Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 5/293)
Character Range: 1664853–1668877

gender         13 years old or older                                  may have their own room if possible.

3.  Despite subsection 2, the member is eligible for a greater number of rooms if the CDF is satisfied they are needed.

Division 3: Period of eligibility

7.5.16 Start date of period of eligibility

1.  A member's period of eligibility for temporary accommodation allowance begins on the day Division 1 section 7.5.6 applies to them.
2.  A person's period of eligibility for temporary accommodation allowance under the SAFE scheme starts on the day the decision under section 7.5.7 is made.
3.  A member's eligibility at their new housing benefit location or family benefit location begins on the first day the location becomes their housing benefit location or family benefit location unless subsection 4 applies.
4.  If a member and their resident family and recognised other persons arrive at the new housing benefit location on different days, the period of eligibility includes all of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            A period at the former housing benefit location or family benefit location that lets the member's resident family and recognised other persons start the journey and arrive on the same day as the member.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            A period at the new housing benefit location that lets the member complete the journey and reunite with their resident family and recognised other persons.

7.5.17 Period of eligibility

1.  A member in a situation in column A of the following table is eligible to be paid temporary accommodation allowance up to the maximum period in column B of the same item.

Item  Column A                                                                                                                       Column B
      Member's situation                                                                                                             Maximum period of eligibility
1.    They are leaving a location to go to another location with a least one of their resident family or recognised other persons.   Three nights at the losing location.
2.    They are arriving at the gaining location with at least one of their resident family or recognised other persons.              Six weeks at the gaining location.
3.    They and their resident family and recognised other persons are being removed within the same housing benefit location.        Three nights.
4.    They have been granted assistance under section 7.5.7 (the SAFE scheme).                                                       Five nights.
5.    All of the following applies.                                                                                                  The number of nights in the period of temporary duty.
      a. they are in transit from a long-term posting overseas to a housing benefit location in Australia
      b they are on temporary duty at a location in Australia.
6.    They are going overseas on one of the following.                                                                               Two weeks.
          1.        Long-term duty.                                                                                                  Note: The period can be spent at either:
          2.        Deployment for 6 months or longer.                                                                                a. the losing location, or
                                                                                                                                      b. a combination of the losing location and the place of embarkation.
7.    They