12Member’s private vehicle allowance—travel to Canberra

12 Member’s private vehicle allowance—travel to Canberra

(1) For the purposes of subsection 31(1) of the Act, an allowance (the member’s private vehicle allowance) is prescribed for fuel and running costs for a member for travel between the member’s home base and Canberra in the member’s private vehicle.

Note 1: The private vehicle could be owned by a family member: see the definition of private vehicle in section 4.

Note 2: The rate of member’s private vehicle allowance is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal: see subsections 31(2) and 45(1) of the Act.

(2) The travel by private vehicle may be for the whole or part of the journey.