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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 1 Hansard (15 February) . . Page.. 111 ..

those prescribed in the Schedule in special cases, for example, where the market is subject to rapid rent increases, or shortages of suitable rental housing force staff to pay high rent. In considering applications for increases in rent ceilings, Chief Executives should be aware that officers cannot expect the ACT Government as employer to meet all costs for temporary accommodation because, for example, they want rented housing of the same size, standard, and distance from work as that occupied before transfer. The ACT Government's responsibility is normally seen as limited to temporary accommodation of a reasonable standard and location and with enough bedrooms for the officer and, where appropriate, their dependants. For that reason, rent ceiling figures for non-SES staff are set for reasonable housing with one, two, three, and four or more bedrooms.

28.3 Rent ceilings - Rent ceilings for SES staff are in Schedule 1 to this

SES staff Chapter and are also normally subject to annual review. Chief Executives may approve rent ceilings higher than those in the Schedules if considered justified. The rent ceilings set out in Column 3 of the Schedule 1 are not differentiated by number of bedrooms and are set at a higher level than for non-SES staff. The rent ceilings in Column 2 apply where SES staff are appointed or transferred for a fixed term, and elect to maintain all their dependants at the former locality and live alone at the transfer locality.

29. Food and meal purchases

If board and lodging (for example, in a hotel or motel) does not include all meals, the full cost of board and lodging of each person for whom TAA is payable should be derived by adding to the tariff amounts for meals which are not included in the tariff. For meals bought away from the hotel or motel, the amounts to be added are those prescribed in Schedule 3 (except that rates for children under ten are half the set rates).

If meals are taken at the hotel or motel, but costs for those meals are not included in the tariff, the cost of standard meals at the establishment should be added to the board and lodging tariff to obtain the full cost of board and lodging. While it is not possible to define a 'standard' meal, agencies should satisfy themselves that meals for which claims are made are reasonable and that costs are also justifiable. The cost of alcohol or tips is not admitted to the calculation.

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