Defence Determination 2017/41, Review of housing contributions and allowances – amendment (Cth)

Defence Determination 2017/41, Review of housing contributions and allowances – amendment

I, PHILLIP JOHN HOGLIN, Acting Assistant Secretary, People Policy and Employment Conditions, make the following Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.

Dated   14 December 2017  

P J HOGLIN

Acting Assistant Secretary
People Policy and Employment Conditions
Defence People Group

Contents

1......... Name............................................................................................................................... 2

2......... Commencement............................................................................................................... 2

3......... Authority......................................................................................................................... 2

4......... Schedules......................................................................................................................... 2

Schedule 1—Housing Contributions and Allowances Amendments   3

Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service  

1	Name
This instrument is Defence Determination 2017/41, Review of housing contributions and allowances – amendment.
2	Commencement
This instrument commences on 25 January 2018.
3	Authority
This instrument is made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.
4	Schedules
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Housing Contributions and Allowances – Amendment

Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service

1	Section 7.5.29 (Rate of contribution), table item 1
Omit "$102.88", substitute "$112.04".
2	Subsection 7.9.15.1 (Eligibility for allowance)
Omit "198.68", substitute "$197.29".
3	Paragraph 7.10.4.1.b (Eligible member – reimbursement for utilities)
Omit "$71.32 ", substitute "$77.67".
4	Subsection 7.10.8.2 (Contribution for energy costs – tied or Service residences)
Omit "$136.86", substitute "$149.04".

5	Chapter 7 Annex 7.A (Contributions for Service residence or rent band choice accommodation)
Omit the Annex, substitute:

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	422.14	379.93
2	Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant, Corporal or lower	Group A	Group A	496.72	447.05
		Group B1 or Rent Band 1	Group B1 or Rent Band 1	507.53	456.78
		Group B2 or Rent Band 2	Group B1 or Rent Band 1	507.53	456.78
3	Captain, Warrant Officer Class 1, Warrant Officer Class 2	Group B1 or Rent Band B1	Group B1 or Rent Band 1	507.53	456.78
		Group B2 or Rent Band 2	Group B2 or Rent Band 2	622.64	560.38
		Group C or Rent Band 3	Group B2 or Rent Band 2	622.64	560.38
4	Lieutenant Colonel, Major	Group B2 or Rent Band 2	Group B2 or Rent Band 2	622.64	560.38
		Group C or Rent Band 3	Group C or Rent Band 3	685.58	617.03
		Group D or Rent Band 4	Group C or Rent Band 3	685.58	617.03
5	Brigadier, Colonel	Group C or Rent Band 3	Group C or Rent Band 3	685.58	617.03
		Group D or Rent Band 4	Group D or Rend Band 4	948.92	854.03
		Group E or Rent Band 5	Group E or Rent Band 4	948.92	854.03
6	Major General or higher	Group D or Rent Band 4	Group D or Rent Band 4	948.92	854.03
		Group E or Rent Band 5	Group E or Rent Band 5	1492.64	1343.38

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	737.75	863.63	1,390.31
2.	Captain Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2	N/A	N/A	748.52	1,275.20
3.	Lieutenant Colonel Major	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,212.26

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	1343.38	1492.64
2.	4	D	854.03	948.92
3.	3	C	617.03	685.58
4.	2	B2	560.38	622.64
5.	1	B1	456.78	507.53
6.	-	A	447.05	496.72
7.	-	1A	379.93	422.14

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	671.69	497.55
2.	Brigadier Colonel	427.02	316.31
3.	Lieutenant Colonel Major	308.52	228.53
4.	Captain Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2	280.19	207.55
5.	Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal or lower	228.39	169.18

6	Chapter 7 Annex 7.B (Regional rent bands)
Omit the Annex, substitute:

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	1,150.00	1	674.00	1,000.00
2	1,150.01	1,210.00	2	1,000.01	1,200.00
3	1,210.01	1,380.00	3	1,200.01	3,200.00
4	1,380.01	1,920.00	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	830.00	1	878.00	1,060.00
2	830.01	880.00	2	1,060.01	1,238.00
3	880.01	1,000.00	3	1,238.01	1,510.00
4	1,000.01	1,060.00	4	1,510.01	1,590.00

Liverpool, NSW			Newcastle / Raymond Terrace, NSW
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight		Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…	from…	to…
1	900.00	1280.00	1	700.00	990.00
2	1280.01	1420.00	2	990.01	1,130.00
3	1420.01	1640.00	3	1,130.01	1,420.00
4	1640.01	1720.00	4	1,420.01	1,650.00

Nowra, NSW Exception: HMAS Albatross			Richmond, NSW Exception: RAAF Richmond
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight		Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
to…	from…	to…
1	760.00	940.00	1	720.00	1,320.00
2	940.01	980.00	2	1,320.01	1,380.00
3	980.01	1,160.00	3	1,380.01	1,700.00
4	1,160.01	1,230.00	4	1,700.01	1,800.00

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	900.00	1	840.00	1,648.00
2	900.01	970.00	2	1,648.01	1,950.00
3	970.01	1,050.00	3	1,950.01	2,520.00
4	1,050.01	1,100.00	4	2,520.01	2,670.00

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	1,090.00
4	1,090.01	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	600.00	1,000.00	1	600.00	800.00
2	800.01	900.00

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
3	700.01	900.00
4	900.01	1,240.00

Evans Head, NSW			HMAS Albatross, NSW (on-base housing)
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight		Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	from…	to…
1	1,000.00	1,150.00	1	440.00	540.00
2	1,150.01	1,200.00	2	540.01	560.00
3	560.01	640.00
4	640.01	800.00

HMAS Watson, NSW (on-base housing)			Lismore / Goonellabah / Junction Hill / Wollongbar, NSW
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight		Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…	from…	to…
1	1,400.00	1,580.00	1	760.00	1,000.00
2	1,580.01	2,400.00	2	1,000.01	1,200.00
3	2,400.01	2,600.00
4	2,600.01	2,800.00
Orange, NSW			Port Macquarie / Old Bar / Taree, NSW
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight		Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…	from…	to…
1	700.00	820.00	1	600.00	900.00
2	820.01	900.00	2	900.01	1,100.00
3	1,100.01	1,200.00
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

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	1,338.00
2	1,200.01	1,360.00	2	1,338.01	1,418.00
3	1,360.01	1,460.00	3	1,418.01	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
4	1,400.01	1,750.00

RAAF Base Tindal, NT (on-base housing)
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…
1	700.00	900.00

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	940.00
2	1,130.01	1,238.00	2	940.01	1,000.00
3	1,238.01	1,450.00	3	1,000.01	1,090.00
4	1,450.01	1,618.00	4	1,090.01	1,200.00

Gold Coast, Qld Exception: Kokoda Barracks Canungra			Ipswich, Qld
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight		Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…	from…	to…
1	860.00	990.00	1	630.00	880.00
2	990.01	1,040.00	2	880.01	980.00
3	1,040.01	1,200.00	3	980.01	1,138.00
4	1,200.01	1,280.00	4	1,138.01	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

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
3	700.01	740.00
4	740.01	1,000.00
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	600.00	1,000.00

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

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Principal posting location

Adelaide, SA
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…
1	590.00	910.00
2	910.01	1,020.00
3	1,020.01	1,130.00
4	1,130.01	1,430.00

Regional posting locations

Port Augusta / Port Lincoln / Port Wakefield, SA
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…
1	600.00	1,000.00

TASMANIA

Principal posting location

Hobart, Tas Exception: Anglesea Barracks
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…
1	700.00	880.00
2	880.01	1,020.00
3	1,020.01	1,120.00
4	1,120.01	1,170.00

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

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	950.00	1	660.00	970.00
2	950.01	1,080.00	2	970.01	1,080.00
3	1,080.01	1,140.00	3	1,080.01	1,500.00
4	1,140.01	1,240.00	4	1,500.01	1,940.00

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	740.00	1	600.00	740.00
2	740.01	798.00	2	740.01	820.00
3	798.01	908.00	3	820.01	1,250.00
4	908.01	1,000.00	4	1,250.01	1,340.00

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	520.01	560.00
3	560.01	590.00
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	4	600.00	800.00
2	800.01	900.00
3	900.01	1,000.00
4	1,000.01	1,200.00

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	798.00
2	638.01	840.00	2	798.01	900.00
3	840.01	1,082.00	3	900.01	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	760.00
2	1,200.01	1,298.00	2	760.01	858.00
3	1,298.01	1,600.00	3	858.01	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

Exmouth / Learmonth, WA			Karratha, WA
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight		Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…	from…	to…
1	600.00	1,300.00	1	960.00	1400.00
2	1400.01	1600.00
3	1600.01	1820.00

Kununurra, WA			Newman / Tom Price
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight		Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…	from…	to…
1	1,000.00	4,000.00	1	760.00	1,000.00
2	1,000.01	1,200.00

Port Hedland, WA
Rent band	Rent $ a fortnight
from…	to…
1	1,000.00	1,600.00
2	1,600.01	2,000.00
3	2,000.01	2,600.00

7	Chapter 7 Annex 7.D (Contributions for rent allowance)
Omit the Annex, substitute:

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	1,343.38	1,492.64
2.	Brigadier, Colonel	854.03	948.92
3.	Lieutenant Colonel, Major	617.03	685.58
4.	Captain, Warrant Officer Class 1, Warrant Officer Class 2	560.38	622.64
5.	Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant, Corporal or lower, trainee	456.78	507.53

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	1,343.38	671.69	497.55
Brigadier, Colonel	854.03	427.02	316.31
Lieutenant Colonel, Major	617.03	308.52	228.53
Captain, Warrant Officer Class 1, Warrant Officer Class 2	560.38	280.19	207.55
Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant, Corporal or lower, trainee	456.78	228.39	169.18

8	Chapter 7 Annex 7.E (Rent ceilings)
Omit the Annex, substitute:

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	1,060	1,182	1,296	1,652	3,057
Adelaide	846	966	1,076	1,282
Albury/ Wodonga	800	856	942	1,032
Alice Springs	1,180	1,282	1,412	1,598
Armidale	920
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	894	972	1,046	1,146
Canarvon	1,120	1,302
Darwin	1,224	1,380	1,560	1,814
Evans Head	1,120	1,176
Exmouth/ Learmonth	1,160
Frankston/ Mornington	900	1,016	1,112	1,192
Geraldton	624	740	962	1,122
Glenbrook	1,024	1,150	1,376	1,552
Gold Coast	964	1,016	1,122	1,242
Hobart	844	952	1,072	1,146
Ipswich	830	932	1,060	1,246
Katherine	1,372	1,532	1,592	1,652
Karratha	1,312	1,502	1,712
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
Kununurra	3,400
Launceston / Devonport	840	952	1,052
Lismore / Goonellabah / Junction Hill / Wollongbar	952	1,102
Liverpool	1,204	1,352	1,532	1,682
Melbourne	908	1,026	1,292	1,722	3,186
Mildura	720
Mount Isa	1,160
Newcastle/ Raymond Terrace	932	1,062	1,276	1,536
Newman / Tom Price	952	1,102
Nhulunbuy	1,240	1,452
Nowra	904	962	1,072	1,196
Orange	796	862
Pearce	764	850	1,032	1,232
Perth	1,088	1,250	1,450	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	1,200	1,352	1,542	1,752
Rockhampton	920
Rockingham	728	810	956	1,102
Sale	718	770	854	956
Seymour	712	782	1,036	1,296
Singleton	860	936	1,012	1,076
Sydney	1,488	1,800	2,236	2,596	4,804
Tamworth	752	836	952	1,062
Thursday Island	2,600
Toowoomba/ Oakey	796	886	1,002	1,124
Townsville	752	842	1,006	1,146
Wagga Wagga	856	936	1,026	1,176
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	954	1,064	1,166	1,487	2,751
Adelaide	761	869	968	1,154
Albury/ Wodonga	720	770	848	929
Alice Springs	1,062	1,154	1,271	1,438
Armidale	828
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	805	875	941	1,031
Canarvon	1,008	1,172
Darwin	1,102	1,242	1,404	1,633
Evans Head	1,008	1,058
Exmouth/ Learmonth	1,044
Frankston/ Mornington	810	914	1,001	1,073
Geraldton	562	666	866	1,010
Glenbrook	922	1,035	1,238	1,397
Gold Coast	868	914	1,010	1,118
Hobart	760	857	965	1,031
Ipswich	747	839	954	1,121
Katherine	1,235	1,379	1,433	1,487
Karratha	1,181	1,352	1,541
Kununurra	3,060
Launceston / Devonport	756	857	947
Lismore / Goonellabah / Junction Hill / Wollongbar	857	992
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
Liverpool	1,084	1,217	1,379	1,514
Melbourne	817	923	1,163	1,550	2,868
Mildura	648
Mount Isa	1,044
Newcastle/ Raymond Terrace	839	956	1,148	1,382
Newman / Tom Price	857	992
Nhulunbuy	1,116	1,307
Nowra	814	866	965	1,076
Orange	716	776
Pearce	688	765	929	1,109
Perth	979	1,125	1,305	1,496
Port Augusta / Port Lincoln / Port Wakefield	828
Port Hedland	1,332	1622	2,072
Port Macquarie / Old Bar / Taree	756	902	1,037	1,127
Queenscliff	684	767	857	992
Richmond	1,080	1,217	1,388	1,577
Rockhampton	828
Rockingham	655	729	860	992
Sale	646	693	769	860
Seymour	641	704	932	1,166
Singleton	774	842	911	968
Sydney	1,339	1,620	2,012	2,336	4,323
Tamworth	677	752	857	956
Thursday Island	2,340
Toowoomba/ Oakey	716	797	902	1,012
Townsville	677	758	905	1,031
Wagga Wagga	770	842	923	1,058
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	954	1,064	1,166	1,487	2,751
Adelaide	761	869	968	1,154
Albury/ Wodonga	720	770	848	929
Alice Springs	1,062	1,154	1,271	1,438
Armidale	828
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	805	875	941	1,031
Canarvon	1,008	1,172
Darwin	1,102	1,242	1,404	1,633
Evans Head	1,008	1,058
Exmouth/ Learmonth	1,044
Frankston/ Mornington	810	914	1,001	1,073
Geraldton	562	666	866	1,010
Glenbrook	922	1,035	1,238	1,397
Gold Coast	868	914	1,010	1,118
Hobart	760	857	965	1,031
Ipswich	747	839	954	1,121
Katherine	1,235	1,379	1,433	1,487
Karratha	1,181	1,352	1,541
Kununurra	3,060
Launceston / Devonport	756	857	947
Lismore / Goonellabah / Junction Hill / Wollongbar	857	992
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
Liverpool	1,084	1,217	1,379	1,514
Melbourne	817	923	1,163	1,550	2,868
Mildura	648
Mount Isa	1,044
Newcastle/ Raymond Terrace	839	956	1,148	1,382
Newman / Tom Price	857	992
Nhulunbuy	1,116	1,307
Nowra	814	866	965	1,076
Orange	716	776
Pearce	688	765	929	1,109
Perth	979	1,125	1,305	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	1,080	1,217	1,388	1,577
Rockhampton	828
Rockingham	655	729	860	992
Sale	646	693	769	860
Seymour	641	704	932	1,166
Singleton	774	842	911	968
Sydney	1,339	1,620	2,012	2,336	4,323
Tamworth	677	752	857	956
Thursday Island	2,340
Toowoomba/ Oakey	716	797	902	1,012
Townsville	677	758	905	1,031
Wagga Wagga	770	842	923	1,058
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	477	532	583	743
Adelaide	381	435	484	577
Albury/ Wodonga	360	385	424	464
Alice Springs	531	577	635	719
Armidale	414
Ballarat / Delecombe / Alfredton	261	316	383	428
Bathurst	342	383
Brisbane	474	534	606	691
Broken Hill	396
Broome	567	608	653
Cairns	402	437	471	516
Canarvon	504	586
Darwin	551	621	702	816
Evans Head	504	529
Exmouth/ Learmonth	522
Frankston/ Mornington	405	457	500	536
Geraldton	281	333	433	505
Glenbrook	461	518	619	698
Gold Coast	434	457	505	559
Hobart	380	428	482	516
Ipswich	374	419	477	561
Katherine	617	689	716	743
Karratha	590	676	770
Kununurra	1,530
Launceston / Devonport	378	428	473
Lismore / Goonellabah / Junction Hill / Wollongbar	428	496
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
Liverpool	542	608	689	757
Melbourne	409	462	581	775
Mildura	324
Mount Isa	522
Newcastle/ Raymond Terrace	419	478	574	691
Newman / Tom Price	428	496
Nhulunbuy	558	653
Nowra	407	433	482	538
Orange	358	388
Pearce	344	383	464	554
Perth	490	563	653	748
Port Augusta / Port Lincoln / Port Wakefield	414
Port Hedland	666	811	1,036
Port Macquarie / Old Bar / Taree	378	451	518	563
Queenscliff	342	383	428	496
Richmond	540	608	694	788
Rockhampton	414
Rockingham	328	365	430	496
Sale	323	347	384	430
Seymour	320	352	466	583
Singleton	387	421	455	484
Sydney	670	810	1,006	1,168
Tamworth	338	376	428	478
Thursday Island	1,170
Toowoomba/ Oakey	358	399	451	506
Townsville	338	379	453	516
Wagga Wagga	385	421	462	529
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	353	394	432	551
Adelaide	282	322	359	427
Albury/ Wodonga	267	285	314	344
Alice Springs	393	427	471	533
Armidale	307
Ballarat / Delecombe / Alfredton	193	234	284	317
Bathurst	253	284
Brisbane	351	395	449	512
Broken Hill	293
Broome	420	451	484
Cairns	298	324	349	382
Canarvon	373	434
Darwin	408	460	520	605
Evans Head	373	392
Exmouth/ Learmonth	387
Frankston/ Mornington	300	339	371	397
Geraldton	208	247	321	374
Glenbrook	341	383	459	517
Gold Coast	321	339	374	414
Hobart	281	317	357	382
Ipswich	277	311	353	415
Katherine	457	511	531	551
Karratha	437	501	571
Kununurra	1,133
Launceston / Devonport	280	317	351
Lismore / Goonellabah / Junction Hill / Wollongbar	317	367
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
Liverpool	401	451	511	561
Melbourne	303	342	431	574
Mildura	240
Mount Isa	387
Newcastle/ Raymond Terrace	311	354	425	512
Newman / Tom Price	317	367
Nhulunbuy	413	484
Nowra	301	321	357	399
Orange	265	287
Pearce	255	283	344	411
Perth	363	417	483	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	400	451	514	584
Rockhampton	307
Rockingham	243	270	319	367
Sale	239	257	285	319
Seymour	237	261	345	432
Singleton	287	312	337	359
Sydney	496	600	745	865
Tamworth	251	279	317	354
Thursday Island	867
Toowoomba/ Oakey	265	295	334	375
Townsville	251	281	335	382
Wagga Wagga	285	312	342	392
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	292	325	356	454
Adelaide	233	266	296	353
Albury/ Wodonga	220	235	259	284
Alice Springs	325	353	388	439
Armidale	253
Ballarat / Delecombe / Alfredton	160	193	234	262
Bathurst	209	234
Brisbane	290	326	370	422
Broken Hill	242
Broome	347	372	399
Cairns	246	267	288	315
Canarvon	308	358
Darwin	337	380	429	499
Evans Head	308	323
Exmouth/ Learmonth	319
Frankston/ Mornington	248	279	306	328
Geraldton	172	204	265	309
Glenbrook	282	316	378	427
Gold Coast	265	279	309	342
Hobart	232	262	295	315
Ipswich	228	256	292	343
Katherine	377	421	438	454
Karratha	361	413	471
Kununurra	935
Launceston / Devonport	231	262	289
Lismore / Goonellabah / Junction Hill / Wollongbar	262	303
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
Liverpool	331	372	421	463
Melbourne	250	282	355	474
Mildura	198
Mount Isa	319
Newcastle/ Raymond Terrace	256	292	351	422
Newman / Tom Price	262	303
Nhulunbuy	341	399
Nowra	249	265	295	329
Orange	219	237
Pearce	210	234	284	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	330	372	424	482
Rockhampton	253
Rockingham	200	223	263	303
Sale	197	212	235	263
Seymour	196	215	285	356
Singleton	237	257	278	296
Sydney	409	495	615	714
Tamworth	207	230	262	292
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

9	Chapter 7 Annex 7.F (Contributions for food – temporary accommodation allowance)
Omit the Annex, substitute:

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	371.48	185.74	185.74	37.15	27.86
20,000 – 21,999	377.86	188.93	188.93	37.79	28.34
22,000 – 23,999	390.80	195.40	195.40	39.08	29.31
24,000 – 25,999	403.74	201.88	201.88	40.38	30.29
26,000 – 27,999	416.48	208.24	208.24	41.66	31.24
28,000 – 29,999	429.42	214.72	214.72	42.95	32.21
30,000 – 31,999	442.40	221.20	221.20	44.25	33.19
32,000 – 33,999	455.09	227.55	227.55	45.51	34.14
34,000 – 35,999	468.06	234.03	234.03	46.81	35.11
36,000 – 37,999	481.01	240.50	240.50	48.10	36.08
38,000 – 39,999	493.74	246.87	246.87	49.38	37.04
40,000 – 41,999	506.69	253.34	253.34	50.67	38.00
42,000 – 43,999	519.66	259.83	259.83	51.97	38.98
44,000 – 45,999	532.60	266.30	266.30	53.26	39.95
46,000 – 47,999	545.32	272.66	272.66	54.54	40.90
48,000 – 49,999	558.26	279.13	279.13	55.83	41.87
50,000 – 51,999	571.24	285.63	285.63	57.13	42.85
52,000 – 53,999	583.94	291.97	291.97	58.40	43.80
54,000 – 55,999	596.92	298.47	298.47	59.70	44.77
56,000 – 57,999	609.87	304.94	304.94	60.99	45.75
58,000 – 59,999	622.58	311.30	311.30	62.26	46.70
60,000 – 61,999	635.53	317.77	317.77	63.56	47.67
62,000 – 63,999	648.48	324.24	324.24	64.85	48.64
64,000 – 65,999	661.46	330.73	330.73	66.15	49.61
66,000 – 67,999	674.18	337.09	337.09	67.42	50.56
68,000 – 69,999	687.14	343.57	343.57	68.72	51.54
70,000 – 71,999	700.08	350.04	350.04	70.02	52.51
72,000 – 73,999	712.80	356.40	356.40	71.29	53.46
74,000 – 75,999	725.74	362.87	362.87	72.58	54.44
76,000 – 77,999	738.71	369.36	369.36	73.88	55.41
78,000 – 79,999	751.44	375.72	375.72	75.15	56.36
80,000 – 81,999	764.39	382.20	382.20	76.44	57.34
82,000 – 83,999	777.35	388.68	388.68	77.74	58.31
84,000 – 85,999	790.32	395.16	395.16	79.03	59.28
86,000 – 87,999	803.01	401.51	401.51	80.30	60.24

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
88,000 – 89,999	815.98	407.99	407.99	81.60	61.20
90,000 – 91,999	828.93	414.47	414.47	82.90	62.17
92,000 – 93,999	841.66	420.83	420.83	84.17	63.13
94,000 – 95,999	854.61	427.31	427.31	85.47	64.10
96,000 – 97,999	867.58	433.79	433.79	86.76	65.07
98,000 – 99,999	880.28	440.15	440.15	88.03	66.02
100,000 – 101,999	893.26	446.63	446.63	89.33	67.00
102,000 – 103,999	906.19	453.10	453.10	90.62	67.97
104,000 – 105,999	918.91	459.46	459.46	91.89	68.92
106,000 – 107,999	931.87	465.94	465.94	93.19	69.90
108,000 – 109,999	944.82	472.41	472.41	94.48	70.87
110,000 – 111,999	957.79	478.89	478.89	95.78	71.84
112,000 – 113,999	970.52	485.26	485.26	97.06	72.80
114,000 – 115,999	983.47	491.73	491.73	98.35	73.76
116,000 – 117,999	996.40	498.20	498.20	99.65	74.73
118,000 – 119,999	1009.13	504.56	504.56	100.92	75.69
120,000 and above	1022.08	511.05	511.05	102.21	76.66