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

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

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
10	Chapter 7 Annex 7.A (Contributions for Service residence or rent band choice accommodation)
substitute
the Annex set out in Schedule 1
11	Chapter 7 Annex 7.B (Regional rent bands)
substitute
the Annex set out in Schedule 2
12	Chapter 7 Annex 7.D (Contributions for rent allowance)
substitute
the Annex set out in Schedule 3
13	Chapter 7 Annex 7.E (Rent ceilings)
substitute
the Annex set out in Schedule 4

14	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 Class 1, Warrant Officer Class 2	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 Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2	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.	Warrant Officer Class 2, Warrant Officer Class 1 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

Kokoda Barracks Canungra, Qld (on-base housing)			Mount Isa, Qld
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight		Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…	from…	to…
1	530.00	680.00	1	600.00	1,300.00
2	680.01	700.00	2	N/A	N/A
3	700.01	740.00	3	N/A	N/A
4	740.01	1,000.00	4	N/A	N/A

Thursday Island, Qld			Tully / Mission Beach / Cowley Beach / Rockhampton, Qld
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight		Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…	from…	to…
1	1,000.00	3,000.00	1	400.00	1,000.00
2	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	N/A
3	N/A	N/A	3	N/A	N/A
4	N/A	N/A	4	N/A	N/A

Weipa / RAAF Base Scherger (on-base housing), Qld
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…
1	1,300.00	1,500.00
2	1,500.01	1,600.00
3	1,600.01	1,900.00
4	N/A	N/A

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Principal posting location

Adelaide, SA
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…
1	590.00	880.00
2	880.01	986.00
3	986.01	1,100.00
4	1,100.01	1,394.00

Regional posting locations

Port Augusta / Port Lincoln / Port Wakefield, SA
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…
1	600.00	1,000.00
2	N/A	N/A
3	N/A	N/A
4	N/A	N/A

TASMANIA

Principal posting location

Hobart, Tas Exception: Anglesea Barracks
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…
1	600.00	816.00
2	816.01	920.00
3	920.01	1,050.00
4	1,050.01	1,096.00

Regional posting locations

Anglesea Barracks, Tas (on-base housing)			Launceston / Devonport, Tas
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight		Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…	from…	to…
1	510.00	702.00	1	600.00	900.00
2	702.01	1,000.00	2	900.01	1,000.00
3	1,000.01	1,200.00	3	1,000.01	1,100.00
4	1,200.01	2,000.00	4	N/A	N/A

VICTORIA

Principal posting locations

Frankston/Mornington, Vic Exception: HMAS Cerberus			Melbourne, Vic
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight		Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…	from…	to…
1	700.00	900.00	1	660.00	930.00
2	900.01	1,030.00	2	930.01	1,038.00
3	1,030.01	1,078.00	3	1,038.01	1,448.00
4	1,078.01	1,180.00	4	1,448.01	1,880.00

Sale, Vic Exception: RAAF Base East Sale			Seymour, Vic Exception: Puckapunyal Military Area
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight		Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…	from…	to…
1	630.00	750.00	1	600.00	720.00
2	750.01	798.00	2	720.01	802.00
3	798.01	908.00	3	802.01	1,220.00
4	908.01	1,000.00	4	1,220.01	1,316.00

Regional posting locations

Ballarat / Delecombe / Alfredton, Vic			HMAS Cerberus, Vic (on-base housing)
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight		Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…	from…	to…
1	500.00	600.00	1	400.00	550.00
2	600.01	800.00	2	550.01	600.00
3	800.01	900.00	3	600.01	680.00
4	900.01	1,000.00	4	680.01	800.00

Mildura, Vic			Puckapunyal Military Area, Vic (on-base housing)
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight		Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…	from…	to…
1	400.00	800.00	1	400.00	520.00
2	N/A	N/A	2	520.01	560.00
3	N/A	N/A	3	560.01	590.00
4	N/A	N/A	4	590.01	800.00

Queenscliff / Leopold / Ocean Grove /Point Lonsdale, Vic			RAAF Base East Sale, Vic (on-base housing)
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight		Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…	from…	to…
1	600.00	800.00	1	N/A	N/A
2	800.01	900.00	2	N/A	N/A
3	900.01	1,000.00	3	N/A	N/A
4	1,000.01	1,200.00	4	600.00	800.00

RAAF Base Williams, Vic (on-base housing)
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…
1	400.00	500.00
2	500.01	540.00
3	540.01	640.00
4	640.01	800.00

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Principal posting locations

Geraldton, WA			Pearce, WA
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight		Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…	from…	to…
1	560.00	638.00	1	620.00	840.00
2	638.01	840.00	2	840.01	1,000.00
3	840.01	1,082.00	3	1,000.01	1,160.00
4	1,082.01	1,160.00	4	1,160.01	1,300.00

Perth, WA Exception: Pearce			Rockingham, WA
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight		Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…	from…	to…
1	640.00	1,200.00	1	600.00	818.00
2	1,200.01	1,300.00	2	818.01	918.00
3	1,300.01	1,600.00	3	918.01	1,050.00
4	1,600.01	1,720.00	4	1,050.01	1,150.00

Regional posting locations

Broome / RAAF Curtin (on-base housing), WA			Carnarvon, WA
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight		Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…	from…	to…
1	1,100.00	1,300.00	1	800.00	1,200.00
2	1,300.01	1,400.00	2	1,200.01	1,400.00
3	1,400.01	1,500.00	3	N/A	N/A
4	N/A	N/A	4	N/A	N/A

Exmouth / Learmonth, WA			Karratha / Tom Price / Newman, WA
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight		Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…	from…	to…
1	600.00	1,300.00	1	700.00	1,000.00
2	N/A	N/A	2	1,000.01	1,100.00
3	N/A	N/A	3	1,100.01	1,300.00
4	N/A	N/A	4	N/A	N/A

Kununurra, WA			Port Hedland, WA
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight		Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…	from…	to…
1	1,000.00	4,000.00	1	1,000.00	1,600.00
2	N/A	N/A	2	1,600.01	2,000.00
3	N/A	N/A	3	2,000.01	2,600.00
4	N/A	N/A	4	N/A	N/A

SCHEDULE 3

Annex 7.D: Contributions for rent allowance

Part 1: Contribution for rent allowance – member with dependants

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Item	Rank group	Contribution for a residence with 2 bedrooms or less $ a fortnight	Contribution for a residence with 3 or more bedrooms $ a fortnight
1.	Major General or higher	1,287.04	1,430.04
2.	Brigadier, Colonel	818.21	909.12
3.	Lieutenant Colonel, Major	595.80	661.99
4.	Captain, Warrant Officer Class 1, Warrant Officer Class 2	539.42	599.35
5.	Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant, Corporal or lower, trainee	452.64	502.93

Part 2: Contribution for rent allowance – member without dependants

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Description of member	Member not sharing $ a fortnight	Member sharing with 1 other person $ a fortnight	Member sharing with 2 or more persons $ a fortnight
Major General or higher	1,287.04	643.52	476.68
Brigadier, Colonel	818.21	409.11	303.04
Lieutenant Colonel, Major	595.80	297.90	220.67
Captain, Warrant Officer Class 1, Warrant Officer Class 2	539.42	269.71	199.79
Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant, Corporal or lower, trainee	452.64	226.32	167.65

SCHEDULE 4

Annex 7.E: Rent ceilings

See: Part 8 Division 2

Part 1.1   Rent ceiling for member with dependants – 3 or more bedrooms

1.	If the member chooses to have a three bedroom rent ceiling apply, the rates for their rank group in this table apply to them.
2.	If a member has a bedroom benefit of four or more bedrooms, their rent ceiling in the table is increased by 10% for each additional bedroom over three bedrooms.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Location	Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant, Corporal or lower, trainee	Warrant Officer Class 1 and 2, Captain	Major, Lieutenant Colonel	Colonel, Brigadier	Major General or higher
$ a fortnight
ACT/ Queanbeyan	1,028	1,142	1,256	1,604	2,968
Adelaide	822	934	1,044	1,248
Albury/ Wodonga	792	846	932	1,018
Alice Springs	1,180	1,268	1,398	1,598
Armidale	880
Ballarat / Delecombe / Alfredton	580	702	852	952
Bathurst	760	852
Brisbane	1,054	1,186	1,346	1,536
Broken Hill	880
Broome	1,260	1,352	1,452
Cairns	878	958	1,038	1,096
Canarvon	1,120	1,302
Darwin	1,224	1,390	1,570	1,814
Evans Head / Wollongbar	844	942	1,052	1,152
Exmouth/ Learmonth	1,160
Frankston/ Mornington	860	966	1,056	1,130
Geraldton	624	740	962	1,122
Glenbrook	974	1,128	1,362	1,498
Gold Coast	956	996	1,102	1,218
Ipswich	830	932	1,096	1,282
Katherine	1,372	1,532	1,592	1,652
Karratha / Tom Price / Newman	940	1,052	1,202
Kununurra	3,400
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Location	Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant, Corporal or lower, trainee	Warrant Officer Class 1 and 2, Captain	Major, Lieutenant Colonel	Colonel, Brigadier	Major General or higher
$ a fortnight
Launceston / Devonport	840	952	1,052
Lismore / Junction Hill	760	852	952	1,052
Liverpool	1,188	1,330	1,500	1,652
Melbourne	876	986	1,244	1,666	3,083
Mildura	720
Mount Isa	1,160
Newcastle/ Raymond Terrace	916	1,036	1,242	1,492
Nhulunbuy	1,240	1,452
Nowra	872	930	1,032	1,138
Orange	760	852
Pearce	796	922	1,082	1,232
Perth	1,088	1,252	1,452	1,662
Port Augusta / Port Lincoln / Port Wakefield	920
Port Hedland	1,480	1,802	2,302
Port Macquarie / Old Bar / Taree	840	1,002	1,152	1,252
Queenscliff	760	852	952	1,102
Richmond	1,168	1,322	1,490	1,678
Rockhampton	880
Rockingham	776	870	986	1,102
Sale	726	776	854	956
Seymour	696	762	1,012	1,270
Singleton	852	926	996	1,056
Sydney	1,464	1,760	2,100	2,452	4,537
Tamworth	752	836	952	1,062
Tasmania	774	870	986	1,074
Thursday Island	2,600
Toowoomba/ Oakey	796	886	1,002	1,124
Townsville	752	842	1,006	1,146	1,182
Wagga Wagga	856	936	1,026	1,174
Weipa	1,460	1,552	1,752
Wollongong	1,224	1,312	1,372

Part 1.2   Member with dependants who chooses a two bedroom rent ceiling

If a member chooses to have a two bedroom rent ceiling apply, the rent ceiling that applies (in Part 1) is reduced by 10%.

Notes:
1. The effect of this is to apply the rates set out in the following table to the member.
2. A choice to have a two bedroom ceiling apply may have implications for access to

storage at Commonwealth expense. See Chapter 6 Part 5 Division 7 subsection 6.6.52.1, Members with dependants.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Location	Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant, Corporal or lower, trainee	Warrant Officer Class 1 and 2, Captain	Major, Lieutenant Colonel	Colonel, Brigadier	Major General or higher
$ a fortnight
ACT/ Queanbeyan	925	1,028	1,130	1,444	2,671
Adelaide	740	841	940	1,123
Albury/ Wodonga	713	761	839	916
Alice Springs	1,062	1,141	1,258	1,438
Armidale	792
Ballarat / Delecombe / Alfredton	522	632	767	857
Bathurst	684	767
Brisbane	949	1067	1211	1382
Broken Hill	792
Broome	1,134	1,217	1,307
Cairns	790	862	934	986
Canarvon	1,008	1,172
Darwin	1,102	1,251	1,413	1,633
Evans Head / Wollongbar	760	848	947	1,037
Exmouth	1,044
Frankston/ Mornington	774	869	950	1017
Geraldton	562	666	866	1010
Glenbrook	877	1,015	1,226	1,348
Gold Coast	860	896	992	1,096
Ipswich	747	839	986	1,154
Katherine	1,235	1,379	1,433	1,487
Karratha / Tom Price / Newman	846	947	1,082
Kununurra	3,060
Launceston / Devonport	756	857	947
Lismore / Junction Hill	684	767	857	947

Location	Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant, Corporal or lower, trainee	Warrant Officer Class 1 and 2, Captain	Major, Lieutenant Colonel	Colonel, Brigadier	Major General or higher
$ a fortnight
Liverpool	1,069	1,197	1,350	1,487
Melbourne	788	887	1,120	1,499	2,774
Mildura	648
Mount Isa	1,044
Newcastle/ Raymond Terrace	824	932	1,118	1,343
Nhulunbuy	1,116	1,307
Nowra	785	837	929	1,024
Orange	684	767
Pearce	716	830	974	1,109
Perth	979	1,127	1,307	1,496
Port Augusta / Port Lincoln / Port Wakefield	828
Port Hedland	1,332	1,622	2,072
Port Macquarie / Old Bar / Taree	756	902	1,037	1,127
Queenscliff	684	767	857	992
Richmond	1,051	1,190	1,341	1,510
Rockhampton	792
Rockingham	698	783	887	992
Sale	653	698	769	860
Seymour	626	686	911	1,143
Singleton	767	833	896	950
Sydney	1,318	1,584	1,890	2,207	4,083
Tamworth	677	752	857	956
Tasmania	697	783	887	967
Thursday Island	2340
Toowoomba/ Oakey	716	797	902	1,012
Townsville	677	758	905	1,031	1,064
Wagga Wagga	770	842	923	1,057
Weipa	1,314	1,397	1,577
Wollongong	1,102	1,181	1,235

Part 2   Member without dependants or member with dependants (unaccompanied) who lives alone

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Location	Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant, Corporal or lower, trainee	Warrant Officer Class 1 and 2, Captain	Major, Lieutenant Colonel	Colonel, Brigadier	Major General or higher
$ a fortnight
ACT/ Queanbeyan	925	1,028	1,130	1,444	2,671
Adelaide	740	841	940	1,123
Albury/ Wodonga	713	761	839	916
Alice Springs	1,062	1,141	1,258	1,438
Armidale	792
Ballarat / Delecombe / Alfredton	522	632	767	857
Bathurst	684	767
Brisbane	949	1,067	1,211	1,382
Broken Hill	792
Broome	1,134	1,217	1,307
Cairns	790	862	934	986
Canarvon	1008	1172
Darwin	1,102	1,251	1,413	1,633
Evans Head / Wollongbar	760	848	947	1,037
Exmouth	1,044
Frankston/ Mornington	774	869	950	1,017
Geraldton	562	666	866	1,010
Glenbrook	877	1,015	1,226	1,348
Gold Coast	860	896	992	1,096
Ipswich	747	839	986	1,154
Katherine	1,235	1,379	1,433	1,487
Karratha / Tom Price / Newman	846	947	1,082
Kununurra	3060
Launceston / Devonport	756	857	947
Lismore / Junction Hill	684	767	857	947
Liverpool	1,069	1,197	1,350	1,487

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Location	Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant, Corporal or lower, trainee	Warrant Officer Class 1 and 2, Captain	Major, Lieutenant Colonel	Colonel, Brigadier	Major General or higher
$ a fortnight
Melbourne	788	887	1,120	1,499	2,774
Mildura	648
Mount Isa	1044
Newcastle/ Raymond Terrace	824	932	1,118	1,343
Nhulunbuy	1,116	1,307
Nowra	785	837	929	1,024
Orange	684	767
Pearce	716	830	974	1,109
Perth	979	1,127	1,307	1,496
Port Augusta / Port Lincoln / Port Wakefield	828
Port Hedland	1,332	1,622	2,072
Port Macquarie / Old Bar / Taree	756	902	1,037	1,127
Queenscliff	684	767	857	992
Richmond	1,051	1,190	1,341	1,510
Rockhampton	792
Rockingham	698	783	887	992
Sale	653	698	769	860
Seymour	626	686	911	1,143
Singleton	767	833	896	950
Sydney	1,318	1,584	1,890	2,207	4,083
Tamworth	677	752	857	956
Tasmania	697	783	887	967
Thursday Island	2,340
Toowoomba/ Oakey	716	797	902	1,012
Townsville	677	758	905	1,031	1,064
Wagga Wagga	770	842	923	1,057
Weipa	1,314	1,397	1,577
Wollongong	1,102	1,181	1,235

Part 3   Member without dependants or member with dependants (unaccompanied) who shares with one other person

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Location	Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant, Corporal or lower, trainee	Warrant Officer Class 1 and 2, Captain	Major, Lieutenant Colonel	Colonel, Brigadier	Major General or higher
$ a fortnight
ACT/ Queanbeyan	463	514	565	722
Adelaide	370	420	470	562
Albury/ Wodonga	356	381	419	458
Alice Springs	531	571	629	719
Armidale	396
Ballarat / Delecombe / Alfredton	261	316	383	428
Bathurst	342	383
Brisbane	474	534	606	691
Broken Hill	396
Broome	567	608	653
Cairns	395	431	467	493
Canarvon	504	586
Darwin	551	626	707	816
Evans Head / Wollongbar	380	424	473	518
Exmouth	522
Frankston/ Mornington	387	435	475	509
Geraldton	281	333	433	505
Glenbrook	438	508	613	674
Gold Coast	430	448	496	548
Ipswich	374	419	493	577
Katherine	617	689	716	743
Karratha / Tom Price / Newman	423	473	541
Kununurra	1530
Launceston / Devonport	378	428	473
Lismore / Junction Hill	342	383	428	473
Liverpool	535	599	675	743

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Location	Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant, Corporal or lower, trainee	Warrant Officer Class 1 and 2, Captain	Major, Lieutenant Colonel	Colonel, Brigadier	Major General or higher
$ a fortnight
Melbourne	394	444	560	750
Mildura	324
Mount Isa	522
Newcastle/ Raymond Terrace	412	466	559	671
Nhulunbuy	558	653
Nowra	392	419	464	512
Orange	342	383
Pearce	358	415	487	554
Perth	490	563	653	748
Port Augusta / Port Lincoln / Port Wakefield	414
Port Hedland	666	811	1036
Port Macquarie / Old Bar / Taree	378	451	518	563
Queenscliff	342	383	428	496
Richmond	526	595	671	755
Rockhampton	396
Rockingham	349	392	444	496
Sale	327	349	384	430
Seymour	313	343	455	572
Singleton	383	417	448	475
Sydney	659	792	945	1,103
Tamworth	338	376	428	478
Tasmania	348	392	444	483
Thursday Island	1,170
Toowoomba/ Oakey	358	399	451	506
Townsville	338	379	453	516
Wagga Wagga	385	421	462	528
Weipa	657	698	788
Wollongong	551	590	617

Part 4   Member without dependants or member with dependants (unaccompanied) who is sharing with two other persons

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Location	Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant, Corporal or lower, trainee	Warrant Officer Class 1 and 2, Captain	Major, Lieutenant Colonel	Colonel, Brigadier	Major General or higher
$ a fortnight
ACT/ Queanbeyan	343	381	419	535
Adelaide	274	311	348	416
Albury/ Wodonga	264	282	311	339
Alice Springs	393	423	466	533
Armidale	293
Ballarat / Delecombe / Alfredton	193	234	284	317
Bathurst	253	284
Brisbane	351	395	449	512
Broken Hill	293
Broome	420	451	484
Cairns	293	319	346	365
Canarvon	373	434
Darwin	408	463	523	605
Evans Head / Wollongbar	281	314	351	384
Exmouth	387
Frankston/ Mornington	287	322	352	377
Geraldton	208	247	321	374
Glenbrook	325	376	454	499
Gold Coast	319	332	367	406
Ipswich	277	311	365	427
Katherine	457	511	531	551
Karratha / Tom Price / Newman	313	351	401
Kununurra	1133
Launceston / Devonport	280	317	351
Lismore / Junction Hill	253	284	317	351
Liverpool	396	443	500	551

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Location	Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant, Corporal or lower, trainee	Warrant Officer Class 1 and 2, Captain	Major, Lieutenant Colonel	Colonel, Brigadier	Major General or higher
$ a fortnight
Melbourne	292	329	415	555
Mildura	240
Mount Isa	387
Newcastle/ Raymond Terrace	305	345	414	497
Nhulunbuy	413	484
Nowra	291	310	344	379
Orange	253	284
Pearce	265	307	361	411
Perth	363	417	484	554
Port Augusta / Port Lincoln / Port Wakefield	307
Port Hedland	493	601	767
Port Macquarie / Old Bar / Taree	280	334	384	417
Queenscliff	253	284	317	367
Richmond	389	441	497	559
Rockhampton	293
Rockingham	259	290	329	367
Sale	242	259	285	319
Seymour	232	254	337	423
Singleton	284	309	332	352
Sydney	488	587	700	817
Tamworth	251	279	317	354
Tasmania	258	290	329	358
Thursday Island	867
Toowoomba/ Oakey	265	295	334	375
Townsville	251	281	335	382
Wagga Wagga	285	312	342	391
Weipa	487	517	584
Wollongong	408	437	457

Part 5   Member without dependants or member with dependants (unaccompanied) who is sharing with three other persons

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Location	Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant, Corporal or lower, trainee	Warrant Officer Class 1 and 2, Captain	Major, Lieutenant Colonel	Colonel, Brigadier	Major General or higher
$ a fortnight
ACT/ Queanbeyan	283	314	345	441
Adelaide	226	257	287	343
Albury/ Wodonga	218	233	256	280
Alice Springs	325	349	384	439
Armidale	242
Ballarat / Delecombe / Alfredton	160	193	234	262
Bathurst	209	234
Brisbane	290	326	370	422
Broken Hill	242
Broome	347	372	399
Cairns	241	263	285	301
Canarvon	308	358
Darwin	337	382	432	499
Evans Head / Wollongbar	232	259	289	317
Exmouth	319
Frankston/ Mornington	237	266	290	311
Geraldton	172	204	265	309
Glenbrook	268	310	375	412
Gold Coast	263	274	303	335
Ipswich	228	256	301	353
Katherine	377	421	438	454
Karratha / Tom Price / Newman	259	289	331
Kununurra	935
Launceston / Devonport	231	262	289
Lismore / Junction Hill	209	234	262	289
Liverpool	327	366	413	454

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Location	Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant, Corporal or lower, trainee	Warrant Officer Class 1 and 2, Captain	Major, Lieutenant Colonel	Colonel, Brigadier	Major General or higher
$ a fortnight
Melbourne	241	271	342	458
Mildura	198
Mount Isa	319
Newcastle / Raymond Terrace	252	285	342	410
Nhulunbuy	341	399
Nowra	240	256	284	313
Orange	209	234
Pearce	219	254	298	339
Perth	299	344	399	457
Port Augusta / Port Lincoln / Port Wakefield	253
Port Hedland	407	496	633
Port Macquarie / Old Bar / Taree	231	276	317	344
Queenscliff	209	234	262	303
Richmond	321	364	410	461
Rockhampton	242
Rockingham	213	239	271	303
Sale	200	213	235	263
Seymour	191	210	278	349
Singleton	234	255	274	290
Sydney	403	484	578	674
Tamworth	207	230	262	292
Tasmania	213	239	271	295
Thursday Island	715
Toowoomba/ Oakey	219	244	276	309
Townsville	207	232	277	315
Wagga Wagga	235	257	282	323
Weipa	402	427	482
Wollongong	337	361	377

SCHEDULE 5

Annex 7.F: Contributions for food – temporary accommodation allowance

See: Part 5 Division 5 section 7.5.29

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Contribution ($ a fortnight)
Member’s salary $ a year	Amount for member with adult dependant	Amount for member or adult dependant only	Amount for each additional adult dependant	Amount for first dependant under 21	Amount for each subsequent dependant under 21
Below 20,000	374.10	187.05	187.05	37.41	28.06
20,000 – 21,999	380.52	190.26	190.26	38.06	28.54
22,000 – 23,999	393.55	196.78	196.78	39.36	29.52
24,000 – 25,999	406.59	203.30	203.30	40.66	30.50
26,000 – 27,999	419.42	209.71	209.71	41.95	31.46
28,000 – 29,999	432.45	216.23	216.23	43.25	32.44
30,000 – 31,999	445.52	222.76	222.76	44.56	33.42
32,000 – 33,999	458.30	229.15	229.15	45.83	34.38
34,000 – 35,999	471.36	235.68	235.68	47.14	35.36
36,000 – 37,999	484.40	242.20	242.20	48.44	36.33
38,000 – 39,999	497.22	248.61	248.61	49.73	37.30
40,000 – 41,999	510.26	255.13	255.13	51.03	38.27
42,000 – 43,999	523.32	261.66	261.66	52.34	39.25
44,000 – 45,999	536.35	268.18	268.18	53.64	40.23
46,000 – 47,999	549.16	274.58	274.58	54.92	41.19
48,000 – 49,999	562.20	281.10	281.10	56.22	42.17
50,000 – 51,999	575.27	287.64	287.64	57.53	43.15
52,000 – 53,999	588.06	294.03	294.03	58.81	44.11
54,000 – 55,999	601.13	300.57	300.57	60.12	45.09
56,000 – 57,999	614.17	307.09	307.09	61.42	46.07
58,000 – 59,999	626.97	313.49	313.49	62.70	47.03
60,000 – 61,999	640.01	320.01	320.01	64.01	48.01
62,000 – 63,999	653.05	326.53	326.53	65.31	48.98
64,000 – 65,999	666.12	333.06	333.06	66.62	49.96
66,000 – 67,999	678.93	339.47	339.47	67.90	50.92
68,000 – 69,999	691.98	345.99	345.99	69.20	51.90
70,000 – 71,999	705.02	352.51	352.51	70.51	52.88
72,000 – 73,999	717.82	358.91	358.91	71.79	53.84
74,000 – 75,999	730.86	365.43	365.43	73.09	54.82
76,000 – 77,999	743.92	371.96	371.96	74.40	55.80
78,000 – 79,999	756.74	378.37	378.37	75.68	56.76
80,000 – 81,999	769.78	384.89	384.89	76.98	57.74
82,000 – 83,999	782.83	391.42	391.42	78.29	58.72
84,000 – 85,999	795.89	397.95	397.95	79.59	59.70
86,000 – 87,999	808.67	404.34	404.34	80.87	60.66
88,000 – 89,999	821.73	410.87	410.87	82.18	61.63
90,000 – 91,999	834.77	417.39	417.39	83.48	62.61
92,000 – 93,999	847.59	423.80	423.80	84.76	63.57
94,000 – 95,999	860.63	430.32	430.32	86.07	64.55

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Contribution ($ a fortnight)
Member’s salary $ a year	Amount for member with adult dependant	Amount for member or adult dependant only	Amount for each additional adult dependant	Amount for first dependant under 21	Amount for each subsequent dependant under 21
96,000 – 97,999	873.70	436.85	436.85	87.37	65.53
98,000 – 99,999	886.49	443.25	443.25	88.65	66.49
100,000 – 101,999	899.56	449.78	449.78	89.96	67.47
102,000 – 103,999	912.58	456.29	456.29	91.26	68.45
104,000 – 105,999	925.39	462.70	462.70	92.54	69.41
106,000 – 107,999	938.44	469.22	469.22	93.85	70.39
108,000 – 109,999	951.48	475.74	475.74	95.15	71.37
110,000 – 111,999	964.54	482.27	482.27	96.46	72.35
112,000 – 113,999	977.36	488.68	488.68	97.74	73.31
114,000 – 115,999	990.40	495.20	495.20	99.04	74.28
116,000 – 117,999	1,003.42	501.71	501.71	100.35	75.26
118,000 – 119,999	1,016.24	508.12	508.12	101.63	76.22
120,000 and above	1,029.29	514.65	514.65	102.93	77.20