Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p149
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 149/293)
Character Range: 2450451–2455132

to a member who is receiving education assistance for a child. The child must be studying away from the member's housing benefit location.

9.3.36 Benefit

1.  The member is eligible for one return journey for the child in each calendar year. The journey is provided on a door-to-door basis from where the child lives in the school location to the parent's home in the housing benefit location.
2.  The benefit cannot be carried forward from one calendar year to the next.
3.  The CDF may approve 3 additional return journeys for the child in that calendar year.
4.  For subsection 3, the CDF must consider all these factors.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The age of the child and year of education.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Any relevant school reports on the child's progress.
    c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The availability of board and lodging at the child's school.
    d.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The availability and cost of suitable childcare arrangements for the child.
    e.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The period of separation between reunion visits.
    f.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The period of reunion.
    g.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The number of official term breaks operating at the child's school.
    h.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Any other relevant factor, including the continued well-being of the child.
5.  If a child's eligibility for education assistance ends, the child's journey home to the parents' location counts as one of 3 additional journeys.

9.3.37 Mode of travel

   Travel must be by the most economical means, using student concession fares whenever possible.

Division 6: Student reunion travel to members in remote locations

9.3.38 Purpose

   The purpose of this Division is to enable children to be reunited with their parents who are living in a remote location.

9.3.39 Member this Division applies to

   This Division applies to a member who meets both these conditions.
   a.                                                                  They are serving in a remote location.
   b.                                                                  They have a child receiving primary or secondary education outside the remote location. The child must be living away from their parents.

9.3.40 Benefit

1.  The member is eligible for 2 return journeys for the child each calendar year. The journey is provided on a door-to-door basis from where the child lives in the school location to the parent's home in the remote location.
2.  If the child commences school outside the remote location on or after 1 July, only one benefit may be used before 30 November in that school year.
3.  If the member is also eligible for reunion travel for the child as set out in Division 5, the combined number of reunion benefits is limited to 4 a year.
4.  The benefit cannot be carried forward from one calendar year to the next.
5.  Children may travel to a destination other than the remote location to join a member or the member's partner. The cost cannot exceed