Novated Lease for Department of Justice Employees

Find out how much we can save Department of Justice employees on their vehicle costs with a novated lease.

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Novated lease benefits for Department of Justice Employees

You can use the vehicle exclusively for personal use.
Drive a brand new or second-hand vehicle.
Save up to $6,334 in GST on the purchase price of the car you novate, including accessories and add-ons.
Use your pre-tax salary for at least part of your repayments and make significant tax savings (salary sacrifice your car).
Include car-related expenses such as fuel/electricity, insurance, registration, servicing, and tyres in your pre-tax repayments.
Save GST on eligible car-related expenses.
Pay no fringe benefits tax on eligible EVs and PHEVs.
Your lease can be transferred to a new employer if you change jobs.
You have several options for what to do at the end of the lease period

Potential savings for Department of Justice Employees

Being able to pay for a vehicle through a novated lease is a big benefit of being employed in the public service. The tax savings can be significant. Consider a hypothetical justice department employee buying a Tesla Model 3 RWD with a purchase price of $66,100.

For this calculation, we’re assuming a five-year lease, a driver in NSW with annual pre-tax salary of $120,000, a car loan interest rate of 7.5% p.a. and car running costs based on 15,000km driven per year. Car running costs include insurance, registration, servicing and tyres. The vehicle in the scenario is eligible for the FBT exemption.

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No FBT for EVs and PHEVs

An increasingly popular option for government employees we work with is to novate a zero or low emission vehicles. This is due to the generous fringe benefits tax (FBT) exemption that applies. It means there is $0 FBT to be paid by you or your employer which adds up to thousands of dollars in extra savings.

You can view a full list of the vehicles that are eligible for the FBT exemption to see what options are available.

How Novated Lease Australia can help Department of Justice employees

We can help employees of the Department of Justice and Attorney-General get a great deal on a novated lease. If your department has an existing salary packaging provider, we may still be able to help depending on the situation.

Our expert team works to get highly-competitive quotes for public sector employees looking for a self-managed lease.

"The other companies were quite satisfied in quoting excessive costs and simply failed to follow up in a prompt manner, if at all. NLA, Eddie and their support team have been excellent to deal with and all in all I have had a very easy and painless introduction to novate leasing. I have no hesitation in recommending NLA and Eddie." - Chris Kalmar

Here's what we can do for you

Securing Finance and Sourcing Cars: Calculating the novated lease finance costs, shopping around for lease finance among multiple specialist lenders, and helping you find a car by leveraging our relationships with dealerships to negotiate the price.
Initial Education: Explaining to you the benefits of a novated lease, helping you to maximise your tax benefits, including advising on FBT exemptions (e.g. for electric vehicles) and advising you on estimates only for your running costs.
Set-Up Support: Guiding you from the initial quote through to settlement of your lease, as well as providing the final signed novation and lease agreements to you to provide to your salary packager.
Handling Novation & Lease Agreements: Preparing the novated lease documentation for you and your employer's salary packaging provider to arrange signing. In most cases, though, you will need to source the Salary Packager’s agreements or documents directly from them to complete them yourself.