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leave. The following conditions apply.                                                                                                                          the date the agreed period of service begins  either of the following dates.
      a. Leave may be granted for up to 20 days for each 12‑month period of the agreed period of service.                                                                                                                                                         a. The expiry of the agreed period of service.
      b. The leave days are in addition to the member's normal leave accrual.                                                                                                                                                                                     b. An earlier date specified by CDF.
      c. The leave is non-accruable and expires at the end of each 12‑month period.
      d. The leave is to be recorded as if it were short absence, but is not short leave from duty. Payment instead of leave is not available for this leave.

3.  CDF may choose which of the benefits listed in subsection 2 are to be offered to an individual member after considering the circumstances and matters listed in section 3.6.5.
4.  The period of each benefit is worked out using the relevant guidance in column 3 and 4 of the table in subsection 2.
5.  A retention bonus may also be offered under Part 5 Division 2, Bonus Framework, at the same time as the deliberately differentiated offer.
6.  The deliberately differentiated offer may set out flexible working arrangements provided by Defence.
7.  CDF must notify the member of the deliberately differentiated offer using the form at Annex 3.6.A. The form must set out the benefits and the detailed dates of duration for each benefit.

3.6.7 How the offer is accepted

1.  The member may accept the offer under this Part any time after they receive it, until the latest of the following dates.
    a.                                                                                                                                    Twenty-eight days after the day the offer is made.
    b.                                                                                                                                    A longer period that the CDF decides is reasonable, having regard to the member's circumstances.
2.  An acceptance made under this subsection must be on the form at Annex 3.6.A.
3.  The acceptance must include an undertaking to serve for the period of the agreed period of service, using the form at Annex 3.6.A.

3.6.8 Member does not complete the period of agreed service

1.  On a day that a member ceases to complete their agreed period of service, they cease to be eligible for benefits under this Part.
2.  The member is not required to repay the benefits in their deliberately differentiated offer if the member fails to complete the agreed period of service.
3.  Despite subsection 2, if the member does not complete agreed period of service in relation to a retention bonus under Chapter 3 Part 5, they may be required to repay all or part of the retention bonus.

Annex 3.6.A: Deliberately differentiated offer form

Note: This form is an approved form for the purposes of Chapter 1 Part 3