Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:11:p109
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 11 (pt 109/153)
Character Range: 1429515–1436477

Commonwealth.
   Serviced apartment means accommodation that the CDF is satisfied is a serviced apartment after considering all the following.
   a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Whether it has facilities that are similar to those generally available in an apartment or flat.
   b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      The level of services provided.
   c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      The level of cooking and dining facilities.
   Utilities means the public supply, or equivalent private supply, of any of the following.
   a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Water.
   b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Electricity.
   c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Gas.
   d.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Garbage and sewage disposal.
   Utility connection deposit means a deposit required before water, gas or electricity services can be supplied to a home.

7.1.15 Flexible housing trial member

1.  A member is a flexible housing trial member if the CDF extends their housing benefit location under subsection 2.
2.  The member is eligible to have their housing benefit location extended if the CDF is satisfied of all of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                       The member will continue to commute to their primary service location.
    b.                                                                                                                       The member's daily attendance for duty will not be affected by the additional travel.
    c.                                                                                                                       The purpose of extending the housing benefit location is to facilitate any of the following.
                                                                                                                             i.                                                                                              The member's partner, who is resident family, is undertaking employment, other than home based employment.
                                                                                                                             ii.                                                                                             The member is returning from a long-term posting overseas and their partner, who is resident family, is seeking employment other than home based employment.
                                                                                                                             iii.                                                                                            The member's partner, who is resident family, is undertaking a period of study on a face-to-face basis.
                                                                                                                             iv.                                                                                             The member has resident family with a recognised special need who needs access to professional services.
                                                                                                                             v.                                                                                              The member's child, who is resident family, attends early child care, pre‑school, primary school or secondary school and the extension will enable the child to continue to attend the early child care, pre-school, primary school or secondary school.
    d.                                                                                                                       The trial will not exceed the maximum number of participants for the housing benefit location.
3.  In this section early child care includes any of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                       Long day care.
    b.                                                                                                                       Family day care.
    c.                                                                                                                       Pre-school.
    d.                                                                                                                       Kindergarten.
4.  The CDF must not approve an extension of a member's housing benefit location under subsection 2 after 31 December 2025.

Division 4: House-hunting trips

7.1.18 Purpose

   House-hunting trips allow a member to visit a new housing benefit location to find a Service residence or home for which rent allowance is payable. The ADF and the member benefits in these ways.
   a.                                                                                                                                                                                                  A Service residence, or a home that attracts rent allowance, can be arranged before the member starts duty in the new location.
   b.                                                                                                                                                                                                  Members and accompanied resident family (if any) will spend less time in temporary accommodation at the new location.
   c.                                                                                                                                                                                                  Costs and stress levels are reduced because