Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p164
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 164/293)
Character Range: 2517781–2522067

by 1 for each trip taken in advance.

9.4.10 Excess travel costs

   A member who chooses to travel by means that are not the most economical must do both the following.
   a.                                                                                                     Pay any travel costs above the normal departmental liability.
   b.                                                                                                     Pay those excess costs before the booking is finalised. They pay them to the Collector of Relevant Money.

9.4.11 Offset of benefit for travel to alternative destination

1.  A member can put the value of their benefit towards the cost of travel to meet their nominated family in a destination alternative to the place where the nominated family normally lives in Australia. One of these conditions must be met.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The CDF is satisfied that their nominated family is located at the alternative destination.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The member's benefit under section 9.4.3 is to the capital city nearest their housing benefit location, and they wish to go somewhere else.
2.  The maximum benefit is the lesser of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The cost of the actual travel.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The cost of Defence travel to where the nominated family normally live, by the most economical means.

9.4.12 Vehicle allowance for trip to transport terminal

1.  A member is eligible for vehicle allowance for the trip their vehicle makes from their residence to a transport terminal and back again. They do not have to be present for the whole of that journey. They could have been dropped off at the terminal to continue their journey on recreation leave travel at Commonwealth expense.
2.  Payment of vehicle allowance under subsection 1 must not be more than the normal departmental liability.

9.4.13 Transfer of benefit

1.  Subject to subsection 2, a member may transfer their benefit to their nominated family to provide for one or more of their nominated family with return travel between their home and the member's service location.
2.  The following conditions apply to the transfer of a benefit under subsection 1.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The cost of the travel is limited to what the member would have been eligible for under section 9.4.7.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The member cannot transfer their benefit if the nominated family would be required to isolate on entering the service location.

9.4.14 Member with family overseas

1.  The CDF may grant recreation leave travel under this Division to a member whose nominated family is living overseas.
2.  The member is eligible for return travel to an international terminal in Australia. The terminal must be the one nearest their housing benefit location from which a flight goes to where the nominated family lives. The travel must be by the most economical means.

9.4.15 Recreation leave travel – trainees

   The CDF may approve recreation leave travel under this Division for a