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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 1 Hansard (15 February) . . Page.. 64 ..


(4) Where the expenses incurred by an officer in connection with the provision of board and lodging include an amount attributable to the provision of meals, in calculating the amount payable to the officer under this clause, no amount additional to the amount payable under paragraph (a) of subclause (1), (2) or (3), as the case may be, shall be payable to the officer in respect of the purchase of those meals.

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

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

(b) the cost at which meals and board and lodging accommodation of a suitable standard might reasonably be obtained by the officer at that locality;

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

(d) any other relevant matter,

that the amount of the expenses incurred by the officer in connection with the provision of meals and lodging at the establishment where board and lodging accommodation is obtained is not reasonable, the amount of the allowance payable to the officer shall be reduced by such amount as the relevant Secretary considers reasonable in the circumstances.

3.8 Contributions payable by officers entitled to allowances

3.8(1) Subject to clause 3.9, the amount of the contribution which an officer accompanied by dependants is required to make towards the cost of temporary accommodation is the amount calculated at the rate per week specified in column 2 of Part B of Schedule 4.

(2) Subject to clause 3.9, the amount of the contribution which an officer without dependants is required to make towards the cost of temporary accommodation is the amount calculated at the rate per week specified in column 1 of Part B of Schedule 4.

(3) Subject to clause 3.9, the amount of the contribution which an officer accompanied by dependants is required to make towards the cost of board and lodging accommodation is whichever, or the sum of whichever, of the following amounts are applicable -

(a) in relation to an officer with one or more adult dependants -

(i) in respect of the officer and the first adult dependant - an amount calculated at the rate per week specified in column 2 of Part A of Schedule 4; and

(ii) in respect of each additional adult dependant - an amount calculated at the rate per week specified in column 3 of Part A of the Schedule;


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