Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p117
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 117/293)
Character Range: 2304569–2309392

this Part is reduced by any Employee Assistance Program benefit that they are provided with because they are an APS employee employed in the Department of Defence.

8.10.5 Benefits

   The only other benefit a member may get under this Determination for attendance at the session is set out in section 3.2.15.

Chapter 9: ADF travel in Australia

Part 1A: General provisions

9.1A.1 Definitions

   In this Chapter, the following definitions apply.
   Air travel for travel on duty means air travel booked under the Department of Defence travel contract.

   Allowable travel time has the meaning given by section 9.1A.2.

   Contracted service provider refers to the AOT Group (ABN No. 23 106 495 498), the service provider contracted to provide the Commonwealth with accommodation services for its employees and members of the ADF.

   Most economical means of travel refers to the means of travel the Commonwealth considers most efficient, practical or appropriate in terms of a range of factors which include, but are not limited to, the following.

   a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Cost to the Commonwealth.
   b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Availability of transport.
   c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Time taken to travel.
   Normal departmental liability has the same meaning given by subsection 9.1.7.1.

   Travel document means a ticket (including a Miscellaneous Charges Order, travel warrant, movement requisition or other document) that gives a person who holds it travel at Commonwealth expense.

9.1A.2 Allowable travel time

   Allowable travel time is worked out on the basis of the actual distance in kilometres for the shortest practicable route, divided by one of the following.
   a.                                                                                                                                                          If a member is towing a towable item — 360.
   b.                                                                                                                                                          If a member, resident family or recognised other person has a special need — the number of kilometres the CDF believes the person with special needs can travel in a day.
   c.                                                                                                                                                          In all other cases — 480.

Part 1: Basic travel benefits

9.1.1 Purpose

   This Part provides a member's basic benefits for the following aspects of travel.
   a.                                                                                 The means of travel.
   b.                                                                                 The class of travel.
   c.                                                                                 Travel by own means.
   d.                                                                                 Baggage allowance.

9.1.3 Most economical means of travel

1.  The member is eligible for travel by the most economical means of public transport.
2.  The CDF will determine the most economical means of travel after considering all these criteria.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                             The availability of various means of travel.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                             The fares and allowances for the member, their resident family and recognised other persons.
    c.                                                                                                                                                                                                             The estimated value of the member's salary and DFRT allowances for the travel time.
3.  This value is worked out in this way.

    where 80 is the number of hours worked in a fortnight (8 hours a day x 10 days). This formula applies whether travel occurs in or out of working hours.