Travel Diary

A Travel Diary is a diary in which an employee records detail of each business activity engaged in while undertaking travel. Diary entries must contain sufficient details to give a reasonable guide as to the extent to which the trip was undertaken for business purposes and must give enough detail to relate that activity to the employee's job.

When do I need to complete a Travel Diary?

You must properly complete a Travel Diary for:

• all domestic travel that involves being away from home for more than five consecutive nights
• all domestic travel that includes an element of private travel
• all international travel.

What details do I need to record?

The employee must make the record at the time of, or as soon as reasonably practicable after the conclusion of, the activity and must detail particulars of:

• the date the entry was made
• the place where the activity was undertaken
• the date and approximate time when the activity commenced
• the duration of the activity
• the nature of the activity
• the employee's signature.

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