Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00926:reg:9:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00926
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 2/4)
Character Range: 16450–19208

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.

Forms of transport
 (5) For subregulation (3), the most appropriate form of transport is the form determined by the Commission with reference to:
 (a) the forms of transport that were reasonably available to the person for the purpose of that travel; and
 (b) the cost of each of those forms of transport, including, if a form of transport was reasonably available in more than 1 class, differences in cost between those classes; and
 (c) the desirability of using the cheapest form of suitable transport for that travel; and
 (d) the degree of any mental or physical disablement of the person; and
 (e) the distance travelled; and
 (f) whether the route taken in that travel was the most direct, practical route;
as the most appropriate form of transport for that travel.

Relevant distance
 (6) For subregulation (3), the relevant distance for travel by an entitled person under section 110 of the Act is:
 (a) if the distance from the residence of the entitled person to the treatment location is more than 50 km, the greater of:
 (i) the distance determined by the Commission to be the distance between the entitled person's residence and the closest practical treatment location; and
 (ii) 50 km; or
 (b) if the distance from the residence of the entitled person to the treatment location is 50 km or less—that distance.
 (9) For subregulation (3), the relevant distance for travel under section 132 or 196ZQ of the Act is the distance that in all the circumstances is reasonable.
 (10) For subregulation (3), the relevant distance for travel under section 170B or 196ZO of the Act is the distance by the most direct practicable route from the entitled person's residence to the place attended by that person to obtain relevant documentary medical evidence.

Cost of transport
 (11) For this regulation, the cost of transport for travel between 2 places over the most direct route between the places is taken to be the following:
 (a) for travel by private motor vehicle—26.7 cents per kilometre;
 (b) if paragraph (a) applies—the costs necessarily incurred by an entitled person for tolls paid in relation to travel by private motor vehicle;
 (c) for travel by any other means—the costs necessarily incurred by an entitled person.
Note: Travelling expenses may be payable for travel outside Australia—see paragraph 132(1)(d) of the Act. Travelling expenses outside Australia are not otherwise payable—see subsections 110(3), 170B(3), 196ZO(3) and 196ZQ(3) of the Act.

Accommodation and meals
 (12) Subject to subregulations (13), (15)