Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p166
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 166/293)
Character Range: 2526371–2531537

absence – pre-deployment.
     b.                                                                                                                   If the member has nominated family — the nominated family is not at the member's housing benefit location.
     c.                                                                                                                   The member will not be going to a place that would require the member to isolate on their return to their housing benefit location.
1A.  Post-deployment leave travel is the cost of travel from the member's location in Australia to one of the following.
     a.                                                                                                                   If the member's nominated family is in Australia — to the location of their nominated family.
     b.                                                                                                                   If the member has no nominated family — to the nearest capital city.
2.   Post-deployment leave travel is provided on a door-to-door basis.

9.4.22 Member must use recreation leave travel if available

   For travel to be granted under section 9.4.21, the member must have no recreation leave travel benefit left. If a member has a recreation leave travel benefit, they must use it instead of post-deployment travel.

Division 4: Remote location leave travel

9.4.23 Purpose

   The purposes of this Division are as follows.
   a.                                             To give a member and resident family relief from the climate and isolated conditions of remote locations.
   b.                                             To provide a member and resident family with access to facilities not available at the remote location, including medical, dental and shopping facilities.

9.4.25 Definitions

   The following terms are defined for the purposes of this Division.
   Close family member means any of the following.
   a.                                                                                                  The member's child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother or sister.
   b.                                                                                                  The child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother or sister of a member's partner.
   c.                                                                                                  The member's partner who lives outside the remote location.
   Transfer, in relation to the transfer of a benefit, includes the transfer of any of the following.
   a.                                                                                                  Eligibility for transportation benefits.
   b.                                                                                                  Eligibility for the member to be paid vehicle allowance for travel by another specified person in a private vehicle.

9.4.25A Limits on using remote location leave travel benefits

   A person using a benefit accrued under this Part can only use one benefit for each journey.

9.4.26 Scheme A – member who has no resident family

1.   This section applies to a member who has no resident family who is posted to a 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 housing benefit location.
                                                                                                                                                                                                             ii.                                                                                                                                                          The location that has an airport that provides commercial passenger air travel that is closest