Subdivision 1: General provisions
15.3.10 Simplified outline
15.3.11 Definitions
15.3.12 Dependant tertiary student
Example for paragraph 2.d: The member pays for the person's tuition or accommodation.
15.3.13 Recognised partner
15.3.14 Taking a reunion travel benefit
The approved form for reunion travel is one of the following.
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PMKeyS.
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AD701 – Application for Reunion or Reverse Reunion Travel for a Member or Employee on a Long-Term Posting Overseas.
A member must give the Overseas Administration Team and Travel Services as much time as possible when requesting reunion travel. This is to allow adequate time to make the travel bookings and to obtain the best fare possible.
Examples:
1. A member has a partner and 1 child who live in Australia. The partner and child travel to the member’s posting location overseas. One reunion travel benefit is used.
2. A member has a partner and 3 children who live in Australia. The partner remains in Australia and the 3 children travel to the member’s posting location overseas. One travel benefit is used.
15.3.15 Dual serving couple
Example: A dual serving couple are posted to different locations overseas and have a dependent child remaining in Australia. Only one member will receive the reunion travel benefits, but the benefit can be used for the members to visit each other at their respective posting locations or for the child to visit both posting locations overseas.
Subdivision 2: Reunion travel benefit
15.3.16 Reunion travel benefit
15.3.17 Reunion travel benefit to another overseas location
15.3.17A Reimbursement
15.3.17B Public transport costs
An estimate for public transport costs is to be provided with the travel request.
15.3.17C Unavoidable stopover
Subdivision 3: Reunion travel for a member with no eligible persons
15.3.17D Member this Subdivision applies to
15.3.17E Eligibility for reunion travel benefits
Subdivision 4: Reunion travel for a member with eligible persons
15.3.17F Member this Subdivision applies to
15.3.17G Eligibility for reunion travel benefits
Subdivision 5: Reunion visit for an eligible person with other persons
15.3.17H Reunion visit with a person who is not an eligible person
15.3.17J Reunion visit for a dependent child in boarding school in Australia
Subdivision 6: Chaperone to accompany a dependent child
15.3.17K Member this Subdivision applies to
15.3.17L Cost of a chaperone to accompany a dependent child - USA or Canada
Example: A member's 12 year old dependent child is approved a reunion visit to Seattle. The child is booked on an international flight from Sydney to Los Angeles and a domestic flight from Los Angeles to Seattle.
The child cannot transfer safely between the two flights because the international and domestic airlines do not provide an unaccompanied minor service for transfers between different airlines.
The member's adult child lives at the posting location and accompanies the child from Los Angeles to Seattle. The member is eligible for allowable travel costs for their adult child to travel return between Seattle and Los Angeles. They are also eligible for the chaperone to make the same journey when the child returns home.
15.3.17M Costs for a chaperone to accompany a dependent child - Marshall Islands
Example: A member's 17 year old dependent child is approved a reunion visit to Marshall Islands. Flights to Marshall Islands are only available from Hawaii and only depart three times a week. This means an overnight stay in Hawaii is unavoidable. USA law does not permit a child less than 18 to stay in accommodation without an adult.
The member is eligible for allowable travel costs to travel return from Marshall Islands to Hawaii. The member is also eligible for reasonable accommodation costs in Hawaii.
