AN160268 – Public Service Award 1992
An officer who is required to take up duty away from headquarters on relief duty or to perform special duty, and necessarily resides temporarily away from the officer's usual place of residence shall be reimbursed reasonable expenses on the following basis:-
(1) Where the officer:
(a) is supplied with accommodation and meals free of charge, or
(b) is accommodated at a government institution, hostel or similar establishment and supplied with meals,
reimbursement shall be in accordance with the rates prescribed in Column A, Items (1), (2) or (3) of Schedule I. - Travelling, Transfer and Relieving Allowance of this Award.
(2) Where officers are fully responsible for their own accommodation, meals and incidental expenses and hotel or motel accommodation is utilised:-
(a) For the first forty-two (42) days after arrival at the new locality reimbursement shall be in accordance with the rates prescribed in Column A, Items (4) to (8) of Schedule I. - Travelling, Transfer and Relieving Allowance of this Award.
(b) For periods in excess of forty-two (42) days after arrival in the new locality reimbursement shall be in accordance with the rates prescribed in Column B, Items (4) to (8) of Schedule I. - Travelling, Transfer and Relieving Allowance of this Award for officers with dependants or Column C, Items (4) to (8) of Schedule I. - Travelling, Transfer and Relieving Allowance of this Award for other officers: Provided that the period of reimbursement under this subclause shall not exceed forty-nine (49) days without the approval of the Employer.
(3) Where officers are fully responsible for their own accommodation, meal and incidental expenses and other than hotel or motel accommodation is utilised reimbursement shall be in accordance with the rates prescribed in Column A, Items (9), (10) or (11) of Schedule I. - Travelling, Transfer and Relieving Allowance of this Award.
(4) If an officer whose normal duties do not involve camp accommodation is required to relieve or perform special duty resulting in a stay at a camp, the officer shall be paid camping allowance for the duration of the period spent in camp, and in addition, shall be paid a lump sum of $151.00 to cover incidental personal expenses: Provided that an officer shall receive no more than one lump sum of $151.00 in any one period of three (3) years.
(5) Reimbursement of expenses shall not be suspended should an officer become ill whilst on relief duty, provided leave for the period of such illness is approved in accordance with the provisions of this Award and the officer continues to incur accommodation, meal and incidental expenses.
(6) When an officer who is required to relieve or perform special duties in accordance with the preamble of this clause is authorised by the Employer to travel to the new locality in the officer's own motor vehicle, reimbursement for the return journey shall be as follows:-
(a) Where the officer will be required to maintain a motor vehicle for the performance of the relieving or special duties, reimbursement shall be in accordance with the appropriate rate prescribed by subclause (2) of Clause 47. - Motor Vehicle Allowance of this Award.
(b) Where the officer will not be required to maintain a motor vehicle for the performance of the relieving or special duties reimbursement shall be on the basis of one half (½) of the appropriate rate prescribed by subclause (2) of Clause 47. - Motor Vehicle Allowance of this Award. Provided that the maximum amount of reimbursement shall not exceed the cost of the fare by public conveyance which otherwise would be utilised for such return journey.
(7) Where it can be shown by the production of receipts or other evidence that an allowance payable under this clause would be insufficient to meet reasonable additional costs incurred, an appropriate rate of reimbursement shall be determined by the Employer.
(8) The provisions of Clause 54. - Travelling Allowance of this Award shall not operate concurrently with the provisions of this clause to permit an officer to be paid allowances in respect of both travelling and relieving expenses for the same period: Provided that where an officer is required to travel on official business which involves an overnight stay away from the officer's temporary headquarters the Employer may extend the periods specified in subclause (2) of this clause by the time spent in travelling.
(9) An officer who is directed to relieve another officer or to perform special duty away from the officer's usual headquarters and is not required to reside temporarily away from his or her usual place of residence shall, if the officer is not in receipt of a higher duties or special allowance for such work, be reimbursed the amount of additional fares paid by the officer travelling by public transport to and from the place of temporary duty.
