Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p20
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 20/293)
Character Range: 1734218–1740038

are eligible under this section or section 7.6.30.
5.  Despite subsection 4, a member who has a recognised live-in carer may occupy a surplus service residence under this section.
6.  A member with unaccompanied resident family and no accompanied resident family may be eligible to live in an appointment, tied or assigned Service residence under Division 2, Appointment, tied and assigned residences.

7.6.30 Member with no resident family eligible for a Service residence

1.  A member with no resident family or recognised other persons who is eligible for rent allowance under Part 8 may choose to live in a surplus Service residence.
2.  A member who occupies a surplus Service residence can only share the residence with other members who are eligible under this section or section 7.6.29.
3.  A member with no resident family or recognised other persons may be eligible to live in an appointment, tied or assigned Service residence under Division 2, Appointment, tied and assigned residences.

7.6.33 Acceptance or rejection of reasonable offer

1.  An offer of a Service residence by Defence Housing Australia is reasonable if the home meets one of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                               It is a suitable Service residence under section 7.6.4.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                               It is at the rent band listed for the member's rank group in section 7.6.13.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Note: This includes on-base Service residences which are taken to hold a market-rent-based classification.
    c.                                                                                                                                                                                                               If no Service residence is available in the rent band for the member's rank group under section 7.6.13, it is a Service residence in the rent band above or below the member's rent band.
    d.                                                                                                                                                                                                               It is rent band choice accommodation which the member accepts.
3.  If a home at a lower rent band does not have enough rooms for the family's children to occupy using the table in section 7.6.4, it would not be considered a reasonable offer for the purpose of paragraph 1.b.
4.  To continue to be eligible for housing assistance, the member must either accept a reasonable offer or reject it in writing for a reason in section 7.6.34.
5.  If a member rejects a reasonable offer for reasons not in section 7.6.34, the following apply.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                               If the CDF does not consider the reasons to be sufficient grounds to reject the Service residence, and Defence Housing Australia cannot offer the Service residence to another member within 1 month — the member's name will be removed from the Service residence waiting list.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                               The member will not be eligible for any of the following for the remainder of their posting.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     i.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Temporary accommodation allowance.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ii.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Rent allowance.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     iii.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Storage.
6.  In this section, waiting list means a list of members who meet all the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                               They