6.Comcare Australia policy on reasonable payment of travel costs is to reimburse:
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use of a private vehicle at a set amount per kilometre, but without the 50 kilometre threshold which applies to travel under section 16. The current amount is 30 cents per kilometre, as advised in Operational Advice No 178;
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reasonable payment for alternative forms of transport based on receipts submitted; and
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payment of economy rates where air or rail travel is required.
7.Additionally, reimbursement for accommodation and meal costs is for actual expenses incurred up to a maximum of the Public Service Travel Allowance (TA) rates. Your Corporate Services area will provide you with current rates.
8.In all cases, it is important that the employee retain receipts of expenses. This is because expenses incurred by the employee may actually be less than TA rates. Where this occurs, you would pay the lesser amount because we only pay for expenses actually incurred.