Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsIn this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
"Australia" does not include an external Territory.
"commercial purpose" means a purpose relating to the derivation of financial gain or reward, whether as a board member, an office - holder, an employee, a self - employed person or otherwise.
"convicted" , when used in relation to a corruption offence, has the same meaning as in the Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989 .
"corruption offence" has the same meaning as in the Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989 .
"de facto partner" of a person has the meaning given by the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
"domestic return trip" means a return trip that:
(a) is wholly within Australia ; and
(b) satisfies the purpose test specified in section 4AA; and
(c) is on a scheduled transport service or on a combination of scheduled transport services.
Note: See also sections 7 and 8.
"DPP" means the Director of Public Prosecutions.
"end" of a Parliament: a Parliament ends when the House of Representatives is dissolved or expires.
"former member" means a person who has retired from the Parliament.
"holder of a Parliamentary Retirement Travel Entitlement" means a former member who, on retirement from the Parliament, was qualified to hold a Parliamentary Retirement Travel Entitlement, but does not include a former member who cannot be, or who has ceased to be, a holder of a Parliamentary Retirement Travel Entitlement because of section 4A, 4B or 4C.
Note: A person who has retired from Parliament may be qualified to hold a Parliamentary Retirement Travel Entitlement under a determination of the Remuneration Tribunal (see section 30).
"member" means a member of either House of the Parliament.
"nominal expiry time" for a Parliamentary Retirement Travel Entitlement: see subsection 18(4).
"parliamentary allowance" has the same meaning as in the Parliamentary Superannuation Act 2004 .
"Parliamentary Retirement Travel Entitlement" : see section 3A.
"Remuneration Tribunal Minister" means the Minister who administers the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 .
"retirement from the Parliament" has the meaning given by section 5.
"scheduled transport service" means:
(a) a scheduled air service; or
(b) a scheduled rail service; or
(c) a scheduled bus service; or
(d) a scheduled tram service; or
(e) a scheduled ferry service; or
(f) a scheduled vehicular service.
"senior office holder" means:
(a) a Minister, other than the Prime Minister or a Parliamentary Secretary; or
(b) the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives; or
(c) the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives.
"severance travel" means travel at the expense of the Commonwealth under:
(a) clause 8.1 of Determination 1998/26 (as amended) of the Remuneration Tribunal; or
(b) the corresponding provision of another determination of the Remuneration Tribunal (whether made before or after the commencement of this section).
"spouse" , in relation to a person, means the person's legally married husband or legally married wife.
"stop-over" , in relation to a return trip, means a stop - over in the forward or return part of the trip.
"surviving spouse or de facto partner" of a person who has died means a spouse or de facto partner of the person immediately before the person died who:
(a) was named in a nomination in force under section 9B; or
(b) if the person died while a member and satisfied the relevant qualifying period for the issue of a Parliamentary Retirement Travel Entitlement before his or her death--was named in a nomination in force for the purposes of a travel entitlement administered by the Department; or
(c) if different spouses or de facto partners are named in nominations in force under paragraphs ( a) and (b)--the spouse or de facto partner named in the most recent nomination.
"year" means:
(a) the financial year beginning on 1 July 2003; or
(b) a later financial year.