1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Parliamentary Entitlements (Supplement of Capped Entitlements) Determination 2011.
2 Commencement
This Determination commences on the commencement of the Parliamentary Entitlements Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 1).
3 Definitions
In this Determination:
Act means the Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990.
Regulations means the Parliamentary Entitlements Regulations 1997.
4 Supplement purposes
For subregulation 3EA (6) of the Regulations, a supplement to which a member is entitled under subregulation 3EA (2) of the Regulations may only be used by the member for one or more of the following purposes:
(a) printing and communications in accordance with regulation 3AA of the Regulations;
(b) office requisites and stationery in accordance with item 7 (1) of Schedule 1 to the Act;
(c) Australian flags and printed material related to national symbols, for presentation to constituents, in accordance with item 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act;
(d) charter transport in accordance with Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2006/18: Members of Parliament – Entitlements;
(e) overnight stays in the member’s electorate, State or Territory in accordance with Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2010/09: Members of Parliament – Travelling Allowance.
5 Capped entitlement
For paragraph 3EA (8) (a) of the Regulations, a capped entitlement means an entitlement under any of the following:
(a) regulation 3AA of the Regulations;
(b) item 7 (1) of Schedule 1 to the Act;
(c) clause 6.2 of Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2006/18: Members of Parliament – Entitlements;
(d) clauses 3.15 and 3.15.1 to 3.15.3 of Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2010/09: Members of Parliament – Travelling Allowance.
6 Relevant determination
For paragraph 3EA (8) (b) of the Regulations, each of the following determinations is a relevant determination:
(a) Determination 2011/1, Determination regarding electorate employees – relief staff budget, made by the Special Minister of State on 31 January 2011;
(b) Determination 2011/4, Determination regarding staff travel arrangements, made by the Special Minister of State on 11 March 2011.