PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS RESOURCES ACT 2017
Table of Provisions
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
Division 1--General provisions
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Objects of this Act
- 4 Simplified outline of this Act
Division 2--Definitions
- 5 Definitions
- 6 Meaning of parliamentary business
- 7 Meaning of office holder
- 8 Meaning of complying superannuation fund
- 9 E xpenses incurred in connection with travel
Division 3--Other matters
- 10 Act binds the Crown
- 11 Extension to external Territories
- 12 Extra - territorial operation
PART 2--REMUNERATION--ETC. FOR MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS
Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part
- 13 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2--Remuneration etc. for members and former members
- 14 Remuneration of members
- 15 Allowances and expenses etc. for former members
- 16 Goods and services etc. for former Prime Ministers
Division 3--Salary sacrifice
- 17 When may a person elect to salary sacrifice?
- 18 The nature of the salary sacrifice election
- 19 How to make an election
- 20 Duration of an election
- 21 Effect of an election
- 22 Variation of an election
- 23 Revocation of an election
PART 3--WORK--EXPENSES, ALLOWANCES AND OTHER PUBLIC RESOURCES
Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part
- 24 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2--Obligations in relation to the use of public resources
- 25 Obligations in relation to the use of public resources for conducting parliamentary business
- 26 Dominant purpose test
- 27 Obligation to ensure value for money in incurring expenses or claiming allowances or other public resources
- 28 Obligation not to make claims or incur expenses in breach of conditions
- 29 Commonwealth not liable to provide resources if there is a contravention
Division 3--Work expenses, allowances and other public resources
- 30 Commonwealth must pay travel expenses
- 31 Commonwealth must pay travel allowances
- 32 Commonwealth must pay work expenses and provide other public resources
- 33 Commonwealth must provide public resources determined by the Minister
PART 4--COMPLIANCE--WITH AND ENFORCEMENT OF PART 3
Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part
- 36 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2--Rulings in relation to travel expenses and travel allowances
- 37 Rulings in relation to travel expenses and travel allowances
Division 3--Public resources penalty scheme
- 38 Loading in respect of contraventions of section 26 , 27 or 28
- 39 Loading in respect of voluntary repayments
PART 5--OTHER--RESOURCES
- 40 Simplified outline of this Part
- 41 Parliamentary injury compensation scheme
- 42 Other resources
PART 6--FUNCTIONS--OF THE REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL
- 43 Simplified outline of this Part
- 44 Inquiries and reports by Tribunal on Ministerial salaries
- 45 Inquiries and determinations by Tribunal on members' remuneration and rates of domestic travel allowances
- 46 Inquiries and determinations into allowances and expenses for former members
- 47 Requirements for determinations
PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS
Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part
- 48 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2--When remuneration and public resources are to be provided
- 49 When remuneration is to be paid to senators and members of the House of Representatives
- 50 When office holder's salary is to be paid to certain presiding officers and deputies
- 51 When office holder's salary is to be paid to certain office holders
- 52 When public resources are to be provided
Division 3--Annual amounts of resources
- 53 Annual amounts reduced if a person begins to be a member during a year
- 54 Using full annual limits
- 55 Annual limit on Ministerial salaries
Division 4--Other miscellaneous provisions
- 56 Independent periodic review of this Act
- 57 Recoverable payments
- 58 No debts arise as a result of incorrect personal advice given by IPEA
- 59 Appropriation
- 60 Delegations
- 61 Regulations
