Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) In this Act:
"appointed member of the Authority" means a member of the Authority who is not the President of the Remuneration Tribunal.
"Authority" means the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority.
"CEO" means the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority.
"claim" includes request.
"Commonwealth judicial officer" means:
(a) a Justice of the High Court; or
(b) a judge or justice of a court created by the Parliament.
"engage in conduct" means:
(a) do an act; or
(b) omit to perform an act.
"harm" has the same meaning as in the Dictionary to the Criminal Code .
"incidentals" includes the cost of transport.
"legislative rules" means rules made under section 64.
"member of parliament" means:
(a) a senator; or
(b) a member of the House of Representatives; or
(c) a Minister of State who is not a senator or member of the House of Representatives; or
(d) a person who is taken to be the President of the Senate under the Parliamentary Presiding Officers Act 1965 and who is not a senator or member of the House of Representatives; or
(e) a person who is taken to be the Speaker of the House of Representatives under the Parliamentary Presiding Officers Act 1965 and who is not a senator or member of the House of Representatives.
"member of the Authority" includes the Chair of the Authority.
"MOPS staff member" means a person employed under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 .
"MOPS travel resource" means:
(a) an expense that is:
(i) incurred in connection with travel by a MOPS staff member at the expense of the Commonwealth; and
(ii) authorised by or under, or by an agreement made under, a law of the Commonwealth (other than this Act); or
(b) an allowance that is:
(i) payable to a MOPS staff member in connection with travel by the MOPS staff member; and
(ii) authorised by or under, or by an agreement made under, a law of the Commonwealth (other than this Act).
"MP travel resource" means:
(a) a travel expense payable under section 30 of the Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017 ; or
(b) a travel allowance payable under section 31 of that Act; or
(c) an allowance or expense in connection with the travel of a former member of parliament that is payable under section 15 of that Act; or
(d) a Parliamentary Retirement Travel Entitlement under the Parliamentary Retirement Travel Act 2002 .
"MP work resource" means:
(a) MP travel resource; or
(b) a private plated vehicle provided to a member of parliament under paragraph 14(4)(a) of the Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017 (which includes any expenses or services associated with operating or maintaining the vehicle); or
(ba) an allowance or expense paid under paragraph 14(4)(c) of that Act in relation to internet or telephone services provided to a private residence of a member of parliament; or
(bb) an allowance or expense that is payable under section 15 of that Act; or
(c) goods, services, premises, equipment or any other facility that is provided under section 16 of that Act; or
(d) a public resource that is provided by the Commonwealth under Part 3 of that Act.
"paid work" means work for financial gain or reward (whether as an employee, a self - employed person or otherwise).
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department.
"staff of the Authority" means the staff described in section 49.
"vacancy" , in relation to the office of a member of the Authority, has a meaning affected by section 6.
(2) To avoid doubt, a reference in this Act to an amount or resource (however described) that is payable or provided under this or any other Act includes an amount or resource that is purportedly payable or provided under that Act.