1. When a member receives official written notice of an overseas posting, the Commonwealth provides a number of benefits. These benefits help the member and dependants to travel to the overseas posting, so the member is ready for duty on the required date. The benefits also provide travel back to Australia, or the next posting location, when the posting period ends.

2. This table provides an overview of the benefits covered by this Chapter.

   Overview of benefits

   Item	Benefit	For details, See:
   1.	Fitness checks for dependants.	Part 2, Before leaving Australia
   2.	Financial advances.
   3.	Financial advice.
   4.	Removal, storage or sale of items.	Part 3, Removals
   5.	Storage of private vehicle.
   6.	Transfer allowance.
   7.	Compensation for any loss or damage.
   8.	Travel cost allowance.	Part 4, Travel to and from the posting location
   9.	Air travel to the posting location, to begin duty.
   10.	Air travel from the posting, at end of the posting period.
   11.	Excess baggage costs.
   12.	Rest periods.
   13.	Settling in and out allowances.	Part 5, Settling in and out
   14.	Benefits during evacuations	Part 6, Evacuations and withdrawals from posting
   15.	Benefits if the Commonwealth suddenly withdraws from posting.
   16.	Compensation for loss or damage to possessions in certain events.

   
   Examples for Item 16: War, civil disorder, natural disaster.

3. Once the member has moved in to permanent accommodation at the posting, benefits are covered by Chapter 15, until the end of the posting period.
4. When relocating back to Australia, or the next posting location, similar removal, travel and settling out benefits apply. Check each Part in this Chapter for details.

Example: Rhodes Scholarship.