Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:2:p44
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2 (pt 44/51)
Character Range: 3459687–3466057

of the member's posting.
2.  The member is ineligible for benefits under this Division unless all of the following apply.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                       One of the following applies.
                                                                                                                                                                                                             i.                                                                                                                                                                  The member has repaid any benefit for compulsory tuition fees for the child's study overseas under section 15.6.10 for the period the child is not in the posting location.
                                                                                                                                                                                                             ii.                                                                                                                                                                 The period for which the compulsory tuition fees for study at the posting location overseas has ended.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                       The CDF is satisfied that the cost to Defence to provide the benefit is reasonable in the circumstances.
3.  If the member has paid a contribution under section 15.6.10 and the period for which the contribution has not ended, the member is eligible for a reimbursement calculated using the following formula.

    Where:
    A                                                                                                                                                                                                        is the number of days left of the period the contribution covered from the day the Commonwealth was repaid the compulsory tuition fees it paid.
    B                                                                                                                                                                                                        is the number of days the contribution covered.

                                                                                                                                                                                                             Note: The period could be a school term, number of school terms or the full school year. The dates for school terms and school years are determined by the school.
    C                                                                                                                                                                                                        is the contribution the member paid.

15.6.30 End of education assistance

1.  A member ceases to be eligible for education assistance under this Division on the earlier of the following days.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                           The day a parent of the child lives in Australia on a permanent basis unless the CDF is satisfied it is not reasonable for the child to live with the parent.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Note: If the member has more than one child, the CDF may make a different decision in relation to each child.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                           The day the child changes schools after the member is posted back to Australia.
    c.                                                                                                                                                                                                           If the child is in primary school — the end of the school year after the member is posted back to Australia.
    d.                                                                                                                                                                                                           If the child is in secondary school and subsection 3 applies, one of the following.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 i.                                                                                                                                                             If the child is enrolled in a school year that is not one of the last 2 years of secondary school — the end of the school year after the member is posted back to Australia.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ii.                                                                                                                                                            If the child is enrolled in a school year that is either of the last 2 years of high school — the end of the last year of secondary school.
    e.                                                                                                                                                                                                           If the child is enrolled in tertiary education — the child turns 18 years old.
3.  For the purpose of paragraph 1.d, the child must have been enrolled in a secondary school in the year in an item in column A of the following table for the period prescribed in