Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL OFFICERS (ALLOWANCES) REGULATIONS 2000 - REG 5.4

(1) The appointee is entitled to reimbursement of reasonable travel costs of a family member if:

(a)

the appointee becomes critically or dangerously ill while travelling on official business and is unable to return to the appointment location; and

(b)

a family member travels to visit the appointee while the appointee is critically or dangerously ill; and

(c)

a request for reimbursement of the travel costs of the family member is made to the AEC; and

(d)

satisfactory medical evidence of the condition of the appointee is given to the AEC.

(2) In this regulation:

(a) a child or adopted child of the appointee; or

(b) a child or adopted child of a person who is in a bona fide domestic relationship with the appointee; or

(c) a person (other than a child mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b)) who:

(i)

is related by blood or marriage to the appointee; and

(ii)

has a strong affinity with the appointee; and

(iii)

is in a bona fide domestic relationship with the appointee.