Determination 2010/08:     
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 29 August 2010 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.
 
1.2         The 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 the current wording of Clause 1.8 and replacing it with the following wording:
 
           General Principles: In making travel arrangements, office holders are to consider:
·           the necessity of travel and potential alternatives to travel, such as teleconferencing or videoconferencing;
·            the total cost of travel, including value for money (the ‘best deal’ for the taxpayer); and
·            the flexibility to maintain an appropriate balance between work and home responsibilities, as well as safety and security.
 
1.4       The Principal Determination is amended by deleting the current wording of Clause 1.9 and replacing it with the following wording:
 
           Agency Guidelines: Office holders should comply with the travel-related administrative guidelines put in place by their agency, where these do not conflict with the provisions of this Determination.
 
1.5       The Principal Determination is amended by deleting the current wording of Clause 2.1 and replacing it with the following wording:
 
           Class of Travel: Where an office holder travels on official business he or she is entitled to travel at the class of travel set out in Table 2A below, according to the travel Tier specified for the office held by the office holder. This does not mean that the office holder cannot choose to undertake travel at a lower class if that would be more convenient or appropriate.
 
 
Signed this 23rd day of August 2010
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Signed
 
 
 
 
Signed
 
 
 
 
Signed

John C Conde AO
PRESIDENT
John B Prescott AC
MEMBER
Ms Jillian Segal AM
MEMBER

Attachment A to Determination 2010/08
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 29 August 2010 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
$364
$320
$268

Brisbane
$391
$368
$312

Canberra
$385
$318
$256

Darwin
$420
$364
$283

Hobart
$350
$285
$228

Melbourne
$420
$332
$284

Perth
$430
$346
$275

Sydney
$420
$360
$294

COUNTRY CENTRES

Non- Specified Country Centres (ie not specified below)
$345
$227
$194

NEW SOUTH WALES

Armidale
$345
$245
$209

Bathurst
$345
$245
$209

Broken Hill
$345
$245
$209

Coffs Harbour
$345
$245
$209

Cooma
$345
$245
$209

Dubbo
$345
$245
$209

Gosford
$345
$245
$209

Goulburn
$345
$245
$209

Maitland
$345
$246
$222

Mudgee
$345
$245
$209

Muswellbrook
$345
$245
$209

Newcastle
$345
$267
$243

Orange
$345
$245
$209

Port Macquarie
$345
$250
$226

Queanbeyan
$345
$248
$224

Tamworth
$345
$246
$222

Wagga Wagga
$345
$252
$228

Wollongong
$345
$245
$209

NORTHERN TERRITORY

Alice Springs
$345
$248
$224

Jabiru
$353
$333
$309

Katherine
$345
$255
$231

Yulara
$486
$466
$442

QUEENSLAND

Bundaberg
$345
$245
$209

Cairns
$345
$258
$234

Dalby
$345
$245
$221

Emerald
$345
$254
$230

Gladstone
$345
$253
$229

Gold Coast
$345
$270
$246

Hervey Bay
$345
$254
$230

Horn Island
$345
$304
$280

Innisfail
$345
$245
$209

Kingaroy
$345
$245
$209

Mackay
$345
$267
$243

Mount Isa
$345
$293
$269

Rockhampton
$345
$245
$209

Roma
$345
$245
$209

Thursday Island
$345
$315
$291

Toowoomba
$345
$245
$209

Townsville
$345
$259
$235

Weipa
$345
$273
$249

VICTORIA

Ararat
$345
$245
$209

Bairnsdale
$345
$245
$209

Ballarat
$345
$257
$233

Bendigo
$345
$257
$233

Bright
$345
$248
$224

Castlemaine
$345
$245
$209

Echuca
$345
$257
$233

Geelong
$345
$256
$232

Hamilton
$345
$245
$209

Horsham
$345
$248
$224

Mildura
$345
$245
$209

Portland
$345
$245
$209

Seymour
$345
$245
$209

Swan Hill
$345
$245
$209

Warrnambool
$345
$249
$225

Wonthaggi
$345
$257
$233

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Bordertown
$345
$245
$209

Ceduna
$345
$245
$209

Kadina
$345
$245
$209

Mount Gambier
$345
$245
$209

Naracoorte
$345
$245
$209

Port Augusta
$345
$245
$209

Port Lincoln
$345
$247
$223

Renmark
$345
$245
$209

Whyalla
$345
$253
$229

Wilpena Pound
$345
$277
$253

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Albany
$345
$253
$229

Broome
$369
$349
$325

Bunbury
$345
$257
$233

Carnarvon
$345
$281
$257

Dampier
$345
$309
$285

Derby
$345
$316
$292

Esperance
$345
$253
$229

Exmouth
$345
$325
$301

Geraldton
$345
$268
$244

Halls Creek
$345
$282
$258

Kalgoorlie
$345
$273
$249

Karratha
$440
$420
$396

Kununurra
$345
$317
$293

Newman
$350
$330
$306

Port Hedland
$425
$405
$381

TASMANIA

Burnie
$345
$260
$236

Devonport
$345
$263
$239

Launceston
$345
$250
$226

EXTERNAL TERRITORIES

Christmas Island
$345
$285
$261

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
$345
$245
$221

Norfolk Island
$345
$267
$243

 
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
$27
$26
$24
$27
$24
$21

Lunch
$38
$36
$26
$38
$24
$24

Dinner
$65
$50
$45
$65
$46
$41

Incidentals
$25
$25
$17
$25
$25
$17

Total
$155
$137
$112
$155
$119
$103

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

Ararat (VIC)
Kingaroy (QLD)

Armidale (NSW)
Mildura (VIC)

Bairnsdale (VIC)
Mount Gambier (SA)

Bathurst (NSW)
Mudgee (NSW)

Bordertown (SA)
Muswellbrook (NSW)

Broken Hill (NSW)
Naracoorte (SA)

Bundaberg (QLD)
Orange (NSW)

Castlemaine (VIC)
Port Augusta (SA)

Ceduna (SA)
Portland (VIC)

Coffs Harbour (NSW)
Renmark (SA)

Cooma (NSW)
Rockhampton (QLD)

Dubbo (NSW)
Roma (QLD)

Gosford (NSW)
Seymour (VIC)

Goulburn (NSW)
Swan Hill (VIC)

Hamilton (VIC)
Toowoomba (QLD)

Innisfail (Qld)
Wollongong (NSW)

Kadina (SA)