Chapter 7        ADF housing and meals

 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Clause 7.1.8

Approve payment of an amount to a member who is not otherwise entitled to an allowance or repayment under Chapter 7.

Contract Manager Relocation Services

Assistant Director Operations

Contract Manager Services Agreement

Assistant Contract Manager Services Agreement

Director Relocations and Housing

Clause 7.1.14, definition of serviced apartment

Decide that accommodation is a serviced apartment.

An employee of Defence Housing Australia who performs the duties of:

-       Team Leader in the Housing Management Centre (HMC)

-       Housing Management Centre Manager

-       National Operations – Allocations Manager

Clause 7.1.21

Approve a house-hunting trip.

An employee of Defence Housing Australia who performs the duties of:

-       Team Leader in the Housing Management Centre (HMC)

-       Housing Management Centre Manager

-       National Operations – Allocations Manager

Contract Manager Services Agreement

Assistant Contract Manager Services Agreement

Assistant Director Operations

Director Relocations and Housing


 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Subclause 7.1.22.1

Approve a payment for a member and their adult dependant for a house-hunting trip.

An employee of Toll Transitions who performs the duties of:

-     National Relocations Administration Services Manager

-     Regional Relocations Manager

-     Relocation Administration Services Manager

-     Senior Case Manager

Contract Manager Relocation Services

Assistant Director Operations

Director Relocation and Housing

Subclause 7.1.22.2

Approve an increased house-hunting trip payment for a person travelling alone in exceptional circumstances.

Clause 7.1.24.2

Approve the cost for a member returning from a long-term overseas posting to hire a self-drive motor vehicle to look at a house.

A person working in the Personnel Administration Centre in Southern Victoria who is:

-     Overseas Administration Team Leader

-     Personnel Administration Manager Specialist

-     Civilian and Overseas Personnel Administration Centre Manager

-     Director Personnel Administration Centre

Contract Manager Relocation Services

Assistant Director Operations

Director Relocations and Housing


 

 

 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Subclause 7.2.5.3

Decide that a smaller house is suitable as a suitable own home for exceptional reasons.

An employee of Defence Housing Australia who performs the duties of:

-       Team Leader in the Housing Management Centre (HMC)

-       Housing Management Centre Manager

-       National Operations – Allocations Manager

Contract Manager Services Agreement

Assistant Contract Manager Services Agreement

Assistant Director Operations

Director Relocations and Housing

Subclause 7.2.11.3

Approve a member’s request to live in their own home at the posting location.

The CDF has not authorised any other person to exercise this power.


Clause 7.2.12

Decide that it is unreasonable for a member to live in a house that they own.

An employee of Defence Housing Australia who performs the duties of:

-       Team Leader in the Housing Management Centre (HMC)

-       Housing Management Centre Manager

-       National Operations – Allocations Manager

Contract Manager Services Agreement

Assistant Contract Manager Services Agreement

Assistant Director Operations

Director Relocations and Housing


 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Clause 7.2.13

Approve a greater posting location for a member if they own a house outside the posting location.

Director/Commanding Officer/Officer Commanding not below MAJ(E)/APS 6 in the member’s direct chain of command or supervision

Subclause 7.2.17.2

Grant housing assistance to a member.

An employee of Defence Housing Australia who performs the duties of:

-       Team Leader in the Housing Management Centre (HMC)

-       Housing Management Centre Manager

-       National Operations – Allocations Manager

Contract Manager Services Agreement

Assistant Contract Manager Services Agreement

Assistant Director Operations

Director Relocations and Housing

Clause 7.3.5

Decide that a member is required to live in.

Commanding Officer or Officer Commanding not below MAJ(E) at the base where the member is required to live in.

Commanding Officer or Officer Commanding not below MAJ(E) in the member’s direct chain of command.

Subclause 7.3.7.2

Decide that living-in accommodation is not needed for members required to live in.

Subclause 7.3.7.3

Decide that living-in accommodation is needed for a member required to live in.

Paragraph 7.3.8.1.d

Decide that a member is unable to live in their suitable accommodation.


 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Subclause 7.3.11.1

Classify living-in accommodation.

Staff Officer – Directorate Service Conditions and Housing Policy

Executive Officer – Directorate Service Conditions and Housing Policy

Assistant Director Policy Support – Directorate Service Conditions and Housing Policy

Director Service Conditions and Housing Policy

Clause 7.3.11C

Require a member to move to a different rank group for living-in accommodation.

Commanding Officer or Officer Commanding not below MAJ(E) at the base where the member is required to live in.

Commanding Officer or Officer Commanding not below MAJ(E) in the member’s direct chain of command.

Subclause 7.3.12.1

Decide that living-in accommodation is unsuitable for a member.

Commanding Officer – Navy

Unit CO or Officer Commanding an independent subunit not below the rank of MAJ (E) – Army

Officer Commanding or Commanding Officer not below the rank of MAJ (E) – Air Force

Subclause 7.3.13.2, table item 4

Require that a member must share when there are not enough rooms for each member.

Commanding Officer or Officer Commanding not below MAJ(E) at the base where the member is required to live in.

Commanding Officer or Officer Commanding not below MAJ(E) in the member’s direct chain of command.

Subclause 7.3.15A.5

Decide that a member must leave their accommodation even though they have chosen to keep living-in accommodation while deployed.

Commanding Officer or Officer Commanding not below MAJ(E) in the member’s direct chain of command.


 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Subclause 7.3.18.3

Decide that a member was granted part-time leave without pay for exceptional reasons.

Director General Navy People

Director Navy Personnel Policy

Director Navy Employment Conditions

Director General Personnel – Air Force

Director Personnel Capability Management – Air Force

Deputy Director Personnel Concepts and Policy – Air Force

Director General Personnel – Army

Director Personnel Policy – Army

Subclause 7.3.19.3

Decide that a member was granted leave without pay for exceptional reasons.

Clause 7.3.29, definition for uninhabitable vessel

Decide that a vessel is unfit to live in.

Commanding Officer or Officer Commanding not below MAJ(E) in the member’s direct chain of command.


 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Clause 7.4.6

Decide that a member is not entitled to temporary accommodation allowance.

An employee of Toll Transitions who performs the duties of:

-     National Relocations Administration Services Manager

-     Regional Relocations Manager

-     Relocation Administration Services Manager

-     Senior Case Manager

A person working in the Personnel Administration Centre in Southern Victoria who is:

-     Overseas Administration Team Leader

-     Personnel Administration Manager Specialist

-     Civilian and Overseas Personnel Administration Centre Manager

-     Director Personnel Administration Centre

Contract Manager Relocation Services

Assistant Director Operations

Director Relocations and Housing

Clause 7.4.10

Direct a member to stay in a hotel or serviced apartment.

Subclause 7.4.13.2

Approve more rooms in temporary accommodation if they are needed.

Clause 7.4.15,
   table item 6

Decide the day that a member’s removal would have been completed if a member had accepted a reasonable offer of a service residence.

Subclause 7.4.16.3

Extend temporary accommodation allowance beyond six weeks in certain circumstances when a member is buying a house.

Contract Manager Relocation Services

Assistant Director Operations

Director Relocations and Housing


 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Subclause 7.4.17.2

Grant temporary accommodation allowance to a member for a maximum of six weeks.

An employee of Defence Housing Australia who performs the duties of:

-       Team Leader in the Housing Management Centre (HMC)

-       Housing Management Centre Manager

-       National Operations – Allocations Manager

Contract Manager Services Agreement

Assistant Contract Manager Services Agreement

Assistant Director Operations

Director Relocations and Housing

 


 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Clause 7.4.18

Extend a member’s entitlement to temporary accommodation allowance in certain circumstances.

Extensions resulting from postings

Up to 3 months on arrival at the gaining location.

Up to 2 weeks on departure from the losing location.

Extensions resulting from removals within the location

Up to 6 weeks in the location as a result of a Commonwealth removal within location.

Extensions resulting from the death of a member

Up to 2 weeks on departure from the losing location for dependants as a result of the death of the member.

Extensions resulting from temporary vacation of a Service residence for service requirements, eg repairs and maintenance

An employee of Toll Transitions who performs the duties of:

-    National Relocations Administration Services Manager

-    Regional Relocations Manager

-    Relocation Administration Services Manager

-    Senior Case Manager

A person working in the Personnel Administration Centre in Southern Victoria who is:

-    Overseas Administration Team Leader

-    Personnel Administration Manager Specialist

-    Civilian and Overseas Personnel Administration Centre Manager

-    Director Personnel Administration Centre


 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Clause 7.4.18 (cont’d)

 

Contract Manager Relocation Services

Assistant Director Operations

Director Relocations and Housing

Any other extension

Contract Manager Relocation Services

Assistant Director Operations

Director Relocations and Housing

Subclause 7.4.20.2

Decide that a member’s accommodation costs are reasonable for short-term duty travel.

An employee of Toll Transitions who performs the duties of:

-     National Relocations Administration Services Manager

-     Regional Relocations Manager

-     Relocation Administration Services Manager

-     Senior Case Manager

A person working in the Personnel Administration Centre in Southern Victoria who is:

-     Overseas Administration Team Leader

-     Personnel Administration Manager Specialist

-     Civilian and Overseas Personnel Administration Centre Manager

-     Director Personnel Administration Centre

Contract Manager Relocation Services

Assistant Director Operations

Director Relocations and Housing

Subclause 7.4.21.4

Approve a greater amount for meals when a member and any dependants needed to spend more on meals than their meal allowance rate.

Subclause 7.4.22.2

Decide a reasonable rate of temporary accommodation allowance.

Paragraph 7.4.23.1.b

Decide that it is reasonable for meal costs to be paid when meals are not taken at the temporary accommodation.

Clause 7.4.24.1

Advance up to 14 days’ temporary accommodation allowance.

Clause 7.4.24.2

Decide to provide another advance, after receiving written evidence that an advance has been used.

 

 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Subclause 7.5.4.1

Decide that a home is a suitable Service residence.

An employee of Defence Housing Australia who performs the duties of:

-       Team Leader in the Housing Management Centre (HMC)

-       Housing Management Centre Manager

-       National Operations – Allocations Manager

Contract Manager Services Agreement

Assistant Contract Manager Services Agreement

Assistant Director Operations

Director Relocations and Housing

Subparagraph 7.5.4.1.a.ii

Determine that a period longer than six weeks is reasonable, for the purpose of a decision under subclause 7.5.4.1.

Subclause 7.5.4.2

Take into account any other factor relevant to the member’s accommodation requirements.

Subclause 7.5.4.3

Decide that a smaller house is suitable in certain circumstances.


 

Provision

General description

Authorised person

Subclause 7.5.6.2

Decide that a Service residence is not suitable and cannot be modified for a member who has a dependant with special needs.

Assistant Contract Manager Relocation Services

Contract Manager Services Agreement

Assistant Contract Manager Services Agreement

Assistant Director Operations

Director Relocations and Housing

Subclause 7.5.11.2

Assign temporary rent bands for a location for a fixed period.

Director of Relocations and Housing

Contracts Manager Service Agreement

Subclause 7.5.13.4