Part 6 - Allowances and Reimbursements

6.1 Statement of Intent

Treasury and its employees agree that Treasury will maintain the allowances listed under this part.
Treasury and its employees agree that Treasury's Human Resources Manual of Employment Conditions will record the policy and methods for administering allowances and the rates that will apply to allowances will be reviewed from time to time. The manual will be available to all employees and Treasury will advise employees when the manual is amended.
Treasury and its employees agree that the rates that apply at the beginning of this Agreement will be the minimum that will apply.

A Treasury employee who undertakes travel on official business and is required to be away from home overnight will be paid an allowance for meals and incidental expenses. An allowance for accommodation will be paid where there are reasonable and actual costs involved. Wherever possible Treasury will prepay accommodation costs.
In some circumstances, an allowance will be payable for travel that does not involve an overnight absence.
In recognition of potential savings and efficiencies that may arise from Whole of Government travel arrangements that may be introduced during the life of this agreement, Treasury may, following consultation with employees, introduce revised travel arrangements provided that employees will not be out of pocket for the reasonable costs of accommodation, meals and incidentals that may be incurred when travelling for work.

An employee who is required by his/her manager to work extra duty outside the bandwidth (7 am to 7 pm, Monday to Friday excluding public holidays) and takes a meal break during the overtime will be paid a meal allowance, in addition to any entitled overtime.

A Treasury employee who possesses a first aid certificate or equivalent qualification and has been appointed as a Treasury First Aid Officer will receive payment of a first aid certificate allowance.

The Secretary may authorise an employee to use a private motor vehicle, or a vehicle hired by the employee, for official purposes and payment of an allowance where it will result in greater efficiency or be of less expense to the Treasury.

An employee who performs duties of Departmental Liaison Officer (DLO) is entitled to an annual allowance as determined by the Secretary.
An employee who receives the DLO allowance is not entitled to claim for any overtime worked while performing the duties of DLO.

A manager may direct an employee to be contactable and to be available to perform extra duty outside of the bandwidth, subject to payment of an allowance. The rate of payment will be 7.5 per cent of the employee's hourly rate of salary for each restricted hour on Monday to Friday, 10 per cent of the employee's hourly rate of salary for each restricted hour on Saturday and Sunday, and 15 per cent of the employee's hourly rate of salary for each restricted hour on public holidays.

Employees who are recruited to Treasury as a result of a graduate recruitment campaign may be entitled to an establishment allowance in the form of a single lump sum payment, which is subject to acquittal, to cover relocation costs incurred in the graduate's commencement at Treasury.
Unless otherwise determined by the General Manager, Human Resources, clause 7.1.1 (removal expenses) will not apply to employees recruited under graduate recruitment campaigns.

In recognition of the benefit to Treasury of employees undertaking initiatives of their own, each eligible ongoing employee may apply for a single payment of $500 per annum, in 2011, and a single payment of $600 in 2012, 2013 and 2014 to contribute towards maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Payment of Lifestyle Contribution is subject to Treasury guidelines.

In recognition that sometimes, employees may be called upon to respond to an unexpected workplace demand, managers may approve reimbursement of reasonable expenses arising from additional family care arrangements made necessary where an employee is required to travel away from their normal work location for business purposes or is directed to work outside his or her normal patterns of work. Wherever possible, employees should alert their manager when that situation might arise.