Defence Determination 2007/1

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 January 2007
S.R GRZESKOWIAK
Director General
Personnel Policy and Employment Conditions
Personnel Executive

1 Citation

This Determination is Defence Determination 2007/1, Post indexes – amendment.

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on 25January 2007.

3 Amendment

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

4 Annex 15.2.A (Post indexes)

substitute
the Annex set out in the Attachment to this Determination.
NOTE
1. / Defence Determination 2005/15 commenced on31 May 2005 and has been amended by Defence Determinations 2005/16, 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; and 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, 68, 69, 70, 71,72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77 and 78. Certain provisions of the Determination have been modified by Determination No.5 of 2005 and Nos1 and 16 of 2006, made under section 58H of the Defence Act 1903.

ATTACHMENT

As at 09 November 2007page 1

Annex 15.2.A: Post indexes

Posting location / Applied index / Published index
AUSTRIA / 140.9 / 140.9
BAHRAIN / 100.0 / 82.0
BELGIUM / 136.9 / 136.9
CAMBODIA / 100.0 / 79.3
CANADABritish Columbia / 116.1 / 116.1
CANADAOntario / 119.7 / 119.7
CANADA Other / 111.0 / 111.0
CHINA / 104.5 / 104.5
COOKISLANDS / 138.1 / 138.1
EGYPT / 100.0 / 73.9
FIJI / 100.0 / 87.7
FRANCEParis / 141.8 / 141.8
FRANCE Other / 134.8 / 134.8
GERMANY / 142.1 / 142.1
INDIA / 100.0 / 77.1
INDONESIA / 100.0 / 94.2
IRAQ / 100.0 / 0.00
[Note:no price data is available for this locality.]
ISRAEL / 125.9 / 125.9
ITALY / 137.9 / 137.9
JAPAN / 150.6 / 150.6
JORDAN / 100.2 / 100.2
KIRIBATI / 129.9 / 129.9
KOREA / 158.7 / 158.7
KUWAIT / 100.0 / 94.1
LEBANON / 104.8 / 104.8
MALAYSIA / 100.0 / 71.0
MARSHALL ISLANDS / 115.4 / 115.4
MICRONESIA / 115.9 / 115.9
NETHERLANDS / 129.3 / 129.3
NEW ZEALANDWellington / 110.7 / 110.7
NEW ZEALANDAuckland / 108.4 / 108.4
NEW ZEALAND Other / 108.7 / 108.7
PAKISTAN / 100.0 / 69.9
PALAU / 127.5 / 127.5
PAPUA NEWGUINEA / 108.9 / 108.9
PHILIPPINES / 100.0 / 71.7
SAMOA / 109.3 / 109.3
SAUDI ARABIA / 100.0 / 77.6
SINGAPORE / 101.1 / 101.1
SOLOMON ISLANDS / 114.7 / 114.7
SPAIN / 122.9 / 122.9
SWEDEN / 140.0 / 140.0
SYRIA / 100.0 / 89.5
THAILAND / 100.0 / 79.1
TIMOR-LESTE / 111.3 / 111.3
TONGA / 106.8 / 106.8
TUVALU / 155.0 / 155.0
Posting location / Applied index / Published index
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / 100.0 / 91.4
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 / 75.6

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Defence Determination 2007/1

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 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. An exchange rate movement in the national currency of more than 2 per cent over two pay periods then prompts an amending determination to vary the post index.

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 25 January 2007, the first day of the pay period following the date of signature.

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

Clause 4 substitutes a new Annex 15.2.A into the Principal Determination. The new Annex changes post indexes at a range of posting locations. The changes are due to recent exchange rate movements. The applied post indexesthatincreased were the Cook Islands,New Zealand and Tonga; and those that decreased were Japan, Samoa and the Solomon Islands. All other localities remain the same.

Column 3 of the new Annex 15.2.A shows the index published for the posting location by the data service provider. This index is not used in working out overseas living allowance because the post index used for this purpose must not be less than 100.

Authority: Section 58B of the
Defence Act 1903