Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p169
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 169/293)
Character Range: 2543874–2552857

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 another remote location or a non-remote location.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The member is a member who has unaccompanied resident family and no accompanied resident family.
     c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The member's resident family stay in the remote location.
2.   Remote location leave travel benefit is one of the following 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 family 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 family benefit location.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       To one of the following locations.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              i.                                                                                                                                               The nearest capital city.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ii.                                                                                                                                              If the member is posted to a location 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.
3.   A member who meets one of the following accrues remote location leave travel benefits for their unaccompanied resident family at the rate that would apply if the member had accompanied resident family and no unaccompanied resident family at the resident family's remote location.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The member is in a remote location and their unaccompanied resident family are in another remote location.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The member is in a non-remote location and their unaccompanied family are in a remote location.
4.   Remote location leave travel may only be taken while the unaccompanied resident family live in the remote location.

     Note: Section 9.4.25A applies to the use of travel benefits under this section.
5.   The unaccompanied resident family's remote location leave travel benefits do not lapse until they leave the remote location.
6.   A remote location leave travel benefit may be transferred under the following conditions.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The benefit is transferred to a close family member or to the member.
     aa.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      The decision to transfer must be made in writing.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The transferred benefit may be used for either of these purposes.
     i.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       For the close family member to visit the member at their housing benefit location.
     ii.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      For the member to visit their unaccompanied resident family at the