Reimbursement of expenses—section 77(1)(a)
5 Reimbursement of expenses—section 77(1)(a)
Subject to this regulation, for the purposes of section 77(1)(a) of the Act, the kinds of expenses for which a member of a council will be reimbursed are as follows:
travelling expenses actually and necessarily incurred by the member in travelling to or from a prescribed meeting if—
the journey is an eligible journey; and
the journey is by the shortest or most practicable route;
expenses for the care of—
a child of the member; or
a dependant of the member requiring full‑time care, actually and necessarily incurred by the member as a consequence of the member's attendance at a prescribed meeting.
However—
in relation to the operation of subregulation (1)(a)—
if an eligible journey relates to travel between a place within the area of a council and a place outside the area of a council (in either direction), the member is only entitled to be reimbursed in respect of expenses that can be attributed to travel within the area of the council;
and
the rate of reimbursement for motor vehicle costs will be at a rate equal to the appropriate rate per kilometre determined for the purposes of calculating deductions for car expenses under section 28.25 of the
Income Tax Assessment
Act 1997 of the Commonwealth; and
in relation to the operation of subregulation (1)(b)—a member of a council is not entitled to be reimbursed if the care is provided by a person who ordinarily resides with the member.
A council may aggregate claims for reimbursement of expenses under subregulation (1)(a) that relate to journeys that do not exceed 20 kilometres and then pay them on either a quarterly or monthly basis.
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