# Look up Australian award wage and expense allowances

Look up wage-related allowances (tool, meal, first aid, laundry) and expense allowances under an identified Fair Work modern award.

Canonical: https://aroai.com/tools/au_award_allowances/

## Tool reference

MCP tool ID: `au_award_allowances`. Availability: Live. Country: Australia.

Credit use: 1 credit.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "award": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 2,
      "maxLength": 200
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 2,
      "maxLength": 120
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "award"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Example input

```json
{
  "award": "MA000009",
  "query": "meal"
}
```

## Usage notes

- Returns allowance amounts, units, payment frequency, clause references and whether the allowance is all-purpose.
- Covers both wage-related allowances and expense allowances.
- Bounded to 40 matching allowances; base rates and penalties are checked separately.