AN160268 – Public Service Award 1992
(1) When an officer is transferred in the public interest, or in the ordinary course of promotion or transfer, or on account of illness due to causes over which the officer has no control, the officer shall be reimbursed:
(a) The actual reasonable cost of conveyance of the officer and dependants.
(b) The actual cost (including insurance) of the conveyance of an officer's household furniture effects and appliances up to a maximum volume of 35 cubic metres, provided that a larger volume may be approved by the Employer in special cases.
(c) An allowance of $508.00 for accelerated depreciation and extra wear and tear on furniture, effects and appliances for each occasion that an officer is required to transport his or her furniture, effects and appliances provided that the Employer is satisfied that the value of household furniture, effects and appliances moved by the officer is at least $3,042.00.
(d) Reimbursement of reasonable expenses in kennelling and transporting of domestic pet or pets up to a maximum amount of $157.00.
Pets are defined as dogs, cats, birds or other domestic animals kept by the officer or the officer's dependants for the purpose of household enjoyment.
Pets do not include domesticated livestock, native animals or equine animals.
(2) An officer who is transferred solely at his or her own request or on account of misconduct must bear the whole cost of removal unless otherwise determined by the Employer prior to removal.
(3) An officer shall be reimbursed the full freight charges necessarily incurred in respect of the removal of the officer's motor vehicle. If authorised by the Employer to travel to a new locality in the officer's own motor vehicle, reimbursement shall be as follows: -
(a) Where the officer will be required to maintain a motor vehicle for use on official business at the new headquarters, reimbursement for the distance necessarily travelled shall be on the basis of 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 use on official business at the new headquarters reimbursement for the distance necessarily travelled shall be on the basis of one half (½) of the appropriate rate prescribed by subclause (3) of Clause 47. - Motor Vehicle Allowance of this Award.
(4) The officer shall, before removal is undertaken obtain quotes from at least two carriers which shall be submitted to the Employer, who may authorise the acceptance of the more suitable: Provided that payment for a volume amount beyond 35 cubic metres by a department is not to occur without the prior written approval of the Employer.
(5) The Employer may, in lieu of conveyance, authorise payment to compensate for any loss in any case where an officer, with prior approval of the Employer, disposes of his or her household furniture effects and appliances instead of removing them to the new headquarters: Provided that such payments shall not exceed the sum which would have been paid if the officer's household furniture effects and appliances had been removed by the cheapest method of transport available and the volume was 35 cubic metres.
(6) Where an officer is transferred to government owned or private rental accommodation, where furniture is provided, and as a consequence the officer is obliged to store furniture, the officer shall be reimbursed the actual cost of such storage up to a maximum allowance of $944.00 per annum. Actual cost is deemed to include the premium for adequate insurance coverage for the value of the furniture stored. An allowance under this subclause shall not be paid for a period in excess of four years without the approval of the employer.
(7) Receipts must be produced for all sums claimed.
(8) New appointees to the public service shall be entitled to receive the benefits of this clause if they are required by the employer to participate in any training course prior to being posted to their respective positions in the service. This entitlement shall only be available to officers who have completed their training and who incur costs when moving to their first posting.
