PART 1 – GENERAL

1. Authority: The Remuneration Tribunal has made this Determination in accordance with sub-sections 5(2A), 7(3) and 7(4), of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.
2. Effective Date: This Determination takes effect on and from 1 September 2013.
3. Effect on Earlier Determinations: This Determination revokes and supersedes in full Determination 2004/03 – Official Travel by Office Holders (as amended).
4. Relationship with other Determinations: The travel tier relevant to individual office holders is determined in the Determinations that set out remuneration for those office holders. Those Determinations may contain exclusions or limitations in the application of this Determination to an office or offices, which override, to the extent of any inconsistency, the provisions of this Determination.
5. Coverage: This Determination applies to the following offices in the Tribunal’s jurisdiction:

• Judicial and Related Offices;

• Holders of Full-time Public Office;

• Holders of Part-time Public Office;

• Secretaries;

• Specified Statutory Offices (SSOs); and

• Principal Executive Offices (PEOs).

  1. Definitions: The following definitions apply in this Determination:
     1. ‘agency’ means the agency to which the office holder is appointed, or the agency that administers the entitlements of the office holder if the office is not part of an agency;
     2. ‘commercial accommodation’ means accommodation in a commercial establishment such as a hotel, motel or serviced apartment;
     3. ‘employer’ means the Commonwealth and includes any person authorised to exercise powers, perform acts, grant approvals or give directions for, or on behalf of, the Commonwealth; in respect of Principal Executive Offices it means the employing body;
     4. ‘home base’ means the town or city in which the office holder’s principal place of residence is located;
     5. ‘office holder’ means a holder of a public office covered by a Tribunal Determination or a holder of a Principal Executive Office;
     6. ‘office locality’ means the geographic location of the office holders usual place of work on official business;
     7. ‘official business’ means business pertaining to or required by the duties of the office holder’s office;
     8. ‘partner’ means the de facto partner of an office holder as defined in the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
     9. ‘spouse’ means husband or wife.
  2. General Principles: Office holders are not expected to gain or lose financially as a result of travelling on official business. Office holders must only incur or commit the Commonwealth to meet expenses where funds are lawfully available to do so. Travel may only be undertaken where its purpose is consistent with the duties of the office holder. In addition, when making travel arrangements, office holders are to consider: