Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p258
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 258/293)
Character Range: 2961975–2966665

the period of absence was to be for less than 7 days.

13.3.11 Additional travel costs

1.  A member's maximum benefit may be less than they actually spend on accommodation, meals or incidentals on their short-term duty or peacetime deployment. In this case, the CDF may approve an additional amount.
2.  The CDF must consider all these criteria.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 The length of the member's short-term duty period.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 The nature of the duties the member undertakes.
    c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 The nature and cost of meals, accommodation and relevant services at the location of the duty.
    d.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Any other factor relevant to the costs.

13.3.12 Top-up of costs paid by another organisation

1.  A member may apply for additional travel costs under section 13.3.11 if all of the following apply.
    a.                                                                                                   A non-Commonwealth organisation has given the member an allowance for accommodation, meals or incidentals for a period and location.
    b.                                                                                                   The amount given to the member under paragraph a. is less that the amount to which the member would be eligible under this Part.
2.  This section does not apply if the member is on exchange duty overseas.

13.3.13 Travel costs when in hospital

   A member who is in hospital for a period during short-term duty or peacetime deployment overseas is eligible for the following.
   a.                                                                                                                                Incidentals for the location at the rate that applies to a Colonel or lower in Part 1 of Annex 13.3.A.
   b.                                                                                                                                The costs for accommodation and other charges that the member continues to be liable for outside hospital that the member cannot avoid up to what they would have been eligible for under this Part if they were not in hospital.

13.3.15 Part-day travel

1.  A member who meets all of the following conditions is eligible for part-day travelling allowance.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                            The member is required to perform duty away from the location where the member normally performs duty.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                            The member holds the rank of Colonel or lower.
    c.                                                                                                                                                                            The member is absent from their normal duty location for more than 10 hours.
    d.                                                                                                                                                                            The member is not absent from their normal duty location overnight.
2.  Part-day travelling allowance is an amount calculated at 60% of the meal amount listed for the location in Part 2 of Annex 13.3.A.
3.  A member must not use the Defence travel card to claim part-day travelling allowance.

    Note: Part-day travelling allowance is paid through the pay system and is taxable. The member would still use their Defence travel card to purchase fares for their journey.

13.3.16 Travelling allowance while occupying living-in accommodation

1.  A member who occupies living‑in accommodation while on one of the following is eligible for traveling allowance benefits in column A of the following table up