Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) For the purposes of subsection 31(1) of the Act, an allowance (the Australian travel allowance ) for accommodation, meals and incidental expenses is prescribed for each night the member stays in accommodation in Australia that is not the member's home base.
Note: The rate of Australian travel allowance is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal: see subsections 31(2) and 45(1) of the Act.
(2) Australian travel allowance is limited to 10 nights in a financial year for travel for the dominant purpose of one or more of the following:
(a) conducting the member's party political duties at a location other than Canberra;
(b) conducting the member's electorate duties at places outside the member's electorate.
(3) The limit in subsection (2) does not include any night in transit for the purpose of facilitating a journey for a purpose covered by that subsection.
Note: An example of such a night in transit would be a night spent by a member from a rural electorate in a capital city for the purpose of connecting with transport to the member's destination the following morning.