Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p248
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 248/293)
Character Range: 2914392–2920991

– overseas

Division 1: General provisions

Subdivision 1: Interpretation

12.8.1 Simplified outline of this Part

      This Part provides support to a member who is in hospital with a very serious or serious illness by enabling family to visit the member to assist with their recovery and rehabilitation.
      Assistance under this Part includes return travel, accommodation, meals and other costs associated with travelling to the location where the member is in hospital.

12.8.2 Definitions

   In this Part the following apply.
   Additional approved visitor has the meaning given in section 12.8.4.
   Approved period means any of the following.
   a.                                                                    A period of up to 7 consecutive days.
   b.                                                                    An extended period under section 12.8.6.
   Approved visitor has the meaning given in section 12.8.3.
   Decision maker means any of the following.
   a.                                                                    Director General Defence Member and Family Support.
   b.                                                                    Director Helpline, Incidents and Welfare Policy, Defence Member and Family Support.

12.8.3 Approved visitor

1.  Subject to subsection 2, an approved visitor means one of the following people.
    a.                                                                               A person identified by the member and recorded on PMKeyS as the primary emergency contact in the event of a casualty.
    b.                                                                               The member's partner.
    c.                                                                               The member's dependant.
    d.                                                                               If the member has no dependants, one of the following.
                                                                                     i.                                                                                                                                                                                                  A biological parent.
                                                                                     ii.                                                                                                                                                                                                 An adoptive parent.
                                                                                     iii.                                                                                                                                                                                                A former or current foster parent.
                                                                                     iv.                                                                                                                                                                                                 A step-parent.
    e.                                                                               The member's child.

                                                                                     Note: The child is not required to be a 'dependent' of the member.
    f.                                                                               If the all of following apply, any other person the decision maker identifies who is able to meet the needs of the member for an approved visitor.
                                                                                     i.                                                                                                                                                                                                  A person listed in paragraphs a. to e. is incapable or unable to travel and provide support to the member.
                                                                                     ii.                                                                                                                                                                                                 The person is nominated by a person who would have been the approved visitor under this section.
                                                                                     iii.                                                                                                                                                                                                The person is suitable to provide support to the member as an approved visitor.
2.  The approved visitor must meet all of the following.
    a.                                                                               They meet one of the following.
                                                                                     i.                                                                                                                                                                                                  They normally live in Australia.
                                                                                     ii.                                                                                                                                                                                                 They live with the member in the overseas posting location which is not the location where the member is in hospital.
    b.                                                                               They are fit to travel to the member's location.

                                                                                     Note: An approved visitor who has a medical condition that may affect their ability to travel must obtain written certification from a qualified medical practitioner that they are fit to travel.

12.8.4 Additional approved visitor

1.  Subject to subsection 2, an additional approved visitor means one of the following people.
    a.                                                                                          A second parent of the member.
    b.                                                                                          One or more children of the member.
    c.                                                                                          An escort for the member's child.