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MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (LIFE GOLD PASS) ACT 2002 - SECT 3

Simplified outline

                   The following is a simplified outline of this Act:

•       This Act sets out the entitlements of holders of a Life Gold Pass.

•       The basic rules are as follows:

               (a)     a former Prime Minister is entitled to a maximum of 40 domestic return trips per year;

               (b)     other pass‑holders are entitled to a maximum of 25 domestic return trips per year.

•       This Act also deals with travel by:

               (a)     spouses or de facto partners of pass‑holders; and

               (b)     surviving spouses or de facto partners of deceased pass‑holders; and

               (c)     the spouses or de facto partners of sitting members who have satisfied the qualifying period for the issue of a Life Gold Pass.

•       If a superannuation order is made under the Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989 in relation to a person convicted of a corruption offence, the person is disqualified from Life Gold Pass travel and severance travel.



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