Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p168
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 168/293)
Character Range: 2536640–2544427

between the locations specified in subsection 2A and subject to subsection 2B.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    If the member flies — return flights.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    If the member drives — vehicle allowance up to the value of the flights had the member flown.
2A.  Remote location leave travel is between the following locations.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    From one of the following locations.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           i.                                                                                                                                                           The member's housing benefit location.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ii.                                                                                                                                                          The location that has an airport that provides commercial passenger air travel that is closest by travel time to the member's housing benefit location.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    To one of the following locations.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           i.                                                                                                                                                           The nearest capital city.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ii.                                                                                                                                                          If the member's housing benefit location is in the Northern Territory — Adelaide.
2B.  If paragraph 2.b applies and more than 1 person who is eligible for remote location leave travel travels in the same vehicle, all of the following apply.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Vehicle allowance is payable to 1 person.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The travel benefit is reduced by 1 benefit.
4.   A member who has unaccompanied resident family and no accompanied resident family accrues remote location leave travel at the following rate if the CDF is satisfied the member is reasonably likely to serve in the remote location for 12 months.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    If the member is serving in a location that attracts ADF District allowance at the Grade A rate — one travel benefit at the start of every 12‑month period.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    If the member is serving in any other remote location — 2 travel benefits at the start of every 12‑month period.
5.   Remote location leave travel may only be taken in the following period.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The period begins on the day the remote location becomes the member's primary service location.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The period ends on the day immediately before the remote location ceases to be the member's primary service location.
6.   The remote location leave travel benefit may be transferred under the following conditions.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    A member may transfer their benefit for remote location leave travel to one or more close family members. The member must make this decision in writing.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The transferred benefit may only be used for the close family member to visit the member at their housing benefit location.
     c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The benefit may be used to buy travel to the value of the remote location leave travel benefit that would otherwise be provided.
7.   The CDF may approve the transfer of the benefit to another member of the member's family or household under subsection 6, if satisfied that exceptional circumstances apply.

9.4.28 Scheme A – travel for unaccompanied resident family

1.   This section applies if the following conditions are met.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       A member's primary service location was a remote location, but they left because relocated to