Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p199
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 199/293)
Character Range: 2700260–2705107

other travel by a member — a motor vehicle they own, hire or borrow.
   Saving to Defence means that Defence would pay less for a member to use a private vehicle than the normal means of travel.

9.6.8 Insurance

1.  The Commonwealth will not pay for any financial liability or loss if a private vehicle on an authorised journey is involved in an accident.
2.  The member is responsible for checking how their insurance company classifies a vehicle used to travel on duty. If they classify it as a business vehicle and charge an additional premium, the member must arrange insurance as necessary.
3.  The member may be reimbursed any additional premium if they are eligible for additional costs under Division 5 section 9.6.27, Additional vehicle allowance.
4.  If the Commonwealth is found liable for damage from an accident involving the private vehicle, it may claim against the member to recover any damages awarded against it.

9.6.9 Journey varied or not made

   This table sets out what happens when a member's journey is varied or not made.

Item  If a member's authorised journey is…  then they…
1.    shortened                             must repay any vehicle allowance they received that covered the part of the journey they did not make.
2.    extended                              are eligible for an additional amount to cover the costs of the extended journey.
3.    not made                              must repay all the vehicle allowance they received.

Division 2: Authorised travel on duty and recall to duty from paid leave

9.6.10 Purpose

   This Division sets out a member's benefits when they travel by private vehicle.
   a.                                                                               On duty.
   b.                                                                               On recall to duty from recreation or long service leave.

9.6.11 Authorised travel – on duty

1.  A member's travel on duty in a private vehicle may be authorised by the CDF if the use of the vehicle has any of these results.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Greater efficiency.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  A saving to the Commonwealth.
    c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  No disadvantage to the ADF.
2.  Travel by private vehicle during normal working hours may take longer than it would take by the normal means of travel. In this case, the additional time will be taken off the member's recreation leave. If the travel is to do with Reserve training, the additional time will not be part of the member's training commitment.
3.  For a member on continuous full-time service who does not have to be absent overnight from their residence in their housing benefit location, the authorised travel includes any travel between any of these places.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Their residence in their housing benefit location.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Their primary service location.
    c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The place where their duty is to be performed.
    Note: The allowance may be reduced by the return cost of public