Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 11/74)
Character Range: 3555888–3560529

eligible to receive benefits under this Chapter for the period they are force assigned.

Part 3: Conditions of service – overview

17.3.1 Introduction

   The ADF pay structure comprises a basic salary supplemented by work-related allowances. The basic salary, determined by the Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal, compensates a member for peacetime work. For United Nations or other multi-national force deployments, a special conditions of service package compensates members for additional hardships that they are likely to experience.

17.3.2 Class of air travel – warlike and non-warlike deployments

1.  This section applies to members travelling to, on or from warlike or non-warlike deployments.
2.  Other provisions about class of air travel do not apply to members who travel in an aircraft owned or chartered by the Commonwealth. The travel arrangements are as provided on board the aircraft.
3.  If members travel by commercial air service, they are eligible for travel in the class that corresponds to their rank, as follows.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                   For a member who holds the rank of Brigadier or higher –– business class.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                   For a member who holds the rank of Colonel or lower — economy class.
4.  Despite paragraph 17.3.2.3.b, the member is eligible to travel business class if the CDF is satisfied it is reasonable having regard to all of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                   Any special circumstances prevent the person from travelling economy class.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                   The member is part of a group, unit or headquarters travelling at the same time and for the same or a similar purpose.
    c.                                                                                                                                                                                                   The nature of the duties being undertaken in the course of the travel.
    d.                                                                                                                                                                                                   The member's health.
    e.                                                                                                                                                                                                   The status and class of air travel benefit of a person the member is required to accompany during the air travel in the course of duty.

Part 7: Allowances and leave

Division 1: Deployment allowance

17.7.3 Purpose

   The purpose of deployment allowance is to compensate members for the hazard, stress and environmental factors that they are likely to experience over the term of a warlike or non-warlike deployment.

17.7.5 Member this Division applies to

1.  Deployment allowance is payable to a member who meets both of the following conditions.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                            The member is force assigned on a warlike or non-warlike deployment.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                            The member enters the specified area for the warlike or non-warlike deployment.
2.  If no specified area is prescribed, deployment allowance is payable to a member who performs duty while assigned to an operation that is prescribed under section 5C of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

17.7.6 Rate of allowance

1.  The daily rate of deployment allowance for a member's operation under column A and specified area under column B is the amount under column C.

Item                                                                          Column A