C2021-03 Meal, Travelling and Other Allowances for 2020-21
Various expense and work-related allowances in the Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment)
Issued: 15 March 2021 by Department of Premier and Cabinet
This AR is archived and has been replaced by the following document(s)
Key information
- Status
- Archived
- Type
- Department of Premier and Cabinet Circular
- Identifier
- C2021-03
- Compliance
- Mandatory
Who needs to know and/or comply with this?
- Departments
- Executive agencies related to Departments
- Separate agencies
About
Various expense and work-related allowances in the Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment)
Reviewed Award 2009 are adjusted annually. Agencies should process payments for meal, travelling and other
allowances in accordance with the rates set out in the circular with effect from 1 July 2020. Note that the rates in the
circular are to be read in conjunction with the relevant clauses in the Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions
of Employment) Reviewed Award 2009.
The meal, travelling and related allowances contained in Table 1 Allowances of Part B - Monetary Rates of the
Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Reviewed Award 2009 have been increased effective
from 1 July 2020.
Meal and travelling allowances listed in Items 1, 2, 3 and 19 (excluding supper allowance) have been adjusted from
1 July 2020 in line with the Australian Taxation Office Determination No. TD 2020/05, which sets out the reasonable
allowance amounts for the 2020-21 financial year.
Allowances listed in Items 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 15, 16 and 19 (supper allowance) of Table 1 have been adjusted from 1
July 2020 in accordance with the changes in the Sydney Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the preceding year to
March 2020.
Work related allowances listed in items 13, 14, 17 and 18 are increased by 0.3 per cent on and from the first full pay
period commencing on or after 1 July 2020, being the same increase as applied to salaries under the Crown
Employees (Public Sector Salaries - 2019) Award.
Private motor vehicle allowances listed in item 6 have been set at a flat rate of 72 cents for all engine types by the
Australian Taxation Office in line with changes identified in the Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2015
Measures No. 5) Act 2015 (Cth).
This Circular supersedes and replaces the previous Department of Premier and Cabinet Circular C2019-03 – Meal, Travelling and other
Allowances for 2019-20.
Timothy Reardon
Secretary