Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service

In this Division, the following apply.

Allowable travel costs for a chaperone means one of the following.

a. If the dependent child is travelling to the member's posting location - all of the following.

i. Allowable travel costs from the posting location to meet the dependent child at the international airport where the child can no longer travel unaccompanied.

ii. Allowable travel costs from the international airport to chaperone the dependent child to the posting location.

b. If the dependent child is travelling to return home - all of the following.

i. Allowable travel costs from the posting location to chaperone the dependent child to the international airport from where the child will travel home unaccompanied.

ii. Allowable travel costs from the international airport back to the posting location.

Chaperone, for the purpose of accompanying a dependent child, means a person over 18 years old who is one of the following.

a. The member.

c. A person chosen by the member.

Dependent child means a child who meets one of the following.

a. If the child is living in Australia - they meet all of the following.

i. They are a child, as defined in section 1.3.35.

ii. They are under 18 years of age.

b. If the child is living at the member's overseas location - they are a dependant under subsection 12.3.5.1.

c. If the child is living at another overseas location - they are a dependant of a person who is a recognised partner subsection 15.3.13.2.

Dependent tertiary student has the same meaning given by section 15.3.12.

Eligible person means any of the following.

a. A dependent child.

b. A dependent tertiary student.

c. A recognised partner.

Recognised partner has the same meaning given by section 15.3.13.

Reunion year means the 12-month period commencing on the first day of the member's long-term posting at the overseas location.