{"id":"F2018L00824","name":"Defence (Individual Housing Assistance) Determination 2018","slug":"defence-individual-housing-assistance-determination-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439656,"registerId":"F2018L00824-fast-fetch-1775955599688","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Defence (Individual Housing Assistance) Determination 2018","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDefence (Individual Housing Assistance) Determination 2018\n\nI, ELIZABETH ANNE SISLEY, Acting Assistant Secretary, People Policy and Employment Conditions, make the following Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.\n\nDated 21 June 2018\n\nE A SISLEY\n\nActing Assistant Secretary  People Policy and Employment Conditions  Defence People Group\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Purpose\n\n5  Definitions\n\n6  Application\n\n7  Housing benefit\n\n8  Removal benefit\n\n9  Travel for removal purposes benefit\n\n10  End of benefit\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is Defence (Individual Housing Assistance) Determination 2018.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on 22 June 2018.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.\n\n4  Purpose\n\n  The purpose of this Determination is to provide housing, removal and related travel assistance to the dependants of a member.\n\n5  Definitions\n\n Member has the same meaning as the Defence Act 1903.\n\n Dependant has the same meaning as section 1.3.83 of Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service, as in force at the commencement of this Determination. \n\n6  Application\n\n 1. This Determination applies to a person who met both of the following criteria immediately before the commencement of this Determination:\n\n1.        The person is a family member of the member who held the employee identification number of 8543805; and\n2.        The person was recognised as a dependant of the member specified in paragraph a.\n\n\n2. If there is more than one person to whom this Determination applies, benefits provided for under this determination are provided jointly, unless otherwise stated.\n\n7  Housing benefit\n\nThe person is eligible to occupy the service residence that they occupied immediately prior to the commencement of this Determination in accordance with section 7.6.28 of Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service, as in force at the commencement of this Determination, until the earlier of the following days:\n\n1.          The day the person vacates the service residence; or\n2.          31 January 2019.\n\n\n8  Removal benefit\n\n1.                    The person is eligible for the removal benefits provided by Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of Service, as in force from time to time, as specified in subsection 6.5.78.2 of that Determination.\n2.                    For the purpose of section 1, the following rules apply:\n  1.          The removal is between the following two locations:\n    1.                From the location that the person occupied the service residence in accordance with section 7; and\n    2.                To another location in Australia specified by the person.\n\n\nNote:  To avoid doubt, the removal can only be to one specified location.\n\n1.          The removal may occur on a day specified by the person, provided reasonable notice is provided, but no later than 31 January 2019.\n\n\n9  Travel for removal purposes benefit\n\nEach person to whom this Determination applies is eligible for travel and travel related benefits provided in the following sections of Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of Service, as in force from time to time, as though they were a non-Service spouse or partner and their dependants.\n\n1.          Section 9.3.18 Travel at Commonwealth expense.\n2.          Section 9.3.19 Accommodation during travel.\n3.          Section 9.3.20 Meals during travel.\n4.          Section 9.3.21 Travel by private vehicle.\n5.          Section 9.3.22 Baggage.\n\n\n10  End of benefit\n\nBenefits provided under this Determination cease on 31 January 2019.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument implements its stated purpose (s4) by providing housing, removal and travel assistance to the specified member's recognised dependants and limits those benefits in time and number (s6–s10). Nothing in the text expands or narrows the stated purpose beyond applying existing Conditions of Service rules to the named beneficiaries."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, individualised beneficiary scope tied to a specific employee ID (s6.1.a) which reduces general complexity but increases administrative specificity.","Extensive cross‑references to Defence Determination 2016/19 for substantive rules (s7, s8, s9) — legal effect depends on an external instrument 'as in force from time to time'.","Time-limited benefits with a clear end date (31 January 2019) create temporal compliance and payment scheduling (s7.1; s10).","Joint provision rule where multiple eligible persons share benefits unless otherwise stated, requiring coordination between claimants (s6.2).","Claimant discretion to nominate one relocation destination and the removal date (within a deadline) affects administrative processing and verification (s8.1.2; s8.2).","Dependants defined by reference to another instrument (Defence Determination 2016/19, s1.3.83) creating dependency on external definitional changes (s5).","Benefit types span housing, removal and multiple travel categories, invoking different payment and entitlement rules (s7–s9)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination grants time-limited housing, removal and travel assistance to the recognised dependants of a specified Defence member (employee ID 8543805), allowing continued occupation of their service residence and access to removal and travel benefits until 31 January 2019 (s4; s7–s10). It implements those benefits by applying existing Defence Conditions of Service rules and requires dependants to be identified under Defence definitions, while giving claimants the ability to nominate one relocation destination and the timing of removal (s5–s8)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument was clearly designed from the outset as a narrow, case-specific determination applying to a single identified member's family. It has not grown beyond this original purpose; rather, its extremely limited scope is its defining feature."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (10 sections, ~2 pages)","Only 2 defined terms (Member, Dependant), both referencing external definitions","Single, highly specific application criterion (one employee ID number)","Minimal conditional logic—mostly straightforward eligibility rules","Heavy reliance on external instruments (Defence Determination 2016/19) for substantive benefits, but this is clearly signposted","Simple temporal limitation (all benefits expire 31 January 2019)"],"plain_english_summary":"This law gives the recognised dependants (those recognised before 22 June 2018) of one Defence member (employee ID 8543805) temporary use of their Defence house and pays moving and travel costs for a single relocation within Australia. \n\nIt’s a time‑limited, one‑off transitional measure — benefits end on 31 January 2019, allow only one move, and cannot be extended."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/defence-individual-housing-assistance-determination-2018","history":"/api/acts/defence-individual-housing-assistance-determination-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/defence-individual-housing-assistance-determination-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/defence-individual-housing-assistance-determination-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/defence-individual-housing-assistance-determination-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/defence-individual-housing-assistance-determination-2018/documents"}}