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are eligible for Antarctic allowance.
    b.                                                                               The officer-in-charge of an expedition directs them to perform duties that are additional and unrelated to their ordinary duties.
    c.                                                                               They perform the duties for a period.
2.  The rate of common duties allowance is $9,082 a year.

Subdivision 4: Antarctic parity allowance

4.4.37 Purpose

   Antarctic parity allowance provides for payment to a member who volunteers for service in Antarctica in an APS position as a member of an expedition.

4.4.40 Eligibility for allowance

1.  A member is eligible for Antarctic parity allowance for the same period they are eligible for Antarctic allowance under section 4.4.32 if all of the following apply.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                     They are serving with an expedition in a voluntary capacity in an established APS position.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                     They are not entitled to the full APS salary and allowances that apply to the position.
    c.                                                                                                                                                                     They are not posted to a ship or establishment.
    d.                                                                                                                                                                     They are not on leave without pay.
2.  Antarctic parity allowance is equal to the difference between the APS amount and the ADF amount payable in a pay period.

Annex 4.4.A: Remote locations for ADF district allowance
   This table sets out the grades of ADF district allowance at remote locations.

Remote location               Grade
New South Wales
Bogan Gate                    A
Broken Hill                   A
Northern Territory
Alice Springs                 C
Darwin                        B
Jabiru                        E
Katherine                     D
Nhulunbuy                     E
Tennant Creek                 E
Tindal                        D
Queensland
Atherton                      A
Ayr                           A
Bowen                         A
Cairns                        A
Charters Towers               A
Ingham                        A
Innisfail                     A
Macrossan                     A
Mount Isa                     C
Palm Island                   E
RAAF Scherger                 E
Roma                          A
Shoalwater Bay training area  A
Thursday Island               E
Townsville                    A
Tully                         A
Weipa                         E
South Australia
Woomera                       E
Western Australia
Broome                        E
Carnarvon                     E
Dampier                       E
Derby                         E
Exmouth                       E
Kalgoorlie                    A
Karratha                      E
Kununurra                     E
Newman                        E
Port Hedland                  E
RAAF Curtin                   E
RAAF Learmonth                E
Tom Price                     E
Other Territories
Christmas Island              E
Cocos Island                  E

Part 5: Meal allowance

4.5.2 Purpose

   Meal allowance assists a member to buy a meal if a Service-provided meal is not available.

4.5.2A Definitions

   In this Part the following apply.
   Meal period for a member who occupies living-in accommodation means a period that the mess at the location of their living-in accommodation provides meals for them.

4.5.3 Member this Part applies to

   This Part applies to a member who meets either of these conditions, unless section 4.5.4 applies.
   a.                                                                                                 They are serving in Australia. This includes a member on Reserve service.
   b.                                                                                                 They are an applicant for entry into the ADF and section 2.1.4 applies to them.

4.5.4 Meal allowance not payable

1.  Meal allowance is not payable for a meal period when any of the following conditions are met.
    a.