Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025

Senator McALLISTER (New South Wales—Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme) (13:01): I think it would assist Senator Shoebridge and perhaps the Senate more generally to talk a little bit about the business model for DHA. DHA doesn't receive funding through budget appropriations; it's self-funded, and that occurs through rents, fees, charges or other revenue earned through the application of its housing portfolio and service provision, and also the sale of any surplus developed land and properties.

It is a government business enterprise and it exists to provide support to the Department of Defence, and the particulars of that support are operationalised through a service agreement with the Department of Defence.