3896

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 163

until the date of departure from theatre, and will apply during periods of approved leave taken during that period; but

7.1.2. Is not payable for any period of the Member’s service—

(a) For which a NZDF Operational Allowance or a NZDF Operational Incidentals Allowance is payable; or

(b) That occurred prior to the commencement of this programme; or

(c) That involves a stay in theatre for a period of less than 24 hours.

7.2. A Defence Force Allowance granted under clause 5.2 is payable in respect of each day of the period referred to in clause 5.2.1 for which the Member of the NZDF received, or was entitled to receive, a NZDF Operational Allowance.

8. Payment of Defence Force Allowances

8.1. Every Defence Force Allowance is payable by instalments of such number of days Allowances on such days or dates of each month as the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Chief of Defence Force, from time to time determines.

8.2. Subject to the Chief Executive obtaining from the Chief of Defence Force an agreement that the NZDF shall pay Defence Force Allowances to the persons entitled to them, every Defence Force Allowance must be paid in New Zealand dollars to the NZDF on account of the person to whom the Allowance relates.

9. Administration

9.1. The NZDF may from time to time, in accordance with arrangements made between the Chief of Defence Force and the Chief Executive, supply a Schedule, certified as appropriate under clause 5.1 or clause 5.2, specifying those Members of the NZDF whom the NZDF considers are entitled to Defence Force Allowances. The Schedule must identify, in respect of each such Member,—

(a) The amounts and the types of the Allowances set out in the Schedule that the NZDF considers are payable in respect of the period to which the Schedule relates; and

(b) The dates of and the types of service that qualifies the Member to the Allowances in that period; and

(c) The amounts (after the deduction of income tax) of any NZDF Allowances of the kind referred to in clause 6.2 and clause 6.3 (other than Seagoing Allowance and Higher Duties Allowance) that are payable to the Member in respect of that period; and

(d) The total of the amounts set out in paragraph (a) less the amounts set out in paragraph (c).

9.2. The Chief of Defence Force or his delegate must also certify that in respect of every Member of the NZDF referred to in the Schedule whom the NZDF considers is entitled to a Defence Force Allowance under clause 5.1, no NZDF Operational Allowance or NZDF Incidentals Allowance is payable to that person in respect of the period of service for which an Allowance under clause 5.1 is considered payable.

9.3. Amounts must be converted to New Zealand dollars.

9.4. Every Member of the NZDF whose name is entered on a Schedule supplied under clause 9.1 is to be considered an applicant for a Defence Force Allowance in respect of the relevant period.

9.5. The Department must with each payment of Defence Force Allowances made to the NZDF pursuant to clause 8.2, supply to the NZDF details of the amounts (in New Zealand dollars) and the types of Allowances set out in the Schedule that are included in that payment, and the persons to whom they are payable.

Schedule

Clauses 5, 6, 7, and 9

Amounts of Defence Force Allowances

(All amounts are non-taxable)

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