Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service

In this Chapter the following apply.

Accommodation for which rent allowance is payable includes accommodation where the amount of rent allowance payable is zero.

ADF gap year means a program on which a member, including a member of the Reserves, provides continuous full-time service in SERVOP G.

Essential household item means an item that meets all of the following.

a. The absence of the item for more than 72 hours would unduly inconvenience the member, their resident family or a recognised other person.

b. The item is in everyday use in the normal household.

c. The member does not have an alternative item in their inventory.

Family court means any of the following.

a. The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.

b. The Family Court of Western Australia.

c. The Magistrates Court of Western Australia, constituted by a family law magistrate.

Furniture and effects means portable household items ordinarily used for domestic purposes and convenience.

Non-portable item means an item that cannot be carried by two people and would require additional equipment, such as a crane or a forklift, to move it.

Private vehicle means a motor vehicle that is registered in the name of a member, their resident family or a recognised other person.

Suitable own home has the same meaning given by section 7.2.5.

Towable item means a caravan or trailer that is registered in the name of a member, their resident family, or a recognised other person, is roadworthy and is capable of being towed by the member's private vehicle.

Part 1: Relocation allowances

Division 1: Disturbance allowance