Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018N00001:reg:10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018N00001
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 10
Character Range: 5628–8447

10  Persons travelling with a member on a COMCAR journey
 (1) A member travelling by COMCAR in accordance with this instrument may invite any of the following to travel with the member:
 (a) a family member of the member;
 (b) a staff member of the member;
 (c) a person assisting the member in the conduct of the member's parliamentary business;
(d)  another person to whom, in the member's opinion, it is appropriate to offer transport in the circumstances.
Note:  If a person is travelling with the member in accordance with this provision, the transport costs for the COMCAR are not treated as the accompanying person's travel costs.
 (2) Subsection (1) is subject to any contrary direction to a member by the Minister.
Note: A contrary direction could be made, for example, for security reasons.

Division 2—COMCAR for persons other than members, who are travelling independently

Subdivision A—COMCAR for family members

   11  When family members travelling independently may use COMCAR
  COMCAR is to be made available for the transport of a spouse or nominee of a member, in accordance with this instrument, for the purposes of the following provisions of the Regulations:
 (a) paragraph 21(4)(b), for travel mentioned in section 21 (child up to 12 months and an accompanying family member travelling to accompany or join the member);
 (b) paragraph 22(2)(c), for travel mentioned in section 22 (spouse or nominee travelling as the member's representative);
 (c) paragraph 23(3)(c), for travel mentioned in section 23 (spouse or nominee travelling as an official invitee);
 (d) paragraph 24(5)(c), for travel mentioned in section 24 (travel by spouse of a senior office holder);
 (e) paragraph 25(4)(c), for travel mentioned in section 25 (family member travelling for incidental purposes);
 (f) paragraph 36(3)(c), for travel mentioned in section 36 (incidental spouse travel within Australia related to approved international travel).
Note: Family members may also travel with a member who is using COMCAR in accordance with this instrument and the relevant provisions of the Act and Regulations (see section 10 of this instrument).

    12  Limits and conditions on family members' use of COMCAR

When other car transport is reasonably available
  COMCAR is not available for the purposes mentioned in section 11 of this instrument if the member could reasonably provide the member's private plated vehicle for use in the circumstances, assuming the member had a private plated vehicle.
Note: A member who chooses an allowance instead of a private plated vehicle could reasonably be expected to use the allowance, instead of claiming COMCAR transport costs for the family member, in circumstances where a private plated vehicle could otherwise reasonably be used.

Subdivision B—COMCAR for other persons