Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS RESOURCES ACT 2017

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   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.      Expenses 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 and the estates of persons who die while a member  
   16.     Resources for former Prime Ministers etc.  

           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  

           Division 4--Powers of regulations

   34.      Powers of regulations  
   35.      Remuneration Tribunal inquiries into matters  

   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  
   46A.    Inquiries and determinations into allowances payable on death of a member  
   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 2A--Fortnightly payments to senators and members

   52A.    Fortnightly payments to senators and members  

           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