10Australian travel allowance

10 Australian travel allowance

(1) For the purposes of subsection 31(1) of the Act, an allowance (the Australian travel allowance) for accommodation, meals and incidental expenses is prescribed for each night the member stays in accommodation in Australia that is not the member’s home base.

Note: The rate of Australian travel allowance is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal: see subsections 31(2) and 45(1) of the Act.

(2) Australian travel allowance is limited to 10 nights in a financial year for travel for the dominant purpose of one or more of the following: (a) conducting the member’s party political duties at a location other than Canberra; (b) conducting the member’s electorate duties at places outside the member’s electorate. (3) The limit in subsection (2) does not include any night in transit for the purpose of facilitating a journey for a purpose covered by that subsection.

Note: An example of such a night in transit would be a night spent by a member from a rural electorate in a capital city for the purpose of connecting with transport to the member’s destination the following morning.