Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (LIFE GOLD PASS) ACT 2002 - SECT 4

                   In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"Australia" does not include an external Territory.

"commercial purpose" means a purpose relating to the derivation of financial gain or reward, whether as a board member, an office-holder, an employee, a self-employed person or otherwise.

"convicted" , when used in relation to a corruption offence, has the same meaning as in the Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989 .

"corruption offence" has the same meaning as in the Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989 .

"de facto partner" of a person has the meaning given by the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .

"domestic return trip" means a return trip that is:

                     (a)  wholly within Australia; and

                     (b)  not for a commercial purpose; and

                     (c)  on a scheduled transport service or on a combination of scheduled transport services.

Note:          See also sections 7 and 8.

"DPP" means the Director of Public Prosecutions.

"former member" means a person who has retired from the Parliament.

"holder of a Life Gold Pass" means a former member who, on retirement from the Parliament, was qualified to hold a Life Gold Pass.

Note 1:       A person who retired from the Parliament after the commencement of this section may have been qualified to hold a Life Gold Pass under a determination of the Remuneration Tribunal.

Note 2:       A person who retired from the Parliament before the commencement of this section may have been qualified to hold a Life Gold Pass under a determination of the Remuneration Tribunal or under a scheme that was in existence under the executive power of the Commonwealth.

"member" means a member of either House of the Parliament.

"retirement from the Parliament" has the meaning given by section 5.

"scheduled transport service" means:

                     (a)  a scheduled air service; or

                     (b)  a scheduled rail service; or

                     (c)  a scheduled bus service; or

                     (d)  a scheduled tram service; or

                     (e)  a scheduled ferry service; or

                      (f)  a scheduled vehicular service.

"severance travel" means travel at the expense of the Commonwealth under:

                     (a)  clause 8.1 of Determination 1998/26 (as amended) of the Remuneration Tribunal; or

                     (b)  the corresponding provision of another determination of the Remuneration Tribunal (whether made before or after the commencement of this section).

"spouse" , in relation to a person, means the person's legally married husband or legally married wife.

"stop-over" , in relation to a return trip, means a stop-over in the forward or return part of the trip.

"surviving spouse or de facto partner" of a person who has died means a spouse or de facto partner of the person immediately before the person died who:

                     (a)  was named in a nomination in force under section 9B; or

                     (b)  if the person died while a member and satisfied the relevant qualifying period for the issue of a Life Gold Pass before his or her death--was named in a nomination in force for the purposes of a travel entitlement administered by the Department; or

                     (c)  if different spouses or de facto partners are named in nominations in force under paragraphs (a) and (b)--the spouse or de facto partner named in the most recent nomination.

"year" means:

                     (a)  the financial year beginning on 1 July 2003; or

                     (b)  a later financial year.