Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p236
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 236/293)
Character Range: 2856263–2862666

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    c.                                                                                                                                                The likely cost and benefit to the Commonwealth of providing benefits for the dependant.
    d.                                                                                                                                                The family circumstances of the member.
    e.                                                                                                                                                Any other factor relevant to the posting.

12.3.9 Long-term posting overseas

1.  A long-term posting overseas is one of these periods.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       A continuous period of duty in an overseas country for longer than 6 months other than a period of short-term duty overseas that has been extended under subsection 12.3.18.2.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       A continuous period of duty in a series of overseas countries, for longer than 6 months in total. The CDF may approve these periods of duty as a long-term posting. The CDF must consider all these criteria.
    i.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The accommodation and living arrangements likely to be adopted by the member during the period of duty.
    ii.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      The period the member is to spend in each country.
    iii.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Any other factor relevant to the period of duty.
    c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       A period of short-term duty that the CDF extends beyond 6 months, other than an extension under subsection 12.3.8.2. The long-term posting starts on the date of approval of the extension.
2.  This subsection applies to a member who has spent time at a location while assigned to a deployment, and then does further duty there after the end of their deployment. The further duty is a long-term posting if the total period is longer than 6 months. The long-term posting starts on the date of approval of the further duty.

12.3.14A Post index

1.  Subject to subsection 2, the post index for a post index location in an item in column A of the table in Annex 12.3.B is the standard figure provided to Defence by a data service provider for a location specified in column B of the same item.
2.  If either of the following circumstances apply, the post index for the posting location is 100.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  If the figure provided by the data service provider for the post index location is less than 100.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The post index location is not listed in Annex 12.3.B column A.
3.  The post index location listed in Annex 12.3.B column A for a member's posting location is determined according to the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  If the posting location is Manhattan — the post index location is Manhattan.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  If the posting location is a city listed in Annex 12.3.B column A — the post index location is the city.
    c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  If the posting location is a city that is not listed in Annex 12.3.B column A or an establishment and the state where the city or establishment is located is listed — the post index location is the state.
    d.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  If the posting location is a city