Defence Determination 2017/29, Travel allowances – amendment (Cth)
Defence Determination 2017/29, Travel allowances – amendment
| I, PHILLIP JOHN HOGLIN, Acting Assistant Secretary People Policy and Employment Conditions, make this Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903. Dated 1 September 2017 P J HOGLIN Acting Assistant Secretary Defence People Group |
1 | Name |
| 1. | This Determination is Defence Determination 2017/29, Travel allowances – amendment. |
| 2. | This Determination may also be cited as Defence Determination 2017/29. |
| 2 | Commencement |
| 1. | Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms. |
| Commencement information | ||
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Provisions | Commencement | Date/Details |
| 1. The whole of the Instrument | 19 October 2017 | |
| Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument. | |
| 2. | Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument. |
| 3 | Authority |
| This instrument is made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903. | |
| 4 | Schedules |
| Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms. |
Schedule 1—amendments to travel allowances
Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service
| 1 | Section 4.5.9 (Rates of allowances), table |
| Omit the table, substitute: |
Item If the meal is… then the rate of allowance is ($)… 1. breakfast 24.25 2. lunch under paragraph 4.5.6.1.d 11.10 3. any other lunch 27.65 4. dinner 47.70
| 2 | Subsection 7.5.24.2 (Meals – hotel or serviced apartment), table |
| Omit the table, substitute: |
Item The meal amount for… in capital cities and
high-cost country centres* is ($)…and in other locations is ($)… 1. breakfast 27.05 24.25 2. lunch 30.45 27.65 3. dinner 51.85 47.70 * See: Annex 9.5.A Part 3, 'Location' column for the list of high-cost country centres.
| 3 | Subsection 7.5.24.3 (Meals – hotel or serviced apartment) |
| Omit the subsection, substitute: | |
| 3. | The amount of allowance for meals taken by dependants under 10 years old is prescribed in the following table. |
Item The meal amount for… in capital cities and
high-cost country centres* is ($)…and in other locations is ($)… 1. breakfast 13.55 12.15 2. lunch 15.25 13.85 3. dinner 25.95 23.85 * 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 $765.60, worked out as follows. |
Member Spouse Child aged 12
(adult rates)
Child aged 8
(dependants under 10 years old rates)
Lunch $30.45 Lunch $30.45 Lunch $30.45 Lunch $15.25 Dinner $51.85 Dinner $51.85 Dinner $51.85 Dinner $25.95 Breakfast $27.05 Breakfast $27.05 Breakfast $27.05 Breakfast $13.55 Lunch $30.45 Lunch $30.45 Lunch $30.45 Lunch $15.25 Dinner $51.85 Dinner $51.85 Dinner $51.85 Dinner $25.95 Breakfast $27.05 Breakfast $27.05 Breakfast $27.05 Breakfast $13.55 Total $218.70 Total $218.70 Total $218.70 Total $109.50
| 4 | Subsection 9.5.10.2 (Part-day travel period) |
| Omit “$48.80”, substitute “$49.80”. | |
| 5 | Subsection 9.5.20.2 (Member living in), table |
| Omit “$66.70” (wherever occurring), substitute “$67.75”. | |
| 6 | Subsection 9.5.22.2 (Travel for more than 21 days), table item 3 |
| Omit “$66.70”, substitute “$67.75”. | |
| 7 | Subsection 9.5.39.2 (Member living in), table |
| Omit “$66.70” (wherever occurring), substitute “$67.75”. | |
| 8 | Subsection 9.5.41.2 (Travel for more than 21 days), table item 3 |
| Omit “$66.70”, substitute “$67.75”. |
| 9 | Annex 9.5.A (Amounts for accommodation, meals and incidentals), Part 1 table |
| Omit the table, substitute: |
Column 1
LocationColumn 2
Accommodation
($)Column 3
Breakfast
($)Column 4
Lunch
($)Column 5
Dinner
($)Column 6
Incidentals
($)Adelaide 185.00 29.45 41.70 58.35 27.65 Brisbane 192.00 Canberra 205.00 Darwin
(April to November)268.00 Darwin
(December to March)149.00 Hobart 184.00 Melbourne 217.00 Perth 199.00 Sydney 247.00 High-cost country centres See Part 3 Medium-cost country centres (see Part 4) 128.00 27.05 27.65 53.90 27.65 Other country centres 117.00
| 10 | Annex 9.5.A (Amounts for accommodation, meals and incidentals), Part 2 table |
| Omit the table, substitute: |
Column 1
LocationColumn 2
Accommodation
($)Column 3
Breakfast
($)Column 4
Lunch
($)Column 5
Dinner
($)Column 6
Incidentals
($)Adelaide 139.00 27.05 30.45 51.85 19.35 Brisbane 144.00 Canberra 154.00 Darwin
(April to November)201.00 Darwin
(December to March)112.00 Hobart 138.00 Melbourne 163.00 Perth 149.00 Sydney 185.00 High-cost country centres See Part 3 Medium-cost country centres (see Part 4) 107.00 24.25 27.65 47.70 19.35 Other country centres 97.00
| 11 | Annex 9.5.A (Amounts for accommodation, meals and incidentals), Part 3 table |
| Omit the table, substitute: |
| Location | Maximum accommodation cost ($) | Location | Maximum accommodation cost ($) |
| New South Wales | South Australia | ||
| Armidale | 124.50 | Bordertown | 140.00 |
| Bathurst | 130.00 | Ceduna | 125.00 |
| Bega | 139.00 | Mount Gambier | 124.50 |
| Bourke | 141.00 | Naracoorte | 119.00 |
| Broken Hill | 133.50 | Port Augusta | 123.50 |
| Cobar | 121.50 | Port Lincoln | 148.50 |
| Coffs Harbour | 131.50 | Port Pirie | 124.50 |
| Cowra | 117.00 | Wilpena Pound | 181.50 |
| Dubbo | 120.50 | Tasmania | |
| Gosford | 121.00 | Burnie | 136.00 |
| Goulburn | 118.50 | Devonport | 140.00 |
| Gunnedah | 116.00 | Launceston | 125.00 |
| Inverell | 116.00 | Queenstown | 120.00 |
| Leeton | 116.50 | Victoria | |
| Lismore | 117.50 | Bairnsdale | 122.00 |
| Maitland | 135.50 | Ballarat | 131.00 |
| Mudgee | 133.50 | Benalla | 116.00 |
| Muswellbrook | 121.00 | Bendigo | 130.00 |
| Newcastle | 161.50 | Bright | 156.50 |
| Nowra | 123.50 | Geelong | 118.50 |
| Orange | 129.50 | Hamilton | 116.00 |
| Port Macquarie | 152.00 | Horsham | 142.50 |
| Queanbeyan | 133.50 | Mildura | 123.00 |
| Tumut | 112.00 | Portland | 116.50 |
| Wagga Wagga | 133.50 | Sale | 126.00 |
| Wollongong | 149.00 | Seymour | 112.50 |
| Northern Territory | Shepparton | 126.00 | |
| Alice Springs | 141.50 | Swan Hill | 134.00 |
| Jabiru | 216.50 | Wangaratta | 113.50 |
| Katherine | 137.50 | Warrnambool | 119.50 |
| Nhulunbuy | 230.00 | Wonthaggi | 140.00 |
| Tennant Creek | 129.00 | ||
| Yulara | 264.00 | ||
| Location | Maximum accommodation cost ($) | Location | Maximum accommodation cost ($) |
| Queensland | Western Australia | ||
| Cairns | 142.50 | Albany | 130.50 |
| Dalby | 141.50 | Broome | 193.50 |
| Emerald | 123.50 | Bunbury | 130.00 |
| Gold Coast | 197.00 | Carnarvon | 141.50 |
| Hervey Bay | 130.00 | Esperance | 140.50 |
| Horn Island | 157.00 | Exmouth | 199.50 |
| Mackay | 125.00 | Geraldton | 161.00 |
| Maryborough | 112.50 | Halls Creek | 144.00 |
| Monto | 120.00 | Kalgoorlie | 155.50 |
| Mount Isa | 141.50 | Karratha | 205.50 |
| Nambour | 121.50 | Kununurra | 185.00 |
| Rockhampton | 119.50 | Northam | 112.00 |
| Roma | 118.00 | Port Hedland | 149.00 |
| Toowoomba | 135.50 | External Australian Territory | |
| Christmas Island | 169.00 | ||
| Cocos Island | 290.00 | ||
| Norfolk Island | 160.00 | ||
| 12 | Annex 9.5.A (Amounts for accommodation, meals and incidentals), Part 4 table |
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| Medium-cost country centres | |
| New South Wales | Queensland |
| Albury | Ayr |
| Cooma | Bundaberg |
| Grafton | Charters Towers |
| Griffith | Gladstone |
| Moree | Innisfail |
| Tamworth | Kingaroy |
| South Australia | Warwick |
| Kadina | Victoria |
| Whyalla | Wodonga |
| 13 | Annex 9.5.B (Amounts for travel after 21 days), Part 2 table |
| Omit the 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 $764.45 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 $428.65 a week. 2. renting - the cost of meals and food for meal preparation of up to $428.65 a week.
| 14 | Subsection 15.2.37.2 (Meal allowances – additional duty), formula |
| Omit “29.40”, substitute “30.05”. |
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