Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00926:reg:9:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00926
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 13943–16675

9  Travelling expenses

Definitions
 (1) In this regulation:
attendant means:
 (a) a person who is authorised by the Commission under section 110 of the Act to accompany a veteran or a dependant of a deceased veteran as his or her attendant; or
 (b) a person who accompanies a person mentioned in subsection 132(1), (3), (5) or (7) of the Act; or
 (c) if the Commission is of the view that it is reasonable for an applicant under section 170B, 196ZO or 196ZQ of the Act to be accompanied by an attendant—a person who accompanies the applicant.
commercial accommodation means accommodation provided by a commercial establishment such as a hotel or motel.
entitled person means a person who is entitled to be paid travelling expenses under section 110, 132, 170B, 196ZO or 196ZQ of the Act.
private accommodation means accommodation that is not commercial accommodation or subsidised accommodation.
residence, for a person at a time, means the permanent or temporary place of residence of that person at that time.
subsidised accommodation means accommodation provided on a cost‑recovery basis by an organisation that receives a subsidy for providing the accommodation, such as a hostel.
travel, for an entitled person, means travel referred to in section 110, 132, 170B, 196ZO or 196ZQ of the Act from his or her residence to his or her destination and return.

Composition of travel expenses
 (2) Subject to this regulation, and to regulations 9AD and 9AE, travelling expenses comprise the amount required to reimburse in whole or part expenditure on:
 (a) transport; or
 (b) accommodation; or
 (c) meals;
necessarily incurred by or on behalf of an entitled person in connection with travel mentioned in section 110, 132, 170B, 196ZO or 196ZQ of the Act.
 (3) Subject to subregulations (4) and (4A), and regulation 9AD, the amount of travelling expenses payable to an entitled person in relation to transport for travel will not exceed an amount calculated by the Commission as the cost of travel by the most appropriate form of transport over the relevant distance.
Note: For the calculation of the cost of transport, see subregulation (11).
 (4) Subject to regulation 9AD, if the cost incurred by an entitled person in relation to transport for travel mentioned in subregulation (3) is less than the amount calculated by the Commission under that subregulation, the cost will be the amount of travelling expenses payable to that person for transport.
 (4A) If an entitled person incurs parking fees at or near 1 or more places to which the person has travelled for a purpose mentioned in section 110, 132, 170B, 196ZO or 196ZQ of the Act, the travelling expenses payable to the person are the costs necessarily incurred.

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