Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:2:p36
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2 (pt 36/51)
Character Range: 3411204–3416689

member has been directed to live there.
                                                                                                                     iii.                                                                                                                                                      The child attends a primary or secondary school in the USA and the CDF is satisfied that the benchmark school where the member lives is not suitable.
                                                                                                                     iv.                                                                                                                                                       The child has completed secondary school in the USA and is attending a junior college, or similar institution in the USA, for admission to a tertiary institution in Australia.
2.  For the purpose of paragraph 1.c the amount is the lesser of the following.
    a.                                                                                                               The compulsory tuition fees charged by the child's school for the child's attendance.
    b.                                                                                                               The amount calculated using the following formula.

    Where:
    A                                                                                                                is the post index under section 12.3.14A used to calculate overseas allowances as at 1 July within the year prior to the date of processing the benefit.
    B                                                                                                                is the exchange rate used to pay the member's salary as at 1 July within the year prior to the date of processing the benefit.

15.6.11 Member contribution

1.  A member who receives the benefit under section 15.6.10 must pay an annual contribution.
2.  The rate of the annual contribution for a child attending a type of school in an item in column A of the following table is the lesser of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                                        The rate in column B of the same item of the table.
    b.                                                                                                                                                        The compulsory tuition fee.

Item  Column A                                            Column B
      School level                                        Annual contribution in AUD
1.    Pre-school or kindergarten                          590
2.    Primary school                                      201
3.    Secondary school                                    469
4.    Junior college (or similar institution in the USA)  469

3.  If a member's child will not complete a full academic year due to service reasons, the member's annual contribution under subsection 2 is calculated using the following formula.

    Where:
    A                                                                                                                                                                                  is the number of days the child will attend the school for the academic year.
    B                                                                                                                                                                                  is the annual contribution the member must pay for the child under subsection 2.
    C                                                                                                                                                                                  is the number of school days in the academic year.

15.6.12 Excess school transport costs

1.  A member is eligible to be reimbursed excess transport costs if their child travels to and from school by one of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                          Public transport.
    b.                                                                                                                                          Transport contracted by the school, but not charged by the school.
2.  Subject to subsection 3, the excess cost of school transport for 12 months beginning on 1 March is calculated using the following formula.

    Where:
    Costs                                                                                                                                       is the lesser of the following school transport costs in Australian dollars.

                                                                                                                                                a. Costs that would be payable if the child attended a benchmark school.

                                                                                                                                                b. Costs paid by the member for the child.

                                                                                                                                                Note: The exchange rate used to convert the amount to Australian dollars is the rate provided