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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 1 Hansard (15 February) . . Page.. 61 ..

(ii) the amount of the expenses reasonably incurred by the officer in connection with the supply of existing gas and electricity services to the temporary accommodation in which the officer is residing;

(iii) an amount in respect of the provision of meals and foodstuffs payable at the rate per week specified in column 2 of Schedule 3 opposite to item 1; and

(iv) an amount in respect of incidental expenses payable at the rate per week specified in column 2 of the Schedule opposite to item 2.

(2) Subject to subclause (3), for the purposes of calculating the amount of the allowance payable under subclause 3.4(1) or 3.5(1) to an officer who resides in temporary accommodation at a locality described in column 1 of Schedule 1, where in any week the amount of the expenses incurred by the officer in connection with the provision of temporary accommodation exceeds -

(a) in the case of an officer without dependants to whom paragraph (1)(b) applies - the amount specified in column 2 of the Schedule opposite to the locality; and

(b) in any other case - the amount specified in column 3 of the Schedule opposite to the locality,

the amount of the allowance which, but for this subclause, would have been payable to the officer shall be reduced by the amount of the excess.

(3) If the relevant Secretary is satisfied, having regard to -

(a) the locality at which the officer is residing;

(b) the cost at which suitable temporary accommodation or suitable rental accommodation might reasonably be obtained by the officer at that locality;

(c) any special accommodation needs reasonably required by the officer or any dependants of the officer; and

(d) any other relevant matter,

that -

(e) the amount of the expenses incurred by the officer in connection with the provision of accommodation is not reasonable; or

(f) the amount of the allowance otherwise payable in accordance with this clause to an officer, is insufficient to meet the expenses which might reasonably have been incurred by the officer,

the amount of the allowance payable to the officer shall be reduced or increased, as the case may be, by such amount as the relevant Secretary considers reasonable in the circumstances.

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