Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p133
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 133/293)
Character Range: 2376741–2382427

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     b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        To the location they are removed to on ceasing continuous full-time service.
2.   The member is eligible for the sum of the following amounts (up to the limit in subsection 3). It is worked out as if they were travelling on posting from one location to the other.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Vehicle allowance.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        If the vehicle is transported for part of the travel, the cost of transport for all the following.
     i.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The vehicle.
     ii.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Any trailer towed by the vehicle.
     iii.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      The member and any resident family and recognised other persons.
     c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Travelling allowance for the member as if the travel were a relevant journey for Part 5 of this Chapter.
     d.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Accommodation and meal costs of any resident family and recognised other persons to the amount worked out under Part 5 Division 3.
3.   The amount of the benefit cannot exceed what the member would have been paid under paragraphs a. to d. if the member and any resident family and recognised other persons travelled by the most economical means.
3A.  If the member, their resident family or recognised other persons are required to isolate in a place that is not their residence, subsection 3 does not apply to the isolation period.
4.   The CDF may grant the member an additional amount. Approval may only be given if the CDF is satisfied that the member reasonably spent more than they were eligible for under this Part. The CDF must consider all these criteria.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The distance the member, their resident family or recognised other persons had to travel.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The actual cost of accommodation and meals.
     c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The available standard of accommodation in relation to the member's status.
     d.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The amount of unavoidable incidental costs the travel made necessary.
     e.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Any other factor relevant to what was spent.
5.   If the member has died, their benefit under this section is payable to the person recognised as resident family or as a recognised other person who pays the travel costs. They will be paid as if the member had completed the journey.

9.2.33 Dual benefit

   If a member's partner is also a member, the family unit has only one benefit on each occasion of a posting.

Division 7: Travel on ceasing continuous full-time service – specific circumstances

9.2.34 Travel in advance of ceasing continuous full-time service

1.  A member may take up their travel benefit up to 12 months before they cease continuous full-time service.
2.  The member must sign an undertaking to refund the cost of the travel if they do not complete their service within the 12 months. This is unless the travel corresponds with a posting during the final 12 months of service.

9.2.35