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RATES OF PAY AND ALLOWANCESGrade C allowancesPayable to staff members stationed andresident at the following locations:Fort Grey, Mutawintji, Mount Wood,Nocoleche, Olive Downs, Tibooburra andYathong.DependantA "dependant" means, in relation to a staff member:• the spouse of the staff member (including a de facto spouse);• each child of the staff member of or below the age of eighteen years;• each child of the staff member above the age of eighteen years and of orbelow the age of twenty-five years whilst such child remains a student in fulltime education or training at a recognised educational institution or as anindentured apprentice; and• any other person who is part of the staff member's household and who is, inthe opinion of the Director-General, substantially financially dependant on thestaff member.Criteria for Dependant Allowance RateTo be eligible for the allowance at the dependant rate a staff member mustsatisfy the following criteria:• the staff member must have a dependant as defined; and• the staff member's dependants must reside within the area that attracts theremote area allowance; and• the staff member's spouse, if also employed in the Service of the Crown,must not be in receipt of an allowance under this section, except where eachspouse resides at separate locations within the remote area.Military Leave and Retention of Remote Areas AllowanceStaff members in receipt of the remote areas allowance at the dependant ratemay, if on military leave, continue in receipt of the allowance at that rate for theduration of the military leave provided:• the dependants continue to reside in the area specified and the staff membercontinues in the employment; and• the staff member's military pay does not exceed Departmental salary plusremote areas allowance.Variation or Non Retention of AllowanceWhere the military salary exceeds Departmental salary plus allowance, the nondependant rate may be payable. Staff members in receipt of the remote areasHandbook for non teaching staff in schools 2006 V#3 31 January 2007 Page 7 - 11