Division 2: Pre-deployment leave travel

This Division allows a member to travel when short absence - pre-deployment has been granted.

1. A member is eligible for pre-deployment leave travel if all of the following apply.

   1. The member has been granted short absence - pre-deployment.

   2. If the member has nominated family — the nominated family is not at the member’s housing benefit location.

   3. The member will not be going to a place that would require the member to isolate on their return to their housing benefit location.

   1A. Pre-deployment leave travel is the cost of travel from the member’s location in Australia to one of the following.

   1. If the member's nominated family is in Australia — to the location of their nominated family.

   2. If the member has no nominated family — to the nearest capital city.

2. Pre-deployment leave travel is provided on a door-to-door basis.

If a member has a recreation leave travel benefit, it must be used instead of a pre-deployment leave travel benefit.

A member can put the cost of their benefit towards the cost of travel to somewhere other than their housing benefit location or family benefit location. Both these conditions must be met.

1. The member pays any excess costs involved.

2. The authorised person is satisfied on both these counts.

   1. Special circumstances exist.

   2. The member's need for travel is consistent with purpose of a short absence – pre-deployment.