Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p255
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 255/293)
Character Range: 2950233–2954503

effects

1.  A member is eligible for one of the following.
    a.                                              Insurance against loss or damage to personal effects they carried on overseas visits.
    b.                                              Reimbursement of premiums paid by the member up to the lesser of the following.
                                                    i.                                                                                     The premium paid to insure personal effects.
                                                    ii.                                                                                    The cost of a premium that would insure personal effects for AUD 3,000.

Part 3: Travel costs for short-term duty overseas

13.3.1 Purpose

   This Part sets out how a member who travels on short-term duty or peacetime deployment overseas may use an official charge card (the Defence travel card) for travel costs.

13.3.2 Basis

   Use of the travel card is based on the principle that a member will neither gain nor lose financially when they travel on Defence business.

13.3.4 Member eligible to use the travel card

   Subject to this Part, a member on short-term duty or peacetime deployment overseas is eligible to use the travel card for meals, accommodation, incidentals and equipment.

13.3.5 Member not eligible to use the travel card

   A member on short-term duty or peacetime deployment overseas is not eligible to use the travel card while they are on either of the following types of leave.
   a.                                                                                                                                                              Recreation leave.
   b.                                                                                                                                                              Long service leave.

Division 1: Rates, limitations and specific situations

13.3.6 Travel costs while living out

1.  A member holding the rank set out in column A of the following table who lives out while on short-term duty or peacetime deployment overseas is eligible for the travel cost set out in column B at the rate set out in column C of the same item.

Item                                     Column A                                                      Column B                                    Column C
                                         Rank                                                          Travel cost                                 Rate
1.                                       Brigadier or higher                                           Accommodation for each night in the period  The cost of accommodation of a reasonable standard for all of the following.
                                                                                                                                                   a. The member's rank.
                                                                                                                                                   b. The nature of the duties performed by the member.
Meals for each day of the period.        The rate set out in Part 1 of Annex 13.3.A for the location.
Incidentals for each day of the period.  The rate set out in Part 1 of Annex 13.3.A for the location.
2.                                       Colonel or lower                                              Accommodation for each night in the period  The cost of accommodation of a reasonable standard for all of the following.
                                                                                                                                                   a. The member's rank.
                                                                                                                                                   b. The nature of the duties performed by the member.
Meals for each day of the period.        The rate set out in Part 2 of Annex 13.3.A for the location.
Incidentals for each day of the period.  The rate set out in Part 2 of Annex 13.3.A for the location.

2.  A member who has been given an allowance for accommodation, meals or incidentals for