Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01079:schedule:2:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01079
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 2 (pt 2/28)
Character Range: 9954–14567

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Part 2: Definitions

2.1.1 Purpose
   This Part defines general terms used throughout this Determination.

2.1.2 Definitions
   The following definitions apply to this Determination.
   Additional support payment means an amount payable under Part 5.
   Applicant, means an employer applicant or a member applicant as relevant to an application.
   Application means any of the following:
   a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    An application for a support payment.
   b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    An application for an extended support payment.
   c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    An application for an additional support payment.
   Approved form means a form approved by the Deputy Head Reserve and Cadet Support Division by notifiable instrument.

   Assessment period means a 12 month period nominated by the member applicant that meets one of the following:

   a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The period ends 3 months or less before the member commences defence service relating to the claim period.
   b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The period ends on a day more than 3 months before the member commences defence service relating to the claim period that the CDF considers reasonable.
   Average weekly wage means, for the 12 months commencing on 1 July in the year before an application is made, the amount estimated by the Australian Statistician as the average weekly full-time adult ordinary time earnings for all employees in Australia in November of the preceding year, as published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

   Business includes any profession, trade, employment, vocation or calling carried out by a company, trust, partnership, sole trader business or other entity but does not include occupation as an employee.
   Capability payment rate means a weekly rate of support payment approved by the CDF under Part 3 Division 7.
   Casual employee has the same meaning as in section 15A of the Fair Work Act 2009.
   CDF means the Chief of the Defence Force.
   Civil practice support allowance means an allowance payable to a medical officer in the Reserves who volunteers and is assigned for duty with a deployment under Chapter 17 Part 7 Division 2 of Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service.
   Claim period, means the period during which a member is absent on defence service, in relation to which an application for a support payment, extended support payment or additional support payment is made.
   Company means a body corporate, including an incorporated association, and any other unincorporated association or body of persons but does not include a partnership.
   Continuous defence service has the meaning under section 2.1.3.
   Continuous full-time service means a period of service when the member is paid an annual rate of salary under Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal Determination No. 2 of 2017, Salaries.
   Defence Reserve leave means leave, however described, that the employer of a member may grant to a member to render defence service.
   Defence service means any of the following: