Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:11:p118
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 11 (pt 118/153)
Character Range: 1477220–1481936

cost of purchasing a home in their current or next housing benefit location or family benefit location.

7.3.10 Conditions of eligibility

1.  A member is eligible for HPAS if all of the following are met.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 The home is in the member's current or next housing benefit location or family benefit location.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 An eligible person will live in the home within the period specified in section 7.3.13.
    Note: Section 7.3.2 provides that to be eligible to benefits under Chapter 7 Part 3 the member must be on continuous full-time service, and the location where they have purchased the home will continue to be their housing benefit location or family benefit location for at least 12 months.
2.  If the member's partner is also a member, only one member is eligible for HPAS.
3.  Despite subsection 2, the other member may be eligible for HPAS in a future housing benefit location or family benefit location.

7.3.11 Member this Division does not apply to

   This Division does not apply to a member who meets any of the following.
   a.                                                                        They have received one of the following.
                                                                             i.                                        HPAS on or after 1 July 2000.
                                                                             ii.                                       HPSEA for a first home on or before 30 June 2000.
   b.                                                                        They are on any of the following.
                                                                             i.                                        A transition location (general) agreement.
                                                                             ii.                                       A transition location (medical) agreement.

7.3.12 Purchase of land

   This Division does not apply to the purchase of land that does not have a home on it.

7.3.13 When the home must be occupied

1.  If a situation in an item in column A of the following table applies — a home must be occupied by an eligible person within the specified time period in column B of the same item.

Item  Column A                                                                                                                 Column B
      Member's situation                                                                                                       Specified time period
1.    They have signed a contract for a home to be built.                                                                      Within the earlier of the following.
                                                                                                                               a. One month after the day it is ready for occupation.
                                                                                                                               b. 12 months after the member signs the contract.
2.    They begin to build a home as an owner-builder.                                                                          Within the earlier of the following.
                                                                                                                               a. One month after the day it is ready for occupation.
                                                                                                                               b. 12 months after the member begins to build it.
3.    They purchase a home in the new location after one of the following occurs and before they begin duty in that location.  Within 1 month after the earlier of the following.
      a. An official written notice of the posting is issued.                                                                  a. The day the member begins duty in the new location.
      b. An alternate located work agreement is made.                                                                          b. The date of settlement of the contract to purchase the home.
4.