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Parliamentary Business Resources Regulations 2017
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This item is authorised by the following title:
Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017
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F2023C00570 (C08)
01 July 2023
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30 June 2024
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
3 Authority
4 Definitions
5 Meaning of transport costs
6 Meaning of family reunion purposes
7 Meanings of travels with and accompanies
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Part 2—Travel expenses and allowances
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Division 1—Travel within Australia for members
Subdivision A—Transport costs
8 Travel within Australia
9 Other persons travelling by unscheduled commercial transport for conduct of member’s parliamentary business
Subdivision B—Travel allowances
10 Australian travel allowance
12 Member’s private vehicle allowance—travel to Canberra
Subdivision C—Limits on use of unscheduled commercial transport
13 When a private plated vehicle could reasonably be used
14 Large electorates
Division 2—Travel within Australia for family members
Subdivision A—Transport costs
15 Operation of Subdivision
16 Family reunion travel to Canberra and within local area
17 Australia wide family reunion travel
18 Fares for dependent children of certain senior office holders for family reunion purposes
19 Additional travel for dependent children of certain senior office holders for family reunion purposes
20 Certain fares may be exchanged for travel with member by unscheduled commercial transport
21 Accompanying infants and carers
22 Travel as member’s representative
23 Travel as official invitee
24 Travel as spouse of senior office holder
25 Incidental transport costs
26 Parking fees for vehicles used for incidental transport
Subdivision B—Travel allowances
27 Family member private vehicle allowance—travel to Canberra
28 Senior office holder spouse private vehicle allowance—travel to Canberra
Subdivision C—Limit on certain costs
29 Limit on certain costs
Division 3—Cost recovered travel by unscheduled commercial transport
30 Members
31 Persons travelling with members
32 Transport costs undertakings
33 Effect of undertakings on cost limits
Division 4—International travel
Subdivision A—Preliminary
34 Purpose of Division
35 Meaning of international travel expenses
36 Transport costs for incidental travel within Australia
37 Valuing first class round the world airfares
Subdivision B—Travel and approvals—presiding officers
38 Requirement for approval
39 Travel by presiding officers
40 Member representing presiding officer—approval by presiding officer
41 Limit on certain expenses
Subdivision C—Travel and approvals—Prime Minister
42 Requirements for approval
43 Travel by Prime Minister
44 Other Ministers—approval by Prime Minister
45 Members representing Ministers—approval by Prime Minister
46 Member representing the government or Australia—approval by Prime Minister
Subdivision D—Travel and approvals—Leader of the Opposition
47 Requirement for approval
48 Travel by Leader of the Opposition
49 Member of the Opposition—approval by Leader of the Opposition
50 Limit on certain expenses
Subdivision E—Travel and approvals—leader of a minority party
51 Requirement for approval
52 Travel by leader of a minority party
53 Member of a minority party—approval by leader of the minority party
54 Limit on certain expenses
Subdivision F—Travel and approvals—parliamentary delegations
55 Requirement for approval
56 Member of parliamentary delegation—approval by presiding officers
57 Parliamentary delegations—meeting facilities and hospitality
Subdivision G—International travel allowances
58 Operation of Subdivision
59 International travel incidentals allowance
60 International travel equipment allowance
61 International travel meal allowance
Division 5—Travel by Commonwealth transport
62 Provision of Commonwealth transport
63 Use of Commonwealth transport
Division 5A—Canberra based self drive vehicles
63A Provision of a Canberra based self drive vehicle
63B Use of a Canberra based self drive vehicle
Division 6—Miscellaneous
64 Expenses for travel that spans financial years
65 Costs relating to cancelled travel
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Part 3—Work expenses and other public resources
66 Office expenses
67 Annual budget for office expenses
68 Postage costs for official duties
69 Photographic services
70 Chamber flags
71 Leasing expenses for additional offices for certain members
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Part 4—Resources determined by the Minister
72 Offices for members
73 Offices for Ministers and office holders
74 Resources for offices
75 Resources during election periods
77 Exceptional circumstances determinations
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Part 5—Other resources
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Division 1—Insurance
78 Insurance cover for parliamentary business
79 Insurance for personal effects
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Division 2—Legal assistance to Ministers
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Subdivision A—Preliminary
80 Operation of Division
81 Definitions
82 Application of Part
82A Assistance relating to National Anti Corruption Commission matters
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Subdivision B—Assistance
83 Approving Minister
84 Application for assistance
85 Assistance to an applicant
86 Consideration by approving Minister
87 Revocation of approval
88 Other arrangements
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Subdivision C—Conditions
89 Control by Commonwealth
90 Assistance by applicant
91 General conditions
92 Recovery of costs
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Subdivision D—Monitoring and reporting
93 Monitoring
94 Reporting
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Division 3—Use of Commonwealth transport for security purposes
94A Use of Commonwealth transport for security purposes
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Part 6—Miscellaneous
95 Office holder’s salary
96 Annual limit on Ministerial salaries
96A Annual amounts reduced if a person begins to be a member during a year
97 Persons in relation to whom dominant purpose test does not apply
98 Claims for public resources—providing information
99 Carry over of amounts for travel by unscheduled commercial transport for large electorates
100 Use of preferred providers
101 Approved forms for applications to IPEA
102 Indexation
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history