Defence (Individual Benefits) Determination (No. 7) 2026

law://au/li/2026/f2026l00940@2026-11-13

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1Name#

This instrument is the Defence (Individual Benefits) Determination (No. 7) 2026.

2Commencement#

These Regulations shall come into force on 17th March 1987 and shall have effect as from 25th November 1982.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
The whole of this instrument.	The day after the instrument is registered.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

3Authority#

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

4 Interpretation #

1. The following definitions apply in this Determination:

Annual allowance has the same meaning given in section 5.4.42 of the Defence Determination.

Defence Determination means Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service, as in force from time to time.

Reference salary has the same means as given in Remuneration Tribunal (Compensation for Loss of Office for Holders of Certain Public Offices) Determination 2018, as in force from time to time.

Salary means the amount payable to the member under section B.1.6 of the Salaries Determination.

Salaries Determination means Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal Determination No. 2 of 2017, as in force from time to time.

Transition period has the same meaning given in section 5.1.1A of the Defence Determination.

2. A reference to the daily rate of an annual rate of an allowance or salary, including the reference salary, means one 365^th of the annual rate.

5 Application #

This Determination applies to the member with the employee identification number 8080430 from the day they commence their transition period.

6 Allowance #

1. The member is eligible for an allowance for each day of service calculated in accordance with the following.

Where:

A is the member’s reference salary on their last day of their appointment as a statutory office holder.

B is the member’s salary.

2. The allowance in subsection 1 is payable on a fortnightly basis commencing on the first payday after the member has commenced their transition period.

7 Additional recreation leave #

The member is to be credited all of the following:

a. 15 days credit of recreation leave.

b. An amount of recreation leave credits calculated in accordance with the following.

Where:

A is the number of days recreation leave between 1 July 2026 and the day before the member commences their transition period.

8 Payment on taking recreation leave #

Note: The allowance payable under section 6 of this Determination continues to be payable on a day the member takes recreation leave.

9 Payout of recreation leave #

For the purpose of the formula in subsection 5.4.44A of the Defence Determination, the following apply.

a. A is the sum of the following:

i. the daily rate of the member’s reference salary on their last day of their appointment as a statutory office holder.

ii. the daily rate of annual allowances the member is eligible for.

b. D is the sum of the following:

i. the daily rate of the member’s reference salary on their last day of their appointment as a statutory office holder.

ii. the daily rate of annual allowances the member is eligible for.

10 Payout of long service leave #

Despite subsection 5.5.26.4 and subsection 5.5.26.6 of the Defence Determination, the payment for long service leave credits is calculated in accordance with the following formula.

Where:

A is the number of long service leave credits in months the member holds on their last day of service.

B is the member’s reference salary on their last day of their appointment as a statutory office holder.

C is the sum of the rate of any annual allowances payable to the member on their last day of service in the ADF.

11 Cessation of benefits #

This determination ceases to apply on the day after any of the following occur.

12 Repeal #

This Determination is repealed on 31 December 2027.

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Defence (Individual Benefits) Determination (No. 7) 2026

Defence (Individual Benefits) Determination (No. 7) 2026

1Name#

2Commencement#

3Authority#

4 Interpretation #

5 Application #

6 Allowance #

7 Additional recreation leave #

8 Payment on taking recreation leave #

9 Payout of recreation leave #

10 Payout of long service leave #

11 Cessation of benefits #

12 Repeal #

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1Name#

2Commencement#

3Authority#

4 Interpretation #

5 Application #

6 Allowance #

7 Additional recreation leave #

8 Payment on taking recreation leave #

9 Payout of recreation leave #

10 Payout of long service leave #

11 Cessation of benefits #

12 Repeal #