Contents

Part 1                           Preliminary                                                                 

                        1       Name of Regulations [see Note 1]                                    4

                        2       Definitions                                                                      4

                      2A       Variation and omission of Scheduled benefits                  4

Part 2                           Additional benefits for members                          

Division 1                     Printing and communications entitlement                      

                        3       Application of this Division                                              5

                    3AA       Printing and communications entitlement                          5

                    3AB       Entitlement for a member of the House of Representatives 7

                    3AC       Entitlement for a Senator                                                 8

Division 2                     Other additional benefits                                                

                      3B       Additional benefits for members representing a Minister or the Government -- overseas travel                                                                                      9

                      3C       Additional benefits for members representing Australia -- overseas travel     10

                      3D       Additional benefits for members -- use of special purpose aircraft   11

                      3E       Additional benefits for members -- mobile telephone services for personal staff      11

                    3EA       Supplement of capped entitlements in exceptional circumstances     11

Part 2A                        Additional benefits for Parliamentary office-holders    

                      3F       Additional benefits for Leader of the Opposition             14

                      3G       Additional benefits for certain office-holders                  14

Part 3                           Legal assistance to ministers                               

Division 1                     Preliminary                                                                     

                        5       Definitions                                                                    15

                        6       Application of Part                                                        16

Division 2                     Assistance                                                                      

                        7       Approving Minister                                                        16

                        8       Application for assistance                                             16

                        9       Assistance to an applicant                                             16

                       10       Consideration by approving Minister                              17

                       11       Revocation of approval                                                 18

                       12       Other arrangements                                                       19

Division 3                     Conditions                                                                      

                       13       Control by Commonwealth                                             19

                       14       Assistance by applicant                                                 19

                       15       General conditions                                                        19

                       16       Recovery of costs                                                         19

Division 4                     Monitoring and reporting                                                

                       17       Monitoring                                                                    20

                       18       Reporting                                                                      20

Schedule 1                   Variation or omission of Scheduled benefits in Schedule 1 to the Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990                                                                       21

Part 1                              Variations or omissions for Part 1                                  21

Part 2                              Variations or omissions for Part 2                                  26

Notes                                                                                                          31

 

  

Notes to the Parliamentary Entitlements Regulations 1997

Note 1

The Parliamentary Entitlements Regulations 1997 (in force under the Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1997 No. 318 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

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

Table of Instruments

Year and number	Date of notification in Gazette or FRLI registration	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
1997 No. 318	17 Nov 1997	17 Nov 1997
1998 No. 269	26 Aug 1998	26 Aug 1998	--
2001 No. 355	21 Dec 2001	1 Jan 2002	--
2003 No. 149 (a)	26 June 2003	1 July 2003	--
2005 No. 197	22 Aug 2005 (see F2005L02321)	23 Aug 2005	--
2005 No. 235	24 Oct 2005 (see F2005L03257)	25 Oct 2005	--
2006 No. 211	14 Aug 2006 (see F2006L02653)	Rr. 1-3 and Schedule 1: 1 July 2006 Schedule 2: 15 Aug 2006 Remainder: 1 Sept 2006	--
2007 No. 145	8 June 2007 (see F2007L01549)	9 June 2007	--
2008 No. 15	6 Mar 2008 (see F2008L00659)	1 July 2008	--
2008 No. 228	3 Dec 2008 (see F2008L04474)	4 Dec 2008	--
2009 No. 219	9 Sept 2009 (see F2009L03463)	1 Oct 2009	--
as amended by
2009 No. 250	30 Sept 2009 (see F2009L03706)	30 Sept 2009	--
2009 No. 366	15 Dec 2009 (see F2009L04564)	Rr. 1-3 and Schedule 1: 1 Oct 2009 Schedule 2: 16 Dec 2009	--
2011 No. 55	21 Apr 2011 (see F2011L00631)	22 Apr 2011	--
as amended by
2011 No. 97	17 June 2011 (see F2011L01069)	18 June 2011	--
2011 No. 72	2 June 2011 (see F2011L00927)	3 June 2011	R. 4

(a)    Item 3 of Schedule 1 was disallowed by the Senate on 20 August 2003.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
Heading to Part 1.................	ad. 1998 No. 269
R. 1.........................................	rs. 2001 No. 355
R. 2A.......................................	ad. 2003 No. 149
Part 2
Heading to Part 2.................	ad. 1998 No. 269
	rs. 2003 No. 149
Division 1
Heading to Div. 1.................	ad. 2009 No. 219
R. 3.........................................	rs. 2001 No. 355
	am. 2006 No. 211; 2007 No. 145; 2008 No. 15
	rs. 2009 No. 219 (as am. by 2009 No. 250)
R. 3A.......................................	ad. 2001 No. 355
	rs. 2006 No. 211
	am. 2008 No. 15
	rep. 2009 No. 219 (as am. by 2009 No. 250)
R. 3AA....................................	ad. 2009 No. 219 (as am. by 2009 No. 250)
	am. 2009 No. 366; 2011 Nos. 55 and 72
R. 3AB....................................	ad. 2009 No. 219 (as am. by 2009 No. 250)
	am. 2011 No. 55 (as am. by 2011 No. 97)
R. 3AC....................................	ad. 2009 No. 219 (as am. by 2009 No. 250)
	am. 2011 No. 55 (as am. by 2011 No. 97)
Division 2
Heading to Div. 2.................	ad. 2009 No. 219
Heading to r. 3B...................	rs. 2003 No. 149
R. 3B.......................................	ad. 2001 No. 355
	am. 2003 No. 149
R. 3C......................................	ad. 2003 No. 149
	am. 2006 No. 211
R. 3D......................................	ad. 2003 No. 149
R. 3E.......................................	ad. 2003 No.149
R. 3EA....................................	ad. 2011 No. 55 (as am. by 2011 No. 97)
Heading to r. 3G...................	rs. 2006 No. 211
R. 4.........................................	rep. 2003 No. 149
Part 2A
Part 2A...................................	ad. 2003 No. 149
R. 3F.......................................	ad. 2003 No. 149
R. 3G......................................	ad. 2003 No. 149
	rs. 2005 No. 197
	am. 2006 No. 211
Part 3
Part 3......................................	ad. 1998 No. 269
Division 1
R. 5.........................................	ad. 1998 No. 269
R. 6.........................................	ad. 1998 No. 269
Division 2
R. 7.........................................	ad. 1998 No. 269
R. 8.........................................	ad. 1998 No. 269
R. 9.........................................	ad. 1998 No. 269
R. 10.......................................	ad. 1998 No. 269
R. 11.......................................	ad. 1998 No. 269
R. 12.......................................	ad. 1998 No. 269
Division 3
R. 13.......................................	ad. 1998 No. 269
R. 14.......................................	ad. 1998 No. 269
R. 15.......................................	ad. 1998 No. 269
R. 16.......................................	ad. 1998 No. 269
Division 4
R. 17.......................................	ad. 1998 No. 269
R. 18.......................................	ad. 1998 No. 269
Schedule 1
Schedule 1............................	ad. 2003 No. 149
	am. 2005 No. 235; 2006 No. 211; 2008 No. 228; 2009 No. 219 (as am. by 2009 No. 250); 2011 Nos. 55 (as am. by 2011 No. 97) and 72

Table A                  Application, saving or transitional provisions

Select Legislative Instrument 2011 No. 72

4              Application

                The amendments made by items [2], [3] and [4] of Schedule 1 apply to travel in Australia on official business undertaken on or after 1 July 2011.