Excess (Canberra) Travel Leave

Employees whose work base is Western Australia, the Northern Territory or the Federal electorates of Capricornia, Dawson, Kennedy, Herbert or Leichhardt, and other locations as approved by the Special Minister of State, may accrue additional annual leave if they are required to travel to Canberra on a Sunday or public holiday to be available for a Parliamentary sitting the following day or on the day two days after travel where the first sitting day is a Tuesday.

One additional half-day of annual leave is accrued for each Sunday and/or public holiday spent travelling for a Parliamentary sitting. Approval of additional annual leave credits is at the discretion of employing parliamentarians.

Employer name

Employer or Authorised Person email

An email will be sent to the email address to certify the claim for Excess (Canberra) Travel Leave.

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Your email

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Evidence of travel

You must attach evidence that you have travelled on the dates specified above by attaching a PEMS Certificate of Travel. To download the Certificate, click on the ‘Travel Expenses’ tile in PEMS and click on the claim. Once a claim has been verified by IPEA, a PDF of the Certificate can be downloaded at the bottom of the screen.

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Acknowledgements:

By submitting this form:

I certify that I have been directed to travel by the most efficient/direct route on official business by my employing Parliamentarian.

I certify that the above details are correct.

I certify that I was required to travel to Canberra on a Sunday or public holiday, as shown above, to be available for a Parliamentary sitting the following day, or on the day two days after travel where the first sitting day was a Tuesday.

I understand that knowingly giving false or misleading information is a serious offence under the Criminal Code Act 1995.

I have read and understood the Privacy Collection Notice (see below).

Privacy Collection Notice:

The Department of Finance (the Department) uses and discloses personal information collected in this form to facilitate the administration of the parliamentary business resources framework, and for employment purposes including to facilitate the management of your employment and for workforce planning purposes. The Department handles your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988. Personal and sensitive information may be disclosed to your employing Parliamentarian or other third party entities relevant to your employment, for workforce planning purpose or for improving culture in Commonwealth Parliamentary workplaces, including, but not limited to, the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA), the Department of Parliamentary Services, the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service (PWSS), or will be disclosed as otherwise authorised or required by law. Details of the related expenditure may be tabled in Parliament, published on the Department’s website, or provided to the Special Minister of State, IPEA, or publicly, as authorised by law. More information is available at https://maps.finance.gov.au/maps-privacy-statement.