Defence Determination 2006/73

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 11 December 2006
S.R GRZESKOWIAK
Director General
Personnel Policy and Employment Conditions
Personnel Executive

1 Citation

This Determination is Defence Determination 2006/73, Post indexes – implementation of price review.

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on 28 December 2006.

3 Amendment

Defence Determination 2005/15, Conditions of Service, as amended,1 is amended as set out in this Determination.

4 Application of price review

The purpose of this Determination is to revise post indexes following the survey of local prices and exchange rates referred to in subclause 15.2.8.3 of Defence Determination 2005/15, Conditions of Service and carried out in September 2006.

5 Annex 15.2.A

substitute
the Annex set out in the Attachment to this Determination
NOTE
1. / Defence Determination 2005/15, as amended to date. For previous amendments see Defence Determinations 2006/1, 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, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 71 and 72. Certain provisions of the Determination have been modified by Determination No.5 of 2005 and Nos.1 and 16 of 2006, made under section 58H of the Defence Act 1903.

ATTACHMENT

As at 21 December 2006page 1

Annex 15.2.A: Post indexes

Posting location / Applied index / Published index
AUSTRIA / 140.9 / 140.9
BAHRAIN / 100.0 / 81.6
BELGIUM / 136.9 / 136.9
CAMBODIA / 100.0 / 78.9
CANADABritish Columbia / 116.1 / 116.1
CANADAOntario / 119.7 / 119.7
CANADA Other / 111.0 / 111.0
CHINA / 104.5 / 104.5
COOKISLANDS / 133.7 / 133.7
EAST TIMOR / 111.3 / 111.3
EGYPT / 100.0 / 73.5
FIJI / 100.0 / 87.1
FRANCEParis / 141.8 / 141.8
FRANCE Other / 134.8 / 134.8
GERMANY / 142.1 / 142.1
INDIA / 100.0 / 76.1
INDONESIA / 100.0 / 92.0
IRAQ / 100.0 / 0.00
[Note:no price data is available for this location.]
ISRAEL / 125.9 / 125.9
ITALY / 137.9 / 137.9
JAPAN / 155.0 / 155.0
JORDAN / 100.2 / 100.2
KIRIBATI / 129.9 / 129.9
KOREA / 158.7 / 158.7
KUWAIT / 100.0 / 93.6
LEBANON / 104.8 / 104.8
MALAYSIA / 100.0 / 69.3
MARSHALL ISLANDS / 115.4 / 115.4
MICRONESIA / 115.9 / 115.9
NETHERLANDS / 129.3 / 129.3
NEW ZEALANDWellington / 107.1 / 107.1
NEW ZEALANDAuckland / 104.9 / 104.9
NEW ZEALAND Other / 105.2 / 105.2
PAKISTAN / 100.0 / 69.5
PALAU / 127.5 / 127.5
PAPUA NEW GUINEA / 108.9 / 108.9
PHILIPPINES / 100.0 / 70.5
SAMOA / 112.6 / 112.6
SAUDI ARABIA / 100.0 / 77.2
SINGAPORE / 101.1 / 101.1
SOLOMON ISLANDS / 122.3 / 122.3
SPAIN / 122.9 / 122.9
SWEDEN / 140.0 / 140.0
SYRIA / 100.0 / 89.1
THAILAND / 100.0 / 79.5
TONGA / 106.3 / 106.3
TUVALU / 155.0 / 155.0
Posting location / Applied index / Published index
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / 100.0 / 91.0
UKLondon / 153.9 / 153.9
UK Other / 133.4 / 133.4
USAAlaska / 125.7 / 125.7
USACalifornia / 117.4 / 117.4
USAColorado / 104.3 / 104.3
USA Connecticut/Rhode Island / 114.2 / 114.2
USAFlorida / 111.3 / 111.3
USAGeorgia / 104.4 / 104.4
USAIllinois / 117.9 / 117.9
USAHawaii / 130.8 / 130.8
USAManhattan / 130.9 / 130.9
USA Maryland/Virginia, including WashingtonDC / 120.3 / 120.3
USAMassachusetts / 114.6 / 114.6
USAMissouri / 106.7 / 106.7
USANew YorkState, excluding Manhattan / 123.9 / 123.9
USATexas / 100.8 / 100.8
USAWashingtonState / 114.1 / 114.1
USA Other / 106.6 / 106.6
VANUATU / 135.0 / 135.0
VIETNAM / 100.0 / 75.2

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Defence Determination 2006/73

This Determination amends Defence Determination 2005/15, Conditions of Service (the Principal Determination), made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903 (the Act). Chapter 15 of the Principal Determination deals with overseas living allowance for members of the ADF on long-term posting overseas.

The purpose of this Determination is to implement revised post indexes that apply to the overseas locations where ADF members serve. The post index is worked out from local prices surveyed in March and September each year by the data service provider.

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

Clause 2 of this Determination provides that the Determination commences on 28 December 2006, which is the start of the second pay period following the day the Determination is signed. This means that the new rate of overseas living allowance, determined as a result of the post index changes implementing the September price review, will be effective as soon as administratively practicable after publication of the review outcomes.

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

Clause 4 explains the purpose of this Determination, to implement the results of a price review and thus amend the post indexes in Part 2 of Chapter 15 of the Principal Determination. The post indexes are used to calculate the amount of overseas living allowance a member of the ADF is to be paid during a long-term posting overseas.

This Determination implements a series of variations that have been calculated for the purposes of clause 15.2.8 of the Principal Determination, using the price review data collected in September 2006.

Clause 5 substitutes a new Annex 15.2.A into the Principal Determination.

The new Annex 15.2.A incorporates adjustments made following the September price review. The incorporation of review data enables the post index to more accurately reflect the cost of living at the corresponding posting location and also takes into account movements in the exchange rate. This process results in a closer relationship between members’ allowances and the actual economic conditions at their posting location.

The post indexes have changed as follows:

An increase will apply to Austria, Belgium, Cook Islands, East Timor, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kiribati, Lebanon, Marshall Islands,Netherlands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sweden, Tonga, Tuvalu, United Kingdom, United States of America and Vanuatu.
A decrease will apply toCanada, Korea, Micronesia andPalau.

No changes will apply to Bahrain, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kuwait, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. Review data for Alaska has not been received and so the post index for that location remains unchanged.

Authority: Section 58B of the
Defence Act 1903