Determination Under the Defence Enterprise Agreement 2017-2020No. 1 of 2017, Allowancesand

Determination under the Defence Enterprise Agreement 2017-2020No. 1 of 2017, Allowancesand contributions

1 Authority

I, LISA ANNETTE ARNOLD, acting in accordance with the delegation of powers and functions to me under section A4 of the Defence Enterprise Agreement 2017-2020 (DEA) by the Secretary to the Department of Defence, hereby determine the conditions of employment for employees as set out below.

2 Overtime meal allowance

I determine under paragraph E10.21 of DEA that the rate of overtime meal allowance is $29.40.

3 Meals and incidentals for travel assistance

I determine under paragraph H1.4 of DEA that the rates for meals and incidentals for travel are the rates listed at Schedule A.

4 Rent ceiling for the temporary accommodation allowance component of relocation assistance

I determine under section H2.7 of DEA that the prescribed rates of rent ceilings, used in calculating the temporary accommodation allowance component of relocation assistance are set out in the table in Schedule B.

5 Assistance for the temporary accommodation allowance component of relocation assistance

I determine under section H2.7 of DEA that the rate of assistance for the temporary accommodation allowance component of relocation assistance is the cost of the accommodation less an amount paid by the employee in Schedule C, subject to the following conditions.
a. / The amounts in the table of Part 1 of Schedule C apply if the employee is temporarily boarding in a hotel, motel or similar establishment.
b. / The amounts in the table of Part 2 of Schedule C apply if the employee is temporarily renting accommodation.

6 Meals and incidentals component of relocation assistance

I determine under paragraph H2.7 of DEA that the rates of meals and incidentals components of the temporary accommodation allowance element of relocation assistance are listed at Schedule D.

7 Pet relocation allowancecomponent of relocation assistance

I determine under paragraph H2.7 of DEA the amount that can be reimbursed for pet relocation is a maximum of $186 per removal.

8

Disturbance allowancecomponent of relocation assistance

I determine under paragraph H2.7 of DEA that the rates of disturbance allowance are those listed for theemployee's situation in the following table.
Situation / Rate
Employees without dependants / $569
Employees with at least one dependant / $1,191
Additional amount in respect of each dependent child who is a full-time student / $226

Education assistance component of relocation assistance

I determine under paragraph H2.7 of DEA that the annualrates for the education assistance componentof relocation assistance are set out in the following table.
Item / The annual maximum assistance... / after the employee has paid the first...
Compulsory tuition fees
1. / for the cost of compulsory tuition fees is $26,659 / $349.
Accommodation
2. / for the cost of board for boarding school or a commercial establishment is
a. / $21,070, for the first year of boarding / $2,570.
b. / $20,652, after the first year of boarding / $2,988.
3. / for the cost of board if accommodated privately is
a. / $11,611, for the first year of boarding / $2,570.
b. / $11,193, after the first year of boarding / $2,988.
Example: A lodger boarding in a private home.

Commonwealth housing contribution – Woomera

I determine under H3.2 that the rate of contribution for an employee residing in Commonwealth housing in Woomera is to be $100 per week.

District allowance

I determine under paragraph H4.5 of DEA that the rates of district allowance are adjusted in accordance with the rates listed in the following table.
Locality / Unaccompanied by dependants / Accompanied by dependants
$ a year / $ a year
Northern Territory
Alice Springs / 2,840 / 5,210
Darwin / 2,840 / 5,210
Katherine / 6,410 / 10,370
Queensland
Cairns / 1,090 / 2,160
Innisfail / 1,090 / 2,160
Shoalwater Bay / 2,840 / 5,210
Townsville / 1,090 / 2,160
Tully / 1,090 / 2,160
South Australia
Woomera / 6,410 / 10,370
Western Australia
Exmouth / 6,410 / 10,370
Karratha / 6,410 / 10,370
Kununurra / 6,410 / 10,370

Assisted leave fares allowance

I determine under paragraph H4.9 of DEA that the annual rates of assisted leave fares allowance are adjusted in accordance with the rates listed in the following table.
Locality / Annual rate of allowance ($)
Northern Territory
Alice Springs / 1,373
Darwin / 1,936
Katherine / 2,272
Queensland
Cairns / 702
Innisfail / 758
Shoalwater Bay / 516
Townsville / 598
Tully / 769
South Australia
Woomera / 1,653
Western Australia
Exmouth / 2,038
Karratha / 1,287
Kununurra / 1,668

Motor vehicle allowance

I determine under Annex D paragraph 49 of DEA that the following rates of motor vehicle allowance apply.
a. / A rate of motor vehicle allowance of 61 cents per kilometre.
b. / An additional rate of 0.83 of a cent per kilometre for any of the following activities.
i. / Transporting one or more passengers.
ii. / Transporting Defence equipment, tools or materials weighing 100 kilograms or more.
iii. / Towing a trailer.

Part-day travel

I determine under Annex D paragraph 51 of DEA that the rate of part-day travelling allowance is $48.80.

Commencement

DEA Determination No. 1 of 2017 is effective from 16 August 2017.
Dated 16 August 2017
L A ARNOLD
Acting Assistant SecretaryPeople Policy and Employment Conditions
Defence People Group

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Schedule A

AMOUNTS FOR MEALS AND INCIDENTALS FOR TRAVEL

Table 1 – Senior Executive Service

Column 1
Location / Column 2
Breakfast
($) / Column 3
Lunch
($) / Column 4
Dinner
($) / Column 5
Incidentals
($)
Adelaide / 28.80 / 40.75 / 57.05 / 27.25
Brisbane
Canberra
Darwin
Hobart
Melbourne
Perth
Sydney
High-cost country centres listed on page 3
Medium-cost country centres listed on page 4 / 26.45 / 27.05 / 52.70 / 27.25
Other country centres not listed in this table or on pages 3 or 4

Note:High-cost and medium-cost country centres are listed on pages 3 and 4 of Schedule A.

AMOUNTS FOR MEALS AND INCIDENTALS FOR TRAVEL

Table 2 – Employees up to Executive Level 2

Column 1
Location / Column 2
Breakfast
($) / Column 3
Lunch
($) / Column 4
Dinner
($) / Column 5
Incidentals
($)
Adelaide / 26.45 / 29.75 / 50.70 / 19.05
Brisbane
Canberra
Darwin
Hobart
Melbourne
Perth
Sydney
High-cost country centres listed on page 3
Medium-cost country centres listed on page 4 / 23.70 / 27.05 / 46.65 / 19.05
Other country centres not listed in this table or on pages 3 or 4

Note:High-cost and medium-cost country centres are listed on pages 3 and 4 of Schedule A.

HIGH-COST COUNTRY CENTRES

The following locations are high-cost country centres for the purpose of applying rates in Tables 1 and 2.
NSW / South Australia
Bega / Bordertown
Bourke / Ceduna
Broken Hill / Mount Gambier
Coffs Harbour / Port Lincoln
Gosford / Port Pirie
Maitland / Whyalla
Mudgee / Wilpena Pound
Newcastle
Orange / Tasmania
Port Macquarie / Burnie
Queanbeyan / Devonport
Wagga Wagga / Launceston
Wollongong / Victoria
Bright
Northern Territory / Castlemaine
Alice Springs / Horsham
Jabiru / Mildura
Katherine / Wangaratta
Nhulunbuy
Tennant Creek / Western Australia
Yulara / Albany
Queensland / Broome
Cairns / Bunbury
Dalby / Carnarvon
Gladstone / Esperance
Gold Coast / Exmouth
Hervey Bay / Geraldton
Horn Island / Halls Creek
Mount Isa / Kalgoorlie
Toowoomba / Karratha
Townsville / Kununurra
Northam
Port Hedland
External Australian Territory
Christmas Island
Cocos Island
Norfolk Island

MEDIUM-COST COUNTRY CENTRES

The following locations are medium-cost country centres for the purpose of applying rates in Tables 1 and 2.
Medium-cost country centres
NSW / Victoria
Armidale / Ballarat
Cobar / Bendigo
Nowra / Portland
Queensland / Sale
Kingaroy / Swan Hill
South Australia / Warrnambool
Kadina / Wodonga
Port Augusta

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Schedule B

RENT CEILINGS FOR THE TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION ALLOWANCE COMPONENT OF RELOCATION ASSISTANCE

Locality / Type of temporary accommodation in which employee is living – rate per week
4 or more bedrooms
$ / 3 bedrooms
$ / 2 bedrooms
$ / 1 bedroom
$
Adelaide / 445.00 / 305.00 / 240.00 / 160.00
Brisbane / 475.00 / 360.00 / 315.00 / 245.00
Canberra / 565.00 / 360.00 / 325.00 / 220.00
Darwin / 590.00 / 410.00 / 365.00 / 250.00
Hobart / 315.00 / 245.00 / 220.00 / 145.00
Melbourne / 665.00 / 500.00 / 385.00 / 270.00
Perth / 465.00 / 315.00 / 290.00 / 175.00
Sydney / 1,070.00 / 830.00 / 650.00 / 470.00

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Schedule C Part 1

AMOUNTS EMPLOYEES PAY TOWARDS THE TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION ALLOWANCE COMPONENT OF RELOCATION ASSISTANCE IF THE EMPLOYEE IS TEMPORARILY BOARDING IN A HOTEL, MOTEL OR SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENT

Annual salary of employee / Board and lodging contribution payable by employee – rate per week
Employee
without dependants or employee without adult dependants / Employee with 1 adult dependant / Additional amount payable for each additional adult dependant / Additional amount payable for first dependent child / Additional amount payable for each additional dependent child
$ / $ / $ / $ / $ / $
Below 20,000 / 135.00 / 202.00 / 101.00 / 20.00 / 15.00
20,000 - 21,999 / 137.00 / 206.00 / 103.00 / 21.00 / 15.00
22,000 - 23,999 / 143.00 / 214.00 / 107.00 / 21.00 / 16.00
24,000 - 25,999 / 148.00 / 222.00 / 111.00 / 22.00 / 17.00
26,000 - 27,999 / 153.00 / 230.00 / 115.00 / 23.00 / 17.00
28,000 - 29,999 / 159.00 / 238.00 / 119.00 / 24.00 / 18.00
30,000 - 31,999 / 164.00 / 246.00 / 123.00 / 25.00 / 18.00
32,000 - 33,999 / 169.00 / 254.00 / 127.00 / 25.00 / 19.00
34,000 - 35,999 / 175.00 / 262.00 / 131.00 / 26.00 / 20.00
36,000 - 37,999 / 180.00 / 270.00 / 135.00 / 27.00 / 20.00
38,000 - 39,999 / 186.00 / 278.00 / 139.00 / 28.00 / 21.00
40,000 - 41,999 / 191.00 / 286.00 / 143.00 / 29.00 / 21.00
42,000 - 43,999 / 196.00 / 294.00 / 147.00 / 29.00 / 22.00
44,000 - 45,999 / 202.00 / 303.00 / 152.00 / 30.00 / 23.00
46,000 - 47,999 / 207.00 / 311.00 / 156.00 / 31.00 / 23.00
48,000 - 49,999 / 212.00 / 319.00 / 160.00 / 32.00 / 24.00
50,000 - 51,999 / 218.00 / 327.00 / 164.00 / 33.00 / 25.00
52,000 - 53,999 / 223.00 / 335.00 / 168.00 / 34.00 / 25.00
54,000 - 55,999 / 229.00 / 343.00 / 172.00 / 34.00 / 26.00
56,000 - 57,999 / 234.00 / 351.00 / 176.00 / 35.00 / 26.00
58,000 - 59,999 / 239.00 / 359.00 / 180.00 / 36.00 / 27.00
60,000 - 61,999 / 245.00 / 367.00 / 184.00 / 37.00 / 28.00
62,000 - 63,999 / 250.00 / 375.00 / 188.00 / 38.00 / 28.00
64,000 - 65,999 / 255.00 / 383.00 / 192.00 / 38.00 / 29.00
66,000 - 67,999 / 261.00 / 391.00 / 196.00 / 39.00 / 29.00
68,000 - 69,999 / 266.00 / 399.00 / 200.00 / 40.00 / 30.00
70,000 - 71,999 / 272.00 / 407.00 / 204.00 / 41.00 / 31.00
72,000 - 73,999 / 277.00 / 415.00 / 208.00 / 42.00 / 31.00
74,000 - 75,999 / 282.00 / 424.00 / 212.00 / 42.00 / 32.00
76,000 - 77,999 / 288.00 / 432.00 / 216.00 / 43.00 / 32.00
78,000 - 79,999 / 293.00 / 440.00 / 220.00 / 44.00 / 33.00
80,000 - 81,999 / 298.00 / 448.00 / 224.00 / 45.00 / 34.00

Schedule C Part 1 – continued

Annual salary of employee / Board and lodging contribution payable by employee – rate per week
Employee
without dependants or employee without adult dependants / Employee with 1 adult dependant / Additional amount payable for each additional adult dependant / Additional amount payable for first dependent child / Additional amount payable for each additional dependent child
$ / $ / $ / $ / $ / $
82,000 - 83,999 / 304.00 / 456.00 / 228.00 / 46.00 / 34.00
84,000 - 85,999 / 309.00 / 464.00 / 232.00 / 46.00 / 35.00
86,000 - 87,999 / 315.00 / 472.00 / 236.00 / 47.00 / 35.00
88,000 - 89,999 / 320.00 / 480.00 / 240.00 / 48.00 / 36.00
90,000 - 91,999 / 325.00 / 488.00 / 244.00 / 49.00 / 37.00
92,000 - 93,999 / 331.00 / 496.00 / 248.00 / 50.00 / 37.00
94,000 - 95,999 / 336.00 / 504.00 / 252.00 / 50.00 / 38.00
96,000 - 97,999 / 341.00 / 512.00 / 256.00 / 51.00 / 38.00
98,000 - 99,999 / 347.00 / 520.00 / 260.00 / 52.00 / 39.00
100,000 - 101,999 / 352.00 / 528.00 / 264.00 / 53.00 / 40.00
102,000 - 103,999 / 358.00 / 536.00 / 268.00 / 54.00 / 40.00
104,000-105,999 / 363.00 / 544.00 / 272.00 / 54.00 / 41.00
106,000-107,999 / 368.00 / 553.00 / 277.00 / 55.00 / 41.00
108,000-109,999 / 374.00 / 561.00 / 281.00 / 56.00 / 42.00
110,000-111,999 / 379.00 / 569.00 / 285.00 / 57.00 / 43.00
112,000-113,999 / 384.00 / 577.00 / 289.00 / 58.00 / 43.00
114,000-115,999 / 390.00 / 585.00 / 293.00 / 59.00 / 44.00
116,000-117,999 / 395.00 / 593.00 / 297.00 / 59.00 / 44.00
118,000 -119,999 / 401.00 / 601.00 / 301.00 / 60.00 / 45.00
120,000-121,999 / 406.00 / 609.00 / 305.00 / 61.00 / 46.00
122,000-123,999 / 411.00 / 617.00 / 309.00 / 62.00 / 46.00
124,000-125,999 / 417.00 / 625.00 / 313.00 / 63.00 / 47.00
126,000-127,999 / 422.00 / 633.00 / 317.00 / 63.00 / 47.00
128,000-129,999 / 428.00 / 641.00 / 321.00 / 64.00 / 48.00
130,000-131,999 / 433.00 / 649.00 / 325.00 / 65.00 / 49.00
132,000-133,999 / 438.00 / 657.00 / 329.00 / 66.00 / 49.00
134,000-135,999 / 444.00 / 665.00 / 333.00 / 67.00 / 50.00
136,000-137,999 / 449.00 / 674.00 / 337.00 / 67.00 / 51.00
138,000-139,999 / 454.00 / 682.00 / 341.00 / 68.00 / 51.00
140,000-141,999 / 460.00 / 690.00 / 345.00 / 69.00 / 52.00
142,000-143,999 / 465.00 / 698.00 / 349.00 / 70.00 / 52.00

Schedule C Part 1 – continued

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Schedule C Part 2

AMOUNTS EMPLOYEES PAY TOWARDS THE TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION ALLOWANCE COMPONENT OF RELOCATION ASSISTANCE IF THE EMPLOYEE IS TEMPORARILY RENTING ACCOMMODATION

Annual salary payable to employee / Temporary accommodation contribution (and rental contribution) payable by employee – rateper week
Employee without dependants
$ / Employee accompanied by dependants
$
Below 20,000 / 70.00 / 105.00
20,000 - 21,999 / 72.00 / 108.00
22,000 - 23,999 / 75.00 / 113.00
24,000 - 25,999 / 79.00 / 118.00
26,000 - 27,999 / 83.00 / 124.00
28,000 - 29,999 / 86.00 / 129.00
30,000 - 31,999 / 89.00 / 134.00
32,000 - 33,999 / 93.00 / 140.00
34,000 - 35,999 / 97.00 / 145.00
36,000 - 37,999 / 100.00 / 150.00
38,000 - 39,999 / 104.00 / 156.00
40,000 - 41,999 / 107.00 / 161.00
42,000 - 43,999 / 111.00 / 166.00
44,000 - 45,999 / 115.00 / 172.00
46,000 - 47,999 / 118.00 / 177.00
48,000 - 49,999 / 121.00 / 182.00
50,000 - 51,999 / 125.00 / 188.00
52,000 - 53,999 / 129.00 / 193.00
54,000 - 55,999 / 132.00 / 198.00
56,000 - 57,999 / 136.00 / 204.00
58,000 - 59,999 / 139.00 / 209.00
60,000 - 61,999 / 143.00 / 214.00
62,000 - 63,999 / 147.00 / 220.00
64,000 - 65,999 / 150.00 / 225.00
66,000 - 67,999 / 153.00 / 230.00
68,000 - 69,999 / 157.00 / 236.00
70,000 - 71,999 / 161.00 / 241.00
72,000 - 73,999 / 164.00 / 246.00
74,000 - 75,999 / 168.00 / 252.00

Schedule C Part 2 – continued

Annual salary payable to employee / Temporary accommodation contribution (and rental contribution) payable by employee – per week
Employee without dependants
$ / Employee accompanied by dependants
$
76,000 - 77,999 / 171.00 / 257.00
78,000 - 79,999 / 175.00 / 262.00
80,000 - 81,999 / 179.00 / 268.00
82,000 - 83,999 / 182.00 / 273.00
84,000 - 85,999 / 185.00 / 278.00
86,000 - 87,999 / 189.00 / 284.00
88,000 - 89,999 / 193.00 / 289.00
90,000 - 91,999 / 196.00 / 294.00
92,000 - 93,999 / 200.00 / 300.00
94,000 - 95,999 / 203.00 / 305.00
96,000 - 97,999 / 207.00 / 310.00
98,000 - 99,999 / 211.00 / 316.00
100,000 - 101,999 / 214.00 / 321.00
102,000-103,999 / 217.00 / 326.00
104,000-105,999 / 221.00 / 332.00
106,000-107,999 / 225.00 / 337.00
108,000-109,999 / 228.00 / 342.00
110,000-111,999 / 232.00 / 348.00
112,000-113,999 / 235.00 / 353.00
114,000-115,999 / 239.00 / 358.00
116,000-117,999 / 243.00 / 364.00
118,000 -119,999 / 246.00 / 369.00
120,000-121,999 / 249.00 / 374.00
122,000-123,999 / 253.00 / 380.00
124,000-125,999 / 257.00 / 385.00
126,000-127,999 / 260.00 / 390.00
128,000-129,999 / 264.00 / 396.00
130,000-131,999 / 267.00 / 401.00
132,000-133,999 / 271.00 / 406.00
134,000-135,999 / 275.00 / 412.00
136,000-137,999 / 278.00 / 417.00
138,000-139,999 / 281.00 / 422.00
140,000-141,999 / 285.00 / 428.00
142,000-143,999 / 289.00 / 433.00
144,000-145,999 / 292.00 / 438.00
146,000-147,999 / 296.00 / 444.00

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Schedule D

DAILY MEALS AND INCIDENTALS COMPONENT OF THE TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION COMPONENT OF RELOCATION ASSISTANCE – APS EMPLOYEES IN DEFENCE (Paragraph H2.7 of DEA)

AMOUNTS PAYABLE FOR MEALS NOT PURCHASED AT BOARD AND LODGING ESTABLISHMENT – APS EMPLOYEES IN DEFENCE

Meal / Capital cities and high-cost country centres
($) / Medium-cost and other country centres
($)
Breakfast / 26.45 / 23.70
Lunch / 29.75 / 27.05
Dinner / 50.70 / 46.65

High-cost and medium-cost country centres are listed in Schedule A.

WEEKLY MEALS AND INCIDENTALS COMPONENT OF THE TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION COMPONENT OF RELOCATION ASSISTANCE – APS EMPLOYEES IN DEFENCE (Paragraph H2.7 of DEA)

Weekly rate
$
1. / Weekly meal rate / 419.05
2. / Temporary accommodation – weekly incidentals rate – employees with but unaccompanied by dependants / 66.70
3. / Temporary accommodation – weekly incidentals rate – other employees / Nil
4. / Reviewed travelling allowance – weekly incidentals rate – all employees / 66.70
5. / Weekly meal rate for dependants under 10years of age / 209.50

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