Parliamentarian travel allowance rates 26/08/2018 to 24/08/2019
Rates effective on and from 26 August 2018.
Capital Cities
Capital city |
Capital city rate |
Outside radius from |
||
---|---|---|---|---|
Commercial rate |
Non-commercial rate |
GPO |
Major airport |
|
Canberra |
$288 for locations within a 30 km radius of Parliament House |
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Adelaide |
$369 |
$123 |
10 km |
5 km |
Brisbane |
$418 |
$140 |
10 km |
5 km |
Darwin |
$454 |
$152 |
5 km |
5 km |
Hobart |
$357 |
$119 |
5 km |
5 km |
Melbourne |
$389 |
$130 |
10 km |
5 km |
Perth |
$406 |
$136 |
10 km |
5 km |
Sydney |
$412 |
$138 |
10 km |
5 km |
Unspecified locations |
Commercial rate |
Non-commercial rate |
---|---|---|
$273 |
$91 |
This means locations:
- outside a 30 kilometre radius of Parliament House
- outside a 10 km radius from the GPO in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth or Adelaide or five km from the major airport servicing the city
- outside a five km radius from the GPO in Darwin and Hobart or five km from the major airport servicing the city
- for which a country centre rate has not been specified.
New South Wales
Country centre |
Commercial rate |
Non-commercial rate |
---|---|---|
Albury |
$291 |
$97 |
Armidale |
$291 |
$97 |
Bathurst |
$296 |
$99 |
Bega |
$306 |
$102 |
Bourke |
$326 |
$109 |
Broken Hill |
$300 |
$100 |
Coffs Harbour |
$298 |
$100 |
Cooma |
$291 |
$97 |
Dubbo |
$291 |
$97 |
Gosford |
$301 |
$101 |
Goulburn |
$291 |
$97 |
Griffith |
$291 |
$97 |
Gunnedah |
$291 |
$97 |
Lismore |
$291 |
$97 |
Maitland |
$313 |
$105 |
Mudgee |
$300 |
$100 |
Muswellbrook |
$291 |
$97 |
Newcastle |
$329 |
$110 |
Nowra |
$291 |
$97 |
Orange |
$316 |
$106 |
Port Macquarie |
$319 |
$107 |
Tamworth |
$291 |
$97 |
Tumut |
$291 |
$97 |
Wagga Wagga |
$305 |
$102 |
Wollongong |
$316 |
$106 |
Northern Territory
Country centre |
Commercial rate |
Non-commercial rate |
---|---|---|
Alice Springs |
$311 |
$104 |
Jabiru |
$377 |
$126 |
Katherine |
$319 |
$107 |
Tennant Creek |
$307 |
$103 |
Yulara |
$461 |
$154 |
Queensland
Country centre |
Commercial rate |
Non-commercial rate |
---|---|---|
Ayr |
$291 |
$97 |
Bundaberg |
$291 |
$97 |
Cairns |
$314 |
$105 |
Charters Towers |
$291 |
$97 |
Chinchilla |
$304 |
$102 |
Dalby |
$311 |
$104 |
Emerald |
$317 |
$106 |
Gladstone |
$316 |
$106 |
Gold Coast |
$370 |
$124 |
Hervey Bay |
$318 |
$106 |
Horn Island |
$361 |
$121 |
Innisfail |
$291 |
$97 |
Kingaroy |
$291 |
$97 |
Mackay |
$322 |
$108 |
Mount Isa |
$321 |
$107 |
Rockhampton |
$291 |
$97 |
Roma |
$300 |
$100 |
Thursday Island |
$361 |
$121 |
Toowoomba |
$305 |
$102 |
Townsville |
$304 |
$102 |
Weipa |
$299 |
$100 |
South Australia
Country centre |
Commercial rate |
Non-commercial rate |
---|---|---|
Bordertown |
$310 |
$104 |
Ceduna |
$291 |
$97 |
Kadina |
$291 |
$97 |
Mount Gambier |
$291 |
$97 |
Naracoorte |
$291 |
$97 |
Port Augusta |
$291 |
$97 |
Port Lincoln |
$331 |
$111 |
Port Pirie |
$311 |
$104 |
Renmark |
$291 |
$97 |
Whyalla |
$306 |
$102 |
Wilpena Pound |
$354 |
$118 |
Tasmania
Country centre |
Commercial rate |
Non-commercial rate |
---|---|---|
Burnie |
$321 |
$107 |
Devonport |
$319 |
$107 |
Launceston |
$302 |
$101 |
Queenstown |
$297 |
$99 |
Victoria
Country centre |
Commercial rate |
Non-commercial rate |
---|---|---|
Ararat |
$291 |
$97 |
Bairnsdale |
$291 |
$97 |
Ballarat |
$291 |
$97 |
Benalla |
$291 |
$97 |
Bendigo |
$291 |
$97 |
Bright |
$320 |
$107 |
Castlemaine |
$307 |
$103 |
Colac |
$299 |
$100 |
Echuca |
$291 |
$97 |
Geelong |
$291 |
$97 |
Hamilton |
$291 |
$97 |
Horsham |
$305 |
$102 |
Mildura |
$291 |
$97 |
Portland |
$291 |
$97 |
Sale |
$291 |
$97 |
Seymour |
$291 |
$97 |
Shepparton |
$291 |
$97 |
Swan Hill |
$297 |
$99 |
Wangaratta |
$291 |
$97 |
Warrnambool |
$291 |
$97 |
Wodonga |
$291 |
$97 |
Wonthaggi |
$303 |
$101 |
Western Australia
Country centre |
Commercial rate |
Non-commercial rate |
---|---|---|
Albany |
$340 |
$114 |
Broome |
$421 |
$141 |
Bunbury |
$316 |
$106 |
Carnarvon |
$317 |
$106 |
Dampier |
$336 |
$112 |
Derby |
$351 |
$117 |
Esperance |
$316 |
$106 |
Exmouth |
$381 |
$127 |
Geraldton |
$339 |
$113 |
Halls Creek |
$331 |
$111 |
Kalgoorlie |
$333 |
$111 |
Karratha |
$411 |
$137 |
Kununurra |
$365 |
$122 |
Newman |
$356 |
$119 |
Northam |
$301 |
$101 |
Port Hedland |
$361 |
$121 |
External Territories
Country centre |
Commercial rate |
Non-commercial rate |
---|---|---|
Christmas Island |
$341 |
$114 |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
$463 |
$155 |
Norfolk Island |
$401 |
$134 |
Commercial and Non-commercial rate
Commercial rate: In order to be paid the commercial rate, a receipt for the accommodation must be produced or a certification made that a receipt can be produced and will be produced on request.
Non-commercial rate: Excluding Canberra, a rate of one-third of the commercial rate is payable where accommodation is provided in private, non-commercial accommodation, such as the home of a family member or friend.