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for Special Forces Operator Sustainment Allowance, and not posted to a Special Forces Operator position.
4.  The maximum amount of additional recreation leave credits a member can accrue under this section is 10 in a financial year.

5.4.17 Service in a remote location

1.  This section applies to a member who must perform duty in a remote location – that is, a location in Australia that is harsh or remote. Remote locations are listed in Annex 5.4.A.
    Note 1: Additional recreation leave credit for service at overseas hardship location is authorised by Chapter 16 Part 3A.
    Note 2: Additional recreation leave credit for members on non-warlike service is authorised by Chapter 17 Part 7 Division 3.
2.  The member is entitled to an additional recreation leave credit if they serve in one or more remote locations for a continuous period of at least 30 days.
3.  The fortnightly additional recreation leave credit under this section is calculated using the following formula.

    Where:
    Max                                                                                                                                                                                  is the maximum benefit set out in Annex 5.4.A for the remote location.
    RL                                                                                                                                                                                   is the number of days in the remote location.
    NEF                                                                                                                                                                                  is number of days of non-effective service days in the remote location.
4.  A member's entitlement to accrue an additional recreation leave credit for service in a remote location ends when either of these events happens.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                   The member is absent from the location for a period of more than 30 days.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                   The member goes on a posting to another location.

Division 5: Purchased recreation leave

Subdivision 1: General provisions

5.4.21 Simplified outline of this Division

      This Division sets up two different methods for members to increase the amount of recreation leave credits available to them. The member can purchase up to 20 days in a financial year, depending on the method the member uses to purchase recreation leave credits.
                           Recreation leave credits can be purchased under the pay-as-you-go method, in which recreation leave credits accrue as they are paid for. Up to 20 days can be purchased over 26 pay periods under this method.
                           Recreation leave credits can be purchased as credit in advance method, in which recreation leave credits are received following approval of their application and paid for later. Up to 10 days can be purchased over of 13 pay periods under this method.

Subdivision 2: Application to purchase recreation leave credits

5.4.22 Application to purchase recreation leave credits

1.  A member is eligible to purchase recreation leave credits in one of the following ways if the decision maker is satisfied that subsection 3 is met.
    a.                                                                                                                                                    The pay-as-you-go method.
    b.                                                                                                                                                    The credit in advance method.
2.  To apply to purchase recreation leave credits, the member must