7.5.23 Purpose
7.5.24 Rent
band choice
7.5.25 Member living in a rent band
choice home above their rank group
7.5.26 Member living in rent band
choice home below their rank group
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The purpose of this Division is to provide housing assistance that makes a wider range of housing choice available for members. |
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Rent band choice allows a member to choose a residence in a better location to suit their lifestyle. The member chooses to occupy a rent band choice home that does not meet the minimum standard for a Service residence, but is in an attractive location. Examples: Rent band choice accommodation includes homes such as inner urban apartments, townhouses and flats. |
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Rent band choice is off-base accommodation made
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It falls outside the minimum standard required for a market-rent-based classification. |
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See: Division 3, Market rent-based classification of a Service residence |
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It is not classified as an amenity-based Service residence. |
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See: Division 4, Amenity-based classification of a Service residence |
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Annex 7.A2 provides a rent band for its location. See: Annex 7.A2, Regional rent bands |
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Its market rent falls into one of the rent bands set for its location. |
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A rent band choice home is classified under the rent band that the home's rent falls into. See: Division 1 clause 7.5.3, Definition of rent range |
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A member may be offered an available rent band choice home that corresponds to their rank group and a rent band in the table. |
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If a member has a rank in this group... |
then their rent band is... |
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Corporal or lower Sergeant Staff Sergeant Second Lieutenant Lieutenant |
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Warrant Officer Class 2 Warrant Officer Class 1 Captain |
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Major Lieutenant Colonel |
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Colonel Brigadier |
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If a member accepts the offer of a rent band choice home, then that offer is taken to be a reasonable offer of a suitable Service residence, regardless of the rent band that the home is in. |
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A member who refuses a rent band choice home offered to them is taken not to have rejected a reasonable offer. |
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The CDF may offer a member a rent band choice home that is in a rent band above the one specified for the member's rank group in the table in clause 7.5.24. |
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If the member accepts the offer of a home under this clause, they must pay their contribution under the choice contribution scheme listed for their rank group and the rent band that the rent band choice home is in, under Part 2 of Annex 7.A1. |
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See: Part 2 of Annex 7.A1, Choice contribution scheme |
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Persons who can make the decision under subclause 7.5.25.1 on behalf of the CDF: 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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The CDF may offer a member a rent band choice home that is below the rank group specified for the member in the table in clause 7.5.24. |
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If the member accepts the offer of a home under this clause, they must pay the contribution for the rent band that the rent band choice home is in, under Part 1 of Annex 7.A1. Note: This
contribution is listed under a lower rank group. See: Part 1 of Annex 7.A1, Contribution for Service residence — member with dependants |
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Persons who can make the decision under subclause 7.5.26.1 on behalf of the CDF: 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 |