions listed in the following table are amended as set out in the table. | ||
Item | Provision | Omit | Substitute |
1 | Paragraph 6.5.13.1.a | was a removed | was removed |
2 | Subsection 6.5.78.1 | of following | of the following |
3 | Paragraph 6.5.85.2.c | the all the | all the |
4 | Paragraph 6.5.85.2.d | the all the | all the |
5 | Subsection 12.8.7.1 | of the any | of any |
39 | Amendments of listed provisions—punctuation |
| The provisions listed in the following table are amended as set out in the table. |
Item | Provision | Omit | Substitute |
1 | Paragraph 3.2.47L.7.b | rank pathway | rank, pathway |
2 | Paragraph 6.1.17.1.a | following.. | following. |
3 | Subsection 7.4.46.2 | item.. | item. |
4 | Subsection 7.5.10.2 | removal, | removal. |
5 | Subparagraph 7.6.29.2.b.ii | deployment the member | deployment, the member’s |
6 | Subparagraph 7.6.29.2.c.iv | service location the | service location, the |
7 | Subsection 14.3.25.3 | apply.. | apply. |
40 | Amendment of listed provisions—removal of ‘both’ and ‘either’ |
| The provisions listed in the following table are amended as set out in the table. |
Item | Provision | Omit | Substitute |
1 | Section 8.4.9 | all these conditions | all of the following |
2 | Subsection 8.4.10.2 (table item 3, column A) | both | all |
3 | Subsection 8.4.11.3 (table item 3, column A) | both | all |
4 | Section 8.4.12 | both these conditions | all of the following |
5 | Section 8.4.13 | both the following conditions | all of the following |
7 | Subsection 8.4.14.7 | all these factors | all of the following |
8 | Section 8.4.17 | all these conditions | all of the following |
9 | Subsection 8.4.20.1 | all the following conditions | all of the following |
10 | Paragraph 8.4.20.1.b | all the following conditions | all of the following |
11 | Paragraph 8.4.20.1.c | one of these | any of the following |
12 | Subsection 8.4.20.2 | all these factors | all of the following |
14 | Subsection 8.4.21.3 | the following | any of the following |
15 | Subsection 8.4.22.1 | of these | of the following |
16 | Subsection 8.4.22.2 | of these | of the following |
17 | Subsection 8.4.24.1 | all these conditions | all of the following |
18 | Paragraph 8.4.24.1.a | all these conditions | all of the following |
19 | Subsection 8.4.24.2 | all the following | all of the following |
20 | Subsection 8.4.24.3 | all the following | all of the following |
21 | Subsection 8.4.25.2 | earliest of these | earliest of the following |
22 | Paragraph 8.5.3.c | to the following | to all of the following |
23 | Section 8.5.5 | the following | any of the following |
24 | Subsection 8.5.6.1 | the following | any of the following |
25 | Paragraph 8.5.6.1.a | The following service | Any of the following services |
26 | Subsection 8.5.6.4 | the following | any of the following |
27 | Section 8.6.2 | all the following | all of the following |
28 | Subsection 8.6.5.1 | all the following | all of the following |
29 | Subsection 8.6.6.1 | all the following | all of the following |
30 | Subsection 8.6.7.1 | all the following | all of the following |
31 | Paragraph 8.6.7.1.c | the following | all of the following |
32 | Subsection 8.6.8.1 | the following | any of the following |
33 | Subsection 8.6.9.1 | all the following | all of the following |
34 | Paragraph 8.6.9.1.a | either | one |
35 | Paragraph 8.6.9.1.b | one the following | one of the following |
36 | Subsection 8.6.9.2 | all the following | all of the following |
37 | Section 8.6.11 | all the following | all of the following |
38 | Paragraph 8.6.12.1 | to the following | for any of the following |
39 | Subsection 8.7.3.1 | the following | all of the following |
40 | Subsection 8.7.3.2 | the following | all of the following |
41 | Section 8.7.4 | either |
|
42 | Subsection 8.7.6.7 | the following circumstances | all of the following |
43 | Subsection 8.7.8.1 | the following | one of the following |
44 | Subsection 8.7A.7.3 | the following | one of the following |
45 | Subsection 8.9.7.1 | the following | any of the following |
46 | Section 8.9.7A | the following | any of the following |
47 | Subsection 8.9.7C.1 | the following | any of the following |
48 | Section 8.9.7D | the following | any of the following |
49 | Section 8.9.7E | the following | any of the following |
50 | Section 8.10.2 | the following | all of the following |
| In this Schedule, the following applies. |
| Defence Determination means Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service, as in force from time to time. |
| Trainee’s dependant allowance means trainee’s dependant allowance under Division 1A of Part 8 of Chapter 4 of the Defence Determination. |
1. | This clause applies to a member who received a benefit under subsections 15.6.10.2, 15.6.26.2 and 15.6.27.2 of the Defence Determination between 3 August 2026 and the commencement of Schedule 1 of this Determination. | |
2. | For each benefit the member received between 3 August 2026 and the commencement of Schedule 1 of this Determination, the member is eligible for a transitional payment calculated in accordance with the following formula. | |
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| A | is the rate of education assistance payable to the member under this determination. |
| B | is the rate of education assistance paid to the member under the Defence Determination. |
| C | is the rate of contribution payable by the member under this determination. |
| D | is the rate of contribution paid by the member under the Defence Determination. |
3. | If the amount under subclause 2 is less than zero, the member is not eligible for any transitional payment. | |
1. | This clause applies to a member who would have been eligible for trainee’s dependant allowance had the changes made by item 11 of Schedule 3 of this Determination had been in force between 1 July 2026 and the commencement of Schedule 4 of this Determination. |
2. | The member is eligible for trainee’s dependant allowance as though item 11 of Schedule 4 of this Determination been in force at the time. |
3. | The amount the member is eligible for under subclause 2 is reduced by the amount the member has already received for the allowance for the same period. |
