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Parliamentary Retirement Travel Act 2002
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C2018C00008 C06
01 January 2018
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Part 1—Introduction
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Simplified outline of this Act
3A Change of name of entitlement to travel
4 Definitions
4AA The purpose test
4A Closing the Parliamentary Retirement Travel Entitlement scheme to new members, other than to members who become Prime Minister
4B Other limitations on becoming a holder of a Parliamentary Retirement Travel Entitlement
4C Expiry of Parliamentary Retirement Travel Entitlement (other than for former Prime Ministers)
5 Retirement from the Parliament
6 Death of sitting member
7 When return trip is wholly within Australia
8 Stop-over does not affect continuity of trip
9 When return trip is in a year etc.
9A Entitlement of spouses and de facto partners
9B Nomination of spouse or de facto partner
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Part 2—Former Prime Ministers who have retired from the Parliament
10 Former Prime Ministers who have retired from the Parliament
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Part 3—Former members
11 Former members
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Part 5—Pro-rata adjustments
13 Simplified outline
14 Pro-rata adjustments
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Part 6—Disqualification of person convicted of a corruption offence
15 Simplified outline
16 When this Part applies—superannuation order made in relation to a person convicted of a corruption offence
17 Consequences of order
18 Revocation of order
19 Revocation of order—compensatory travel
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Part 7—Stop-overs of more than 24 hours
20 Simplified outline
21 Stop-over—general rule
22 Stop-over by spouse or de facto partner of retired former Prime Minister
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Part 8—Miscellaneous
25 Entitlement limited to travel
26 Class of travel
27 Entitlements not transferable
28 Entitlements cannot be carried forward etc.
29 Use of official frequent flyer points
30 Determinations of the Remuneration Tribunal
30AA Requirements for determinations
30A Recoverable payments
31 Appropriation
32 Compensation—constitutional safety net
33 Unauthorised travel—recovery of expenses
35 Regulations
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history