Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:2:p37
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2 (pt 37/51)
Character Range: 3416025–3421948

Australian dollars.

                                                                                                                                                a. Costs that would be payable if the child attended a benchmark school.

                                                                                                                                                b. Costs paid by the member for the child.

                                                                                                                                                Note: The exchange rate used to convert the amount to Australian dollars is the rate provided to Defence by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the payday prior to 1 March of the relevant year for the currency in which the member incurred the school transport costs.
    Days                                                                                                                                        is the number of days the member's dependant attended school in the overseas location during the year. Do not count more than 157 days.
3.  A member does not receive an amount or a debt if the result of the formula under subsection 2 is negative.

15.6.13 Language and communication tuition

   A member is eligible to be reimbursed reasonable tuition costs for their child to learn a new language or form of communication that is used to teach a class the child attends if the CDF is satisfied it is necessary for the child's education.

15.6.14 Remedial tuition

1.  A member is eligible to be reimbursed the cost of up to 50 hours of remedial tuition if the CDF is satisfied of all of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            There has been a decline in the child's academic performance as result of the member's overseas posting.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            A written evaluation has been provided by the child's school which includes all of the following.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  i.                                                                                                        The child's rate of academic progress at the school.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ii.                                                                                                       The reason remedial tuition is recommended.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  iii.                                                                                                      The recommended number of remedial tuition hours.
    c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Whether the child's academic performance will reasonably improve if remedial tuition is provided.
    d.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Any other factors relevant to the child's academic performance.
    e.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Whether the cost is reasonable having regard to the cost of similar tuition in Australia.
2.  The member is eligible to be reimbursed the cost of up to a further 150 hours of remedial tuition for the same child in addition to the initial remedial tuition hours provided under subsection 1 if the CDF is satisfied it is reasonable.
3.  Remedial tuition approved by the CDF under this section must be taken within 12 months from the date of the child's commencement at an overseas school.
    Note: Language and communication tuition are not reimbursable under this section. A member may be eligible for language and communication tuition under section 15.6.13.

15.6.17 Child leaves Australia to attend school at posting location overseas

1.  This section applies to a member if all of the following apply.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   The member has received compulsory tuition fees for study in Australia under Division 4.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   The member's child has relocated to the member's posting location overseas to study before the