Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2005/13 Official Travel by Office Holders and Members of Parliament (Cth)

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Determination 2005/13:

Official Travel by Office Holders and Members of Parliament

(i)        Pursuant to subsections 5(2A), 7(1), 7(2), 7(3) and 7(4) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973, the Remuneration Tribunal has inquired into the remuneration and allowances to be paid to various public office holders, offices in the Principal Executive Structure and members of Parliament, and other matters significantly related thereto, and determines as set out below.

(ii)        This determination takes effect on and from 28 August 2005.

PART 1 – TRAVEL ALLOWANCE – OFFICE HOLDERS

1.1.      In this part, Determination Number 3 of 2004 (as amended) is referred to as the Principal Determination.

1.2       The Principal Determination is amended by deleting Schedule A and substituting the Schedule contained in Attachment A to this Determination.

1.3       The Principal Determination is amended by deleting Table 4A – Motor vehicle Allowance – and inserting Table 4A contained in Attachment B to this determination.

PART 2 – TRAVEL ALLOWANCE – MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

2.1       In this part, Determination Number 8 of 2005 is referred to as the Principal Determination.

2.2.      Part 1 of the Principal Determination is amended by deleting clause 1.1 and accompanying Table 1A – Travel Allowance rates for specified & non-specified Members of Parliament – and inserting clause 1.1 and Table 1A contained in Attachment C to this Determination.

2.3       Clause 2.5 of the Principal Determination is amended by omitting ‘$495’ and substituting ‘$505’.

 

Attachment A to Determination 2005/13

SCHEDULE A

REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE RATES

A1.  Travelling Allowance Rates:  The Travelling Allowance rates set out in Table A1.A will apply from 28 August 2005 in accordance with the provisions of Part 3 (Travel Expenses) of Determination 2004/03.

Table A1.A – Rates of Travelling Allowance (Accommodation, meals and incidentals) per overnight absence.

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
TIER 1 TIER 2 TIER 3
CAPITAL CITIES
Adelaide $332 $263 $222
Brisbane $332 $263 $226
Canberra $332 $245 $199
Darwin $332 $251 $219
Hobart $332 $232 $195
Melbourne $402 $280 $241
Perth $332 $256 $209
Sydney $402 $303 $248
COUNTRY CENTRES
Non- Specified Country Centres (ie not specified below) $283 $186 $158
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Alice Springs $283 $202 $182
Jabiru $342 $316 $296
Yulara $419 $393 $373
QUEENSLAND
Cairns $283 $200 $170
Gold Coast $283 $217 $197
Horn Island $283 $220 $200
Mount Isa $283 $200 $170
Thursday Island $283 $251 $231
Weipa $283 $236 $216
NEW SOUTH WALES
Bathurst $283 $200 $170
Broken Hill $283 $200 $170
Maitland $283 $203 $183
Newcastle $290 $219 $199
Orange $283 $200 $170
Wagga Wagga $283 $200 $170
Wollongong $283 $211 $191
VICTORIA
Ararat $283 $200 $170
Ballarat $283 $208 $188
Bendigo $283 $200 $170
Castlemaine $283 $200 $170
Geelong $283 $200 $170
Portland $283 $200 $170
Warnambool $283 $200 $170
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Bordertown $283 $200 $170
Mount Gambier $283 $200 $170
Pt Lincoln $283 $200 $170
Wilpena $283 $214 $194
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Broome $283 $240 $220
Bunbury $283 $200 $170
Carnarvon $283 $206 $186
Dampier $283 $209 $189
Exmouth $283 $206 $186
Halls Creek $283 $215 $195
Kalgoorlie $283 $206 $186
Karratha $289 $263 $243
Kununurra $283 $230 $210
Newman $283 $228 $208
Northam $283 $200 $170
Pt Hedland $283 $228 $208
TASMANIA
Burnie $283 $205 $185
Devonport $283 $210 $190
Launceston $283 $206 $186
Queenstown $283 $207 $187
EXTERNAL TERRITORIES
Christmas Island $283 $231 $211
Cocos (Keeling) Island $283 $200 $170
Norfolk Island $283 $211 $191

A2.  Meal and Incidental Components:  The rates set out in Table A2.A provide the relevant meal and incidental components of the Travelling Allowance rates set out in Table A1.A.  These rates are specified for the purposes of clauses 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8 of Determination 2004/03.

Table A2.A – Meals and Incidentals Components

High Cost Centres (including capital cities)

 Non-specified Country Centres (including centres listed in Table A2.B)
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier3 Tier 1 Tier2 Tier 3
Breakfast $25 $20 $19 $25 $19 $17
Lunch $36 $29 $21 $36 $19 $19
Dinner $55 $41 $36 $55 $38 $33
Incidentals $21 $21 $15 $21 $21 $15
Total $137 $111 $91 $137 $97 $84

Table A2. B – Group 2 Country Centres (refer Table A1)

Country Centre Country Centre
Ararat (VIC) Geelong (VIC)
Bathurst (NSW) Mount Gambier (SA)
Bendigo (Vic) Mount Isa (QLD)
Bordertown (SA) Northam (WA)
Broken Hill (NSW) Orange (NSW)
Bunbury (WA) Port Lincoln (SA)
Cairns (Qld) Portland (VIC)
Castlemaine (VIC) Wagga Wagga (NSW)
Cocos (Keeling) Island Warrnambool (VIC)

Attachment B to Determination 2005/13

Table 4A – Motor Vehicle Allowance

With effect on and from 28 August 2005

Engine Capacity
(non-rotary)		 Engine Capacity
(rotary)		 Rate
Cents per kilometre
Above 2,600 cc Above 1,300 cc 63
1,601 to 2,600 cc 801 to 1,300 cc 62
1,600 cc or less 800 cc or less 52

Attachment C to Determination 2005/13

1.1Subject to this determination, the rates in Table 1A shall apply in respect of each overnight stay in commercial accommodation with effect on and from 28 August 2005.


Table 1A – Travel Allowance rates for specified & non-specified Members of Parliament

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
SPECIFIED OFFICE HOLDERS
(refer to clause 1.3)		 SENATORS OR MEMBERS
(incl Office Holders not specified in clause 1.3)

CAPITAL CITIES

Canberra $170 $170
Canberra $175 $175
Sydney $402 $303
Melbourne $402 $280
Brisbane $332 $263
Perth $332 $256
Adelaide $332 $263
Darwin $332 $251
Hobart $332 $232
COUNTRY CENTRES
Country Centres not specified below $283 $186
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Alice Springs $283 $202
Jabiru $342 $316
Yulara $419 $393
QUEENSLAND
Cairns $283 $200
Gold Coast $283 $217
Horn Island $283 $220
Mount Isa $283 $200
Thursday Island $283 $251
Weipa $283 $236
NEW SOUTH WALES
Bathurst $283 $200
Broken Hill $283 $200
Maitland $283 $203
Newcastle $283 $219
Orange $283 $200
Wagga Wagga $283 $200
Wollongong $283 $211
VICTORIA
Ararat $283 $200
Ballarat $283 $208
Bendigo $283 $200
Bordertown $283 $200
Castlemaine $283 $200
Geelong $283 $200
Portland $283 $200
Warrnambool $283 $200
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Mount Gambier $283 $200
Pt Lincoln $283 $200
Wilpena $283 $214
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Broome $283 $240
Bunbury $283 $200
Carnarvon $283 $206
Dampier $283 $209
Exmouth $283 $206
Halls Creek $283 $215
Kalgoorlie $283 $206
Karratha $289 $263
Kununurra $283 $230
Newman $283 $228
Northam $283 $200
Pt Hedland $283 $228
TASMANIA
Burnie $283 $205
Devonport $283 $210
Launceston $283 $206
Queenstown $283 $207
EXTERNAL TERRITORIES
Christmas Island $283 $231
Cocos (Keeling) Island $283 $200
Norfolk Island $283 $211
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