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Travelling for Training Guidance

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    If you are interested in attending a face-to-face training course that is not located within reasonable distance, you may be able to claim travel expenses to attend. This includes training under the PWSS Academy, approved ad hoc training and professional development, and other training for workplace health and safety roles.

    Offices of certain parliamentarians are allocated four trips per year for electorate employees to travel to the nearest capital city to attend training. The list of each parliamentarian and the number of trips allowed is provided below.

    If the parliamentarian has more than one electorate office, the number of trips increases:

    • those with a second electorate office have access to five trips per year
    • those with a third electorate office have access to six trips per year.

    The trips per year apply to the office and not an individual.

    The electorate office must be:

    • outside the greater metropolitan area of capital cities
    • in the Northern Territory
    • in Tasmania.

    New South Wales

    ElectorateParliamentarianNumber of trips
    BerowraMr Julian Leeser MP4
    CalareMr Andrew Gee MP5
    CowperMr Patrick Conaghan MP5
    CunninghamMs Allison Byrnes MP4
    DobellMs Emma McBride MP4
    FarrerThe Hon Sussan Ley MP5
    GilmoreMrs Fiona Phillips MP4
    HumeThe Hon Angus Taylor MP4
    HunterMr Daniel Repacholi MP4
    LyneThe Hon Dr David Gillespie MP4
    MacquarieMs Susan Templeman MP4
    NewcastleMs Sharon Claydon MP4
    New EnglandThe Hon Barnaby Joyce MP5
    PageMr Kevin Hogan MP4
    ParkesMr Mark Coulton MP6
    PatersonMs Meryl Swanson MP4
    RichmondThe Hon Justine Elliot MP4
    RiverinaThe Hon Michael McCormack MP5
    RobertsonMr Gordon Reid MP4
    ShortlandMr Pat Conroy MP4
    WhitlamMr Stephen Jones MP4
    NSW SenatorSenator Perin Davey4
    NSW SenatorSenator Deborah O’Neill4
    Eden-MonaroMs Kristy McBain MP5

    Northern Territory

    ElectorateParliamentarianNumber of trips
    LingiariMs Marion Scrymgour MP6
    SolomonMr Luke Gosling OAM MP4
    NT SenatorSenator Malarndirri McCarthy4
    NT SenatorJacinta Nampijinpa Price4

    Employees of NT parliamentarians may also use these trips to attend training in Brisbane and Adelaide.

    Queensland

    ElectorateParliamentarianNumber of trips
    BlairThe Hon Shayne Neumann MP4
    CapricorniaMs Michelle Landry MP5
    DawsonMr Andrew Willcox MP4
    DicksonThe Hon Peter Dutton MP4
    FaddenThe Hon Stuart Robert MP4
    FairfaxMr Ted O’Brien MP4
    FisherMr Andrew Wallace MP4
    FlynnMr Colin Boyce MP5
    FordeThe Hon Bert van Manen MP4
    GroomMr Garth Hamilton MP4
    HerbertMr Phillip Thompson OAM MP4
    HinklerThe Hon Keith Pitt MP4
    KennedyThe Hon Bob Katter MP6
    LeichhardtThe Hon Warren Entsch MP5
    LongmanMr Terry Young MP4
    MaranoaThe Hon David Littleproud MP6
    McPhersonThe Hon Karen Andrews MP4
    MoncrieffMs Angie Bell MP4
    Wide BayMr Llew O’Brien MP4
    WrightThe Hon Scott Buchholz MP4
    QLD SenatorSenator the Hon Matthew Canavan4
    QLD SenatorSenator Nita Green4
    QLD SenatorSenator the Hon James McGrath4
    QLD SenatorSenator Susan McDonald4

    South Australia

    ElectorateParliamentarianNumber of Trips
    BarkerMr Tony Pasin MP5
    GreyMr Rowan Ramsey MP6
    MayoMs Rebekha Sharkie MP4
    SpenceMr Matthew Burnell4
    SA SenatorSenator the Hon Anne Ruston4

    Tasmania

    ElectorateSenator or MemberNumber of Trips
    BassMrs Bridget Archer MP4
    BraddonMr Gavin Pearce MP4
    ClarkMr Andrew Wilkie4
    FranklinThe Hon Julie Collins MP4
    LyonsMr Brian Mitchell MP5
    TAS SenatorsAll4

    Electorate employees of all Tasmanian parliamentarians may also use these trips to attend training in Melbourne.

    Victoria

    ElectorateSenator or MemberNumber of trips
    BallaratThe Hon Catherine King MP4
    BendigoMs Lisa Chesters MP4
    CorangamiteMs Libby Coker MP4
    CorioThe Hon Richard Marles MP4
    FlindersMs Zoe McKenzie MP4
    GippslandThe Hon Darren Chester MP5
    IndiDr Helen Haines MP5
    MalleeDr Anne Webster MP5
    McEwenMr Rob Mitchell MP4
    MonashMr Russell Broadbent MP4
    NichollsMr Samuel Birrell MP4
    WannonThe Hon Dan Tehan MP5
    VIC SenatorSenator the Hon Bridget McKenzie4
    VIC SenatorSenator the Hon Sarah Henderson4

    Western Australia

    ElectorateParliamentarianNumber of trips
    DurackThe Hon Melissa Price MP6
    ForrestMrs Nola Marino MP4
    O'ConnorMr Rick Wilson MP6
    WA SenatorSenator Patrick Dodson4

    Claiming (additional) trips for training

    To claim the additional trip for training, complete the staff travelling and/or motor vehicle allowance claim form (refer to resources section below). Clearly write on the form that the claim is related to attending the PDP or ad hoc training. If the form is not properly completed, the expense will be incorrectly debited from the electorate support budget.

    If you would like to know how many trips have already been claimed for your office, contact the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA).

    Resources

    The Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) was established following the Prime Minister’s announcement of changes to parliamentarians’ work expenses on 13 January 2017.
    Claims for travel allowances and expense reimbursements may be submitted electronically to IPEA through the Department of Finance’s system, PEMS. IPEA supports the use of PEMS for all of your travel claims.
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