Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 11/293)
Character Range: 1691025–1696172

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    d.                                                                                                                          The cost of the appropriate standard of accommodation for the member.
    e.                                                                                                                          Any other factor relevant to the member's temporary accommodation.

7.5.26 Meals – other temporary accommodation

1.  For subsection 7.5.25.3, the meal cost part of the allowance is limited.
    a.                                                                                        If a member paid more for meals than the rates in the table in subsection 7.5.24.3, those costs cannot be paid.

                                                                                              Exception: Meals taken at the place of accommodation.
    b.                                                                                        If the member and their resident family and recognised other persons take more than half their meals outside the place of accommodation, they are not eligible for temporary accommodation allowance for those meals. This is unless the CDF considers it reasonable that the costs be paid.
2.  For paragraph 1.b, the CDF must consider all the criteria listed in subsection 7.5.25.4.

7.5.27 Advance payment of allowance

1A.  This section does not apply to a person who is granted accommodation under section 7.5.7.
1.   The CDF may advance up to 21 days' temporary accommodation allowance to a member at one time. This table sets out what may be advanced.

Item  If the temporary accommodation is a…     then the member may be advanced…
1.    hotel or motel                           accommodation and meal costs as assessed for the approved period, less the contribution they must pay.
2.    serviced apartment for less than 7 days
3.    serviced apartment for 7 days or more    accommodation costs only, less the contribution they must pay.
                                               The larder allowance under paragraph 7.5.24.6.b may be paid along with the advance.

2.  The member must give the CDF written evidence that the previous advance has been used. The CDF may then decide to provide another advance.

Division 5: Rate of contribution

7.5.28 Purpose

   This Division sets out the contribution that a member who receives temporary accommodation allowance must pay for occupying the temporary accommodation.

7.5.28A Persons this Division does not apply to

   This Division does not apply to the following persons.
   a.                                                                                               A person eligible for temporary accommodation under subsection 7.5.6.3 (the SAFE scheme).
   b.                                                                                               A member who has unaccompanied resident family and no accompanied resident family.
   c.                                                                                               A person eligible for temporary accommodation under subsection 7.5.6 and occupies a quarantine residence.
   Note: If this Division does not apply to a person, they are not required to pay a contribution.

7.5.29 Rate of contribution

   The contribution for accommodation, meals and utilities for a member in a situation in an item in column A of the following table is the rate in the following columns for the same item.
   a.                                                                                                                                                                                         Accommodation — column B.
   b.                                                                                                                                                                                         Meals — column C.
   c.                                                                                                                                                                                         Utilities — column D.

Item  Column A                                                                            Column B                                                                                                                                                                      Column C                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Column D
      Member situation                                                                    Accommodation contribution                                                                                                                                                    Meals contribution                                                                                                                                                                                                               Utilities