Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p172
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 172/293)
Character Range: 2563717–2570844

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 primary service location is in Woomera — one of the following.
                                                                                                                                                                                   i.                                                                                                                       Return flights.
                                                                                                                                                                                   ii.                                                                                                                      Vehicle allowance from Woomera to Adelaide and return, and return flights from Adelaide to another capital city.
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 closest to the member's housing benefit location that has an airport with commercial air travel.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                            To a capital city.
2B.  A member or their accompanied resident family may only travel to Darwin if the travel is to be taken during the COVID-19 pandemic.
3.   The CDF may approve vehicle allowance up to the cost of the travel benefit if any of the following apply to the member's resident family.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                            They have a disability that prohibits flying and they have been classified under one of the following.
                                                                                                                                                                                   i.                                                                                                                       Social Security Act 1991.
                                                                                                                                                                                   ii.                                                                                                                      This Determination as having a special need.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                            They have a medical condition that prohibits flying and a medical certificate has been provided.
4.   A member and all eligible resident family may travel at different times and to different locations, according to the member's choice under subsection 2.
5.   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.
6.   The remote location leave travel benefit may be transferred under the following conditions.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                            A member or their partner may transfer their remote location leave travel benefit to a close family member.
     aa.                                                                                                                                                                           The decision to transfer must be made in writing.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                            The transferred benefit must be used for the close family member to visit the member at their housing benefit location.
     c.                                                                                                                                                                            The eligibility for a journey is transferred, not the value of a fare.
     d.                                                                                                                                                                            The travel is limited to travel to and from the family member's nearest capital city.
7.   The CDF may approve the transfer of the benefit to another member of the member's family or household under subsection 6, if satisfied that exceptional circumstances apply.
8.   All of the member's resident family are taken to have used one Scheme B remote location leave travel benefit when both these conditions apply.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                            A member transfers their own remote location leave travel benefit.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                            The member's