MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (LIFE GOLD PASS) ACT 2002 - SECT 12 Spouses or de facto partners of sitting members

Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

Spouses or de facto partners of sitting members

Scope

(1) This section applies if a member has satisfied the relevant qualifying period for the issue of a Life Gold Pass.

Entitlements

(2) The following table has effect:

Entitlements
Item	This person...	is entitled to...
1	the spouse or de facto partner of the Prime Minister	a maximum of 40 domestic return trips to Canberra per year, so long as each trip is for the purpose of accompanying or joining the Prime Minister.
2	the spouse or de facto partner of a member, where the member has held office as Prime Minister	a maximum of 40 domestic return trips to Canberra per year, so long as each trip is for the purpose of accompanying or joining the member.
3	the spouse or de facto partner of a member, where the member never held office as Prime Minister	a maximum of 25 domestic return trips to Canberra per year, so long as each trip is for the purpose of accompanying or joining the member.

Pro‑rata adjustments

(3) Subsection (2) has effect subject to section 14 (pro‑rata adjustments).

Additional entitlements

(4) Entitlements under subsection (2) are in addition to:

(a) any entitlements under a determination of the Remuneration Tribunal that do not relate to qualification for a Life Gold Pass; or

(b) any entitlements under the Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990 .