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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 1 Hansard (15 February) . . Page.. 108 ..
Payment of TAA is subject to the relevant Chief Executive being satisfied that staff are making genuine efforts to obtain suitable accommodation, as defined. Each case should be examined to confirm that those efforts are genuine and reasonable in the circumstances. If there is any doubt, officers should be asked to show what steps they have taken to obtain suitable accommodation and provide details of the accommodation they have rejected as unsuitable.
22. Sale and purchase of homes
22.1 Sale of home at Officers who own a home at the pre-relocation
old locality locality may have to sell it before they can buy at the new locality, but the ACT Government cannot be expected to meet indefinite temporary accommodation costs at the new locality. A reasonable amount of time should be allowed to sell the home at the old locality, but TAA should be continued only where Chief Executives are satisfied that genuine and sustained efforts are being made to sell the home.
22.2 Purchase of Inability to buy at a new locality because of
home at new difficulties in selling at the old locality should not
locality automatically be accepted as a reason for extending TAA beyond twelve months from the date of relocation.
22.3Sale and The authority for payment of expenses and
purchase of allowances related to the sale and purchase of homes
homes is at B: 11 of this Chapter.
23. Time limits
23.1 Time limits The time limits for settling-in allowances are set out in B: 2 of this Chapter.
23.2 Chief Executive Chief Executives may in exceptional cases extend
discretion TAA beyond these time limits. Extensions for non-term transfers should not be granted unless it is apparent that staff have made reasonable efforts to find suitable accommodation in the minimum time.
In considering applications for TAA extension, primary consideration should be given to whether any delays encountered in arranging suitable accommodation at the transfer locality are ones for which the ACT Government should reasonably accept responsibility. For example, where an officer chooses to build a home at the new locality instead of buying an established house, delays in the completion through industrial action or the builder going into liquidation
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