Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p151
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 151/293)
Character Range: 2458849–2461830

tertiary student.
   b.                                                                       They would have been eligible for education assistance, but is not incurring costs for the student's accommodation.

9.3.46 Benefit

1.  The member is eligible for 2 return journeys for the tertiary student each calendar year. The journey is provided on a door-to-door basis from where the student lives in the location of their educational institution to the parent's home in the housing benefit location.
2.  If the member has a removal to the new location on or after 1 July, only one journey may be taken in that calendar year.
3.  The benefit cannot be carried forward from one calendar year to the next.
4.  ADF reunion travel does not apply if travel is already provided by a community-based scheme.
5.  The benefit ends when the member ceases to be eligible for education assistance for the student.

9.3.47 Mode of travel

   Travel must be by the most economical means, using student concession fares whenever possible.

Division 8: Compassionate travel

9.3.48 Purpose

   This Division provides for the cost of the journey to visit a person with a serious or very serious illness, or who has died.

9.3.49 Overview

1.  Compassionate travel may be made available for the death, serious illness or very serious illness of a person described in section 9.3.52.
2.  Compassionate travel may also be available in other exceptional circumstances.
3.  Personal leave for a compassionate reason may not attract a compassionate travel benefit. Compassionate travel can be taken with other types of leave.
4.  A partner may be eligible for compassionate travel in their own right. Special conditions apply.

9.3.50 Who this Division does not apply to

   This Division does not apply to these members.
   a.                                              A member who has claimed a benefit for a journey under the Australians dangerously ill scheme.
   b.                                              A member on leave without pay.
   c.                                              A member posted overseas.

9.3.52 Who may be visited

1.  A member is eligible for compassionate travel to visit a person in an item in column A of the following table subject to the conditions in column B of the same item if the CDF approves the travel.

    Note: The person in column A is not required to normally live with the member.

Item  Column A                               Column B
      Person                                 Condition
1.    A person who is recognised family.     The person is seriously ill.
2.    A person who is any of the following.  Both the following are met.
      a. The member's brother or sister.     a. The person is seriously ill.
      b. The member's parent or guardian.    b. The member has to be there because no-one else in the family is available and able to help.
      c. Resident family.
      d. A recognised other person.
3.    A person who