Defence Determination 2016/40, Review of Housing Contributions and Allowances Amendment

Defence Determination 2016/40, Review of housing contributions and allowances – amendment

I, LISA ANNETTE ARNOLD, Acting Assistant Secretary People Policy and Employment Conditions, make this Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.
Dated 16 December 2016
L A ARNOLD
Acting Assistant Secretary
People Policy and Employment Conditions
Defence People Group

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1 Citation

1. / This Determination is Defence Determination 2016/40, Review of housing contributions and allowances – amendment.
2. / This Determination may also be cited as Defence Determination 2016/40.

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on 26 January 2017.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.

4 Amendment

Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service, as amended,1 is amended as set out in this Determination.

5 Section 7.5.29 (Rate of contribution), table item 1

omit
$100.28
insert
$102.88

6 Subsection 7.9.15.1 (Eligibility for allowance)

omit
$195.66
insert
$198.68

7 Paragraph 7.10.4.1.b (Eligible member – reimbursement for utilities)

omit
$69.50
insert
$71.32

8 Subsection 7.10.7.2 (Contribution for water – Service residence), formula

omit
$21.00
insert
$20.20

9

Subsection 7.10.8.2 (Contribution for energy costs – tied or Service residences)

omit
$133.40
insert
$136.86

Chapter 7 Annex 7.A (Contributions for Service residence or rent band choice accommodation)

substitute
the Annex set out in Schedule 1

Chapter 7 Annex 7.B (Regional rent bands)

substitute
the Annex set out in Schedule 2

Chapter 7 Annex 7.D (Contributions for rent allowance)

substitute
the Annex set out in Schedule 3

Chapter 7 Annex 7.E (Rent ceilings)

substitute
the Annex set out in Schedule 4

Chapter 7 Annex 7.F (Contributions for food – temporary accommodation allowance)

substitute
the Annex set out in Schedule 5
NOTE
1. / Defence Determination 2016/19, as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note to Defence Determination 2016/23 and amendments made by Defence Determinations 2016/23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38 and 39.

SCHEDULE 1

Annex 7.A: Contributions for Service residence or rent band choice accommodation

See: Part 6 Division 7
Exception: These rates do not apply to members with housing in Woomera. See Part 6 Division 8 subsection 7.6.41.2, Contribution for Service residence or rent band choice home, table item 4.

Part 1: Contribution for a Service residence – member with dependants

Column 1 / Column 2 / Column 3 / Column 4 / Column 5
Item / If the member's rank is… / and their Service residence is classified as… / then they must pay the contribution for… / for a member with dependants that is...
$ a fortnight / and if they choose a two bedroom home with an amenity group, they pay...
$ a fortnight
1 / Major or lower / Group 1A / Group 1A / 409.03 / 368.13
2 / Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant, Corporal or lower / Group A / Group A / 481.30 / 433.17
Group B1 or Rent Band 1 / Group B1 or Rent Band 1 / 502.93 / 452.64
Group B2 or Rent Band 2 / Group B1 or Rent Band 1 / 502.93 / 452.64
3 / Captain, Warrant Officer Class1, WarrantOfficer Class2 / Group B1 or Rent Band B1 / Group B1 or Rent Band 1 / 502.93 / 452.64
Group B2 or Rent Band 2 / Group B2 or Rent Band 2 / 599.35 / 539.42
Group C or Rent Band 3 / Group B2 or Rent Band 2 / 599.35 / 539.42
4 / Lieutenant Colonel, Major / Group B2 or Rent Band 2 / Group B2 or Rent Band 2 / 599.35 / 539.42
Group C or Rent Band 3 / Group C or Rent Band 3 / 661.99 / 595.80
Group D or Rent Band 4 / Group C or Rent Band 3 / 661.99 / 595.80
5 / Brigadier, Colonel / Group C or Rent Band 3 / Group C or Rent Band 3 / 661.99 / 595.80
Group D or Rent Band 4 / Group D or Rend Band 4 / 909.12 / 818.21
Group E or Rent Band 5 / Group E or Rent Band 5 / 909.12 / 818.21
6 / Major General or higher / Group D or Rent Band 4 / Group D or Rent Band 4 / 909.12 / 818.21
Group E or Rent Band 5 / Group E or Rent Band 5 / 1,430.04 / 1,287.04

Part 2: Higher contribution scheme – Contribution for a Service residence where a member with dependants chooses a property above their benefit

Item / If a member with dependants has a rank in this group... / their contribution for a rent band above their benefit is...
Rent band 1 or Amenity Group B1 / Rent band 2 or Amenity Group B2
$ a fortnight / Rent band 3 or Amenity Group C
$ a fortnight / Rent band 4 or Amenity Group D
$ a fortnight
1. / Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant
Staff Sergeant
Sergeant
Corporal or lower / N/A / 695.77 / 821.05 / 1,315.31
2. / Captain
Warrant Officer Class1
WarrantOfficer Class2 / N/A / N/A / 724.63 / 1,218.89
3. / Lieutenant Colonel
Major / N/A / N/A / N/A / 1,156.25

Part 3: Contribution for member without dependants not sharing

Column 1 / Column 2 / Column 3 / Column 4 /
Item
/ Classification of Service residence / Contribution for 2 bedroom Service residence within an amenity group
$ a fortnight / Contribution for any other Service residence or rent band choice home
$ a fortnight /
rent band / group /
1. / 5 / E / 1,287.04 / 1,430.04
2. / 4 / D / 818.21 / 909.12
3. / 3 / C / 595.80 / 661.99
4. / 2 / B2 / 539.42 / 599.35
5. / 1 / B1 / 452.64 / 502.93
6. / - / A / 433.17 / 481.30
7. / - / 1A / 368.13 / 409.03

Part 4: Contribution for member without dependants sharing

Column 1 / Column 2 / Column 3 / Column 4
Item
/ Rank group / Member sharing with 1 other person
$ a fortnight / Member sharing with 2 or more people
$ a fortnight
1. / Major General or higher / 643.52 / 476.68
2. / Brigadier
Colonel / 409.11 / 303.04
3. / Lieutenant Colonel
Major / 297.90 / 220.67
4. / Captain
Warrant Officer Class 1
Warrant Officer Class 2 / 269.71 / 199.79
5. / Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant
Staff Sergeant
Sergeant
Corporal or lower / 226.32 / 167.65

SCHEDULE 2

Annex 7.B: Regional rent bands

1. / The following table prescribes the rent band for a member's rank.
See: Part 6 Division 3 section 7.6.13, Rent band for a member's rank group
Item / If a member has a rank in this group... / then their rent band is...
1. / Corporal or lower, Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, Second Lieutenant and Lieutenant / 1.
2. / WarrantOfficer Class2, Warrant Officer Class1 and Captain / 2.
3. / Major and Lieutenant Colonel / 3.
4. / Colonel and Brigadier / 4.
2. / The following tables set out the range of rents for each rent band for principal and regional locations. Specific areas are excluded from some locations by listing them in an exception.
This excludes them from that rent band.
3. / If a Defence establishment is not listed, the rates listed for the surrounding community should be used.

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Canberra ACT/ Queanbeyan, NSW
Exceptions: RMC Duntroon and Academy Close, Campbell / RMC Duntroon, ACT (including Academy Close, Campbell)
Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight / Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight
from… / to… / from… / to…
1 / 700.00 / 1,110.00 / 1 / 674.00 / 1,000.00
2 / 1,110.01 / 1,170.00 / 2 / 1,000.01 / 1,200.00
3 / 1,170.01 / 1,340.00 / 3 / 1,200.01 / 3,200.00
4 / 1,340.01 / 1,864.00 / 4 / 3,200.01 / 3,600.00
5 / 3,600.01 / 4,000.00

NEW SOUTH WALES

Principal posting locations

Albury, NSW / Wodonga, Vic / Glenbrook, NSW
Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight / Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight
from… / to… / from… / to…
1 / 680.00 / 820.00 / 1 / 878.00 / 996.00
2 / 820.01 / 870.00 / 2 / 996.01 / 1,258.00
3 / 870.01 / 990.00 / 3 / 1,258.01 / 1,462.00
4 / 990.01 / 1,044.00 / 4 / 1,462.01 / 1,532.00
Liverpool, NSW / Newcastle / Raymond Terrace, NSW
Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight / Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight
from… / to… / from… / to…
1 / 900.00 / 1,260.00 / 1 / 700.00 / 970.00
2 / 1,260.01 / 1,398.00 / 2 / 970.01 / 1,100.00
3 / 1,398.01 / 1,600.00 / 3 / 1,100.01 / 1,380.00
4 / 1,600.01 / 1,700.00 / 4 / 1,380.01 / 1,600.00

Nowra, NSW
Exception: HMAS Albatross / Richmond, NSW
Exception: RAAF Richmond
Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight / Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight
from… / to… / from… / to…
1 / 760.00 / 900.00 / 1 / 720.00 / 1,280.00
2 / 900.01 / 958.00 / 2 / 1,280.01 / 1,360.00
3 / 958.01 / 1,102.00 / 3 / 1,360.01 / 1,616.00
4 / 1,102.01 / 1,170.00 / 4 / 1,616.01 / 1,738.00
Singleton, NSW / Sydney, NSW
Exceptions: Glenbrook, Liverpool, HMAS Watson, RAAF Richmond, and Richmond
Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight / Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight
from… / to… / from… / to…
1 / 700.00 / 890.00 / 1 / 840.00 / 1,618.00
2 / 890.01 / 958.00 / 2 / 1,618.01 / 1,898.00
3 / 958.01 / 1,030.00 / 3 / 1,898.01 / 2,300.00
4 / 1,030.01 / 1,080.00 / 4 / 2,300.01 / 2,600.00
Wagga Wagga, NSW
Exception: Blamey Barracks Kapooka
Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight
from… / to…
1 / 640.00 / 910.00
2 / 910.01 / 960.00
3 / 960.01 / 1,088.00
4 / 1,088.01 / 1,258.00

Regional posting locations

Armidale, NSW / Bathurst, NSW
Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight / Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight
from… / to… / from… / to…
1 / 400.00 / 1,000.00 / 1 / 600.00 / 800.00
2 / N/A / N/A / 2 / 800.01 / 900.00
3 / N/A / N/A / 3 / N/A / N/A
4 / N/A / N/A / 4 / N/A / N/A
Blamey Barracks Kapooka, NSW (on-base housing) / Broken Hill, NSW
Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight / Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight
from… / to… / from… / to…
1 / 400.00 / 500.00 / 1 / 400.00 / 1,000.00
2 / 500.01 / 700.00 / 2 / N/A / N/A
3 / 700.01 / 900.00 / 3 / N/A / N/A
4 / 900.01 / 1,240.00 / 4 / N/A / N/A
Evans Head /
Wollongbar, NSW / HMAS Albatross, NSW (on-base
housing)
Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight / Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight
from… / from… / to…
1 / 700.00 / 880.00 / 1 / 440.00 / 540.00
2 / 880.01 / 1,000.00 / 2 / 540.01 / 560.00
3 / 1,000.01 / 1,100.00 / 3 / 560.01 / 640.00
4 / 1,100.01 / 1,200.00 / 4 / 640.01 / 800.00
HMAS Watson, NSW (on-base housing) / Lismore / Junction Hill, NSW
Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight / Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight
from… / to… / from… / to…
1 / 1,400.00 / 1,580.00 / 1 / 600.00 / 800.00
2 / 1,580.01 / 2,400.00 / 2 / 800.01 / 900.00
3 / 2,400.01 / 2,600.00 / 3 / 900.01 / 1,000.00
4 / 2,600.01 / 2,800.00 / 4 / 1,000.01 / 1,100.00
Orange, NSW / Port Macquarie / Old Bar / Taree, NSW
Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight / Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight
from… / to… / from… / to…
1 / 600.00 / 800.00 / 1 / 600.00 / 900.00
2 / 800.01 / 900.00 / 2 / 900.01 / 1,100.00
3 / N/A / N/A / 3 / 1,100.01 / 1,200.00
4 / N/A / N/A / 4 / 1,200.01 / 1,300.00
RAAF Richmond, NSW (on-base housing) / Tamworth, NSW
Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight / Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight
from… / to… / from… / to…
1 / 600.00 / 678.00 / 1 / 680.00 / 770.00
2 / 678.01 / 780.00 / 2 / 770.01 / 900.00
3 / 780.01 / 1,000.00 / 3 / 900.01 / 1,000.00
4 / 1,000.01 / 1,200.00 / 4 / 1,000.01 / 1,120.00
Wollongong / Tarrawanna / Woonona, NSW
Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight
from… / to…
1 / 1,000.00 / 1,280.00
2 / 1,280.01 / 1,340.00
3 / 1,340.01 / 1,400.00
4 / N/A / N/A

NORTHERN TERRITORY

Principal posting locations

Alice Springs, NT / Darwin, NT
Exceptions: Larrakeyah Barracks, Defence
Establishment Berrimah and RAAF Base Darwin
Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight / Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight
from… / to… / from… / to…
1 / 1,100.00 / 1,200.00 / 1 / 760.00 / 1,340.00
2 / 1,200.01 / 1,332.00 / 2 / 1,340.01 / 1,438.00
3 / 1,332.01 / 1,460.00 / 3 / 1,438.01 / 1,698.00
4 / 1,460.01 / 1,732.00 / 4 / 1,698.01 / 1,928.00
Katherine, NT
Exception: RAAF Base Tindal
Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight
from… / to…
1 / 860.00 / 1,500.00
2 / 1,500.01 / 1,560.00
3 / 1,560.01 / 1,620.00
4 / 1,620.01 / 1,680.00

Regional posting locations

Larrakeyah Barracks / Defence
Establishment Berrimah / RAAF Base
Darwin, NT (on-base housing) / Nhulunbuy, NT
Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight / Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight
from… / to… / from… / to…
1 / 760.00 / 1,040.00 / 1 / 1,000.00 / 1,300.00
2 / 1,040.01 / 1,200.00 / 2 / 1,300.01 / 1,600.00
3 / 1,200.01 / 1,400.00 / 3 / N/A / N/A
4 / 1,400.01 / 1,750.00 / 4 / N/A / N/A
RAAF Base Tindal, NT (on-base housing)
Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight
from… / to…
1 / 700.00 / 900.00
2 / N/A / N/A
3 / N/A / N/A
4 / N/A / N/A

QUEENSLAND

Principal posting locations

Brisbane, Qld
Exception: Ipswich / Cairns, Qld
Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight / Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight
from… / to… / from… / to…
1 / 750.00 / 1,130.00 / 1 / 704.00 / 920.00
2 / 1,130.01 / 1,238.00 / 2 / 920.01 / 994.00
3 / 1,238.01 / 1,450.00 / 3 / 994.01 / 1,080.00
4 / 1,450.01 / 1,618.00 / 4 / 1,080.01 / 1,108.00
Gold Coast, Qld
Exception: Kokoda Barracks Canungra / Ipswich, Qld
Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight / Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight
from… / to… / from… / to…
1 / 900.00 / 970.00 / 1 / 630.00 / 880.00
2 / 970.01 / 1,020.00 / 2 / 880.01 / 980.00
3 / 1,020.01 / 1,180.00 / 3 / 980.01 / 1,210.00
4 / 1,180.01 / 1,254.00 / 4 / 1,210.01 / 1,352.00
Toowoomba / Oakey, Qld / Townsville, Qld
Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight / Rent band / Rent
$ a fortnight
from… / to… / from… / to…
1 / 580.00 / 850.00 / 1 / 560.00 / 800.00
2 / 850.01 / 920.00 / 2 / 800.01 / 880.00
3 / 920.01 / 1,080.00 / 3 / 880.01 / 1,130.00
4 / 1,080.01 / 1,164.00 / 4 / 1,130.01 / 1,160.00
5 / 1,160.01 / 1,200.00

Regional posting locations