Division 2: Types of accommodation

1. The CDF may direct a member to stay in a hotel or serviced apartment in order to be eligible for temporary accommodation allowance.
2. For this Part, the meaning of 'hotel' includes 'motel'.
3. For directions under this section, the CDF must consider all these facts.
   
   1. The cost, standard and availability of temporary accommodation at the location.
   2. The location of the hotel or serviced apartment.
   3. The number, age, gender and needs of any resident family and recognised other persons.
   4. The period the member and any resident family and recognised other persons are required to stay in the accommodation.
   5. Any other factor relevant to the accommodation.

1. A member must occupy a serviced apartment when they arrive at a gaining location unless one of these conditions applies.
   
   1. The member is required to occupy living-in accommodation under section 7.5.14.
   2. A serviced apartment of sufficient standard is not available. The member may live in a hotel.
   3. The member and the member’s resident family are required to isolate in a place specified by State or Territory authorities that is not the member’s usual residence.
2. A member who is living in a hotel may need to have their period of temporary accommodation extended. A new decision will then be made about whether a serviced apartment is available. If one is, the member must move into it.
3. This section does not apply to a person given assistance under section 7.5.7 (the SAFE scheme).

Despite section 7.5.12 and section 7.5.13, a member or a member’s resident family and recognised other persons who is eligible for temporary accommodation allowance under paragraph 7.5.6.1.e is eligible to occupy one of the following types of temporary accommodation.

1. If available — a quarantine residence.

2. A type of temporary accommodation provided under this Division.

1. This section applies to a member who is required to occupy temporary accommodation and meets any of the following.
   
   1. They are a member with no resident family or recognised other persons.
   2. They are a member who has unaccompanied resident family and no accompanied resident family.
   3. They meet all of the following.
      
      1. They have accompanied resident family.
      2. Their accompanied resident family have not travelled with them to the gaining location.
2. This section does not apply to a person who is granted accommodation under section 7.5.7 (the SAFE scheme).
3. The member must occupy the following type of temporary accommodation.
   

   1. For a member at the rank of Major or below — living-in accommodation that is available regardless of its level.

      _{Note: If living-in accommodation is not available the member may use other forms of temporary accommodation.}

   2. For a member at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel or higher — any other type of temporary accommodation that is not living-in accommodation.

      _{Note: The member is paid temporary accommodation allowance instead of occupying living-in accommodation.}

1. This section does not apply to a person eligible for temporary accommodation allowance under any of the following.
   
   1. Subsection 7.5.6.3 (the SAFE scheme).
   2. Paragraph 7.5.6.1.e (Required to isolate).
2. The following table sets out how to calculate the number of rooms a member and their resident family and recognised other persons are eligible to occupy in a hotel or serviced apartment.

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