Part 6: Excess baggage

 

TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B, item 142.
16.6.1    Purpose

 

Excess baggage costs are paid when members and any dependants return on certain assisted leave travel to the posting location. It allows members to transport essential shopping items.
16.6.2    Definitions

 

This table defines terms used in this Part and in Annex 16.A.

 

Term

Definition

Australia

A capital city in Australia other than Hobart or Darwin, with the lowest allowable travel cost to a member's posting location.

Regional leave centre

Either Australia or London. The centres for each hardship location are shown in column 3 of Part 1 of Annex 16.A.
16.6.3    Member this Part applies to

 

This Part applies to a member who meets both these conditions:

 

a.

They are on a long-term posting to a location listed in column 1 of Part 1 of Annex 16.A.

 

b.

They are granted a reasonable period of leave.
16.6.4    Member this Part does not apply to

 

This Part does not apply to a member on short-term duty at a location for less than 28 days.

See also: Chapter 12 Part 1 clause 12.1.2, Member Chapters 12 to 16 do not apply to.
16.6.5    Excess baggage

1.

The member and each eligible dependant are entitled to be reimbursed the cost of 12kg or less of excess baggage. This baggage would be brought back to the hardship location by the member from assisted leave travel under this Part.

2.

Excess baggage allowances for each hardship location are shown in Part 1 of Annex 16.A. Refer to the footnotes following the table to work out the allowance for each relevant hardship location.

 

PACMAN                                                              Version 2 (May 2005)                                                 Chapter 16 – Part 6 – 1