Division 1General provisions for travel expenses and travel allowance

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name

This instrument is the Remuneration Tribunal (Official Travel) Determination 2018.

2 When this instrument takes effect

This instrument takes effect at the start of 26 August 2018.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under subsections 5(2A) and 7(3) and (4) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.

4 Determination supersedes previous determination

This instrument supersedes Determination 2017/15: Official Travel by Office Holders.

6 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.

agency, of an office holder, means:

(a) the agency to which the office holder is attached; or
(b) if the office holder is not attached to an agency—the portfolio Department.

commercial accommodation means accommodation in a commercial establishment such as a hotel, motel or serviced apartment.

de facto partner of a person has the meaning given by the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

employing authority, in relation to an office holder, means:

(a) if the office holder holds a principal executive office for which there is an employing body—the employing body; or
(b) otherwise—an entity exercising a power or performing a function in relation to the office holder’s employment or remuneration.

Note: For the Minister’s power to declare the employing body for a principal executive office, see section 3B of the Act.

home base, in relation to an office holder, means the town or city in which the office holder’s principal place of residence is located.

office means an office held by an office holder.

office holder: see subsection 8(1).

office locality, in relation to an office holder, means the geographic location of the office holder’s usual place of work on official business.

official business, in relation to an office holder, means business pertaining to or required by the duties of the office holder’s office.

Table 3A means the table of class of travel in section 10.