18Reimbursement of expenses incurred in sale and purchase of property

18 Reimbursement of expenses incurred in sale and purchase of property

(1)  If an employee is assigned duties at another location, either as a result of promotion or otherwise not at the employee’s request, the employee is entitled to the reimbursement of reimbursable expenses incurred by the employee –

(a) in the sale of the dwelling which, at the date on which the employee received notice of the assignment of duties at the new locality, was –

(i) owned and occupied by the employee; or

(ii) being purchased by the employee, for occupation by the employee, under a contract of sale providing for vacant possession; or

(iii) being constructed by the employee for occupation by the employee; and

(b) in the purchase of –

(i) a dwelling, in the new locality, for occupation by the employee; or

(ii) land, in the new locality, for the purpose of erecting a dwelling on that land for occupation by the employee.

(2)  The reimbursement that an employee is entitled to be paid under subregulation (1)(a) and (b) is the amount determined by the Employer.

(3)  The reimbursement payable to an employee under this regulation is payable in addition to the reimbursements (if any) payable to the employee under regulation 17 or 19 .

(4)  Subject to subregulation (5) , an employee is not entitled to be reimbursed under subregulation (1)(b) unless the employee is entitled to be reimbursed under subregulation (1)(a) .

(5)  The Employer may approve the reimbursement under subregulation (1)(b) to an employee who is not entitled to be reimbursed under subregulation (1)(a) , if the Employer is satisfied that it was necessary for the employee to purchase –

(a) a dwelling in the new locality; or