Defence Determination 2017/2, Travelling allowance – amendment (Cth)
Defence Determination 2017/2, Travelling allowance – amendment
| I, LISA ANNETTA ARNOLD, Acting Assistant Secretary People Policy and Employment Conditions, make this Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903. Dated 25 January 2017 L A ARNOLD Defence People Group |
1 | Citation |
| 1. | This Determination is Defence Determination 2017/2, Travelling allowance – amendment. |
| 2. | This Determination may also be cited as Defence Determination 2017/2. |
| 2 | Commencement |
| This Determination commences on 9 March 2017. | |
| 3 | Authority |
| This instrument is made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903. | |
| 4 | Amendment |
| Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service, as amended,1 is amended as set out in this Determination. | |
| 5 | Section 4.5.9 (Rates of allowance), table |
| substitute |
Item If the meal is… then the rate of allowance is ($)… 1. breakfast 23.70 2. lunch under paragraph 4.5.6.1.d 10.90 3. any other lunch 27.05 4. dinner 46.65
| 6 | Subsection 7.5.24.2 (Meals – hotel or serviced apartment), table |
| substitute |
Item The meal amount for… in capital cities and
high-cost country centres* is ($)…and in other locations is ($)… 1. breakfast 26.45 23.70 2. lunch 29.75 27.05 3. dinner 50.70 46.65 * See: Annex 9.5.A Part 3, 'Location' column for the list of high-cost country centres.
| 7 | Subsection 7.5.24.3 (Meals – hotel or serviced apartment) |
| substitute | |
| 3. | The amount of allowance for meals taken by dependants under 10 years old is listed in the following table for different types of location. |
Item The meal amount for… in capital cities and
high-cost country centres* is ($)…and in other locations is ($)… 1. breakfast 13.25 11.85 2. lunch 14.90 13.55 3. dinner 25.35 23.35 * See: Annex 9.5.A Part 3, 'Location' column for the list of high-cost country centres.
| Example: A member uses temporary accommodation for two nights in Newcastle, which is a high-cost country centre. The member is travelling with a spouse, one child aged eight and another aged 12. They are entitled to three meals on each of two days. Their total meal allowance is $748.40, as set in the following table. |
Member Spouse Child aged 12
(adult rates)
Child aged 8
(dependants under 10 years old rates)
Lunch $29.75 Lunch $29.75 Lunch $29.75 Lunch $14.90 Dinner $50.70 Dinner $50.70 Dinner $50.70 Dinner $25.35 Breakfast $26.45 Breakfast $26.45 Breakfast $26.45 Breakfast $13.25 Lunch $29.75 Lunch $29.75 Lunch $29.75 Lunch $14.90 Dinner $50.70 Dinner $50.70 Dinner $50.70 Dinner $25.35 Breakfast $26.45 Breakfast $26.45 Breakfast $26.45 Breakfast $13.25 Total $213.80 Total $213.80 Total $213.80 Total $107.00
| 8 | Subsection 9.5.10.2 (Part-day travel period) |
| omit | |
| $47.90 | |
| insert | |
| $48.80 | |
| 9 | Subsection 9.5.20.2 (Member living in), table |
| omit twice occurring | |
| $65.65 | |
| insert twice occurring | |
| $66.70 | |
| 10 | Subsection 9.5.22.2 (Travel for more than 21 days), table item 3 |
| omit | |
| $65.65 | |
| insert | |
| $66.70 | |
| 11 | Subsection 9.5.39.2 (Member living in), table |
| omit twice occurring | |
| $65.65 | |
| insert twice occurring | |
| $66.70 | |
| 12 | Subsection 9.5.41.2 (Travel for more than 21 days), table item 3 |
| omit | |
| $65.65 | |
| insert | |
| $66.70 | |
| 13 | Annex 9.5.A (Amounts for accommodation, meals and incidentals for travelling allowance and travel card) |
| substitute | |
| The Annex set out in the Schedule | |
| 14 | Annex 9.5.B (Amounts for travel after 21 days), Part 2 table |
| substitute |
Item If, during the travel period, the member is… and... then their maximum entitlement is… 1. boarding (in a boarding house, hotel or motel) the tariff is not all-inclusive and cooking facilities are not provided $748.30 a week.
the tariff is not all-inclusive and cooking facilities are provided the cost of meals and food for meal preparation of up to $419.05 a week. 2. renting - the cost of meals and food for meal preparation of up to $419.05 a week.
| 15 | Subsection 15.2.37.2 (Meal allowances – additional duty), formula |
| omit | |
| $28.80 | |
| insert | |
| $29.40 |
| NOTE | |
| 1. | Defence Determination 2016/19 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note to Defence Determination 2017/1 and amendments made by Defence Determination 2017/1. |
SCHEDULE
Annex 9.5.A: Amounts for accommodation, meals and incidentals
| Note 1: Accommodation rates in this Annex apply to a member eligible for travelling allowance under Part 5 Division 3. See: Part 5 Division 3, Travelling allowance Note 2: Division 1 section 9.5.8 provides that a reference to a metropolitan location is taken to include its suburbs. |
Part 1: Brigadier or higher
| This table outlines the maximum rates payable to a Brigadier or higher. |
Column 1
LocationColumn 2
Accommodation
($)Column 3
Breakfast
($)Column 4
Lunch
($)Column 5
Dinner
($)Column 6
Incidentals
($)Adelaide 176.00 28.80 40.75 57.05 27.25 Brisbane 245.00 Canberra 184.00 Darwin
(April to November)283.00 Darwin
(December to March)184.00 Hobart 168.00 Melbourne 215.00 Perth 231.00 Sydney 243.00 High-cost country centres See Part 3 Medium-cost country centres (see Part 4) 145.00 26.45 27.05 52.70 27.25 Other country centres 130.00
Part 2: Colonel or lower
| This table outlines the maximum rates payable to a Colonel or lower. |
Column 1
LocationColumn 2
Accommodation
($)Column 3
Breakfast
($)Column 4
Lunch
($)Column 5
Dinner
($)Column 6
Incidentals
($)Adelaide 132.00 26.45 29.75 50.70 19.05 Brisbane 184.00 Canberra 138.00 Darwin
(April to November)213.00 Darwin
(December to March)138.00 Hobart 126.00 Melbourne 162.00 Perth 174.00 Sydney 183.00 High-cost country centres See Part 3 Medium-cost country centres (see Part 4) 121.00 23.70 27.05 46.65 19.05 Other country centres 108.00
Part 3: High-cost country centres – accommodation
| This table lists high-cost country centres and the maximum accommodation rates payable to a member of any rank. |
| Location | Maximum accommodation cost ($) | Location | Maximum accommodation cost ($) |
| NSW | South Australia | ||
| Bega | $129.00 | Bordertown | $135.00 |
| Bourke | $132.50 | Ceduna | $132.50 |
| Broken Hill | $135.00 | Mount Gambier | $127.50 |
| Coffs Harbour | $137.50 | Port Lincoln | $163.00 |
| Gosford | $129.50 | Port Pirie | $149.00 |
| Maitland | $128.00 | Whyalla | $162.50 |
| Mudgee | $135.00 | Wilpena Pound | $160.00 |
| Newcastle | $164.00 | ||
| Orange | $128.50 | Tasmania | |
| Port Macquarie | $135.00 | Burnie | $130.00 |
| Queanbeyan | $132.00 | Devonport | $143.50 |
| Wagga Wagga | $142.50 | Launceston | $126.00 |
| Wollongong | $128.00 | Victoria | |
| Bright | $137.50 | ||
| Castlemaine | $145.00 | ||
| Northern Territory | Horsham | $136.00 | |
| Alice Springs | $137.50 | Mildura | $129.50 |
| Jabiru | $222.50 | Wangaratta | $130.00 |
| Katherine | $133.50 | ||
| Nhulunbuy | $200.00 | Western Australia | |
| Tennant Creek | $132.50 | Albany | $133.00 |
| Yulara | $350.50 | Broome | $249.50 |
| Bunbury | $137.50 | ||
| Carnarvon | $144.50 | ||
| Queensland | Esperance | $139.00 | |
| Cairns | $151.50 | Exmouth | $208.50 |
| Dalby | $148.00 | Geraldton | $156.00 |
| Gladstone | $128.00 | Halls Creek | $197.00 |
| Gold Coast | $201.00 | Kalgoorlie | $140.00 |
| Hervey Bay | $143.00 | Karratha | $221.00 |
| Horn Island | $173.50 | Kununurra | $189.00 |
| Mount Isa | $144.50 | Northam | $152.00 |
| Toowoomba | $128.50 | Port Hedland | $159.00 |
| Townsville | $142.00 | ||
| External Australian Territory | |||
| Christmas Island | $170.00 | ||
| Cocos Island | $241.00 | ||
| Norfolk Island | $179.50 | ||
Part 4: Medium-cost country centres
| The following table lists medium-cost country centres. |
| Medium-cost country centres | |
| NSW | Victoria |
| Armidale | Ballarat |
| Cobar | Bendigo |
| Nowra | Portland |
| Queensland | Sale |
| Kingaroy | Swan Hill |
| South Australia | Warrnambool |
| Kadina | Wodonga |
| Port Augusta | |
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