Defence Determination, Conditions of service Amendment (COVID-19 response) Determination 2020 (No. 8) (Cth)

Defence Determination, Conditions of service Amendment (COVID-19 response) Determination 2020 (No. 8)

I, FIONA LOUISE McSPEERIN, Assistant Secretary, People Policy and Employment Conditions, make the following Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.

Dated 8 April 2020

F L McSPEERIN Assistant Secretary People Policy and Employment Conditions Defence People Group

Contents 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Schedules Schedule 1—Domestic conditions amendments Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service Schedule 2—Overseas conditions amendments Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service Schedule 3—Transitional

1 Name This instrument is the Defence Determination, Conditions of service Amendment (COVID-19 response) Determination 2020 (No. 8).

2 Commencement This instrument commences on the day after registration.

3 Authority This instrument is made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.

4 Schedules Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Domestic conditions amendments

Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service 1 Subsection 4.9.20.2 (Payments for periods of isolation associated with military service) Insert after "salary", "and Reserve allowance". 2 Chapter 5 Part 11 Division 4 (Short absence – COVID-19 school closures), heading Omit "COVID-19 school closures", substitute "supervision of children" 3 Section 5.11.16 (Purpose) Omit "because their school or child care provider has been closed in response to COVID-19", substitute "due to the implementation of COVID-19 control measures as advised by Commonwealth, State or Territory health authorities". 4 Section 5.11.16 (Purpose) After the section, insert: