You may also get costs for travel to perform short-term duty in Australia.

If you’re travelling in a group or you’re deploying on a peacetime operation or exercise, you’ll get an economy class ticket.  

You won’t get meal allowance if you’re provided with a meal as part of your flight. This includes inflight meals on overseas flights.    

If you’re withdrawing cash, you can only take up to a week’s worth of your approved amount at a time. If your short-term duty is cut short or cancelled you may have to pay back any amount you’ve already withdrawn. 

If you go on recreation leave or long-service leave during your short-term duty, you’ll need to pay for your own meals and incidentals during your leave.

You can’t claim equipment costs if you’re on a long-term posting overseas and you return to Australia for short-term duty.

If you become seriously ill or injured overseas, Defence may arrange and pay for someone to visit you under the Australians Dangerously Ill Overseas Scheme (AUSDIL).