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25/05/2025

Excess (Canberra) Travel Leave

Excess (Canberra) Travel Leave

Mode of submission

  • Complete the form and submit.
  • The Employer or Authorised Officer will receive an email to be approved and forwarded to MaPS for processing.
  • You will receive a copy for your records.

Submission Requirements

  • The Commonwealth Members of Parliament Staff Enterprise Agreement 2020-23 provides for additional annual leave accruals at the rate of one day for every two Sundays and/or public holidays spent travelling to Canberra for Parliamentary sittings on the following day at the direction of the employing Office Holder, Senator or Member.
  • 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 in accordance with the Enterprise Agreement.
  • Approval of additional annual leave credits is at the discretion of employing parliamentarians.