16.1.1 Purpose
16.1.2 Definitions
Provisional hardship location
16.1.4 Qualifying period
16.1.5 Member this Chapter applies to
16.1.6 Member this Chapter does not apply to
Note: All conditions of service for deployments are set out in Chapter 17.
16.1.5 The dual Commonwealth benefit rule
Example: A member is posted to Jakarta Indonesia. The member's spouse is an APS employee in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and is on a long-term posting to Jakarta for the same period as the member. The member is eligible for the location allowance. The member's spouse is paid location allowance by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The member is not eligible for the benefit.
16.1.8 Provisional hardship locations
See: Part 1 section 16.1.7, Basis for hardship package