Before you leave
When Defence may pay for travel costs
Assistance for your dependants
Costs of the journey
Defence will pay to move approved items to your posting location.
Work out how much you get
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Navigate to the DPN and open a web browser
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Type https://objcdc6/id:BN127994707 into the URL bar at the top of your browser and press the Enter key on your keyboard to automatically download the document
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Navigate to your downloaded files and open the document you just downloaded (note: it may be titled 2026-2027 Defence International Travel Costs Schedule)
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Select the financial year from the tabs at the bottom of the document
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Refer to the instructions at the top of the document
The maximum daily rate may be reduced for any meals received during your flights and by your arrival and departure times.
Rest periods
Travel by an alternative route
The business class airfare for the approved route costs $10,000.
Your airfare for the alternative route costs $15,000.
Defence will pay $10,000 and you’ll need to pay the extra $5,000.
If the cost of the alternative route is lower, Defence will pay for the alternative route but you won’t get paid the difference.
The business class airfare for the direct route costs $10,000.
The alternative route of air and land travel costs $8,000.
Defence will pay $8,000.