AN160268 – Public Service Award 1992
For the purposes of this clause the following expressions shall have the following meanings:
(1) (a) "A year" means 12 months commencing on the 1st day of July and ending on the 30th day of June next following.
(b) "Metropolitan area" means that area within a radius of 50 kilometres from the Perth City Railway Station.
(c) "South West land division" means the South West land division as defined by to Section 6 - Schedule 1 of the Land Administration Act 1997 excluding the area contained within the metropolitan area.
(d) "Rest of the State" means that area south of 23.5 degrees south latitude, excluding the metropolitan area and the South West land division.
(e) "Term of Employment" means a requirement made known to the officer at the time of applying for the position by way of publication in the advertisement for the position, written advice to the officer contained in the offer for the position or oral communication at interview by an interviewing officer and such requirement is accepted by the officer either in writing or orally.
(f) "Qualifying Service" shall include all service in positions where there is a requirement as a term of employment to supply and maintain a motor vehicle for use on official business but shall exclude all absences, which effect entitlements as provided by the schedule attached to Administrative Instruction 610.
(2) Allowance for Officers required to supply and maintain a vehicle as a term of employment:
(a) An officer who is required to supply and maintain a motor vehicle for use when travelling on official business as a term of employment shall be reimbursed in accordance with the appropriate rates set out in Schedule E. - Motor Vehicle Allowance of this Award for journeys travelled on official business and approved by the Employer.
(b) An officer who is reimbursed under the provisions of paragraph (2)(a) will also be subject to the following conditions:
(i) For the purposes of subclause (2) an officer shall be reimbursed with the appropriate rates set out in Schedule E. - Motor Vehicle Allowance of this Award for the distance travelled from the officer's residence to the place of duty and for the return distance travelled from place of duty to residence except on a day where the officer travels direct from residence to headquarters and return and is not required to use the vehicle on official business during the day.
(ii) Where an officer in the course of a journey travels through two or more separate areas, reimbursement shall be made at the appropriate rate applicable to each of the areas traversed as set out in Schedule E. - Motor Vehicle Allowance of this Award.
(iii) Where an officer does not travel in excess of 4,000 kilometres in a year an allowance calculated by multiplying the appropriate rate per kilometre by the difference between the actual distance travelled and 4,000 kilometres shall be paid to the officer provided that where the officer has less than 12 months qualifying service in the year then the 4,000 kilometre distance will be reduced on a pro rata basis and the allowance calculated accordingly.
(iv) Where a part-time officer is eligible for the payment of an allowance under subparagraph (iii) of this subclause such allowance shall be calculated on the proportion of total hours worked in that year by the officer to the annual standard hours had the officer been employed on a full time basis for the year.
(v) An officer who is required to supply and maintain a motor vehicle for use on official business is excused from this obligation in the event of his/her vehicle being stolen, consumed by fire, or suffering a major and unforeseen mechanical breakdown or accident, in which case all entitlement to reimbursement ceases while the officer is unable to provide the motor vehicle or a replacement.
(vi) The Employer may elect to waive the requirement that an officer supply and maintain a motor vehicle for use on official business, but three months written notice of the intention so to do shall be given to the officer concerned.
(3) Allowance for officers relieving officers subject to subclause (2) of this clause
(a) An officer not required to supply and maintain a motor vehicle as a term of employment who is required to relieve an officer required to supply and maintain a motor vehicle as a term of employment shall be reimbursed all expenses incurred in accordance with the appropriate rates set out in Schedule E. - Motor Vehicle Allowance of this Award for all journeys travelled on official business and approved by the Employer where the officer is required to use his/her vehicle on official business whilst carrying out the relief duties.
(b) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(a) of this clause an officer shall be reimbursed all expenses incurred in accordance with the appropriate rates set out in Schedule E. - Motor Vehicle Allowance of this Award for the distance travelled from the officer's residence to place of duty and the return distance travelled from place of duty to residence except on a day where the officer travels direct from residence to headquarters and return and is not required to use the vehicle on official business during the day.
(c) Where an officer in the course of a journey travels through two or more separate areas, reimbursement shall be made at the appropriate rate applicable to each of the areas traversed as set out in Schedule E. - Motor Vehicle Allowance of this Award.
(d) For the purpose of this subclause the allowance provided in subparagraphs (2)(b)(iii) and (iv) of this clause shall not apply.
(4) Allowance for other officers using vehicle on official business
(a) An officer who is not required to supply and maintain a motor vehicle for use when travelling on official business as a term of employment, but when requested by the Employer voluntarily consents to use the vehicle shall for journeys travelled on official business approved by the Employer be reimbursed all expenses incurred in accordance with the appropriate rates set out in Schedule F. - Motor Vehicle Allowance and Schedule G. - Motor Cycle Allowance of this Award.
(b) For the purpose of paragraph (4)(a) of this clause an officer shall not be entitled to reimbursement for any expenses incurred in respect to the distance between the officer's residence and headquarters and the return distance from headquarters to residence.
(c) Where an officer in the course of a journey travels through two or more separate areas, reimbursement shall be made at the appropriate rate if applicable to each of the areas traversed as set out in Schedule F. - Motor Vehicle Allowance of this Award.
(5) Allowance for towing Departmental caravan or trailer
In case where officers are required to tow departmental caravans on official business, the additional rate shall be 6.5 cents per kilometre. When departmental trailers are towed on official business the additional rate shall be 3.5 cents per kilometre.
(6) Special Conditions
Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 5. - Term of Award of this Award where the cost of vehicles and petrol increase or decrease such that a corresponding increase or decrease in the allowance provided for a vehicle over 1600cc in the metropolitan area would amount to 0.1 of a cent or greater then the parties agree that the allowance shall be increased or decreased accordingly.
