Chapter
7 ADF housing and meals
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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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 |
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Subclause 7.1.22.2 |
Approve an increased
house-hunting trip payment for a person travelling alone in exceptional
circumstances. |
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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 - 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 |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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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 |
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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 |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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Subclause
7.3.7.2 |
Decide that living-in
accommodation is not needed for members required to live in. |
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Subclause
7.3.7.3 |
Decide that living-in accommodation is needed for a member required to
live in. |
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Paragraph
7.3.8.1.d |
Decide that a member is unable to live in their suitable
accommodation. |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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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 |
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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. |
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Subclause
7.3.12.1 |
Decide
that living-in accommodation is unsuitable for a member. |
Commanding Officer – Navy Officer Commanding or Commanding
Officer not below the rank of MAJ (E) – Air Force |
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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. |
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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. |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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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 |
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Subclause
7.3.19.3 |
Decide that a member was
granted leave without pay for exceptional reasons. |
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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. |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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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 - 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 |
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Clause
7.4.10 |
Direct a member to stay
in a hotel or serviced apartment. |
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Subclause
7.4.13.2 |
Approve more rooms in
temporary accommodation if they are needed. |
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Clause 7.4.15, |
Decide the day that a
member’s removal would have been completed if a member had accepted a
reasonable offer of a service residence. |
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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 |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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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 |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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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 - Overseas Administration Team Leader - Personnel Administration Manager Specialist - Civilian and Overseas Personnel Administration Centre Manager - Director
Personnel Administration Centre |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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Clause
7.4.18 (cont’d) |
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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 |
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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 - 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 |
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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. |
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Subclause
7.4.22.2 |
Decide a reasonable
rate of temporary accommodation allowance. |
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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. |
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Clause
7.4.24.1 |
Advance up to 14 days’ temporary
accommodation allowance. |
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Clause
7.4.24.2 |
Decide to provide
another advance, after receiving written evidence that an advance has been
used. |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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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 |
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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. |
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Subclause
7.5.4.2 |
Take into account any
other factor relevant to the member’s accommodation requirements. |
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Subclause
7.5.4.3 |
Decide that a smaller
house is suitable in certain circumstances. |
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Provision |
General description |
Authorised person |
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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 |
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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 |
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Subclause 7.5.13.4 |