Contents

Part 1--Introduction                                                                                                               1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Simplified outline ................................................................................ 2

4............ Definitions .......................................................................................... 3

5............ Retirement from the Parliament .......................................................... 5

6............ Death of sitting member ..................................................................... 5

7............ When return trip is wholly within Australia ...................................... 6

8............ Stop‑over does not affect continuity of trip ...................................... 6

9............ When return trip is in a year etc. ........................................................ 6

9A......... Entitlement of spouses and de facto partners .................................... 7

9B......... Nomination of spouse or de facto partner .......................................... 7

Part 2--Former Prime Ministers who have retired from the Parliament 9

10.......... Former Prime Ministers who have retired from the Parliament ......... 9

Part 3--Former members                                                                                                  11

11.......... Former members ............................................................................... 11

Part 4--Spouses or de facto partners of sitting members                              13

12.......... Spouses or de facto partners of sitting members .............................. 13

Part 5--Pro‑rata adjustments                                                                                          15

13.......... Simplified outline .............................................................................. 15

14.......... Pro‑rata adjustments ......................................................................... 15

Part 6--Disqualification of person convicted of a corruption offence      19

15.......... Simplified outline .............................................................................. 19

16.......... When this Part applies--superannuation order made in relation to a person convicted of a corruption offence    19

17.......... Consequences of order ...................................................................... 20

18.......... Revocation of order .......................................................................... 21

19.......... Revocation of order--compensatory travel ..................................... 22

Part 7--Stop‑overs of more than 24 hours                                                              23

20.......... Simplified outline .............................................................................. 23

21.......... Stop‑over--general rule .................................................................... 23

22.......... Stop‑over by spouse or de facto partner of former Prime Minister 23

23.......... Stop‑over by spouse or de facto partner of former member ............ 24

24.......... Stop‑over by spouse or de facto partner of sitting member ............. 25

Part 8--Miscellaneous                                                                                                        26

25.......... Entitlement limited to travel ............................................................. 26

26.......... Class of travel ................................................................................... 26

27.......... Entitlements not transferable ............................................................ 26

28.......... Entitlements cannot be carried forward etc. ..................................... 26

29.......... Use of official frequent flyer points ................................................. 26

30.......... Determinations of the Remuneration Tribunal ................................. 27

31.......... Appropriation .................................................................................. 28

32.......... Compensation--constitutional safety net ........................................ 28

33.......... Unauthorised travel--recovery of expenses ..................................... 28

34.......... Transitional period ........................................................................... 29

35.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 29

Schedule 1--Transitional period                                                                                   30

Part 1--Introduction                                                                                                             30

1............ Definition .......................................................................................... 30

2............ When return trip is in the transitional period ................................... 30

Part 2--Former Prime Ministers who have retired from the Parliament 31

3............ Transitional period ........................................................................... 31

Part 3--Former members                                                                                                  33

4............ Transitional period ........................................................................... 33

5............ Adjustment--total number of domestic return trips in the financial year beginning on 1 July 2002       34

Part 4--Spouses of sitting members                                                                           36

6............ Transitional period ........................................................................... 36

Part 5--Pro‑rata adjustments                                                                                          38

7............ Simplified outline .............................................................................. 38

8............ Pro‑rata adjustments ......................................................................... 38

Part 6--Entitlements cannot be carried forward                                                  41

9............ Entitlements cannot be carried forward ............................................ 41

Notes                                                                                                                                             43

An Act about Life Gold Passes, and for other purposes

Notes to the Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) Act 2002

Note 1

The Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) Act 2002 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 110, 2002 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) Act 2002	110, 2002	2 Dec 2002	Ss. 3, 9-14, 20-31, 34, 35  and Schedule 1: 30 Dec 2002 Remainder: Royal Assent
Same‑Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--General Law Reform) Act 2008	144, 2008	9 Dec 2008	Schedule 7 (items 16-48): 10 Dec 2008	Sch. 7 (item 48)

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
Ss. 3, 4.................................	am. No. 144, 2008
Subhead. to s. 9(2)..............	rs. No. 144, 2008
S. 9.......................................	am. No. 144, 2008
Ss. 9A, 9B............................	ad. No. 144, 2008
Part 2
S. 10.....................................	am. No. 144, 2008
Part 3
S. 11.....................................	am. No. 144, 2008
Part 4
Heading to Part 4..................	rs. No. 144, 2008
Heading to s. 12...................	am. No. 144, 2008
S. 12.....................................	am. No. 144, 2008
Part 5
Ss. 13, 14.............................	am. No. 144, 2008
Part 6
S. 19.....................................	am. No. 144, 2008
Part 7
S. 21.....................................	am. No. 144, 2008
Heading to s. 22...................	am. No. 144, 2008
S. 22.....................................	am. No. 144, 2008
Heading to s. 23...................	am. No. 144, 2008
S. 23.....................................	am. No. 144, 2008
Heading to s. 24...................	am. No. 144, 2008
S. 24.....................................	am. No. 144, 2008
Part 8
Ss. 28, 29.............................	am. No. 144, 2008

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Same‑Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--General Law Reform) Act 2008 (No. 144, 2008)

Schedule 7

48  Transitional and application provision for amendments of the Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) Act 2002

Spouses entitled before commencement

(1)        If, immediately before the commencement of the amendments of the Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) Act 2002 made by this Schedule, the spouse of a person was entitled to domestic return trips under that Act, the following provisions of that Act apply as if the spouse were nominated under section 9B of that Act:

                     (a)  sections 9A and 9B;

                     (b)  the definition of surviving spouse or de facto partner in section 4.

(2)        Subitem (1) does not prevent a person from revoking a nomination, or giving a subsequent nomination, under section 9B of that Act.

Spouses or de facto partners who become entitled on commencement

(3)        If:

                     (a)  on or after the commencement of the amendments of the Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) Act 2002 made by this Schedule, a person makes a nomination under section 9B of that Act; and

                     (b)  the nomination names someone who was the spouse or de facto partner of the person on the day on which the amendments commenced;

the start day for the nomination cannot be earlier than the day on which the amendments commenced.

Application of amendments to surviving spouses or de facto partners

(4)        The amendments of the Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) Act 2002 made by this Schedule apply in relation to entitlements to domestic return trips for the surviving spouse or de facto partner of a person if the person's death occurs on or after the commencement of the amendments.

Application of amendments to widows and widowers

(5)        If, immediately before the commencement of the amendments of the Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) Act 2002 made by this Schedule, a person was the widow of a deceased man or the widower of a deceased woman within the meaning of that Act, the person is, after commencement, taken to be the surviving spouse or de facto partner of the man or woman within the meaning of that Act as amended.