REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL

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

1.1	Subject 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