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Community Language Allowance Application Form

Community Language Allowance (CLA) 

Under clause 26 of the Commonwealth Members of Parliament Staff Enterprise Agreement 2024-27 (EA), eligible ongoing and non-ongoing employees can receive an allowance if they meet certain competency requirements and are required to use their ability to communicate in braille, Auslan, or a language other than English in the course of their work. 

For an employee to be eligible for this allowance, the employing parliamentarian must determine that:

  • the employee is regularly required to use their ability to communicate in another language, and 
  • the evidence available to them demonstrates that the employee has the skills and capability required to communicate in a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters in the relevant language or languages.

Employee details

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Employment status

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Language and competency

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There is no limit on the languages available for the allowance. We identify Braille and Auslan explicitly as they are not spoken languages like other languages are likely to be.
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Parliamentarian details

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Acknowledgement

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