Eligibility
When you stay in living-in accommodation (LIA)
You may get meal allowance for lunch if your normal place of duty is in a capital city and a meal isn’t provided.
When you live out
You perform extra duty
Your rostered duty changes
You can't go home for lunch
When you're not eligible
An in-flight meal on a commercial aircraft does not count as a meal. Meal allowance is still payable to a member who gets an in-flight meal.
Rates of meal allowance
Apply for meal allowance
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