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is on unpaid leave.

   b.                                                                                                                                                               The member is absent without leave.

   c.                                                                                                                                                               The member is suspended from duty, on detention, in prison or in custody immediately before a conviction.

   d.                                                                                                                                                               The member is on detention or in prison after a conviction.

Division 2: Basic recreation leave

5.4.7 Purpose

   This Division sets out basic recreation leave entitlements and conditions.

5.4.8 Basic recreation leave credit

1.  A member may accrue up to a maximum credit of 25 days basic recreation leave a year.
2.  Leave credit accrues fortnightly and is credited on each payday.
3.  Fortnightly leave credits for a member not subject to a flexible service determination are calculated using the following formula.

    Where:
    A                                                                                                                                   is the number of calendar days in a fortnight of non-effective service.
4.  Fortnightly leave credits for a member subject to a flexible service determination are calculated using the following formula.

    Where:
    A                                                                                                                                   is the number of hours in a fortnight in the member's pattern of service.
    B                                                                                                                                   is the number of hours in a fortnight of non-effective service.

Division 3: Additional recreation leave

5.4.9 Purpose

   Additional recreation leave is to provide members with recreation leave credits to enable recovery from the environmental effects of certain types of service over time.

5.4.10 Members eligible for a Military Factor framework allowance

1.  A member is eligible to accrue additional recreation leave credits on a day they are eligible for an allowance under DFRT Determination No. 6 of 2024.
2.  Additional recreation leave credits accrue each day at one of the following rates.
    a.                                                                                                                                                      If the member meets the criteria in subsection 3 — one of the following.
                                                                                                                                                            i.                                                                                                                                       If the member is not subject to a flexible service determination — the rate calculated using the following formula.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Where:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     A                                                                                                                    is the number of days of non-effective service that occur on a weekday in the fortnight.
                                                                                                                                                            ii.                                                                                                                                      If the member is subject to a flexible service determination — the rate calculated using the following formula.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Where:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     A                                                                                                                    is the number of hours in a fortnight in the member's pattern of service.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     B                                                                                                                    is the number of hours in a fortnight of non-effective service.
    b.                                                                                                                                                      In any other circumstance — 0.1 of a credit of additional recreation leave.
3.  For the purpose of subsection 2.a, the member meets one of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                                      They are eligible for an allowance, other than Submarine Escape Allowance, in connection with a posting to a specific unit or position.
    b.                                                                                                                                                      They are eligible for Special Forces Operator Sustainment Allowance, and not posted to a Special Forces Operator position.
4.  The maximum amount of additional recreation leave credits a member can accrue under this section is 10 in a financial year.

5.4.17 Service in