Section 9 – Location-based conditions

Usual location of work

  1. An employee’s usual location of work will be the designated office location identified in the employee’s letter of offer or other engagement documentation. If no designated office location was specified on engagement, the Secretary may specify a designated office location by advising the employee in writing.
  2. The Secretary and employee may agree to vary the employee’s designated office location on a temporary or permanent basis.

Moves to other Treasury offices

  1. An employee may request a move to another Treasury office. The request may be granted in the circumstances set out in the State Office Strategy or other relevant guidance.

Relocation assistance

  1. Where an existing employee is required to relocate at the request of Treasury (such as a promotion), the employee will be provided with financial relocation assistance. Employees who relocate on a temporary basis to take up higher duties are entitled to removal expenses if they relocate for a period of 13 weeks or more.
  2. Where an employee is required to relocate on engagement with Treasury, the employee will be provided with financial relocation assistance.
  3. Reasonable expenses associated with the relocation include:
    1. the cost of transport of the employee, dependants and partner by the most economical means;
    2. removal expenses, namely the reimbursement of reasonable incurred costs of the removal of furniture and household effects of the employee, dependants and partner;
    3. the reimbursement of the cost of the insurance premium based on a reasonable replacement value; and
    4. the reasonably incurred expenses in kennelling and transport of pets, up to the amount specified in the APS Award.
  4. Additional relocation assistance may be considered by Secretary discretion.
  5. Unless otherwise determined, relocation assistance is not available to an employee where an Establishment allowance has been or will be provided, under clause 396, in relation to the same relocation.

Establishment allowance — Treasury Graduate recruitment

  1. An employee who is recruited to Treasury to participate in the Treasury Graduate Development Program may be entitled to an establishment allowance in the form of a single lump sum payment to cover relocation costs incurred in the commencement at Treasury.

Overseas conditions of service

  1. In determining the appropriate conditions and rates, Treasury may be guided by the conditions of service extended to employees of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and material available from accredited providers, for employees on overseas posts and on short‑term duty overseas.