Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2008/14 Official Travel by Office Holders (Cth)
Determination 2008/14:
Official Travel by Office Holders
(i) Pursuant to subsections 5(2A), 7(3), 7(3D), 7(4) and 7(4B) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973, the Remuneration Tribunal has inquired into the remuneration and allowances to be paid to holders of public office, and other matters significantly related thereto, and determines as set out below.
(ii) This Determination takes effect on and from 31 August 2008.
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.
1.2The Principal Determination is amended by deleting Schedule A – Remuneration Tribunal Travelling Allowance Rates, and replacing it with the Schedule A as contained in Attachment A to this Determination.
PART 2 – TRAVEL ALLOWANCE – MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION
2.1In this part, Determination Number 16 of 2006 is referred to as the Principal Determination.
2.2The Principal Determination is amended by deleting the first sentence in Clause 2.2 and replacing it with the following sentence: “The provisions of Determination 2004/03 (as amended) – Official Travel by Office Holders apply to offices covered by this Determination, subject to any exclusions or limitations in this Determination.”
Signed this 24th day of July 2008
| Signed | Signed | Signed |
| John C Conde AO PRESIDENT | Janet E Grieve MEMBER | John D C Allen MEMBER |
Attachment A to Determination 2008/14
SCHEDULE A
REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE RATES
A1. Travelling Allowance Rates: The Travelling Allowance rates set out in Table A1.A will apply on and from 31 August 2008 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 | $350 | $279 | $247 |
| Brisbane | $372 | $352 | $300 |
| Canberra | $357 | $292 | $235 |
| Darwin | $336 | $294 | $261 |
| Hobart | $336 | $274 | $219 |
| Melbourne | $406 | $316 | $264 |
| Perth | $416 | $308 | $250 |
| Sydney | $406 | $324 | $285 |
| COUNTRY CENTRES | |||
| Non- Specified Country Centres (ie not specified below) | $327 | $215 | $183 |
| NORTHERN TERRITORY | |||
| Alice Springs | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Jabiru | $331 | $314 | $292 |
| Yulara | $454 | $437 | $415 |
| QUEENSLAND | |||
| Cairns | $327 | $244 | $222 |
| Dalby | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Emerald | $327 | $230 | $208 |
| Gladstone | $327 | $235 | $213 |
| Gold Coast | $327 | $259 | $237 |
| Hervey Bay | $327 | $233 | $211 |
| Horn Island | $327 | $263 | $241 |
| Innisfail | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Mackay | $327 | $236 | $214 |
| Mount Isa | $327 | $239 | $217 |
| Roma | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Thursday Island | $327 | $304 | $282 |
| Townsville | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Weipa | $327 | $262 | $240 |
| NEW SOUTH WALES | |||
| Bathurst | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Broken Hill | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Dubbo | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Maitland | $327 | $232 | $210 |
| Newcastle | $327 | $240 | $218 |
| Orange | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Port Macquarie | $327 | $239 | $217 |
| Wagga Wagga | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Wollongong | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| VICTORIA | |||
| Bairnsdale | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Ballarat | $327 | $240 | $218 |
| Bendigo | $327 | $246 | $224 |
| Bright | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Castlemaine | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Echuca | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Geelong | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Horsham | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Portland | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Seymour | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Swan Hill | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Warrnambool | $327 | $237 | $215 |
| Wonthaggi | $327 | $246 | $224 |
| SOUTH AUSTRALIA | |||
| Bordertown | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Ceduna | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Kadina | $327 | $231 | $209 |
| Mount Gambier | $327 | $231 | $209 |
| Naracoorte | $327 | $230 | $208 |
| Port Augusta | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Port Lincoln | $327 | $230 | $208 |
| Renmark | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Whyalla | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Wilpena Pound | $327 | $259 | $237 |
| WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |||
| Albany | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Broome | $327 | $297 | $275 |
| Bunbury | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Carnarvon | $327 | $257 | $235 |
| Dampier | $327 | $282 | $260 |
| Derby | $327 | $289 | $267 |
| Esperance | $327 | $235 | $200 |
| Exmouth | $327 | $297 | $275 |
| Geraldton | $327 | $240 | $218 |
| Halls Creek | $327 | $256 | $234 |
| Kalgoorlie | $327 | $240 | $218 |
| Karratha | $385 | $367 | $345 |
| Kununurra | $327 | $271 | $249 |
| Newman | $327 | $274 | $252 |
| Port Hedland | $388 | $371 | $349 |
| TASMANIA | |||
| Burnie | $327 | $247 | $225 |
| Devonport | $327 | $239 | $217 |
| Launceston | $327 | $239 | $217 |
| EXTERNAL TERRITORIES | |||
| Christmas Island | $327 | $246 | $224 |
| Cocos (Keeling) Island | $327 | $234 | $212 |
| Norfolk Island | $327 | $232 | $210 |
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 | Tier 3 | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | |
| Breakfast | $25 | $23 | $22 | $25 | $22 | $19 |
| Lunch | $36 | $33 | $24 | $36 | $22 | $22 |
| Dinner | $58 | $46 | $41 | $58 | $42 | $38 |
| Incidentals | $23 | $23 | $16 | $23 | $23 | $16 |
| Total | $142 | $125 | $103 | $142 | $109 | $95 |
Table A2.B – Group 2 Country Centres (refer Table A1)
| Country Centre | Country Centre |
| Albany (WA) | Geelong (Vic) |
| Alice Springs (NT) | Horsham(Vic) |
| Bairnsdale (Vic) | Innisfail (Qld) |
| Bathurst (NSW) | Orange (NSW) |
| Bordertown (SA) | Port Augusta (SA) |
| Bright (Vic) | Portland (Vic) |
| Broken Hill (NSW) | Renmark (SA) |
| Bunbury (WA) | Roma (Qld) |
| Castlemaine (Vic) | Seymour (Vic) |
| Ceduna (SA) | Swan Hill (Vic) |
| Dalby (Qld) | Townsville (Qld) |
| Dubbo (NSW) | Wagga Wagga (NSW) |
| Echuca (Vic) | Whyalla (SA) |
| Esperance (WA) | Wollongong (NSW) |
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