PART 5 - PRIVATE VEHICLE ALLOWANCE

Private Vehicle Allowance for travel to or from Canberra

5.1 (a) A senator or member who uses their private vehicle to travel from their home base to Canberra or from Canberra to their home base on parliamentary business; or

(b) a senator or member who uses their private vehicle to travel from their

home base part of the way to Canberra or from Canberra part of the way to their home base on parliamentary business; or

(c) a spouse, nominee, dependent child or designated person, when travelling

by private motor vehicle to or from Canberra as provided in clauses 3.15

and 3.16;

shall be entitled to payment of private vehicle allowance at the rate of 66 cents per kilometre for the shortest practicable route, or the cost of the business class air fare, whichever is less. Where a business class air fare is not available, the cost of an economy class air fare shall apply.

5.2 Where there is no convenient scheduled air service to connect with a scheduled flight to Canberra, a senator or member shall be entitled to private vehicle allowance at the rate of 66 cents per kilometre for the shortest practicable route between their home base and the nearest airport practicable to connect with the Canberra flight.

5.3 Where a senator or member is undertaking a trip approved under this Determination from an airport, railway station or similar point of embarkation (a terminus), and the senator or member uses his or her private vehicle, or private plated vehicle provided in accordance with Part 6 of this Determination, to drive to the terminus, the senator or member is entitled to reimbursement of related parking costs up to a maximum of $240 for each instance.

5.4 When more than one person with a travel entitlement travels in the one motor vehicle, payment of a private vehicle allowance or the cost of the business class air fare may be made to one person only. Where a business class air fare is not available, the cost of an economy class air fare shall apply. Where no payment is made in respect of a person travelling in the motor vehicle, the entitlement to travel of that person shall not be reduced.

5.5 Private vehicle allowance is not payable to a senator or member, spouse or nominee, or dependent child for travel other than as provided in clauses 5.1 and 5.2 of this Determination.