Division 1: Travel for short-term duty while on long-term posting

TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B, item 90.

15.3.4    Travel for short-term duty while on long-term posting

1.	A member may be required to travel on short-term duty overseas, while on a long-term posting. This could include travel between or within overseas countries.
	Example: A member, posted in London, needs to travel to Brussels on duty. Similarly, another member posted in Washington, needs to travel to San Francisco.
2.	For this kind of travel, the member is regarded as on short-term duty overseas. These entitlements are outlined in Chapter 13, Short-term duty overseas.

15.3.5    Travel by private vehicle

1.	A member may choose to travel for duty by private vehicle. In this case, the member is entitled to vehicle allowance and payment of travel costs. See: Chapter 15 Part 3 Division 4, Vehicle allowance Chapter 13 Part 3, Travel costs for short-term duty overseas
2.	The entitlement must not be more than if the member had travelled by the normal means.
3.	The cost of transporting a private vehicle is the member's responsibility. The Commonwealth will not consider these costs in working out any entitlements.

PACMAN                                                              Version 2 (May 2005)                              Chapter 15 – Part 3 Division 1 – 1