Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS RESOURCES ACT 2017 - SECT 26

Claiming expenses, allowances and public resources

  (1)   A member must not claim expenses, an allowance or any other public resources under this Part unless the expenses are incurred, or the allowance or resources are claimed, for the dominant purpose of conducting the member's parliamentary business.

Note:   A person who contravenes this section may be liable to pay a loading under section   38.

  (2)   However, subsection   (1) does not apply to the extent that an expense is incurred, or an allowance or any other public resources are claimed, in relation to:

  (a)   a spouse or dependent child of a member; or

  (b)   any other person prescribed by the regulations.

Using public resources provided by the Commonwealth

  (3)   A member must not use public resources provided by the Commonwealth under subsection   33(1) other than for the dominant purpose of conducting the member's parliamentary business.

  (4)   A member must not use public resources provided by the Commonwealth under subsection   33(1) for commercial purposes.