Defence (Domestic emergency operations) Determination 2020 (Cth)

Defence (Domestic emergency operations) Determination 2020

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

Dated 21 December 2020

Fiona Louise McSpeerin Assistant Secretary People Policy and Employment Conditions Defence People Group

Contents 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Schedules 5 Purpose 6 Definitions 7 Member this determination applies to 8 Reimbursement 9 Limit on reimbursement Schedule 1—Repeals Defence Determination (Operation BUSHFIRE ASSIST) Determination 2020

1 Name This instrument is the Defence (Domestic emergency operations) Determination 2020.

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4 Schedules Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

5 Purpose The purpose of this Determination is to provide a reimbursement to members for unrecoverable costs due to the cancellation or of leave or early return from a holiday location as a consequence of being assigned to an operation established in response to a domestic emergency. Note: A domestic emergency may include, but is not limited to, a natural disaster or the outbreak of an infectious disease (such as COVID0-19) during a pandemic.

6 Definitions The following definitions apply in this Determination. Decision-maker means one of the following. a. For a member of the Navy, any of the following. i. Director General Navy People. ii. Director Navy Recruiting, Retention and Transitions. iii. Director Navy Employment Conditions. b. For a member of the Army, any of the following. i. Director General Army People Capability.