Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00674:clause:8_1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00674
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 8 cl 1 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 35052–41473

1   Chapter 16 Part 4
    Repeal the part, substitute:

Part 4: Assisted leave travel

Division 1: Assisted leave travel benefit

16.4.1    Purpose
1.  Assisted leave travel is provided to a member and each of their dependants living at a hardship location.
2.  Travel to a leave centre is to enable any of the following.
    a.                                                                                                         Access health and shopping facilities not normally available at the hardship location.
    b.                                                                                                         Obtain relief from the environment at the hardship location.

16.4.2    Definitions
   In this Part, the following apply.
   Leave centre means any of the following.
   a.                                                                                                                                                           A regional leave centre.
   b.                                                                                                                                                           A relief leave centre.
   c.                                                                                                                                                           A substituted leave centre under section 16.4.8.
   Ordinary posting period means, for a location in an item in column 1 of the table in Annex 16.B, the period in months set out in column 2 of the same item.

16.4.3    Eligibility for assisted leave travel
   A member who is posted to a hardship location is eligible for the number of assisted leave travel trips calculated under subdivision 2 for each of the following.
   a.                                                                                                                                                                 The member.
   b.                                                                                                                                                                 Each of their dependants.

16.4.4    Using assisted leave travel
   The number of assisted leave travel trips allocated to a person is reduced by 1 each time any of the following occurs.
   a.                                                                                                                      They use an assisted leave travel benefit.
   b.                                                                                                                      They offset an assisted leave travel benefit under Division 3.
   c.                                                                                                                      They use an additional travel benefit under section 15.3.38.

16.4.5    Assisted leave travel benefit
1.  An assisted leave travel trip is the lesser of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                          One of the following.
                                                                                                                                                                                i.                                                                                                                                                                         If the travel is by a means other than private vehicle — the cost of return travel to a regional leave centre or relief leave centre.
                                                                                                                                                                                ii.                                                                                                                                                                        If the travel is by private vehicle — the amount calculated under section 16.4.6.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                          The allowable cost of return air travel subject to any of the following.
                                                                                                                                                                                i.                                                                                                                                                                         For travel between Islamabad, Pakistan and Karachi, Pakistan — the next highest class above economy.
                                                                                                                                                                                ii.                                                                                                                                                                        For any other travel — economy class.
2.  All of the following apply to assisted leave travel.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                          If the member is travelling, they must have been granted a period of recreation leave for the period they are absent from duty in connection with assisted leave travel.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                          Assisted leave travel may be used by a member or the member's dependants separately or together.
    c.                                                                                                                                                                          A person cannot use more than 1 assisted leave travel benefit at a time.
    d.                                                                                                                                                                          Assisted leave travel must commence at the hardship location.
3.  For the purpose of paragraph 1, if a flight is being taken as part of the assisted leave travel benefit, costs include excess baggage costs