7Cost of transport (Act s 19)

7 Cost of transport (Act s 19)

The cost of transport for travel between 2 places over the most direct route between the places is taken to be the following: (a) for travel by private motor vehicle—26.7 cents per kilometre; (b) if paragraph (a) applies—the costs necessarily incurred by an eligible person for tolls paid in relation to travel by private motor vehicle; (c) for travel by any other means—the costs necessarily incurred by an eligible person.

Note 1: Travelling expenses incurred for travel outside Australia are not payable—see subsection 19(3) of the Act.

Note 2: For examples of the travelling expenses that are payable in particular circumstances, see Schedule 1.