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Defence Determination 2007/47

I, STEVEN RICHARD GRZESKOWIAK, Director General Personnel Policy and Employment Conditions, Personnel Executive, make this Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.
Dated 30July 2007
S R GRZESKOWIAK
Director General
Personnel Policy and Employment Conditions
Personnel Executive
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Citation
This Determination is Defence Determination 2007/47, Removals – technical help for dismantling and installing items.
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Commencement
This Determination commences onthe date of signature.
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Amendment
Defence Determination 2005/15, Conditions of Service, as amended,1 is amended as set out in this Determination.
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Clause 6.6.14 (Technical help for dismantling and installing items)
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1. / Members are to be reimbursed the reasonable labour costs for technical help to dismantle and reinstall some items if it is not reasonable for the member or their dependants to dismantle or reinstall the items.
Examples:
a. / TV antennae or satellite dishes.
b. / Waterbeds.
c. / Piano tuning.
d. / Security alarm systems.
e. / Window-mounted air conditioners. This includes minor alterations to windows to make an air conditioning unit fit.
f. / Audio visual equipment.
2. / A member may only be reimbursed for installation of an item if it was dismantled in a previous removal.
Example: A member receives technical help to dismantle a TV antenna. In the new residence, the member chooses to have a different TV antenna installed. The reimbursement is limited to the cost of dismantling the original antenna as the item installed is not the item that was dismantled.
3. / The member is not to be reimbursed under this clause for the cost of any major alterations to windows or building structures.
4. / To be reimbursed, the member must do all of the following.
a. / Get a quotation.
b. / Get any necessary approvals from relevant authorities. This includes landlords, Defence Housing Australia and local councils.
c. / Seek CDF approval of the quotation before work starts.
d. / Give the CDF a receipt when the work is done.
NOTE
1. / Defence Determination 2005/15 commenced on 31 May 2005. For previous amendments see Note to Defence Determination 2007/1 and see also Defence Determinations 2007/2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and 46.

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Defence Determination 2007/47

This Determination amends Defence Determination 2005/15, Conditions of Service (the Principal Determination), made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903 (the Act). Chapter6 of the Principal Determination sets out provisions dealing with relocations on posting in Australia for members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

This Determination seeks to explain precisely what conditions apply to reimbursement for technical help for dismantling and installing items during removals.

Clause 1 of this Determination sets out the manner in which this Determination may be cited.

Clause 2 provides that the Determination commences onthe date of signature.

Clause 3 specifies that the amendment is made to the Principal Determination, as amended.

Clause 4 providesclarification of the policy in the following ways.

  • Subclause 6.6.14.1 has been amended to insert the condition that the reimbursement may only be made for technical help where it is not reasonable for the member of their dependants to dismantle or reinstall the relevant items. The list of examples for which reimbursement for technical help may be received has been expanded to include satellite dishes and audio visual equipment.
  • Subclause 6.6.14.2 has been inserted to provide that reimbursements for the installation of items may only be made if the item installed is the same item that was dismantled in the previous residence. If a member chooses to have a different item installed in the new residence, reimbursement may only be made for the cost of dismantling of the item.
  • Subclause 6.6.14.3 provides that a member will not be reimbursed for any major alterations to windows or building structures.
  • Subclause 6.6.14.4 provides the conditions the member must follow to be reimbursed.

Criteria are provided for the exercise of discretions under the Principal Determination, as amended by this Determination. Adverse decisions are subject to merits review under the ADF redress of grievance system, including an appeal to the Defence Force Ombudsman.

Authority: Section 58B of the
Defence Act 1903