Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p163
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 163/293)
Character Range: 2513216–2518108

the member's housing benefit location.
                                                                                                                                                                        iii.                                 The member is going to visit their nominated family during the period of leave.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                  The member has no nominated family.
2.  A member must not knowingly use recreation leave travel to travel to a place that would require them to isolate on their return to their housing benefit location.

9.4.7 Recreation leave travel benefit

1.  Recreation leave travel is the return travel for a member from the location they are performing duty to one of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                          If the member's nominated family is in Australia — the location where their nominated family live.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                          If the member has no nominated family — one of the following.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                i.                                                                                                  The nearest capital city.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                ii.                                                                                                 If the member is performing duty in a capital city — the next nearest capital city.
2.  Despite subsection 1, a member who takes their recreation leave travel in connection with a removal under Division 4 of Part 5 to Chapter 6 can use their return travel to travel to one of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                          The location they took the travel from.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                          Their new housing benefit location.
3.  Recreation leave travel is limited to the following costs.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                          The cost of travel by the most economical means.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                          Door-to-door travel costs.

9.4.8 Number of recreation leave travel trips

1.  A trainee may be provided with up to 3 return trips in a financial year, including any graduation trip.
2.  Any other eligible member, including a member undergoing training, may be provided with one return trip in a financial year.
3.  If a member cannot be granted their recreation leave travel benefit for Service reasons, they may apply for the CDF to defer it once only, into the following financial year. They must still meet all the conditions for eligibility in that following year.
4.  A member may be recalled from leave for Service reasons while using a recreation leave travel benefit. In this case, they are taken not to have used their travel benefit.

9.4.9 Travel in advance of eligibility

1.  A member who is expected to be eligible for recreation leave travel trips in the next year is eligible to use that recreation leave travel in advance of becoming eligible for it, if the CDF approves it.
2.  If a member uses a recreation leave travel benefit under subsection 1, the number of recreation leave travel trips the member is eligible for in the next year is reduced by 1 for each trip taken in advance.

9.4.10 Excess travel costs

   A member who chooses to travel by means that are not the most economical must do both the following.
   a.                                                                                                     Pay any travel costs above the normal departmental