Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:11:p117
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 11 (pt 117/153)
Character Range: 1473261–1477736

for housing assistance if they have lease their suitable own home for commercial purposes.

Part 3: Home sale or purchase

7.3.1 Purpose

1.  Two forms of assistance to purchase or sell a home are available to a member or their resident family when the member is posted in Australia.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 A one-off payment to assist them to purchase a home. The home must be in their housing benefit location or family benefit location and they must live in it. This payment is made under HPAS. It is payable once only during a member's ADF service.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Reimbursement to the member of the reasonable costs for selling a home and purchasing another home they will live in on the next posting. This assistance is given under HPSEA.
2.  A member who purchases their first home under HPAS then enters into a following sell-purchase-sell home ownership cycle. Each time they purchase or sell another home on a posting, they can be reimbursed the reasonable costs involved. Time limits apply. This does not mean that a home must be sold or purchased following each posting. This is the member's choice. However, continued eligibility depends on a member maintaining the cycle of sell-purchase-sell. Some exceptions apply.

7.3.2 Member this Part applies to

   This Part applies to a member who meets all of the following.
   a.                                                             They are on continuous full-time service.
   b.                                                             At the time of purchasing a home, the member is expected to continue to serve in their primary service location for another 12 months.
   c.                                                             The member purchased a home in their housing benefit location or family benefit location.

7.3.3 Member this Part does not apply to

   This Part does not apply to a member on any of the following.
   a.                                                             Reserve service.
   b.                                                             Continuous full-time service for less than 12 months.

7.3.4 Definitions

   In this Part the following apply.
   Eligible person means a member or their resident family.
   Eligible sale means the sale of a home under Chapter 7 Part 3 Division 2.
   Home means a dwelling in Australia.
   Posting means a posting that a Service authority expects to last at least 12 months.
   An eligible person has purchased a home when they do any of the following.
   a.                                                                                    Sign a contract to purchase it.
   b.                                                                                    Sign an agreement for it to be built.
   c.                                                                                    Begin to build it, if they are an owner‑builder.

Division 1: Initial home purchase

7.3.8 Purpose

   The Home Purchase Assistance Scheme (HPAS) assists members with the 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