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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 1 Hansard (15 February) . . Page.. 109 ..


would not normally impose an obligation on the ACT Government as employer for continued TAA, particularly beyond the time-limits in this Chapter.

24. Leases

24.1 Fixed-term Officers should avoid fixed-term leases for temporary

leases accommodation. Where such leases are unavoidable, a termination of tenancy clause should be inserted. Officers should be notified of this requirement.

24.2 Vacating before If officers occupying temporary leased housing are

lease expires forced to vacate it before the lease expires, and have to pay compensation for the unexpired portion of the lease, Chief Executives should authorise an amount up to the equivalent of continuation of TAA for a reasonable period, for example one month.

24.3 Rent Rent is a contractual matter between the officer and the landlord. Officers should be made aware when looking for temporary accommodation that relief from hardship due to acceptance of accommodation with an excessively high rent will not necessarily be provided by the ACT Government.

24.4 Professional Chief Executives may approve reimbursement of

charges and reasonable professional charges and stamp duty on

Stamp Duty on leases. Chief Executives should obtain advice from leases the ACT Government Solicitor if they are unsure

whether charges are reasonable. Eligible officers may also receive an advance of TAA for payment of bonds and deposits for the connection of public utilities.

24.5 ACTGS not Other costs arising from renting (for example,

responsible for procurement fees, loss of bonds, etc) are not the

other costs responsibility of the ACT Government.

25. Payment to officers with dependants

25.1 With TAA is payable to 'officers with dependants',

dependants subject to normal eligibility conditions, but only one allowance is paid for any one family.

The assessment of an eligible officer's TAA entitlement is based on the size of the family. For this purpose, all dependent members of the family living with the officer are to be included in the assessment of rent paid and officer contributions for TAA purposes. A spouse normally residing with the staff member should be regarded as a dependant, whether or not the spouse has a separate income.


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