Defence Reserve Service
An employee who either is required to complete or volunteers to render Defence Reserve service is entitled to leave for a maximum period of 78 weeks continuous Defence Reserve service.
In line with Section 17 of the Commonwealth Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act 2001, a manager/principal must not hinder or prevent an employee from volunteering to render and/or rendering defence service. An employee is required to consult with his or her manager/principal regarding the timing of the Defence Reserve service and should give the manager/principal as much notice as is possible of the time when the service will take place.
Where the base salary, excluding allowances, received by the employee from the Australian Defence Force in respect of Defence Reserve service during his or her ordinary hours of work is below the employee’s substantive salary, the employee will, unless exceptional circumstances arise, be paid such amount to bring the employee's total emolument up to the employee's substantive salary for the period of Defence Reserve service.
For Victorian Public Service employees in employment prior to 9 May 2002, any more favourable provision relating to their previous entitlement to Defence Force leave is maintained.
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Procedures & Forms
The following applies in relation to applying for leave:
- Applications for leave should be submitted through Employee Self Service (ESS). Select the following link for more information ESS eduPay
- An application will need to be made in writing where an employee is unable to access or use ESS or wishes to amend/delete leave submitted through ESS and approved on eduPay
- Defence Reserve Leave Administration Procedures (Word - 228Kb)
- VPS Leave Amendment form (Word - 280Kb) - use to amend previously approved leave submitted through ESS
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