{"id":"F2025L00942","name":"Remuneration Tribunal (Official Travel) Determination 2025","slug":"remuneration-tribunal-official-travel-determination-2025","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":106688,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2025L00942-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"## Part 1—Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Remuneration Tribunal (Official Travel) Determination 2025.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"When this instrument takes effect","content":"#### 3 When this instrument takes effect\n\n This instrument takes effect at the start of 7 September 2025.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 4 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under subsections 5(2A) and 7(3) and (4) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Determination supersedes previous determination","content":"#### 5 Determination supersedes previous determination\n\n This instrument supersedes the Remuneration Tribunal (Official Travel) Determination 2024.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 7 Definitions\n\n In this instrument:\n\n> Act means the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.\n\n> agency, of an office holder, means:\n\n (a) the agency to which the office holder is attached; or\n (b) if the office holder is not attached to an agency—the portfolio Department.\n\n> commercial accommodation means accommodation in a commercial establishment such as a hotel, motel or serviced apartment.\n\n> de facto partner of a person has the meaning given by the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.\n\n> employing authority, in relation to an office holder, means:\n\n (a) if the office holder holds a principal executive office for which there is an employing body—the employing body; or\n (b) otherwise—an entity exercising a power or performing a function in relation to the office holder’s employment or remuneration.\n\n> Note: For the Minister’s power to declare the employing body for a principal executive office, see section 3B of the Act.\n\n> home base, in relation to an office holder, means the town or city in which the office holder’s principal place of residence is located.\n\n> office means an office held by an office holder.\n\n> office holder: see subsection 9(1).\n\n> office locality, in relation to an office holder, means the geographic location of the office holder’s usual place of work on official business.\n\n> official business, in relation to an office holder, means business pertaining to or required by the duties of the office holder’s office.\n\n> Table 3A means the table of class of travel in section 11.\n\n> Table 6A means the table of rates of travel allowance for travel to capital cities in section 27.\n\n> Table 6B means the table of rates of travel allowance for travel to country centres in section 28.\n\n> Table 6C means the table of meal and incidental components of travel allowance for high cost centres in section 29.\n\n> Table 6D means the table of meal and incidental components of travel allowance for other country centres in section 30.\n\n> taxation determination means the Taxation Determination TD 2025/4, published by the Commissioner of Taxation, as in force or existing at the time when this instrument commences.\n\n> Note: The taxation determination could in 2025 be viewed on the Australian Taxation Office website (https://www.ato.gov.au).\n\n> travel tier of an office holder: see subsection 9(2).","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"General provisions","content":"## Part 2—General provisions","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Purpose of this instrument","content":"#### 8 Purpose of this instrument\n\n This instrument sets out the provisions that apply when:\n (a) an office holder (other than a holder of a part‑time office) is required to travel for official business away from their office locality; or\n (b) a holder of a part‑time office is required to travel for official business away from their home base.","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application of this instrument","content":"#### 9 Application of this instrument\n\n (1) This instrument applies to a person (an office holder) who holds one of the following:\n (a) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Judicial and Related Offices—Remuneration and Allowances) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (b) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Full‑time Public Office) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (c) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Part‑time Public Office) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (d) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Departmental Secretaries—Classification Structure and Terms and Conditions) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (e) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Specified Statutory Offices—Remuneration and Allowances) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (f) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Principal Executive Offices—Classification Structure and Terms and Conditions) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies.\n (2) An office holder’s travel tier is the travel tier specified in the instrument that applies to the office.\n (3) This instrument has effect, in relation to an office holder, subject to the instrument that applies to the office.\n\n> Note: Some instruments mentioned in subsection (1) contain provisions that exclude, limit or modify the application of this instrument in relation to particular offices.","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"10","sectionType":"section","heading":"General principles for administering this instrument","content":"#### 10 General principles for administering this instrument\n\n (1) This instrument is intended to be administered in accordance with the principles in this section.\n (2) Office holders are not expected to gain or lose financially as a result of travelling on official business.\n (3) Office holders must only incur expenses, or commit the Commonwealth to meet expenses, where funds are lawfully available to do so.\n (4) Travel may only be undertaken where its purpose is consistent with the duties of the office holder.\n (5) When making travel arrangements, office holders are to consider the following:\n (a) the necessity of travel and potential alternatives to travel, such as teleconferencing or videoconferencing;\n (b) the total cost of travel, including value for money;\n (c) any travel‑related administrative guidelines put in place by their agency;\n (d) the flexibility to maintain an appropriate balance between work and home responsibilities, as well as safety and security.","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Travel on official business","content":"## Part 3—Travel on official business","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Class of travel","content":"#### 11 Class of travel\n\n (1) An office holder who travels on official business is entitled to travel at the class of travel set out in the following table (Table 3A) for the office holder’s travel tier. However, the office holder may choose to travel at a lower class if that would be more convenient or appropriate.\n\n```html\n

Table 3A—Class of travel

Column 1

Travel tier of office

Column 2

Class of travel—within Australia

Column 3

Class of travel—overseas

Tier 1

Highest available

Business class

Tier 2

(a) for air travel between any of Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra—economy class; and

(b) otherwise—business class

Business class

Tier 3

Economy class

Economy class

\n```\n\n (2) In working out the class of travel that applies to a trip involving multiple legs of air travel, ignore any stops between the start and the end of the air travel.\n\n> Note: For example, an office holder with tier 2 travel who flies from Darwin to Canberra, with a connection in Sydney, is entitled to business class travel for both legs.","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Upgrade","content":"#### 12 Upgrade\n\n Accompanying travel\n (1) An office holder may upgrade the office holder’s class of travel in order to accompany a person travelling at a higher class of travel if it is demonstrably in the interest of the Commonwealth to do so.\n Lengthy flight\n (2) An office holder who is entitled to travel economy class may upgrade to business class (for domestic and international travel) if the duration of the flight exceeds 5 hours.\n Physical or medical requirement\n (3) A tier 2 office holder who is entitled to travel economy class for air travel between any of Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra may upgrade to business class if the office holder’s employing authority certifies in writing that there is a physical or medical requirement for the office holder to travel by business class.","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Accompanied travel","content":"#### 13 Accompanied travel\n\n (1) An office holder may be entitled to be accompanied by the office holder’s spouse or de facto partner for purposes relating to official business at Commonwealth expense when travelling within Australia or overseas in accordance with this instrument.\n (2) Accompanied travel may occur only if the office holder’s employing authority certifies in writing that it is demonstrably in the interest of the Commonwealth, given the purpose of the travel, for the office holder to be accompanied by the office holder’s spouse or de facto partner.\n (3) If the office holder’s spouse or de facto partner accompanies the office holder, the spouse or de facto partner may travel at the same class of travel as the office holder.","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"14","sectionType":"section","heading":"Agency travel providers","content":"#### 14 Agency travel providers\n\n Office holders are encouraged to use their agency’s travel‑related preferred provider arrangements where these exist.","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"15","sectionType":"section","heading":"Frequent flyer points","content":"#### 15 Frequent flyer points\n\n Frequent flyer points accrued at the Commonwealth’s expense are not to be used for private purposes.","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Travel expenses and travel allowance","content":"## Part 1—Preliminary\n\n#### 1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Remuneration Tribunal (Official Travel) Determination 2025.\n\n#### 3 When this instrument takes effect\n\n This instrument takes effect at the start of 7 September 2025.\n\n#### 4 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under subsections 5(2A) and 7(3) and (4) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.\n\n#### 5 Determination supersedes previous determination\n\n This instrument supersedes the Remuneration Tribunal (Official Travel) Determination 2024.\n\n#### 7 Definitions\n\n In this instrument:\n\n> Act means the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.\n\n> agency, of an office holder, means:\n\n (a) the agency to which the office holder is attached; or\n (b) if the office holder is not attached to an agency—the portfolio Department.\n\n> commercial accommodation means accommodation in a commercial establishment such as a hotel, motel or serviced apartment.\n\n> de facto partner of a person has the meaning given by the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.\n\n> employing authority, in relation to an office holder, means:\n\n (a) if the office holder holds a principal executive office for which there is an employing body—the employing body; or\n (b) otherwise—an entity exercising a power or performing a function in relation to the office holder’s employment or remuneration.\n\n> Note: For the Minister’s power to declare the employing body for a principal executive office, see section 3B of the Act.\n\n> home base, in relation to an office holder, means the town or city in which the office holder’s principal place of residence is located.\n\n> office means an office held by an office holder.\n\n> office holder: see subsection 9(1).\n\n> office locality, in relation to an office holder, means the geographic location of the office holder’s usual place of work on official business.\n\n> official business, in relation to an office holder, means business pertaining to or required by the duties of the office holder’s office.\n\n> Table 3A means the table of class of travel in section 11.\n\n> Table 6A means the table of rates of travel allowance for travel to capital cities in section 27.\n\n> Table 6B means the table of rates of travel allowance for travel to country centres in section 28.\n\n> Table 6C means the table of meal and incidental components of travel allowance for high cost centres in section 29.\n\n> Table 6D means the table of meal and incidental components of travel allowance for other country centres in section 30.\n\n> taxation determination means the Taxation Determination TD 2025/4, published by the Commissioner of Taxation, as in force or existing at the time when this instrument commences.\n\n> Note: The taxation determination could in 2025 be viewed on the Australian Taxation Office website (https://www.ato.gov.au).\n\n> travel tier of an office holder: see subsection 9(2).\n\n## Part 2—General provisions\n\n#### 8 Purpose of this instrument\n\n This instrument sets out the provisions that apply when:\n (a) an office holder (other than a holder of a part‑time office) is required to travel for official business away from their office locality; or\n (b) a holder of a part‑time office is required to travel for official business away from their home base.\n\n#### 9 Application of this instrument\n\n (1) This instrument applies to a person (an office holder) who holds one of the following:\n (a) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Judicial and Related Offices—Remuneration and Allowances) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (b) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Full‑time Public Office) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (c) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Part‑time Public Office) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (d) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Departmental Secretaries—Classification Structure and Terms and Conditions) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (e) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Specified Statutory Offices—Remuneration and Allowances) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (f) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Principal Executive Offices—Classification Structure and Terms and Conditions) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies.\n (2) An office holder’s travel tier is the travel tier specified in the instrument that applies to the office.\n (3) This instrument has effect, in relation to an office holder, subject to the instrument that applies to the office.\n\n> Note: Some instruments mentioned in subsection (1) contain provisions that exclude, limit or modify the application of this instrument in relation to particular offices.\n\n#### 10 General principles for administering this instrument\n\n (1) This instrument is intended to be administered in accordance with the principles in this section.\n (2) Office holders are not expected to gain or lose financially as a result of travelling on official business.\n (3) Office holders must only incur expenses, or commit the Commonwealth to meet expenses, where funds are lawfully available to do so.\n (4) Travel may only be undertaken where its purpose is consistent with the duties of the office holder.\n (5) When making travel arrangements, office holders are to consider the following:\n (a) the necessity of travel and potential alternatives to travel, such as teleconferencing or videoconferencing;\n (b) the total cost of travel, including value for money;\n (c) any travel‑related administrative guidelines put in place by their agency;\n (d) the flexibility to maintain an appropriate balance between work and home responsibilities, as well as safety and security.\n\n## Part 3—Travel on official business\n\n#### 11 Class of travel\n\n (1) An office holder who travels on official business is entitled to travel at the class of travel set out in the following table (Table 3A) for the office holder’s travel tier. However, the office holder may choose to travel at a lower class if that would be more convenient or appropriate.\n\n```html\n

Table 3A—Class of travel

Column 1

Travel tier of office

Column 2

Class of travel—within Australia

Column 3

Class of travel—overseas

Tier 1

Highest available

Business class

Tier 2

(a) for air travel between any of Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra—economy class; and

(b) otherwise—business class

Business class

Tier 3

Economy class

Economy class

\n```\n\n (2) In working out the class of travel that applies to a trip involving multiple legs of air travel, ignore any stops between the start and the end of the air travel.\n\n> Note: For example, an office holder with tier 2 travel who flies from Darwin to Canberra, with a connection in Sydney, is entitled to business class travel for both legs.\n\n#### 12 Upgrade\n\n Accompanying travel\n (1) An office holder may upgrade the office holder’s class of travel in order to accompany a person travelling at a higher class of travel if it is demonstrably in the interest of the Commonwealth to do so.\n Lengthy flight\n (2) An office holder who is entitled to travel economy class may upgrade to business class (for domestic and international travel) if the duration of the flight exceeds 5 hours.\n Physical or medical requirement\n (3) A tier 2 office holder who is entitled to travel economy class for air travel between any of Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra may upgrade to business class if the office holder’s employing authority certifies in writing that there is a physical or medical requirement for the office holder to travel by business class.\n\n#### 13 Accompanied travel\n\n (1) An office holder may be entitled to be accompanied by the office holder’s spouse or de facto partner for purposes relating to official business at Commonwealth expense when travelling within Australia or overseas in accordance with this instrument.\n (2) Accompanied travel may occur only if the office holder’s employing authority certifies in writing that it is demonstrably in the interest of the Commonwealth, given the purpose of the travel, for the office holder to be accompanied by the office holder’s spouse or de facto partner.\n (3) If the office holder’s spouse or de facto partner accompanies the office holder, the spouse or de facto partner may travel at the same class of travel as the office holder.\n\n#### 14 Agency travel providers\n\n Office holders are encouraged to use their agency’s travel‑related preferred provider arrangements where these exist.\n\n#### 15 Frequent flyer points\n\n Frequent flyer points accrued at the Commonwealth’s expense are not to be used for private purposes.\n\n## Part 4—Travel expenses and travel allowance\n\n### Division 1—General provisions for travel expenses and travel allowance\n\n#### 16 Payment of travel expenses and travel allowance\n\n (1) If an office holder travels on official business which requires an overnight absence, travel expenses are to be met, and travel allowance is to be paid, in accordance with this Part.\n Day travel\n (2) No travel allowance is payable for travel on official business that does not require an overnight absence.\n\n#### 17 Accompanied accommodation costs\n\n If:\n (a) the Commonwealth meets the travel costs of the office holder’s spouse or de facto partner accompanying the office holder in accordance with section 13 (accompanied travel); and\n (b) evidence is provided that there is a difference in cost between a single and double room in the commercial accommodation used;\n the amount of the difference is to be added to the amount of travel allowance that would otherwise be paid.\n\n#### 18 No double payment\n\n No payment of travel allowance or expenses is to be made under this instrument to the extent that the office holder claims or receives travel allowance or reimbursement of travel expenses under any other source or entitlement for the same travel.\n\n### Division 2—Travel within Australia\n\n#### 19 Travel within Australia\n\n This Division applies to travel on official business within Australia.\n\n#### 20 Travel allowance for travel within Australia\n\n (1) For each overnight absence on travel for official business within Australia for which the office holder stays in commercial accommodation, the office holder is to be paid travel allowance, subject to this Part, at the rates in:\n (a) for travel to a capital city—Table 6A; or\n (b) otherwise—Table 6B.\n\n> Note: The rates in Tables 6A and 6B are intended to cover the costs of accommodation and meals, and incidental costs.\n\n (2) Subject to this Part, the rates in Table 6A or 6B are to be paid to the office holder for each overnight absence regardless of the time of departure from, or arrival at, the office locality or home base.\n\n#### 21 Part payment of travel allowance\n\n (1) If the cost of accommodation is met by an entity other than the office holder, the amount of travel allowance payable is the “Total” amount in Table 6C or 6D.\n (2) If the cost of a meal or meals is met by an entity other than the office holder, the amount of travel allowance is to be reduced by the meal amount or amounts in Table 6C or 6D.\n\n#### 22 Non‑commercial accommodation\n\n If the office holder does not stay in commercial accommodation, but stays in accommodation such as the home of a family member or friend, a rate of one third of the specified travel allowance is payable (rounded upwards to the nearest dollar).\n\n#### 23 Unavoidable higher accommodation cost\n\n If the employing authority certifies that the office holder is required to obtain high cost accommodation, an additional payment may be made to the office holder in accordance with the following:\n (a) the requirement must be due to:\n (i) the unavailability of accommodation of a reasonable standard at a locality, which would have avoided this additional payment; or\n (ii) the office holder having a physical limitation or impairment that requires the provision of accessible accommodation arrangements;\n (b) the additional payment is to be based on the excess cost of accommodation over the travel allowance rate (after deducting the relevant “Total” amount in Table 6C or 6D (meals and incidentals) from the travel allowance rate);\n (c) the additional payment is to be calculated on accommodation expenses and travel allowance for the entire trip.\n\n#### 24 Additional meals\n\n (1) If an office holder is absent for a greater number of meal periods than that covered by the travel allowance payment (the rate nominally covers 3 meals per day) and provides evidence that actual meal costs exceeded the meal component for the absence, payment at the rates set out in Table 6C or 6D may be made for the additional meal or meals.\n (2) Subject to certification by the employing authority, this may include meal periods on the day of return to an office holder’s home base or office locality where, ordinarily, no travel allowance would be payable.\n\n### Division 3—Overseas travel\n\n#### 25 Travel allowance for overseas travel\n\n Accommodation\n (1) When travelling overseas on official business, an office holder is entitled to accommodation at Commonwealth expense. Accommodation is to be at a standard reasonably equivalent to that provided for the office holder in Australia.\n Meals and incidentals\n (2) An office holder travelling overseas on official business is to be paid, for meals and incidentals, the total meals and incidentals amounts set out in the taxation determination for the destinations in the table of countries in the taxation determination.\n (3) For the purposes of subsection (2):\n (a) tier 1 office holders are to receive the amounts for the highest salary level specified in the taxation determination; and\n (b) tier 2 office holders are to receive the amounts for the middle salary level specified in the taxation determination; and\n (c) tier 3 office holders are to receive the amounts for the lowest salary level specified in the taxation determination.\n\n## Part 5—Official travel by motor vehicle\n\n#### 26 Vehicle travel\n\n (1) Subsection (3) applies to use of a vehicle for an office holder’s travel on official business where the agency does not supply the office holder with a vehicle that can be used for the purposes of the travel.\n (2) However, if the office holder is provided with an agency vehicle at the office holder’s home base, subsection (3) does not apply to any journey commenced from the home base.\n (3) The office holder may choose to hire a vehicle or use the office holder’s own vehicle to travel on official business where it is demonstrably in the interest of the Commonwealth to do so. In such circumstances the Commonwealth is to:\n (a) meet the cost of a rental vehicle; or\n (b) pay a motor vehicle allowance at the rate of 88 cents per kilometre where a private vehicle is used for the journey. Any private vehicle used for this purpose must be comprehensively insured.\n\n## Part 6—Rates of travel allowance\n\n#### 27 Rates of travel allowance—capital cities\n\n The following table (Table 6A) sets out the rates, per overnight absence, of travel allowance for travel to capital cities.\n\n```html\n

Table 6A—Rates of travel allowance for travel to capital cities

Column 1

Location

Column 2

Tier 1

Column 3

Tier 2

Column 4

Tier 3

Adelaide

$432

$413

$323

Brisbane

$478

$459

$346

Canberra

$467

$448

$343

Darwin

$514

$495

$385

Hobart

$456

$437

$341

Melbourne

$486

$433

$338

Perth

$486

$447

$345

Sydney

$518

$499

$388

\n```\n\n#### 28 Rates of travel allowance—country centres\n\n The following table (Table 6B) sets out the rates, per overnight absence, of travel allowance for travel to country centres.\n\n```html\n

Table 6B—Rates of travel allowance for travel to country centres

Column 1

Location

Column 2

Tier 1

Column 3

Tier 2

Column 4

Tier 3

All country centres not specified below

$428

$363

$294

New South Wales

Albury

$428

$409

$372

Armidale

$428

$368

$331

Bathurst

$428

$409

$372

Bega

$428

$409

$372

Bourke

$428

$386

$349

Broken Hill

$428

$364

$327

Cobar

$428

$409

$372

Coffs Harbour

$428

$409

$372

Cooma

$428

$409

$372

Cowra

$428

$409

$372

Dubbo

$428

$372

$335

Goulburn

$428

$367

$330

Gosford

$428

$363

$326

Grafton

$428

$374

$337

Griffith

$428

$362

$325

Gunnedah

$428

$382

$345

Inverell

$428

$409

$372

Lismore

$428

$385

$348

Maitland

$428

$389

$352

Mudgee

$428

$408

$371

Muswellbrook

$428

$362

$325

Narrabri

$428

$409

$372

Newcastle

$428

$397

$360

Nowra

$428

$370

$333

Orange

$428

$417

$380

Port Macquarie

$428

$392

$355

Queanbeyan

$428

$409

$372

Tamworth

$428

$409

$372

Taree

$428

$409

$372

Tumut

$428

$409

$372

Wagga Wagga

$428

$379

$342

Wollongong

$428

$384

$347

Northern Territory

Alice Springs

$428

$408

$371

Jabiru

$437

$418

$381

Katherine

$449

$430

$393

Nhulunbuy

$485

$466

$429

Tennant Creek

$428

$409

$372

Yulara

$791

$772

$735

Queensland

Ayr

$428

$409

$372

Bundaberg

$428

$386

$349

Cairns

$428

$377

$340

Charters Towers

$428

$370

$333

Chinchilla

$428

$409

$372

Dalby

$428

$403

$366

Emerald

$428

$381

$344

Gladstone

$428

$373

$336

Gold Coast

$446

$427

$390

Hervey Bay

$428

$377

$340

Horn Island

$566

$547

$510

Innisfail

$428

$409

$372

Kingaroy

$428

$382

$345

Mackay

$428

$368

$331

Maryborough

$428

$409

$372

Mount Isa

$428

$387

$350

Nambour

$428

$365

$328

Rockhampton

$428

$376

$339

Roma

$428

$384

$347

Thursday Island

$544

$525

$488

Toowoomba

$428

$363

$326

Townsville

$428

$376

$339

Weipa

$459

$440

$403

South Australia

Bordertown

$428

$366

$329

Ceduna

$428

$358

$321

Kadina

$428

$409

$372

Mount Gambier

$428

$366

$329

Naracoorte

$428

$409

$372

Port Augusta

$428

$409

$372

Port Lincoln

$428

$372

$335

Port Pirie

$428

$409

$372

Renmark

$428

$409

$372

Whyalla

$428

$369

$332

Wilpena Pound

$493

$474

$437

Tasmania

Burnie

$428

$380

$343

Devonport

$428

$364

$327

Launceston

$428

$376

$339

Queenstown

$428

$409

$372

Victoria

Ararat

$428

$361

$324

Bairnsdale

$428

$378

$341

Ballarat

$428

$389

$352

Benalla

$428

$370

$333

Bendigo

$428

$372

$335

Bright

$428

$382

$345

Castlemaine

$428

$364

$327

Colac

$428

$409

$372

Echuca

$428

$409

$372

Geelong

$428

$377

$340

Hamilton

$428

$372

$335

Horsham

$428

$368

$331

Mildura

$428

$372

$335

Portland

$428

$365

$328

Sale

$428

$409

$372

Seymour

$428

$366

$329

Shepparton

$428

$369

$332

Swan Hill

$428

$383

$346

Wangaratta

$428

$388

$351

Warrnambool

$428

$377

$340

Wodonga

$428

$409

$372

Wonthaggi

$428

$390

$353

Western Australia

Albany

$428

$395

$358

Broome

$446

$427

$390

Bunbury

$428

$380

$343

Carnarvon

$428

$376

$339

Dampier

$428

$401

$364

Derby

$428

$394

$357

Esperance

$428

$382

$345

Exmouth

$456

$437

$400

Geraldton

$428

$392

$355

Halls Creek

$428

$406

$369

Kalgoorlie

$428

$395

$358

Karratha

$509

$490

$453

Kununurra

$443

$424

$387

Newman

$492

$473

$436

Northam

$441

$422

$385

Port Hedland

$487

$468

$431

External Territories

Christmas Island

$439

$420

$383

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

$552

$533

$496

Norfolk Island

$477

$458

$421

\n```\n\n#### 29 Meal and incidental components—high cost centres\n\n For the purposes of sections 21, 23 and 24, the following table (Table 6C) sets out the meal and incidental components of:\n (a) the travel allowance rates set out in Table 6A for travel to capital cities; and\n (b) the travel allowance rates set out in Table 6B for travel to country centres specified by name in Table 6B.\n\n```html\n

Table 6C—Meal and incidental components of travel allowance for high cost centres

Column 1

Component

Column 2

Tier 1

Column 3

Tier 2

Column 4

Tier 3

Breakfast

$43

$38

$35

Lunch

$60

$54

$40

Dinner

$84

$75

$67

Incidental

$36

$36

$25

Total

$223

$203

$167

\n```\n\n#### 30 Meal and incidental components—other country centres\n\n For the purposes of sections 21, 23 and 24, the following table (Table 6D) sets out the meal and incidental components of the travel allowance rates set out in Table 6B for travel to country centres not specified by name in Table 6B.\n\n```html\n

Table 6D—Meal and incidental components of travel allowance for other country centres

Column 1

Component

Column 2

Tier 1

Column 3

Tier 2

Column 4

Tier 3

Breakfast

$43

$35

$32

Lunch

$60

$36

$36

Dinner

$84

$69

$62

Incidental

$36

$36

$25

Total

$223

$176

$155

\n```","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"Division 1","sectionType":"division","heading":"General provisions for travel expenses and travel allowance","content":"## Part 1—Preliminary\n\n#### 1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Remuneration Tribunal (Official Travel) Determination 2025.\n\n#### 3 When this instrument takes effect\n\n This instrument takes effect at the start of 7 September 2025.\n\n#### 4 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under subsections 5(2A) and 7(3) and (4) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.\n\n#### 5 Determination supersedes previous determination\n\n This instrument supersedes the Remuneration Tribunal (Official Travel) Determination 2024.\n\n#### 7 Definitions\n\n In this instrument:\n\n> Act means the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.\n\n> agency, of an office holder, means:\n\n (a) the agency to which the office holder is attached; or\n (b) if the office holder is not attached to an agency—the portfolio Department.\n\n> commercial accommodation means accommodation in a commercial establishment such as a hotel, motel or serviced apartment.\n\n> de facto partner of a person has the meaning given by the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.\n\n> employing authority, in relation to an office holder, means:\n\n (a) if the office holder holds a principal executive office for which there is an employing body—the employing body; or\n (b) otherwise—an entity exercising a power or performing a function in relation to the office holder’s employment or remuneration.\n\n> Note: For the Minister’s power to declare the employing body for a principal executive office, see section 3B of the Act.\n\n> home base, in relation to an office holder, means the town or city in which the office holder’s principal place of residence is located.\n\n> office means an office held by an office holder.\n\n> office holder: see subsection 9(1).\n\n> office locality, in relation to an office holder, means the geographic location of the office holder’s usual place of work on official business.\n\n> official business, in relation to an office holder, means business pertaining to or required by the duties of the office holder’s office.\n\n> Table 3A means the table of class of travel in section 11.\n\n> Table 6A means the table of rates of travel allowance for travel to capital cities in section 27.\n\n> Table 6B means the table of rates of travel allowance for travel to country centres in section 28.\n\n> Table 6C means the table of meal and incidental components of travel allowance for high cost centres in section 29.\n\n> Table 6D means the table of meal and incidental components of travel allowance for other country centres in section 30.\n\n> taxation determination means the Taxation Determination TD 2025/4, published by the Commissioner of Taxation, as in force or existing at the time when this instrument commences.\n\n> Note: The taxation determination could in 2025 be viewed on the Australian Taxation Office website (https://www.ato.gov.au).\n\n> travel tier of an office holder: see subsection 9(2).\n\n## Part 2—General provisions\n\n#### 8 Purpose of this instrument\n\n This instrument sets out the provisions that apply when:\n (a) an office holder (other than a holder of a part‑time office) is required to travel for official business away from their office locality; or\n (b) a holder of a part‑time office is required to travel for official business away from their home base.\n\n#### 9 Application of this instrument\n\n (1) This instrument applies to a person (an office holder) who holds one of the following:\n (a) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Judicial and Related Offices—Remuneration and Allowances) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (b) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Full‑time Public Office) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (c) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Part‑time Public Office) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (d) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Departmental Secretaries—Classification Structure and Terms and Conditions) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (e) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Specified Statutory Offices—Remuneration and Allowances) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (f) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Principal Executive Offices—Classification Structure and Terms and Conditions) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies.\n (2) An office holder’s travel tier is the travel tier specified in the instrument that applies to the office.\n (3) This instrument has effect, in relation to an office holder, subject to the instrument that applies to the office.\n\n> Note: Some instruments mentioned in subsection (1) contain provisions that exclude, limit or modify the application of this instrument in relation to particular offices.\n\n#### 10 General principles for administering this instrument\n\n (1) This instrument is intended to be administered in accordance with the principles in this section.\n (2) Office holders are not expected to gain or lose financially as a result of travelling on official business.\n (3) Office holders must only incur expenses, or commit the Commonwealth to meet expenses, where funds are lawfully available to do so.\n (4) Travel may only be undertaken where its purpose is consistent with the duties of the office holder.\n (5) When making travel arrangements, office holders are to consider the following:\n (a) the necessity of travel and potential alternatives to travel, such as teleconferencing or videoconferencing;\n (b) the total cost of travel, including value for money;\n (c) any travel‑related administrative guidelines put in place by their agency;\n (d) the flexibility to maintain an appropriate balance between work and home responsibilities, as well as safety and security.\n\n## Part 3—Travel on official business\n\n#### 11 Class of travel\n\n (1) An office holder who travels on official business is entitled to travel at the class of travel set out in the following table (Table 3A) for the office holder’s travel tier. However, the office holder may choose to travel at a lower class if that would be more convenient or appropriate.\n\n```html\n

Table 3A—Class of travel

Column 1

Travel tier of office

Column 2

Class of travel—within Australia

Column 3

Class of travel—overseas

Tier 1

Highest available

Business class

Tier 2

(a) for air travel between any of Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra—economy class; and

(b) otherwise—business class

Business class

Tier 3

Economy class

Economy class

\n```\n\n (2) In working out the class of travel that applies to a trip involving multiple legs of air travel, ignore any stops between the start and the end of the air travel.\n\n> Note: For example, an office holder with tier 2 travel who flies from Darwin to Canberra, with a connection in Sydney, is entitled to business class travel for both legs.\n\n#### 12 Upgrade\n\n Accompanying travel\n (1) An office holder may upgrade the office holder’s class of travel in order to accompany a person travelling at a higher class of travel if it is demonstrably in the interest of the Commonwealth to do so.\n Lengthy flight\n (2) An office holder who is entitled to travel economy class may upgrade to business class (for domestic and international travel) if the duration of the flight exceeds 5 hours.\n Physical or medical requirement\n (3) A tier 2 office holder who is entitled to travel economy class for air travel between any of Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra may upgrade to business class if the office holder’s employing authority certifies in writing that there is a physical or medical requirement for the office holder to travel by business class.\n\n#### 13 Accompanied travel\n\n (1) An office holder may be entitled to be accompanied by the office holder’s spouse or de facto partner for purposes relating to official business at Commonwealth expense when travelling within Australia or overseas in accordance with this instrument.\n (2) Accompanied travel may occur only if the office holder’s employing authority certifies in writing that it is demonstrably in the interest of the Commonwealth, given the purpose of the travel, for the office holder to be accompanied by the office holder’s spouse or de facto partner.\n (3) If the office holder’s spouse or de facto partner accompanies the office holder, the spouse or de facto partner may travel at the same class of travel as the office holder.\n\n#### 14 Agency travel providers\n\n Office holders are encouraged to use their agency’s travel‑related preferred provider arrangements where these exist.\n\n#### 15 Frequent flyer points\n\n Frequent flyer points accrued at the Commonwealth’s expense are not to be used for private purposes.\n\n## Part 4—Travel expenses and travel allowance\n\n### Division 1—General provisions for travel expenses and travel allowance\n\n#### 16 Payment of travel expenses and travel allowance\n\n (1) If an office holder travels on official business which requires an overnight absence, travel expenses are to be met, and travel allowance is to be paid, in accordance with this Part.\n Day travel\n (2) No travel allowance is payable for travel on official business that does not require an overnight absence.\n\n#### 17 Accompanied accommodation costs\n\n If:\n (a) the Commonwealth meets the travel costs of the office holder’s spouse or de facto partner accompanying the office holder in accordance with section 13 (accompanied travel); and\n (b) evidence is provided that there is a difference in cost between a single and double room in the commercial accommodation used;\n the amount of the difference is to be added to the amount of travel allowance that would otherwise be paid.\n\n#### 18 No double payment\n\n No payment of travel allowance or expenses is to be made under this instrument to the extent that the office holder claims or receives travel allowance or reimbursement of travel expenses under any other source or entitlement for the same travel.\n\n### Division 2—Travel within Australia\n\n#### 19 Travel within Australia\n\n This Division applies to travel on official business within Australia.\n\n#### 20 Travel allowance for travel within Australia\n\n (1) For each overnight absence on travel for official business within Australia for which the office holder stays in commercial accommodation, the office holder is to be paid travel allowance, subject to this Part, at the rates in:\n (a) for travel to a capital city—Table 6A; or\n (b) otherwise—Table 6B.\n\n> Note: The rates in Tables 6A and 6B are intended to cover the costs of accommodation and meals, and incidental costs.\n\n (2) Subject to this Part, the rates in Table 6A or 6B are to be paid to the office holder for each overnight absence regardless of the time of departure from, or arrival at, the office locality or home base.\n\n#### 21 Part payment of travel allowance\n\n (1) If the cost of accommodation is met by an entity other than the office holder, the amount of travel allowance payable is the “Total” amount in Table 6C or 6D.\n (2) If the cost of a meal or meals is met by an entity other than the office holder, the amount of travel allowance is to be reduced by the meal amount or amounts in Table 6C or 6D.\n\n#### 22 Non‑commercial accommodation\n\n If the office holder does not stay in commercial accommodation, but stays in accommodation such as the home of a family member or friend, a rate of one third of the specified travel allowance is payable (rounded upwards to the nearest dollar).\n\n#### 23 Unavoidable higher accommodation cost\n\n If the employing authority certifies that the office holder is required to obtain high cost accommodation, an additional payment may be made to the office holder in accordance with the following:\n (a) the requirement must be due to:\n (i) the unavailability of accommodation of a reasonable standard at a locality, which would have avoided this additional payment; or\n (ii) the office holder having a physical limitation or impairment that requires the provision of accessible accommodation arrangements;\n (b) the additional payment is to be based on the excess cost of accommodation over the travel allowance rate (after deducting the relevant “Total” amount in Table 6C or 6D (meals and incidentals) from the travel allowance rate);\n (c) the additional payment is to be calculated on accommodation expenses and travel allowance for the entire trip.\n\n#### 24 Additional meals\n\n (1) If an office holder is absent for a greater number of meal periods than that covered by the travel allowance payment (the rate nominally covers 3 meals per day) and provides evidence that actual meal costs exceeded the meal component for the absence, payment at the rates set out in Table 6C or 6D may be made for the additional meal or meals.\n (2) Subject to certification by the employing authority, this may include meal periods on the day of return to an office holder’s home base or office locality where, ordinarily, no travel allowance would be payable.\n\n### Division 3—Overseas travel\n\n#### 25 Travel allowance for overseas travel\n\n Accommodation\n (1) When travelling overseas on official business, an office holder is entitled to accommodation at Commonwealth expense. Accommodation is to be at a standard reasonably equivalent to that provided for the office holder in Australia.\n Meals and incidentals\n (2) An office holder travelling overseas on official business is to be paid, for meals and incidentals, the total meals and incidentals amounts set out in the taxation determination for the destinations in the table of countries in the taxation determination.\n (3) For the purposes of subsection (2):\n (a) tier 1 office holders are to receive the amounts for the highest salary level specified in the taxation determination; and\n (b) tier 2 office holders are to receive the amounts for the middle salary level specified in the taxation determination; and\n (c) tier 3 office holders are to receive the amounts for the lowest salary level specified in the taxation determination.\n\n## Part 5—Official travel by motor vehicle\n\n#### 26 Vehicle travel\n\n (1) Subsection (3) applies to use of a vehicle for an office holder’s travel on official business where the agency does not supply the office holder with a vehicle that can be used for the purposes of the travel.\n (2) However, if the office holder is provided with an agency vehicle at the office holder’s home base, subsection (3) does not apply to any journey commenced from the home base.\n (3) The office holder may choose to hire a vehicle or use the office holder’s own vehicle to travel on official business where it is demonstrably in the interest of the Commonwealth to do so. In such circumstances the Commonwealth is to:\n (a) meet the cost of a rental vehicle; or\n (b) pay a motor vehicle allowance at the rate of 88 cents per kilometre where a private vehicle is used for the journey. Any private vehicle used for this purpose must be comprehensively insured.\n\n## Part 6—Rates of travel allowance\n\n#### 27 Rates of travel allowance—capital cities\n\n The following table (Table 6A) sets out the rates, per overnight absence, of travel allowance for travel to capital cities.\n\n```html\n

Table 6A—Rates of travel allowance for travel to capital cities

Column 1

Location

Column 2

Tier 1

Column 3

Tier 2

Column 4

Tier 3

Adelaide

$432

$413

$323

Brisbane

$478

$459

$346

Canberra

$467

$448

$343

Darwin

$514

$495

$385

Hobart

$456

$437

$341

Melbourne

$486

$433

$338

Perth

$486

$447

$345

Sydney

$518

$499

$388

\n```\n\n#### 28 Rates of travel allowance—country centres\n\n The following table (Table 6B) sets out the rates, per overnight absence, of travel allowance for travel to country centres.\n\n```html\n

Table 6B—Rates of travel allowance for travel to country centres

Column 1

Location

Column 2

Tier 1

Column 3

Tier 2

Column 4

Tier 3

All country centres not specified below

$428

$363

$294

New South Wales

Albury

$428

$409

$372

Armidale

$428

$368

$331

Bathurst

$428

$409

$372

Bega

$428

$409

$372

Bourke

$428

$386

$349

Broken Hill

$428

$364

$327

Cobar

$428

$409

$372

Coffs Harbour

$428

$409

$372

Cooma

$428

$409

$372

Cowra

$428

$409

$372

Dubbo

$428

$372

$335

Goulburn

$428

$367

$330

Gosford

$428

$363

$326

Grafton

$428

$374

$337

Griffith

$428

$362

$325

Gunnedah

$428

$382

$345

Inverell

$428

$409

$372

Lismore

$428

$385

$348

Maitland

$428

$389

$352

Mudgee

$428

$408

$371

Muswellbrook

$428

$362

$325

Narrabri

$428

$409

$372

Newcastle

$428

$397

$360

Nowra

$428

$370

$333

Orange

$428

$417

$380

Port Macquarie

$428

$392

$355

Queanbeyan

$428

$409

$372

Tamworth

$428

$409

$372

Taree

$428

$409

$372

Tumut

$428

$409

$372

Wagga Wagga

$428

$379

$342

Wollongong

$428

$384

$347

Northern Territory

Alice Springs

$428

$408

$371

Jabiru

$437

$418

$381

Katherine

$449

$430

$393

Nhulunbuy

$485

$466

$429

Tennant Creek

$428

$409

$372

Yulara

$791

$772

$735

Queensland

Ayr

$428

$409

$372

Bundaberg

$428

$386

$349

Cairns

$428

$377

$340

Charters Towers

$428

$370

$333

Chinchilla

$428

$409

$372

Dalby

$428

$403

$366

Emerald

$428

$381

$344

Gladstone

$428

$373

$336

Gold Coast

$446

$427

$390

Hervey Bay

$428

$377

$340

Horn Island

$566

$547

$510

Innisfail

$428

$409

$372

Kingaroy

$428

$382

$345

Mackay

$428

$368

$331

Maryborough

$428

$409

$372

Mount Isa

$428

$387

$350

Nambour

$428

$365

$328

Rockhampton

$428

$376

$339

Roma

$428

$384

$347

Thursday Island

$544

$525

$488

Toowoomba

$428

$363

$326

Townsville

$428

$376

$339

Weipa

$459

$440

$403

South Australia

Bordertown

$428

$366

$329

Ceduna

$428

$358

$321

Kadina

$428

$409

$372

Mount Gambier

$428

$366

$329

Naracoorte

$428

$409

$372

Port Augusta

$428

$409

$372

Port Lincoln

$428

$372

$335

Port Pirie

$428

$409

$372

Renmark

$428

$409

$372

Whyalla

$428

$369

$332

Wilpena Pound

$493

$474

$437

Tasmania

Burnie

$428

$380

$343

Devonport

$428

$364

$327

Launceston

$428

$376

$339

Queenstown

$428

$409

$372

Victoria

Ararat

$428

$361

$324

Bairnsdale

$428

$378

$341

Ballarat

$428

$389

$352

Benalla

$428

$370

$333

Bendigo

$428

$372

$335

Bright

$428

$382

$345

Castlemaine

$428

$364

$327

Colac

$428

$409

$372

Echuca

$428

$409

$372

Geelong

$428

$377

$340

Hamilton

$428

$372

$335

Horsham

$428

$368

$331

Mildura

$428

$372

$335

Portland

$428

$365

$328

Sale

$428

$409

$372

Seymour

$428

$366

$329

Shepparton

$428

$369

$332

Swan Hill

$428

$383

$346

Wangaratta

$428

$388

$351

Warrnambool

$428

$377

$340

Wodonga

$428

$409

$372

Wonthaggi

$428

$390

$353

Western Australia

Albany

$428

$395

$358

Broome

$446

$427

$390

Bunbury

$428

$380

$343

Carnarvon

$428

$376

$339

Dampier

$428

$401

$364

Derby

$428

$394

$357

Esperance

$428

$382

$345

Exmouth

$456

$437

$400

Geraldton

$428

$392

$355

Halls Creek

$428

$406

$369

Kalgoorlie

$428

$395

$358

Karratha

$509

$490

$453

Kununurra

$443

$424

$387

Newman

$492

$473

$436

Northam

$441

$422

$385

Port Hedland

$487

$468

$431

External Territories

Christmas Island

$439

$420

$383

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

$552

$533

$496

Norfolk Island

$477

$458

$421

\n```\n\n#### 29 Meal and incidental components—high cost centres\n\n For the purposes of sections 21, 23 and 24, the following table (Table 6C) sets out the meal and incidental components of:\n (a) the travel allowance rates set out in Table 6A for travel to capital cities; and\n (b) the travel allowance rates set out in Table 6B for travel to country centres specified by name in Table 6B.\n\n```html\n

Table 6C—Meal and incidental components of travel allowance for high cost centres

Column 1

Component

Column 2

Tier 1

Column 3

Tier 2

Column 4

Tier 3

Breakfast

$43

$38

$35

Lunch

$60

$54

$40

Dinner

$84

$75

$67

Incidental

$36

$36

$25

Total

$223

$203

$167

\n```\n\n#### 30 Meal and incidental components—other country centres\n\n For the purposes of sections 21, 23 and 24, the following table (Table 6D) sets out the meal and incidental components of the travel allowance rates set out in Table 6B for travel to country centres not specified by name in Table 6B.\n\n```html\n

Table 6D—Meal and incidental components of travel allowance for other country centres

Column 1

Component

Column 2

Tier 1

Column 3

Tier 2

Column 4

Tier 3

Breakfast

$43

$35

$32

Lunch

$60

$36

$36

Dinner

$84

$69

$62

Incidental

$36

$36

$25

Total

$223

$176

$155

\n```","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"16","sectionType":"section","heading":"Payment of travel expenses and travel allowance","content":"#### 16 Payment of travel expenses and travel allowance\n\n (1) If an office holder travels on official business which requires an overnight absence, travel expenses are to be met, and travel allowance is to be paid, in accordance with this Part.\n Day travel\n (2) No travel allowance is payable for travel on official business that does not require an overnight absence.","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"17","sectionType":"section","heading":"Accompanied accommodation costs","content":"#### 17 Accompanied accommodation costs\n\n If:\n (a) the Commonwealth meets the travel costs of the office holder’s spouse or de facto partner accompanying the office holder in accordance with section 13 (accompanied travel); and\n (b) evidence is provided that there is a difference in cost between a single and double room in the commercial accommodation used;\n the amount of the difference is to be added to the amount of travel allowance that would otherwise be paid.","sortOrder":19},{"sectionNumber":"18","sectionType":"section","heading":"No double payment","content":"#### 18 No double payment\n\n No payment of travel allowance or expenses is to be made under this instrument to the extent that the office holder claims or receives travel allowance or reimbursement of travel expenses under any other source or entitlement for the same travel.","sortOrder":20},{"sectionNumber":"Division 2","sectionType":"division","heading":"Travel within Australia","content":"## Part 1—Preliminary\n\n#### 1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Remuneration Tribunal (Official Travel) Determination 2025.\n\n#### 3 When this instrument takes effect\n\n This instrument takes effect at the start of 7 September 2025.\n\n#### 4 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under subsections 5(2A) and 7(3) and (4) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.\n\n#### 5 Determination supersedes previous determination\n\n This instrument supersedes the Remuneration Tribunal (Official Travel) Determination 2024.\n\n#### 7 Definitions\n\n In this instrument:\n\n> Act means the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.\n\n> agency, of an office holder, means:\n\n (a) the agency to which the office holder is attached; or\n (b) if the office holder is not attached to an agency—the portfolio Department.\n\n> commercial accommodation means accommodation in a commercial establishment such as a hotel, motel or serviced apartment.\n\n> de facto partner of a person has the meaning given by the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.\n\n> employing authority, in relation to an office holder, means:\n\n (a) if the office holder holds a principal executive office for which there is an employing body—the employing body; or\n (b) otherwise—an entity exercising a power or performing a function in relation to the office holder’s employment or remuneration.\n\n> Note: For the Minister’s power to declare the employing body for a principal executive office, see section 3B of the Act.\n\n> home base, in relation to an office holder, means the town or city in which the office holder’s principal place of residence is located.\n\n> office means an office held by an office holder.\n\n> office holder: see subsection 9(1).\n\n> office locality, in relation to an office holder, means the geographic location of the office holder’s usual place of work on official business.\n\n> official business, in relation to an office holder, means business pertaining to or required by the duties of the office holder’s office.\n\n> Table 3A means the table of class of travel in section 11.\n\n> Table 6A means the table of rates of travel allowance for travel to capital cities in section 27.\n\n> Table 6B means the table of rates of travel allowance for travel to country centres in section 28.\n\n> Table 6C means the table of meal and incidental components of travel allowance for high cost centres in section 29.\n\n> Table 6D means the table of meal and incidental components of travel allowance for other country centres in section 30.\n\n> taxation determination means the Taxation Determination TD 2025/4, published by the Commissioner of Taxation, as in force or existing at the time when this instrument commences.\n\n> Note: The taxation determination could in 2025 be viewed on the Australian Taxation Office website (https://www.ato.gov.au).\n\n> travel tier of an office holder: see subsection 9(2).\n\n## Part 2—General provisions\n\n#### 8 Purpose of this instrument\n\n This instrument sets out the provisions that apply when:\n (a) an office holder (other than a holder of a part‑time office) is required to travel for official business away from their office locality; or\n (b) a holder of a part‑time office is required to travel for official business away from their home base.\n\n#### 9 Application of this instrument\n\n (1) This instrument applies to a person (an office holder) who holds one of the following:\n (a) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Judicial and Related Offices—Remuneration and Allowances) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (b) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Full‑time Public Office) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (c) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Part‑time Public Office) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (d) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Departmental Secretaries—Classification Structure and Terms and Conditions) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (e) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Specified Statutory Offices—Remuneration and Allowances) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (f) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Principal Executive Offices—Classification Structure and Terms and Conditions) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies.\n (2) An office holder’s travel tier is the travel tier specified in the instrument that applies to the office.\n (3) This instrument has effect, in relation to an office holder, subject to the instrument that applies to the office.\n\n> Note: Some instruments mentioned in subsection (1) contain provisions that exclude, limit or modify the application of this instrument in relation to particular offices.\n\n#### 10 General principles for administering this instrument\n\n (1) This instrument is intended to be administered in accordance with the principles in this section.\n (2) Office holders are not expected to gain or lose financially as a result of travelling on official business.\n (3) Office holders must only incur expenses, or commit the Commonwealth to meet expenses, where funds are lawfully available to do so.\n (4) Travel may only be undertaken where its purpose is consistent with the duties of the office holder.\n (5) When making travel arrangements, office holders are to consider the following:\n (a) the necessity of travel and potential alternatives to travel, such as teleconferencing or videoconferencing;\n (b) the total cost of travel, including value for money;\n (c) any travel‑related administrative guidelines put in place by their agency;\n (d) the flexibility to maintain an appropriate balance between work and home responsibilities, as well as safety and security.\n\n## Part 3—Travel on official business\n\n#### 11 Class of travel\n\n (1) An office holder who travels on official business is entitled to travel at the class of travel set out in the following table (Table 3A) for the office holder’s travel tier. However, the office holder may choose to travel at a lower class if that would be more convenient or appropriate.\n\n```html\n

Table 3A—Class of travel

Column 1

Travel tier of office

Column 2

Class of travel—within Australia

Column 3

Class of travel—overseas

Tier 1

Highest available

Business class

Tier 2

(a) for air travel between any of Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra—economy class; and

(b) otherwise—business class

Business class

Tier 3

Economy class

Economy class

\n```\n\n (2) In working out the class of travel that applies to a trip involving multiple legs of air travel, ignore any stops between the start and the end of the air travel.\n\n> Note: For example, an office holder with tier 2 travel who flies from Darwin to Canberra, with a connection in Sydney, is entitled to business class travel for both legs.\n\n#### 12 Upgrade\n\n Accompanying travel\n (1) An office holder may upgrade the office holder’s class of travel in order to accompany a person travelling at a higher class of travel if it is demonstrably in the interest of the Commonwealth to do so.\n Lengthy flight\n (2) An office holder who is entitled to travel economy class may upgrade to business class (for domestic and international travel) if the duration of the flight exceeds 5 hours.\n Physical or medical requirement\n (3) A tier 2 office holder who is entitled to travel economy class for air travel between any of Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra may upgrade to business class if the office holder’s employing authority certifies in writing that there is a physical or medical requirement for the office holder to travel by business class.\n\n#### 13 Accompanied travel\n\n (1) An office holder may be entitled to be accompanied by the office holder’s spouse or de facto partner for purposes relating to official business at Commonwealth expense when travelling within Australia or overseas in accordance with this instrument.\n (2) Accompanied travel may occur only if the office holder’s employing authority certifies in writing that it is demonstrably in the interest of the Commonwealth, given the purpose of the travel, for the office holder to be accompanied by the office holder’s spouse or de facto partner.\n (3) If the office holder’s spouse or de facto partner accompanies the office holder, the spouse or de facto partner may travel at the same class of travel as the office holder.\n\n#### 14 Agency travel providers\n\n Office holders are encouraged to use their agency’s travel‑related preferred provider arrangements where these exist.\n\n#### 15 Frequent flyer points\n\n Frequent flyer points accrued at the Commonwealth’s expense are not to be used for private purposes.\n\n## Part 4—Travel expenses and travel allowance\n\n### Division 1—General provisions for travel expenses and travel allowance\n\n#### 16 Payment of travel expenses and travel allowance\n\n (1) If an office holder travels on official business which requires an overnight absence, travel expenses are to be met, and travel allowance is to be paid, in accordance with this Part.\n Day travel\n (2) No travel allowance is payable for travel on official business that does not require an overnight absence.\n\n#### 17 Accompanied accommodation costs\n\n If:\n (a) the Commonwealth meets the travel costs of the office holder’s spouse or de facto partner accompanying the office holder in accordance with section 13 (accompanied travel); and\n (b) evidence is provided that there is a difference in cost between a single and double room in the commercial accommodation used;\n the amount of the difference is to be added to the amount of travel allowance that would otherwise be paid.\n\n#### 18 No double payment\n\n No payment of travel allowance or expenses is to be made under this instrument to the extent that the office holder claims or receives travel allowance or reimbursement of travel expenses under any other source or entitlement for the same travel.\n\n### Division 2—Travel within Australia\n\n#### 19 Travel within Australia\n\n This Division applies to travel on official business within Australia.\n\n#### 20 Travel allowance for travel within Australia\n\n (1) For each overnight absence on travel for official business within Australia for which the office holder stays in commercial accommodation, the office holder is to be paid travel allowance, subject to this Part, at the rates in:\n (a) for travel to a capital city—Table 6A; or\n (b) otherwise—Table 6B.\n\n> Note: The rates in Tables 6A and 6B are intended to cover the costs of accommodation and meals, and incidental costs.\n\n (2) Subject to this Part, the rates in Table 6A or 6B are to be paid to the office holder for each overnight absence regardless of the time of departure from, or arrival at, the office locality or home base.\n\n#### 21 Part payment of travel allowance\n\n (1) If the cost of accommodation is met by an entity other than the office holder, the amount of travel allowance payable is the “Total” amount in Table 6C or 6D.\n (2) If the cost of a meal or meals is met by an entity other than the office holder, the amount of travel allowance is to be reduced by the meal amount or amounts in Table 6C or 6D.\n\n#### 22 Non‑commercial accommodation\n\n If the office holder does not stay in commercial accommodation, but stays in accommodation such as the home of a family member or friend, a rate of one third of the specified travel allowance is payable (rounded upwards to the nearest dollar).\n\n#### 23 Unavoidable higher accommodation cost\n\n If the employing authority certifies that the office holder is required to obtain high cost accommodation, an additional payment may be made to the office holder in accordance with the following:\n (a) the requirement must be due to:\n (i) the unavailability of accommodation of a reasonable standard at a locality, which would have avoided this additional payment; or\n (ii) the office holder having a physical limitation or impairment that requires the provision of accessible accommodation arrangements;\n (b) the additional payment is to be based on the excess cost of accommodation over the travel allowance rate (after deducting the relevant “Total” amount in Table 6C or 6D (meals and incidentals) from the travel allowance rate);\n (c) the additional payment is to be calculated on accommodation expenses and travel allowance for the entire trip.\n\n#### 24 Additional meals\n\n (1) If an office holder is absent for a greater number of meal periods than that covered by the travel allowance payment (the rate nominally covers 3 meals per day) and provides evidence that actual meal costs exceeded the meal component for the absence, payment at the rates set out in Table 6C or 6D may be made for the additional meal or meals.\n (2) Subject to certification by the employing authority, this may include meal periods on the day of return to an office holder’s home base or office locality where, ordinarily, no travel allowance would be payable.\n\n### Division 3—Overseas travel\n\n#### 25 Travel allowance for overseas travel\n\n Accommodation\n (1) When travelling overseas on official business, an office holder is entitled to accommodation at Commonwealth expense. Accommodation is to be at a standard reasonably equivalent to that provided for the office holder in Australia.\n Meals and incidentals\n (2) An office holder travelling overseas on official business is to be paid, for meals and incidentals, the total meals and incidentals amounts set out in the taxation determination for the destinations in the table of countries in the taxation determination.\n (3) For the purposes of subsection (2):\n (a) tier 1 office holders are to receive the amounts for the highest salary level specified in the taxation determination; and\n (b) tier 2 office holders are to receive the amounts for the middle salary level specified in the taxation determination; and\n (c) tier 3 office holders are to receive the amounts for the lowest salary level specified in the taxation determination.\n\n## Part 5—Official travel by motor vehicle\n\n#### 26 Vehicle travel\n\n (1) Subsection (3) applies to use of a vehicle for an office holder’s travel on official business where the agency does not supply the office holder with a vehicle that can be used for the purposes of the travel.\n (2) However, if the office holder is provided with an agency vehicle at the office holder’s home base, subsection (3) does not apply to any journey commenced from the home base.\n (3) The office holder may choose to hire a vehicle or use the office holder’s own vehicle to travel on official business where it is demonstrably in the interest of the Commonwealth to do so. In such circumstances the Commonwealth is to:\n (a) meet the cost of a rental vehicle; or\n (b) pay a motor vehicle allowance at the rate of 88 cents per kilometre where a private vehicle is used for the journey. Any private vehicle used for this purpose must be comprehensively insured.\n\n## Part 6—Rates of travel allowance\n\n#### 27 Rates of travel allowance—capital cities\n\n The following table (Table 6A) sets out the rates, per overnight absence, of travel allowance for travel to capital cities.\n\n```html\n

Table 6A—Rates of travel allowance for travel to capital cities

Column 1

Location

Column 2

Tier 1

Column 3

Tier 2

Column 4

Tier 3

Adelaide

$432

$413

$323

Brisbane

$478

$459

$346

Canberra

$467

$448

$343

Darwin

$514

$495

$385

Hobart

$456

$437

$341

Melbourne

$486

$433

$338

Perth

$486

$447

$345

Sydney

$518

$499

$388

\n```\n\n#### 28 Rates of travel allowance—country centres\n\n The following table (Table 6B) sets out the rates, per overnight absence, of travel allowance for travel to country centres.\n\n```html\n

Table 6B—Rates of travel allowance for travel to country centres

Column 1

Location

Column 2

Tier 1

Column 3

Tier 2

Column 4

Tier 3

All country centres not specified below

$428

$363

$294

New South Wales

Albury

$428

$409

$372

Armidale

$428

$368

$331

Bathurst

$428

$409

$372

Bega

$428

$409

$372

Bourke

$428

$386

$349

Broken Hill

$428

$364

$327

Cobar

$428

$409

$372

Coffs Harbour

$428

$409

$372

Cooma

$428

$409

$372

Cowra

$428

$409

$372

Dubbo

$428

$372

$335

Goulburn

$428

$367

$330

Gosford

$428

$363

$326

Grafton

$428

$374

$337

Griffith

$428

$362

$325

Gunnedah

$428

$382

$345

Inverell

$428

$409

$372

Lismore

$428

$385

$348

Maitland

$428

$389

$352

Mudgee

$428

$408

$371

Muswellbrook

$428

$362

$325

Narrabri

$428

$409

$372

Newcastle

$428

$397

$360

Nowra

$428

$370

$333

Orange

$428

$417

$380

Port Macquarie

$428

$392

$355

Queanbeyan

$428

$409

$372

Tamworth

$428

$409

$372

Taree

$428

$409

$372

Tumut

$428

$409

$372

Wagga Wagga

$428

$379

$342

Wollongong

$428

$384

$347

Northern Territory

Alice Springs

$428

$408

$371

Jabiru

$437

$418

$381

Katherine

$449

$430

$393

Nhulunbuy

$485

$466

$429

Tennant Creek

$428

$409

$372

Yulara

$791

$772

$735

Queensland

Ayr

$428

$409

$372

Bundaberg

$428

$386

$349

Cairns

$428

$377

$340

Charters Towers

$428

$370

$333

Chinchilla

$428

$409

$372

Dalby

$428

$403

$366

Emerald

$428

$381

$344

Gladstone

$428

$373

$336

Gold Coast

$446

$427

$390

Hervey Bay

$428

$377

$340

Horn Island

$566

$547

$510

Innisfail

$428

$409

$372

Kingaroy

$428

$382

$345

Mackay

$428

$368

$331

Maryborough

$428

$409

$372

Mount Isa

$428

$387

$350

Nambour

$428

$365

$328

Rockhampton

$428

$376

$339

Roma

$428

$384

$347

Thursday Island

$544

$525

$488

Toowoomba

$428

$363

$326

Townsville

$428

$376

$339

Weipa

$459

$440

$403

South Australia

Bordertown

$428

$366

$329

Ceduna

$428

$358

$321

Kadina

$428

$409

$372

Mount Gambier

$428

$366

$329

Naracoorte

$428

$409

$372

Port Augusta

$428

$409

$372

Port Lincoln

$428

$372

$335

Port Pirie

$428

$409

$372

Renmark

$428

$409

$372

Whyalla

$428

$369

$332

Wilpena Pound

$493

$474

$437

Tasmania

Burnie

$428

$380

$343

Devonport

$428

$364

$327

Launceston

$428

$376

$339

Queenstown

$428

$409

$372

Victoria

Ararat

$428

$361

$324

Bairnsdale

$428

$378

$341

Ballarat

$428

$389

$352

Benalla

$428

$370

$333

Bendigo

$428

$372

$335

Bright

$428

$382

$345

Castlemaine

$428

$364

$327

Colac

$428

$409

$372

Echuca

$428

$409

$372

Geelong

$428

$377

$340

Hamilton

$428

$372

$335

Horsham

$428

$368

$331

Mildura

$428

$372

$335

Portland

$428

$365

$328

Sale

$428

$409

$372

Seymour

$428

$366

$329

Shepparton

$428

$369

$332

Swan Hill

$428

$383

$346

Wangaratta

$428

$388

$351

Warrnambool

$428

$377

$340

Wodonga

$428

$409

$372

Wonthaggi

$428

$390

$353

Western Australia

Albany

$428

$395

$358

Broome

$446

$427

$390

Bunbury

$428

$380

$343

Carnarvon

$428

$376

$339

Dampier

$428

$401

$364

Derby

$428

$394

$357

Esperance

$428

$382

$345

Exmouth

$456

$437

$400

Geraldton

$428

$392

$355

Halls Creek

$428

$406

$369

Kalgoorlie

$428

$395

$358

Karratha

$509

$490

$453

Kununurra

$443

$424

$387

Newman

$492

$473

$436

Northam

$441

$422

$385

Port Hedland

$487

$468

$431

External Territories

Christmas Island

$439

$420

$383

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

$552

$533

$496

Norfolk Island

$477

$458

$421

\n```\n\n#### 29 Meal and incidental components—high cost centres\n\n For the purposes of sections 21, 23 and 24, the following table (Table 6C) sets out the meal and incidental components of:\n (a) the travel allowance rates set out in Table 6A for travel to capital cities; and\n (b) the travel allowance rates set out in Table 6B for travel to country centres specified by name in Table 6B.\n\n```html\n

Table 6C—Meal and incidental components of travel allowance for high cost centres

Column 1

Component

Column 2

Tier 1

Column 3

Tier 2

Column 4

Tier 3

Breakfast

$43

$38

$35

Lunch

$60

$54

$40

Dinner

$84

$75

$67

Incidental

$36

$36

$25

Total

$223

$203

$167

\n```\n\n#### 30 Meal and incidental components—other country centres\n\n For the purposes of sections 21, 23 and 24, the following table (Table 6D) sets out the meal and incidental components of the travel allowance rates set out in Table 6B for travel to country centres not specified by name in Table 6B.\n\n```html\n

Table 6D—Meal and incidental components of travel allowance for other country centres

Column 1

Component

Column 2

Tier 1

Column 3

Tier 2

Column 4

Tier 3

Breakfast

$43

$35

$32

Lunch

$60

$36

$36

Dinner

$84

$69

$62

Incidental

$36

$36

$25

Total

$223

$176

$155

\n```","sortOrder":21},{"sectionNumber":"19","sectionType":"section","heading":"Travel within Australia","content":"#### 19 Travel within Australia\n\n This Division applies to travel on official business within Australia.","sortOrder":22},{"sectionNumber":"20","sectionType":"section","heading":"Travel allowance for travel within Australia","content":"#### 20 Travel allowance for travel within Australia\n\n (1) For each overnight absence on travel for official business within Australia for which the office holder stays in commercial accommodation, the office holder is to be paid travel allowance, subject to this Part, at the rates in:\n (a) for travel to a capital city—Table 6A; or\n (b) otherwise—Table 6B.\n\n> Note: The rates in Tables 6A and 6B are intended to cover the costs of accommodation and meals, and incidental costs.\n\n (2) Subject to this Part, the rates in Table 6A or 6B are to be paid to the office holder for each overnight absence regardless of the time of departure from, or arrival at, the office locality or home base.","sortOrder":23},{"sectionNumber":"21","sectionType":"section","heading":"Part payment of travel allowance","content":"#### 21 Part payment of travel allowance\n\n (1) If the cost of accommodation is met by an entity other than the office holder, the amount of travel allowance payable is the “Total” amount in Table 6C or 6D.\n (2) If the cost of a meal or meals is met by an entity other than the office holder, the amount of travel allowance is to be reduced by the meal amount or amounts in Table 6C or 6D.","sortOrder":24},{"sectionNumber":"22","sectionType":"section","heading":"Non‑commercial accommodation","content":"#### 22 Non‑commercial accommodation\n\n If the office holder does not stay in commercial accommodation, but stays in accommodation such as the home of a family member or friend, a rate of one third of the specified travel allowance is payable (rounded upwards to the nearest dollar).","sortOrder":25},{"sectionNumber":"23","sectionType":"section","heading":"Unavoidable higher accommodation cost","content":"#### 23 Unavoidable higher accommodation cost\n\n If the employing authority certifies that the office holder is required to obtain high cost accommodation, an additional payment may be made to the office holder in accordance with the following:\n (a) the requirement must be due to:\n (i) the unavailability of accommodation of a reasonable standard at a locality, which would have avoided this additional payment; or\n (ii) the office holder having a physical limitation or impairment that requires the provision of accessible accommodation arrangements;\n (b) the additional payment is to be based on the excess cost of accommodation over the travel allowance rate (after deducting the relevant “Total” amount in Table 6C or 6D (meals and incidentals) from the travel allowance rate);\n (c) the additional payment is to be calculated on accommodation expenses and travel allowance for the entire trip.","sortOrder":26},{"sectionNumber":"24","sectionType":"section","heading":"Additional meals","content":"#### 24 Additional meals\n\n (1) If an office holder is absent for a greater number of meal periods than that covered by the travel allowance payment (the rate nominally covers 3 meals per day) and provides evidence that actual meal costs exceeded the meal component for the absence, payment at the rates set out in Table 6C or 6D may be made for the additional meal or meals.\n (2) Subject to certification by the employing authority, this may include meal periods on the day of return to an office holder’s home base or office locality where, ordinarily, no travel allowance would be payable.","sortOrder":27},{"sectionNumber":"Division 3","sectionType":"division","heading":"Overseas travel","content":"## Part 1—Preliminary\n\n#### 1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Remuneration Tribunal (Official Travel) Determination 2025.\n\n#### 3 When this instrument takes effect\n\n This instrument takes effect at the start of 7 September 2025.\n\n#### 4 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under subsections 5(2A) and 7(3) and (4) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.\n\n#### 5 Determination supersedes previous determination\n\n This instrument supersedes the Remuneration Tribunal (Official Travel) Determination 2024.\n\n#### 7 Definitions\n\n In this instrument:\n\n> Act means the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.\n\n> agency, of an office holder, means:\n\n (a) the agency to which the office holder is attached; or\n (b) if the office holder is not attached to an agency—the portfolio Department.\n\n> commercial accommodation means accommodation in a commercial establishment such as a hotel, motel or serviced apartment.\n\n> de facto partner of a person has the meaning given by the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.\n\n> employing authority, in relation to an office holder, means:\n\n (a) if the office holder holds a principal executive office for which there is an employing body—the employing body; or\n (b) otherwise—an entity exercising a power or performing a function in relation to the office holder’s employment or remuneration.\n\n> Note: For the Minister’s power to declare the employing body for a principal executive office, see section 3B of the Act.\n\n> home base, in relation to an office holder, means the town or city in which the office holder’s principal place of residence is located.\n\n> office means an office held by an office holder.\n\n> office holder: see subsection 9(1).\n\n> office locality, in relation to an office holder, means the geographic location of the office holder’s usual place of work on official business.\n\n> official business, in relation to an office holder, means business pertaining to or required by the duties of the office holder’s office.\n\n> Table 3A means the table of class of travel in section 11.\n\n> Table 6A means the table of rates of travel allowance for travel to capital cities in section 27.\n\n> Table 6B means the table of rates of travel allowance for travel to country centres in section 28.\n\n> Table 6C means the table of meal and incidental components of travel allowance for high cost centres in section 29.\n\n> Table 6D means the table of meal and incidental components of travel allowance for other country centres in section 30.\n\n> taxation determination means the Taxation Determination TD 2025/4, published by the Commissioner of Taxation, as in force or existing at the time when this instrument commences.\n\n> Note: The taxation determination could in 2025 be viewed on the Australian Taxation Office website (https://www.ato.gov.au).\n\n> travel tier of an office holder: see subsection 9(2).\n\n## Part 2—General provisions\n\n#### 8 Purpose of this instrument\n\n This instrument sets out the provisions that apply when:\n (a) an office holder (other than a holder of a part‑time office) is required to travel for official business away from their office locality; or\n (b) a holder of a part‑time office is required to travel for official business away from their home base.\n\n#### 9 Application of this instrument\n\n (1) This instrument applies to a person (an office holder) who holds one of the following:\n (a) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Judicial and Related Offices—Remuneration and Allowances) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (b) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Full‑time Public Office) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (c) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Part‑time Public Office) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (d) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Departmental Secretaries—Classification Structure and Terms and Conditions) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (e) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Specified Statutory Offices—Remuneration and Allowances) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies;\n (f) an office to which the Remuneration Tribunal (Principal Executive Offices—Classification Structure and Terms and Conditions) Determination 2025 (or any determination that supersedes that determination) applies.\n (2) An office holder’s travel tier is the travel tier specified in the instrument that applies to the office.\n (3) This instrument has effect, in relation to an office holder, subject to the instrument that applies to the office.\n\n> Note: Some instruments mentioned in subsection (1) contain provisions that exclude, limit or modify the application of this instrument in relation to particular offices.\n\n#### 10 General principles for administering this instrument\n\n (1) This instrument is intended to be administered in accordance with the principles in this section.\n (2) Office holders are not expected to gain or lose financially as a result of travelling on official business.\n (3) Office holders must only incur expenses, or commit the Commonwealth to meet expenses, where funds are lawfully available to do so.\n (4) Travel may only be undertaken where its purpose is consistent with the duties of the office holder.\n (5) When making travel arrangements, office holders are to consider the following:\n (a) the necessity of travel and potential alternatives to travel, such as teleconferencing or videoconferencing;\n (b) the total cost of travel, including value for money;\n (c) any travel‑related administrative guidelines put in place by their agency;\n (d) the flexibility to maintain an appropriate balance between work and home responsibilities, as well as safety and security.\n\n## Part 3—Travel on official business\n\n#### 11 Class of travel\n\n (1) An office holder who travels on official business is entitled to travel at the class of travel set out in the following table (Table 3A) for the office holder’s travel tier. However, the office holder may choose to travel at a lower class if that would be more convenient or appropriate.\n\n```html\n

Table 3A—Class of travel

Column 1

Travel tier of office

Column 2

Class of travel—within Australia

Column 3

Class of travel—overseas

Tier 1

Highest available

Business class

Tier 2

(a) for air travel between any of Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra—economy class; and

(b) otherwise—business class

Business class

Tier 3

Economy class

Economy class

\n```\n\n (2) In working out the class of travel that applies to a trip involving multiple legs of air travel, ignore any stops between the start and the end of the air travel.\n\n> Note: For example, an office holder with tier 2 travel who flies from Darwin to Canberra, with a connection in Sydney, is entitled to business class travel for both legs.\n\n#### 12 Upgrade\n\n Accompanying travel\n (1) An office holder may upgrade the office holder’s class of travel in order to accompany a person travelling at a higher class of travel if it is demonstrably in the interest of the Commonwealth to do so.\n Lengthy flight\n (2) An office holder who is entitled to travel economy class may upgrade to business class (for domestic and international travel) if the duration of the flight exceeds 5 hours.\n Physical or medical requirement\n (3) A tier 2 office holder who is entitled to travel economy class for air travel between any of Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra may upgrade to business class if the office holder’s employing authority certifies in writing that there is a physical or medical requirement for the office holder to travel by business class.\n\n#### 13 Accompanied travel\n\n (1) An office holder may be entitled to be accompanied by the office holder’s spouse or de facto partner for purposes relating to official business at Commonwealth expense when travelling within Australia or overseas in accordance with this instrument.\n (2) Accompanied travel may occur only if the office holder’s employing authority certifies in writing that it is demonstrably in the interest of the Commonwealth, given the purpose of the travel, for the office holder to be accompanied by the office holder’s spouse or de facto partner.\n (3) If the office holder’s spouse or de facto partner accompanies the office holder, the spouse or de facto partner may travel at the same class of travel as the office holder.\n\n#### 14 Agency travel providers\n\n Office holders are encouraged to use their agency’s travel‑related preferred provider arrangements where these exist.\n\n#### 15 Frequent flyer points\n\n Frequent flyer points accrued at the Commonwealth’s expense are not to be used for private purposes.\n\n## Part 4—Travel expenses and travel allowance\n\n### Division 1—General provisions for travel expenses and travel allowance\n\n#### 16 Payment of travel expenses and travel allowance\n\n (1) If an office holder travels on official business which requires an overnight absence, travel expenses are to be met, and travel allowance is to be paid, in accordance with this Part.\n Day travel\n (2) No travel allowance is payable for travel on official business that does not require an overnight absence.\n\n#### 17 Accompanied accommodation costs\n\n If:\n (a) the Commonwealth meets the travel costs of the office holder’s spouse or de facto partner accompanying the office holder in accordance with section 13 (accompanied travel); and\n (b) evidence is provided that there is a difference in cost between a single and double room in the commercial accommodation used;\n the amount of the difference is to be added to the amount of travel allowance that would otherwise be paid.\n\n#### 18 No double payment\n\n No payment of travel allowance or expenses is to be made under this instrument to the extent that the office holder claims or receives travel allowance or reimbursement of travel expenses under any other source or entitlement for the same travel.\n\n### Division 2—Travel within Australia\n\n#### 19 Travel within Australia\n\n This Division applies to travel on official business within Australia.\n\n#### 20 Travel allowance for travel within Australia\n\n (1) For each overnight absence on travel for official business within Australia for which the office holder stays in commercial accommodation, the office holder is to be paid travel allowance, subject to this Part, at the rates in:\n (a) for travel to a capital city—Table 6A; or\n (b) otherwise—Table 6B.\n\n> Note: The rates in Tables 6A and 6B are intended to cover the costs of accommodation and meals, and incidental costs.\n\n (2) Subject to this Part, the rates in Table 6A or 6B are to be paid to the office holder for each overnight absence regardless of the time of departure from, or arrival at, the office locality or home base.\n\n#### 21 Part payment of travel allowance\n\n (1) If the cost of accommodation is met by an entity other than the office holder, the amount of travel allowance payable is the “Total” amount in Table 6C or 6D.\n (2) If the cost of a meal or meals is met by an entity other than the office holder, the amount of travel allowance is to be reduced by the meal amount or amounts in Table 6C or 6D.\n\n#### 22 Non‑commercial accommodation\n\n If the office holder does not stay in commercial accommodation, but stays in accommodation such as the home of a family member or friend, a rate of one third of the specified travel allowance is payable (rounded upwards to the nearest dollar).\n\n#### 23 Unavoidable higher accommodation cost\n\n If the employing authority certifies that the office holder is required to obtain high cost accommodation, an additional payment may be made to the office holder in accordance with the following:\n (a) the requirement must be due to:\n (i) the unavailability of accommodation of a reasonable standard at a locality, which would have avoided this additional payment; or\n (ii) the office holder having a physical limitation or impairment that requires the provision of accessible accommodation arrangements;\n (b) the additional payment is to be based on the excess cost of accommodation over the travel allowance rate (after deducting the relevant “Total” amount in Table 6C or 6D (meals and incidentals) from the travel allowance rate);\n (c) the additional payment is to be calculated on accommodation expenses and travel allowance for the entire trip.\n\n#### 24 Additional meals\n\n (1) If an office holder is absent for a greater number of meal periods than that covered by the travel allowance payment (the rate nominally covers 3 meals per day) and provides evidence that actual meal costs exceeded the meal component for the absence, payment at the rates set out in Table 6C or 6D may be made for the additional meal or meals.\n (2) Subject to certification by the employing authority, this may include meal periods on the day of return to an office holder’s home base or office locality where, ordinarily, no travel allowance would be payable.\n\n### Division 3—Overseas travel\n\n#### 25 Travel allowance for overseas travel\n\n Accommodation\n (1) When travelling overseas on official business, an office holder is entitled to accommodation at Commonwealth expense. Accommodation is to be at a standard reasonably equivalent to that provided for the office holder in Australia.\n Meals and incidentals\n (2) An office holder travelling overseas on official business is to be paid, for meals and incidentals, the total meals and incidentals amounts set out in the taxation determination for the destinations in the table of countries in the taxation determination.\n (3) For the purposes of subsection (2):\n (a) tier 1 office holders are to receive the amounts for the highest salary level specified in the taxation determination; and\n (b) tier 2 office holders are to receive the amounts for the middle salary level specified in the taxation determination; and\n (c) tier 3 office holders are to receive the amounts for the lowest salary level specified in the taxation determination.\n\n## Part 5—Official travel by motor vehicle\n\n#### 26 Vehicle travel\n\n (1) Subsection (3) applies to use of a vehicle for an office holder’s travel on official business where the agency does not supply the office holder with a vehicle that can be used for the purposes of the travel.\n (2) However, if the office holder is provided with an agency vehicle at the office holder’s home base, subsection (3) does not apply to any journey commenced from the home base.\n (3) The office holder may choose to hire a vehicle or use the office holder’s own vehicle to travel on official business where it is demonstrably in the interest of the Commonwealth to do so. In such circumstances the Commonwealth is to:\n (a) meet the cost of a rental vehicle; or\n (b) pay a motor vehicle allowance at the rate of 88 cents per kilometre where a private vehicle is used for the journey. Any private vehicle used for this purpose must be comprehensively insured.\n\n## Part 6—Rates of travel allowance\n\n#### 27 Rates of travel allowance—capital cities\n\n The following table (Table 6A) sets out the rates, per overnight absence, of travel allowance for travel to capital cities.\n\n```html\n

Table 6A—Rates of travel allowance for travel to capital cities

Column 1

Location

Column 2

Tier 1

Column 3

Tier 2

Column 4

Tier 3

Adelaide

$432

$413

$323

Brisbane

$478

$459

$346

Canberra

$467

$448

$343

Darwin

$514

$495

$385

Hobart

$456

$437

$341

Melbourne

$486

$433

$338

Perth

$486

$447

$345

Sydney

$518

$499

$388

\n```\n\n#### 28 Rates of travel allowance—country centres\n\n The following table (Table 6B) sets out the rates, per overnight absence, of travel allowance for travel to country centres.\n\n```html\n

Table 6B—Rates of travel allowance for travel to country centres

Column 1

Location

Column 2

Tier 1

Column 3

Tier 2

Column 4

Tier 3

All country centres not specified below

$428

$363

$294

New South Wales

Albury

$428

$409

$372

Armidale

$428

$368

$331

Bathurst

$428

$409

$372

Bega

$428

$409

$372

Bourke

$428

$386

$349

Broken Hill

$428

$364

$327

Cobar

$428

$409

$372

Coffs Harbour

$428

$409

$372

Cooma

$428

$409

$372

Cowra

$428

$409

$372

Dubbo

$428

$372

$335

Goulburn

$428

$367

$330

Gosford

$428

$363

$326

Grafton

$428

$374

$337

Griffith

$428

$362

$325

Gunnedah

$428

$382

$345

Inverell

$428

$409

$372

Lismore

$428

$385

$348

Maitland

$428

$389

$352

Mudgee

$428

$408

$371

Muswellbrook

$428

$362

$325

Narrabri

$428

$409

$372

Newcastle

$428

$397

$360

Nowra

$428

$370

$333

Orange

$428

$417

$380

Port Macquarie

$428

$392

$355

Queanbeyan

$428

$409

$372

Tamworth

$428

$409

$372

Taree

$428

$409

$372

Tumut

$428

$409

$372

Wagga Wagga

$428

$379

$342

Wollongong

$428

$384

$347

Northern Territory

Alice Springs

$428

$408

$371

Jabiru

$437

$418

$381

Katherine

$449

$430

$393

Nhulunbuy

$485

$466

$429

Tennant Creek

$428

$409

$372

Yulara

$791

$772

$735

Queensland

Ayr

$428

$409

$372

Bundaberg

$428

$386

$349

Cairns

$428

$377

$340

Charters Towers

$428

$370

$333

Chinchilla

$428

$409

$372

Dalby

$428

$403

$366

Emerald

$428

$381

$344

Gladstone

$428

$373

$336

Gold Coast

$446

$427

$390

Hervey Bay

$428

$377

$340

Horn Island

$566

$547

$510

Innisfail

$428

$409

$372

Kingaroy

$428

$382

$345

Mackay

$428

$368

$331

Maryborough

$428

$409

$372

Mount Isa

$428

$387

$350

Nambour

$428

$365

$328

Rockhampton

$428

$376

$339

Roma

$428

$384

$347

Thursday Island

$544

$525

$488

Toowoomba

$428

$363

$326

Townsville

$428

$376

$339

Weipa

$459

$440

$403

South Australia

Bordertown

$428

$366

$329

Ceduna

$428

$358

$321

Kadina

$428

$409

$372

Mount Gambier

$428

$366

$329

Naracoorte

$428

$409

$372

Port Augusta

$428

$409

$372

Port Lincoln

$428

$372

$335

Port Pirie

$428

$409

$372

Renmark

$428

$409

$372

Whyalla

$428

$369

$332

Wilpena Pound

$493

$474

$437

Tasmania

Burnie

$428

$380

$343

Devonport

$428

$364

$327

Launceston

$428

$376

$339

Queenstown

$428

$409

$372

Victoria

Ararat

$428

$361

$324

Bairnsdale

$428

$378

$341

Ballarat

$428

$389

$352

Benalla

$428

$370

$333

Bendigo

$428

$372

$335

Bright

$428

$382

$345

Castlemaine

$428

$364

$327

Colac

$428

$409

$372

Echuca

$428

$409

$372

Geelong

$428

$377

$340

Hamilton

$428

$372

$335

Horsham

$428

$368

$331

Mildura

$428

$372

$335

Portland

$428

$365

$328

Sale

$428

$409

$372

Seymour

$428

$366

$329

Shepparton

$428

$369

$332

Swan Hill

$428

$383

$346

Wangaratta

$428

$388

$351

Warrnambool

$428

$377

$340

Wodonga

$428

$409

$372

Wonthaggi

$428

$390

$353

Western Australia

Albany

$428

$395

$358

Broome

$446

$427

$390

Bunbury

$428

$380

$343

Carnarvon

$428

$376

$339

Dampier

$428

$401

$364

Derby

$428

$394

$357

Esperance

$428

$382

$345

Exmouth

$456

$437

$400

Geraldton

$428

$392

$355

Halls Creek

$428

$406

$369

Kalgoorlie

$428

$395

$358

Karratha

$509

$490

$453

Kununurra

$443

$424

$387

Newman

$492

$473

$436

Northam

$441

$422

$385

Port Hedland

$487

$468

$431

External Territories

Christmas Island

$439

$420

$383

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

$552

$533

$496

Norfolk Island

$477

$458

$421

\n```\n\n#### 29 Meal and incidental components—high cost centres\n\n For the purposes of sections 21, 23 and 24, the following table (Table 6C) sets out the meal and incidental components of:\n (a) the travel allowance rates set out in Table 6A for travel to capital cities; and\n (b) the travel allowance rates set out in Table 6B for travel to country centres specified by name in Table 6B.\n\n```html\n

Table 6C—Meal and incidental components of travel allowance for high cost centres

Column 1

Component

Column 2

Tier 1

Column 3

Tier 2

Column 4

Tier 3

Breakfast

$43

$38

$35

Lunch

$60

$54

$40

Dinner

$84

$75

$67

Incidental

$36

$36

$25

Total

$223

$203

$167

\n```\n\n#### 30 Meal and incidental components—other country centres\n\n For the purposes of sections 21, 23 and 24, the following table (Table 6D) sets out the meal and incidental components of the travel allowance rates set out in Table 6B for travel to country centres not specified by name in Table 6B.\n\n```html\n

Table 6D—Meal and incidental components of travel allowance for other country centres

Column 1

Component

Column 2

Tier 1

Column 3

Tier 2

Column 4

Tier 3

Breakfast

$43

$35

$32

Lunch

$60

$36

$36

Dinner

$84

$69

$62

Incidental

$36

$36

$25

Total

$223

$176

$155

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Table 6A—Rates of travel allowance for travel to capital cities

Column 1

Location

Column 2

Tier 1

Column 3

Tier 2

Column 4

Tier 3

Adelaide

$432

$413

$323

Brisbane

$478

$459

$346

Canberra

$467

$448

$343

Darwin

$514

$495

$385

Hobart

$456

$437

$341

Melbourne

$486

$433

$338

Perth

$486

$447

$345

Sydney

$518

$499

$388

\n```","sortOrder":33},{"sectionNumber":"28","sectionType":"section","heading":"Rates of travel allowance—country centres","content":"#### 28 Rates of travel allowance—country centres\n\n The following table (Table 6B) sets out the rates, per overnight absence, of travel allowance for travel to country centres.\n\n```html\n

Table 6B—Rates of travel allowance for travel to country centres

Column 1

Location

Column 2

Tier 1

Column 3

Tier 2

Column 4

Tier 3

All country centres not specified below

$428

$363

$294

New South Wales

Albury

$428

$409

$372

Armidale

$428

$368

$331

Bathurst

$428

$409

$372

Bega

$428

$409

$372

Bourke

$428

$386

$349

Broken Hill

$428

$364

$327

Cobar

$428

$409

$372

Coffs Harbour

$428

$409

$372

Cooma

$428

$409

$372

Cowra

$428

$409

$372

Dubbo

$428

$372

$335

Goulburn

$428

$367

$330

Gosford

$428

$363

$326

Grafton

$428

$374

$337

Griffith

$428

$362

$325

Gunnedah

$428

$382

$345

Inverell

$428

$409

$372

Lismore

$428

$385

$348

Maitland

$428

$389

$352

Mudgee

$428

$408

$371

Muswellbrook

$428

$362

$325

Narrabri

$428

$409

$372

Newcastle

$428

$397

$360

Nowra

$428

$370

$333

Orange

$428

$417

$380

Port Macquarie

$428

$392

$355

Queanbeyan

$428

$409

$372

Tamworth

$428

$409

$372

Taree

$428

$409

$372

Tumut

$428

$409

$372

Wagga Wagga

$428

$379

$342

Wollongong

$428

$384

$347

Northern Territory

Alice Springs

$428

$408

$371

Jabiru

$437

$418

$381

Katherine

$449

$430

$393

Nhulunbuy

$485

$466

$429

Tennant Creek

$428

$409

$372

Yulara

$791

$772

$735

Queensland

Ayr

$428

$409

$372

Bundaberg

$428

$386

$349

Cairns

$428

$377

$340

Charters Towers

$428

$370

$333

Chinchilla

$428

$409

$372

Dalby

$428

$403

$366

Emerald

$428

$381

$344

Gladstone

$428

$373

$336

Gold Coast

$446

$427

$390

Hervey Bay

$428

$377

$340

Horn Island

$566

$547

$510

Innisfail

$428

$409

$372

Kingaroy

$428

$382

$345

Mackay

$428

$368

$331

Maryborough

$428

$409

$372

Mount Isa

$428

$387

$350

Nambour

$428

$365

$328

Rockhampton

$428

$376

$339

Roma

$428

$384

$347

Thursday Island

$544

$525

$488

Toowoomba

$428

$363

$326

Townsville

$428

$376

$339

Weipa

$459

$440

$403

South Australia

Bordertown

$428

$366

$329

Ceduna

$428

$358

$321

Kadina

$428

$409

$372

Mount Gambier

$428

$366

$329

Naracoorte

$428

$409

$372

Port Augusta

$428

$409

$372

Port Lincoln

$428

$372

$335

Port Pirie

$428

$409

$372

Renmark

$428

$409

$372

Whyalla

$428

$369

$332

Wilpena Pound

$493

$474

$437

Tasmania

Burnie

$428

$380

$343

Devonport

$428

$364

$327

Launceston

$428

$376

$339

Queenstown

$428

$409

$372

Victoria

Ararat

$428

$361

$324

Bairnsdale

$428

$378

$341

Ballarat

$428

$389

$352

Benalla

$428

$370

$333

Bendigo

$428

$372

$335

Bright

$428

$382

$345

Castlemaine

$428

$364

$327

Colac

$428

$409

$372

Echuca

$428

$409

$372

Geelong

$428

$377

$340

Hamilton

$428

$372

$335

Horsham

$428

$368

$331

Mildura

$428

$372

$335

Portland

$428

$365

$328

Sale

$428

$409

$372

Seymour

$428

$366

$329

Shepparton

$428

$369

$332

Swan Hill

$428

$383

$346

Wangaratta

$428

$388

$351

Warrnambool

$428

$377

$340

Wodonga

$428

$409

$372

Wonthaggi

$428

$390

$353

Western Australia

Albany

$428

$395

$358

Broome

$446

$427

$390

Bunbury

$428

$380

$343

Carnarvon

$428

$376

$339

Dampier

$428

$401

$364

Derby

$428

$394

$357

Esperance

$428

$382

$345

Exmouth

$456

$437

$400

Geraldton

$428

$392

$355

Halls Creek

$428

$406

$369

Kalgoorlie

$428

$395

$358

Karratha

$509

$490

$453

Kununurra

$443

$424

$387

Newman

$492

$473

$436

Northam

$441

$422

$385

Port Hedland

$487

$468

$431

External Territories

Christmas Island

$439

$420

$383

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

$552

$533

$496

Norfolk Island

$477

$458

$421

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Table 6C—Meal and incidental components of travel allowance for high cost centres

Column 1

Component

Column 2

Tier 1

Column 3

Tier 2

Column 4

Tier 3

Breakfast

$43

$38

$35

Lunch

$60

$54

$40

Dinner

$84

$75

$67

Incidental

$36

$36

$25

Total

$223

$203

$167

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Table 6D—Meal and incidental components of travel allowance for other country centres

Column 1

Component

Column 2

Tier 1

Column 3

Tier 2

Column 4

Tier 3

Breakfast

$43

$35

$32

Lunch

$60

$36

$36

Dinner

$84

$69

$62

Incidental

$36

$36

$25

Total

$223

$176

$155

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It fixes travel‑class entitlements by tier, per‑night travel allowances by city or named country centre, vehicle/rental allowances and overseas meal/incidentals (linked to TD 2025/4). The Commonwealth meets approved expenses and allowances (ss16,20,25,26). Employing authorities must certify upgrades, accompanied travel and high‑cost accommodation; office holders are encouraged to use agency providers and may not use Commonwealth‑funded frequent‑flyer points for private use (ss12–13,14–15)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"completionTokens":680},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is an annual update of existing travel entitlements. 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The 2025 version updates monetary rates and references the current ATO taxation determination, but does not expand beyond the established framework of official travel entitlements."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross-references to other Remuneration Tribunal determinations (6 separate instruments)","Three-tier classification system with different rules for each tier","Extensive tabular data: 4 separate tables with location-specific rates (Table 6A: 8 capital cities; Table 6B: 100+ country centres; Tables 6C and 6D: meal/incidental components)","Conditional logic for upgrades (3 separate grounds), accompanied travel, and part-payment scenarios","External reference to ATO Taxation Determination TD 2025/4 for overseas rates","Nested definitions: 'office holder' defined by reference to subsection 9(1), which itself references 6 other instruments","Multiple exceptions and modifications noted in subsection 9(3) and related instruments","Part-time office holders treated separately from full-time (different base location rules)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets out the rules for how senior Australian public officials can travel on official business and what expenses they can claim.\n\n**Who it covers:**\n- Senior office holders including judges, departmental secretaries, statutory office holders, and principal executives\n- Part-time office holders (with slightly different rules)\n\n**What it does:**\n\n**Travel class:** Officials are sorted into three tiers. Tier 1 gets the highest available class domestically and business class overseas. Tier 2 gets business class except for Sydney-Melbourne-Canberra flights (economy), plus business class overseas. Tier 3 gets economy class everywhere.\n\n**Upgrades allowed:** Officials can upgrade to business class if: accompanying someone at higher class (in Commonwealth interest), flights exceed 5 hours, or there's a certified medical/physical need.\n\n**Spouse/partner travel:** Can accompany the official at Commonwealth expense if the employing authority certifies it's \"demonstrably in the interest of the Commonwealth.\"\n\n**Travel allowances:** Overnight trips attract daily allowances that vary by location and tier. For example, Sydney ranges from $388 (Tier 3) to $518 (Tier 1) per night. Country centres have their own rates, with some remote locations like Yulara reaching $791 (Tier 1). The allowance covers accommodation, meals, and incidentals.\n\n**Motor vehicles:** If no agency vehicle is available, officials can hire a car or use their own vehicle at 88 cents per kilometre (must be comprehensively insured).\n\n**Key principles:** No personal financial gain or loss from travel; consider alternatives like videoconferencing; value for money; and balance work with home responsibilities.\n\n**Overseas travel:** Accommodation at equivalent Australian standard; meals and incidentals paid per ATO Taxation Determination TD 2025/4 rates based on tier.\n\nThe instrument takes effect 7 September 2025 and replaces the 2024 determination."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/remuneration-tribunal-official-travel-determination-2025","history":"/api/acts/remuneration-tribunal-official-travel-determination-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/remuneration-tribunal-official-travel-determination-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/remuneration-tribunal-official-travel-determination-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/remuneration-tribunal-official-travel-determination-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/remuneration-tribunal-official-travel-determination-2025/documents"}}