Parliamentarian travel allowance rates 27/08/2017 to 25/08/2018
Rates effective on and from 27 August 2017
Capital cities
|
Capital city |
Capital city rate |
Outside radius from |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Commercial rate |
Non-commercial rate |
GPO |
Major airport |
|
|
Canberra |
$285 for locations within a 30 km radius of Parliament House |
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|
Adelaide |
$366 |
$122 |
10 km |
5 km |
|
Brisbane |
$415 |
$139 |
10 km |
5 km |
|
Darwin |
$445 |
$149 |
5 km |
5 km |
|
Hobart |
$342 |
$114 |
5 km |
5 km |
|
Melbourne |
$386 |
$129 |
10 km |
5 km |
|
Perth |
$403 |
$135 |
10 km |
5 km |
|
Sydney |
$405 |
$135 |
10 km |
5 km |
Canberra: This rate is payable subject to documentary evidence of arrival in or departure from Canberra being produced on request. If evidence is not provided within 60 days of it being requested, any travel allowance paid in respect of the undocumented period must be repaid.
Unspecified locations
|
Unspecified locations |
Commercial rate |
Non-commercial rate |
|---|---|---|
|
$271 |
$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 |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Armidale |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Bathurst |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Bega |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Bourke |
$323 |
$108 |
|
Broken Hill |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Coffs Harbour |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Cooma |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Dubbo |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Gosford |
$298 |
$100 |
|
Goulburn |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Griffith |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Gunnedah |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Lismore |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Maitland |
$310 |
$104 |
|
Mudgee |
$293 |
$98 |
|
Muswellbrook |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Newcastle |
$323 |
$108 |
|
Nowra |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Orange |
$313 |
$105 |
|
Port Macquarie |
$310 |
$104 |
|
Tamworth |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Tumut |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Wagga Wagga |
$302 |
$101 |
|
Wollongong |
$307 |
$103 |
Northern Territory
|
Country centre |
Commercial rate |
Non-commercial rate |
|---|---|---|
|
Alice Springs |
$308 |
$103 |
|
Jabiru |
$374 |
$125 |
|
Katherine |
$296 |
$99 |
|
Tennant Creek |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Yulara |
$458 |
$153 |
Queensland
|
Country centre |
Commercial rate |
Non-commercial rate |
|---|---|---|
|
Ayr |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Bundaberg |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Cairns |
$311 |
$104 |
|
Charters Towers |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Chinchilla |
$301 |
$101 |
|
Dalby |
$308 |
$103 |
|
Emerald |
$314 |
$105 |
|
Gladstone |
$313 |
$105 |
|
Gold Coast |
$358 |
$120 |
|
Hervey Bay |
$315 |
$105 |
|
Horn Island |
$358 |
$120 |
|
Innisfail |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Kingaroy |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Mackay |
$319 |
$107 |
|
Mount Isa |
$318 |
$106 |
|
Rockhampton |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Roma |
$297 |
$99 |
|
Thursday Island |
$358 |
$120 |
|
Toowoomba |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Townsville |
$301 |
$101 |
|
Weipa |
$296 |
$99 |
South Australia
|
Country centre |
Commercial rate |
Non-commercial rate |
|---|---|---|
|
Bordertown |
$298 |
$100 |
|
Ceduna |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Kadina |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Mount Gambier |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Naracoorte |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Port Augusta |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Port Lincoln |
$328 |
$110 |
|
Port Pirie |
$308 |
$103 |
|
Renmark |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Whyalla |
$303 |
$101 |
|
Wilpena Pound |
$339 |
$113 |
Tasmania
|
Country centre |
Commercial rate |
Non-commercial rate |
|---|---|---|
|
Burnie |
$318 |
$106 |
|
Devonport |
$303 |
$101 |
|
Launceston |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Queenstown |
$289 |
$97 |
Victoria
|
Country centre |
Commercial rate |
Non-commercial rate |
|---|---|---|
|
Ararat |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Bairnsdale |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Ballarat |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Benalla |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Bendigo |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Bright |
$314 |
$105 |
|
Castlemaine |
$304 |
$102 |
|
Colac |
$296 |
$99 |
|
Echuca |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Geelong |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Hamilton |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Horsham |
$300 |
$100 |
|
Mildura |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Portland |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Sale |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Seymour |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Shepparton |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Swan Hill |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Wangaratta |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Warrnambool |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Wodonga |
$289 |
$97 |
|
Wonthaggi |
$296 |
$99 |
Western Australia
|
Country centre |
Commercial rate |
Non-commercial rate |
|---|---|---|
|
Albany |
$337 |
$113 |
|
Broome |
$418 |
$140 |
|
Bunbury |
$313 |
$105 |
|
Carnarvon |
$309 |
$103 |
|
Dampier |
$333 |
$111 |
|
Derby |
$348 |
$116 |
|
Esperance |
$299 |
$100 |
|
Exmouth |
$378 |
$126 |
|
Geraldton |
$333 |
$111 |
|
Halls Creek |
$328 |
$110 |
|
Kalgoorlie |
$317 |
$106 |
|
Karratha |
$408 |
$136 |
|
Kununurra |
$353 |
$118 |
|
Newman |
$353 |
$118 |
|
Northam |
$298 |
$100 |
|
Port Hedland |
$358 |
$120 |
External Territories
|
Country centre |
Commercial rate |
Non-commercial rate |
|---|---|---|
|
Christmas Island |
$338 |
$113 |
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
$443 |
$148 |
|
Norfolk Island |
$398 |
$133 |
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.
