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Defence Housing Australia Act 1987
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#### 6 Additional functions
(1) The first additional function of DHA is to provide adequate and suitable housing for, and housing‑related services to:
(a) officials of a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013) other than the Department, and their families; and
(b) persons contracted to provide goods or services to a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity (within the meaning of that Act) other than the Department, and their families;
in order to meet the requirements of that entity.
(2) The second additional function of DHA is to provide services ancillary to the services mentioned in subsection (1) and in subsection 5(1), to persons mentioned in those subsections, in order to meet the requirements of a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity (within the meaning of that Act).
(3) DHA may perform a function mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) only to the extent mentioned in a determination under subsection (4).
(4) The Minister may determine, in writing, the extent to which DHA may perform the function in relation to any of the following:
(a) the persons to whom services can be provided;
(b) the kinds of services that can be provided;
(c) any other matter.
(5) A determination made under subsection (4) is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to the determination.
> Note: Part 4 of Chapter 3 (sunsetting) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to the determination: see regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 54(2)(b) of that Act.
(6) DHA’s gross revenue from the performance of all of the following functions for a financial year must not exceed the amount mentioned in subsection (7):
(a) the function mentioned in subsection (1);
(b) the function mentioned in subsection (2), to the extent that it relates to the function mentioned in subsection (1).
(7) The amount is DHA’s total gross revenue for the financial year multiplied by:
(a) if a percentage under 25% is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection—that percentage; or
(b) otherwise—25%.
(8) For the purposes of subsections (6) and (7), DHA’s gross revenue and total gross revenue for the financial year are to be determined from its audited annual accounts.