Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p171
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 171/293)
Character Range: 2557942–2564313

a Scheme A remote location leave travel benefit, the conditions in this section apply to the travel benefit.
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 by travel time to the member's housing benefit location.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                                To one of the following locations.
                                                                                                                                                                                       i.                                                                                                                                                         The nearest capital city.
                                                                                                                                                                                       ii.                                                                                                                                                        If the member's primary service location is in the Northern Territory — Adelaide.
2B.  If paragraph 2.b applies and more than 1 person who is eligible for remote location leave travel travels in the same vehicle, all of the following apply.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                                Vehicle allowance is payable to 1 person.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                                The travel benefit is reduced by 1 benefit.
3.   The member's accompanied resident family may take the travel benefit separately from the member, at economy class.
4.   Remote location leave travel may only be taken in the following period.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                                The period begins on the day the remote location becomes the member's primary service location.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                                The period ends on the day immediately before the remote location ceases to be the member's primary service location.
5.   A remote location leave travel benefit may be transferred under the following conditions.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                                A member or partner may transfer their benefit to remote location leave travel to one or more close family members. The decision must be made in writing.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                                The transferred benefit may only be used by the close family member to visit the member at their housing benefit location.
     c.                                                                                                                                                                                The benefit may be used to buy travel to the value of the remote location leave travel benefit that would otherwise be provided.
6.   The CDF may approve the transfer of the benefit to another member of the member's family or household under subsection 5, if satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances.
7.   A member and all eligible accompanied resident family may travel at different times and to different locations.

9.4.31 Scheme B – accompanied resident family

1.   If a member or their accompanied resident family have a Scheme B remote location leave travel benefit, the conditions in this section apply.
2.   Remote location leave travel benefit is one of the following between the locations specified in subsection 2A.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                            If the member flies — return flights.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                            If the member's