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Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: ADF career
Chapter 3: ADF salaries and bonuses
Chapter 4: ADF allowances and reimbursements
Chapter 5: Leave
Chapter 6: ADF relocation on posting in Australia
Chapter 7: ADF housing and meals
Chapter 8: Members and their resident family
Chapter 9: ADF travel in Australia
Chapter 10: Clothing and personal effects
Chapter 11: ADF-related compensation
Chapter 12: Overseas conditions of service – overview
Chapter 13: Short-term duty overseas
Chapter 14: Relocating to or from a long-term posting overseas
Chapter 14A: COVID-19 response
Chapter 15: Living and working on long-term posting overseas
Chapter 16: Overseas hardship locations
Chapter 17: Warlike and non-warlike deployments
Determinations and authorisations
Defence Determinations under s58B of the Defence Act 1903
DFRT Determinations under s58H of the Defence Act 1903
ADF authorisations and delegations
Tax alerts
Overview
Division 1: General
Division 2: Fringe benefits tax (FBT)
Division 3: Deployments and other overseas service
Division 4: Medicare levy
Division 5: Other taxation obligations
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Pay and conditions manual
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: ADF career
Chapter 3: ADF salaries and bonuses
Chapter 4: ADF allowances and reimbursements
Chapter 5: Leave
Chapter 6: ADF relocation on posting in Australia
Chapter 7: ADF housing and meals
Chapter 8: Members and their resident family
Chapter 9: ADF travel in Australia
Chapter 10: Clothing and personal effects
Chapter 11: ADF-related compensation
Chapter 12: Overseas conditions of service – overview
Chapter 13: Short-term duty overseas
Chapter 14: Relocating to or from a long-term posting overseas
Chapter 14A: COVID-19 response
Chapter 15: Living and working on long-term posting overseas
Chapter 16: Overseas hardship locations
Chapter 17: Warlike and non-warlike deployments
Determinations and authorisations
Determinations and authorisations
Defence Determinations under s58B of the Defence Act 1903
DFRT Determinations under s58H of the Defence Act 1903
ADF authorisations and delegations
Tax alerts
Tax alerts
Overview
Division 1: General
Division 2: Fringe benefits tax (FBT)
Division 3: Deployments and other overseas service
Division 4: Medicare levy
Division 5: Other taxation obligations
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Part 2: Technical rules and savings provisions
Annex 1.2.A: Eligible members and their commencement day
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Pay and conditions manual
Chapter 1: Introduction
Part 1: About this Manual
Part 2: Technical rules and savings provisions
Division 1: Technical rules
Division 2: Savings provisions
Annex 1.2.A: Eligible members and their commencement day
Part 3: Interpretation
Division 1: Definitions – general
Division 2: Key definitions relating to location
Division 3: Key definitions relating to resident family
Division 4: Key definitions relating to people
Division 5: Other matters
Part 5: Member's obligations
Part 6: Payment of benefits in special circumstances
Part 7: Imprisonment, detention and custody within Australia
Division 1: Leave
Division 2: Housing, removals and storage
Division 3: Other benefits
Chapter 2: ADF career
Part 1: Joining the ADF
Division 1: Information for new recruits
Part 2: Career Transition
Part 3: Leaving the ADF
Division 1: Redundancy
Division 3: Special benefit payment
Division 4: Extension of medical support on ceasing continuous full-time service
Part 4: ADF recruit referral scheme
Members who are candidates for election
Chapter 3: ADF salaries and bonuses
Part 1: Salaries
Part A: Administration
Part A Division 1: Definitions
Part B: Salaries
Part B Division 1: Senior Officers
Part B Division 2: Officers
Part B Division 3: Specialist officers
Division 3A: Nuclear qualified submariners posted to a seagoing nuclear powered submarine
Division 3B: Cyber warfare members
Part B Division 4: Service Warrant Officer and Warrant Officer Class 1
Part B Division 5: Other Ranks
Part B Division 6: Trainees
Part C: Salary preservation
Part 2: Administration of salaries
Division 1: About salaries
Division 2: Commencement salary
Division 3: Increments
Division 4: Specialist Officer – increment and competency arrangements
Division 4A: Specialist Officer – Aviation – increment placement, progression and transfer
Division 4B: Nuclear qualified submariners -advancement and deferral of increment
Division 4C: Cyber warfare - increment placement, advancement, transfer, promotion and deferral
Division 5: Salary non-reduction provisions
Annex 3.2.B: Salary non-reduction – members with the rank of Warrant Officer Class 1
Annex 3.2.C: Salary non-reduction – members with the rank of Warrant Officer Class 2 or lower
Annex 3.2.D: Salary non-reduction - Officers
Part 3: Bonuses
Division 1: General provisions
Division 2: Category A Bonus
Division 3: Category B Bonus
Division 4: Payment, recovery and cessation of a bonus
Part 4: Continuation bonus
Division 1: General provisions
Division 2: Continuation bonus offer 1
Division 3: Continuation bonus offer 2
Division 4: Acceptance of valid offer
Division 5: Payment, cessation and repayment of the continuation bonus
Part 5: Reserve capability at short-notice
Division 2B: Reserve capability completion bonus – capability at short-notice
Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme (MSBS) retention benefit
Part 6: Deliberately differentiated offer for members
Chapter 4: ADF allowances and reimbursements
Part 1: Higher duties allowance
Division 1: General provisions
Division 2: Eligibility
Division 3: Rate of higher duties allowance
Part 2: ADF allowances
Part A: Administration
Part B: General Disability Allowances
Division B.3: Separation allowance
Part D: Other Allowances
Division D.1: Submarine capability assurance payment
Division D.2: Navy retention incentive payment
Part 2A: ADF Military Factor Framework
Part A: Administration
Annex A.1: Military Factor tiers and rates
Part B: Allowances
Division 1: Maritime Domain
Subdivision 1: Interpretation
Subdivision 2: Maritime Crew A Allowances
Subdivision 3: Maritime Crews B - G Allowances
Subdivision 4: Other Maritime Allowances
Division 2: Land Domain
Subdivision 1: Interpretation
Subdivision 2: Adventurous Training Allowance
Subdivision 3: Amphibious Ready Element Allowance
Subdivision 4: Paratrooper Allowances
Subdivision 5: Special Forces Disability Allowances
Subdivision 6: Special Forces Sustainment Allowances
Subdivision 7: Field Allowances
Division 3: Air Domain
Division 4: Other Domain Allowances
Subdivision 1: Interpretation
Subdivision 2: Unpredictable Explosives
Subdivision 3: Training Sustainment Allowance
Subdivision 4: Recruit Instructor Allowance
Annex B.1: Levels of hardship
Part 3: Qualification and occupation-based allowances
Division 1: First Nations' language allowance
Division 2: Language allowance
Division 3: Officer Aviation remuneration structure allowance
Part 4: Location allowances
Division 1: ADF district allowance – general and rates
Division 2: ADF district allowance – movement to or from remote location
Division 3: Port Wakefield allowance
Division 4: Scherger allowance
Division 5: Allowances for services in Antarctica
Annex 4.4.A: Remote locations for ADF district allowance
Part 5: Meal allowance
Part 6: Additional benefits for star rank officers
Part 7: Victoria Cross for Australia representational duties
Part 8: Training payments
Division 1A: Trainee’s dependant allowance
Division 2: Medical residency – additional salary
Division 3: Former medical or dental officer – refresher training
Division 4: Australian Defence Force Academy learning materials
Division 5: In-service medical officers – refresher training
Division 6: Army dental officer professional development scheme
Part 9: Reserves
Division 1: Legal officer sessional fee
Division 3: Health support allowance – Reserves
