Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2009/10 Official Travel by Office Holders (Cth)
Determination 2009/10:
Official Travel by Office Holders
(i) Pursuant to subsections 5(2A), 7(3), 7(3D), and 7(4) 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 30 August 2009 unless otherwise specified.
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 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.
1.4The Principal Determination is amended by placing Clause 3.5 after Clause 3.8 and renumbering the affected clauses in the new sequential order.
1.5The Principal Determination is amended by deleting the current wording of clause 1.5.7 and replacing it with the following wording:
‘partner’ means the de facto partner of an office holder as defined in the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
Signed this 6th day of August 2009
| Signed | Signed | Signed |
| John C Conde AO PRESIDENT | Janet E Grieve MEMBER | John D C Allen MEMBER |
Attachment A to Determination 2009/10
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 30 August 2009 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 | $359 | $314 | $264 |
| Brisbane | $386 | $364 | $308 |
| Canberra | $380 | $314 | $252 |
| Darwin | $415 | $301 | $266 |
| Hobart | $345 | $281 | $224 |
| Melbourne | $415 | $328 | $280 |
| Perth | $425 | $342 | $271 |
| Sydney | $415 | $356 | $290 |
| COUNTRY CENTRES | |||
| Non- Specified Country Centres (ie not specified below) | $340 | $224 | $191 |
| NORTHERN TERRITORY | |||
| Alice Springs | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Jabiru | $348 | $329 | $305 |
| Yulara | $481 | $462 | $438 |
| QUEENSLAND | |||
| Cairns | $340 | $254 | $230 |
| Dalby | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Emerald | $340 | $244 | $220 |
| Gladstone | $340 | $249 | $226 |
| Gold Coast | $340 | $266 | $242 |
| Hervey Bay | $340 | $250 | $226 |
| Horn Island | $340 | $290 | $266 |
| Innisfail | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Mackay | $340 | $263 | $240 |
| Mount Isa | $340 | $289 | $266 |
| Roma | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Thursday Island | $340 | $311 | $287 |
| Townsville | $340 | $255 | $231 |
| Weipa | $340 | $269 | $245 |
| NEW SOUTH WALES | |||
| Bathurst | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Broken Hill | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Dubbo | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Maitland | $340 | $239 | $215 |
| Newcastle | $340 | $258 | $235 |
| Orange | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Port Macquarie | $340 | $246 | $222 |
| Wagga Wagga | $340 | $248 | $225 |
| Wollongong | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| VICTORIA | |||
| Bairnsdale | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Ballarat | $340 | $249 | $226 |
| Bendigo | $340 | $253 | $229 |
| Bright | $340 | $241 | $218 |
| Castlemaine | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Echuca | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Geelong | $340 | $252 | $228 |
| Horsham | $340 | $244 | $220 |
| Portland | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Seymour | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Swan Hill | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Warrnambool | $340 | $244 | $220 |
| Wonthaggi | $340 | $253 | $229 |
| SOUTH AUSTRALIA | |||
| Bordertown | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Ceduna | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Kadina | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Mount Gambier | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Naracoorte | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Port Augusta | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Port Lincoln | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Renmark | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Whyalla | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Wilpena Pound | $340 | $266 | $242 |
| WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |||
| Albany | $340 | $242 | $206 |
| Broome | $357 | $338 | $314 |
| Bunbury | $340 | $251 | $227 |
| Carnarvon | $340 | $277 | $254 |
| Dampier | $340 | $305 | $282 |
| Derby | $340 | $312 | $289 |
| Esperance | $340 | $246 | $222 |
| Exmouth | $340 | $321 | $297 |
| Geraldton | $340 | $260 | $237 |
| Halls Creek | $340 | $278 | $255 |
| Kalgoorlie | $340 | $261 | $238 |
| Karratha | $435 | $416 | $392 |
| Kununurra | $340 | $288 | $265 |
| Newman | $340 | $301 | $277 |
| Port Hedland | $420 | $401 | $377 |
| TASMANIA | |||
| Burnie | $340 | $256 | $232 |
| Devonport | $340 | $259 | $236 |
| Launceston | $340 | $246 | $223 |
| EXTERNAL TERRITORIES | |||
| Christmas Island | $340 | $253 | $230 |
| Cocos (Keeling) Island | $340 | $241 | $217 |
| Norfolk Island | $340 | $250 | $227 |
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 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7 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 | $26 | $25 | $23 | $26 | $23 | $20 |
| Lunch | $37 | $35 | $25 | $37 | $23 | $23 |
| Dinner | $63 | $49 | $43 | $63 | $45 | $40 |
| Incidentals | $24 | $24 | $17 | $24 | $24 | $17 |
| Total | $150 | $133 | $108 | $150 | $115 | $100 |
Table A2.B – Group 2 Country Centres (refer Table A1)
| Country Centre | Country Centre |
| Albany (WA) | Mount Gambier (SA) |
| Alice Springs (NT) | Naracoorte (SA) |
| Bairnsdale (Vic) | Orange (NSW) |
| Bathurst (NSW) | Port Augusta (SA) |
| Bordertown (SA) | Port Lincoln (SA) |
| Broken Hill (NSW) | Portland (Vic) |
| Castlemaine (Vic) | Renmark (SA) |
| Ceduna (SA) | Roma (Qld) |
| Dalby (Qld) | Seymour (Vic) |
| Dubbo (NSW) | Swan Hill (Vic) |
| Echuca (Vic) | Whyalla (SA) |
| Kadina (SA) | Wollongong (NSW) |
| Innisfail (Qld) |
Attachment B to Determination 2009/10
Table 4A – Motor Vehicle Allowance
With effect on and from 30 August 2009
| Engine Capacity (non-rotary) | Engine Capacity (rotary) | Rate Cents per kilometre |
| Above 2,600 cc | Above 1,300 cc | 75 |
| 1,601 to 2,600 cc | 801 to 1,300 cc | 74 |
| 1,600 cc or less | 800 cc or less | 63 |
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