Please note that some of the website addresses listed in this Part are only available on the Defence intranet only, unless otherwise specified.

Issues about administration or the effect of particular provisions should be referred through the member's chain of command.

1. The Overseas Administration Team (OAT) facilitates and administers overseas conditions of service for ADF members and APS employees in Defence.

2. The OAT provides advice to Single Service, Defence Group administrators and overseas posts on all aspects of long-term posting to overseas locations. This includes allowances, removals and entitlements covered in the Overseas Conditions of Service chapters.

3. These are the contact details.

   Toll free call	1800 355 879 (Australia) +61 3 9282 3653 (Overseas)
   Global email address	overseas.adminteam@defence.gov.au
   Mailing address	GPO Box 2288U, Melbourne, VICTORIA 3001

1. Defence Travel provides help and advice on all aspects of non-business international travel; bookings, allowances, acquittals and passports and visas.
    

2. Information for applications for passports and visas can be found on the Defence Travel passports and visas page.

1. The Overseas Salaries Section administers the pay accounts of ADF members on long-term posting (of longer than six months) overseas. The Section is responsible for processing overseas pay-related entitlements, as well as helping overseas operational deployments with pay matters.

2. These are the contact details.
    

   Email	OAT.OverseasSalaries@defence.gov.au
   Mailing address	Overseas Salaries Section Defence Force Pay Accounting Centre GPO Box 5182AA MELBOURNE VIC 3001

Administrative staff at overseas posts are able to help with enquiries about overseas conditions of service.

1. Decision-makers on overseas conditions act on behalf of the CDF (in relation to ADF members) and the Secretary (in relation to APS employees in Defence). These powers, and the persons who are authorised to make decisions on them, are shown throughout Chapters 12 to 17.

2. For most overseas conditions, the authorised persons are the same for the ADF as for the APS.

3. The instruments of authorisation made by the CDF and Secretary are included in front of Chapter 1 at the beginning of the Manual.

4. Guidance for decision-makers on how to make decisions on conditions of service on behalf of the CDF and Secretary is in the Decision Makers Handbook on Defence Pay and Conditions.

5. A person who has been authorised to act for the CDF or Secretary is only acting on behalf of the Secretary or CDF. They do not exercise the powers in their own right. The effect of this is that a decision by an authorised person is in effect a decision by the CDF or Secretary.

6. A person who has been authorised by the CDF or Secretary cannot delegate their authorised decision making powers to another person. Any decisions made by a person who has not been authorised by the CDF or Secretary may be legally ineffective.

7. It is important that any necessary help is sought before the decision is made. Advice is available from these people.
    

   Resources

   Item	If the case involves...	help is available from...
   1.	any condition of service for ADF or APS Exception: ADF salary	the Overseas Administration Team, Melbourne
   2.	ADF salary	Defence Force Pay Accounting Centre, Melbourne