The purpose of this Circular is to advise Schedule 1 departments that the Public Sector Management Office has varied the meal, travelling and related allowances contained in Table 1 - Allowances of Part B-Monetary Rates to the Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Award 1997, effective from 1 July 2002.

Allowances listed in Items 1, 2, 3 and 19 of Table 1 have been determined at a level consistent with the reasonable allowances amounts for the 2002-2003 income year as published by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) in Taxation Ruling 2002/12. Your attention is drawn to a number of reductions in specific rates including Capital City rates for Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane.

Allowances listed in Items 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15 and 16 of Table 1 have been adjusted by 2.9% in line with increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) since the last review in July 2001.

It might be noted that allowances listed in Items 13,14 17 and 18 of Table 1 are aligned with salary increases and therefore were increased by 3% effective from the first pay period commencing on or after 1 January 2002. For completeness these allowances are included in the attached schedule of new rates.

Any enquiries from departments concerning this Circular should be directed to their client contact officer in the Public Sector Management Office.

C. Gellatly
Director-General

Superseded by C2003-30