Motor Vehicle Allowances (Directive 20/16)
Summary
This directive made under the Public Service Act 2008 continues to apply unless it is repealed or replaced under the Public Sector Act 2022. It only applies to public sector entities that it applied to prior to 1 March 2023.
To prescribe the motor vehicle allowances payable to public service employees when they are required to use a private motor vehicle for official purposes.
Motorcycle allowance adjusted automatically (clause 11)
| Effective date | Motorcycle allowance |
| 1 September 2023 | 39 cents per kilometre |
| 1 September 2022 | 38 cents per kilometre |
| 1 September 2021 | 33 cents per kilometre |
| 1 September 2020 | 32 cents per kilometre |
| 1 September 2019 | 32 cents per kilometre |
| 1 September 2018 | 31 cents per kilometre |
| 1 September 2017 | 30 cents per kilometre |
| 1 September 2016 | 30 cents per kilometre |
| 1 September 2015 | 30 cents per kilometre |
| 1 September 2014 | 30 cents per kilometre |
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Motor Vehicle Allowances (Directive 20/16) (PDF File, 262.6 KB)