{"id":"F2017L01621","name":"Determination 2017/24: Parliamentary Retirement Travel","slug":"determination-2017-24-parliamentary-retirement-travel","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":144411,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L01621-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"PART 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"PRELIMINARY","content":"## PART 1 – PRELIMINARY\n\n1.1 Authority: This Determination is made under subsection 30(1A) of the Parliamentary Retirement Travel Act 2002.\n\n1.2 Effective Date: This Determination commences on 1 January 2018.\n\nNote: This Determination is to be construed with the Parliamentary Retirement Travel Act 2002, which defines some terms that are used in the Determination.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"PART 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"PARLIAMENTARY RETIREMENT TRAVEL","content":"## PART 2 – PARLIAMENTARY RETIREMENT TRAVEL\n\n2.1 For subsection 30(2) of the PRT Act, a member will, upon retirement from the Parliament, qualify for a Parliamentary Retirement Travel Entitlement if:\n\na. the person has served as Prime Minister; and\n\nb. either:\n\ni. the person served as Prime Minister for at least one year; or\n\nii. the person served as a senator or member of the House of Representatives for at least 20 years.\n\n2.2 A period of service for the purposes of clause 2.1 may be continuous or broken.\n\n2.3 For the purposes of clause 2.1(b)(ii), the period for which the person served as Prime Minister is to be trebled.\n\nNote: For example, if a person serves as a senator for 19 years and six months, the final six months of which were as Prime Minister, the person will qualify for for a Parliamentary Retirement Travel Entitlement. The period of service as a senator will be taken to be 20 years and six months.\n\n|                                |                                |                                |\n| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------ |\n| SignedJohn C Conde AOPRESIDENT | SignedEwen G W Crouch AMMEMBER | SignedHeather J ZampattiMEMBER |\n\nSigned this 12 day of December 2017.","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Determination appears to implement the original intent of the Parliamentary Retirement Travel Act 2002 by setting specific eligibility criteria. The trebling provision for Prime Ministerial service is a specific implementation detail rather than a scope expansion beyond the Act's purpose of providing retirement travel benefits."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 3 substantive clauses)","Only 2 defined conditions with a simple alternative test (2.1)","Single mathematical adjustment (trebling provision in 2.3)","One worked example provided in plain language","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act reference","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond the basic 'either/or' structure"],"plain_english_summary":"This rule lets former Prime Ministers qualify for free or subsidised post‑parliamentary travel if they either served as PM for at least one year or reach a 20‑year parliamentary service threshold. Time spent as Prime Minister is counted triple toward the 20‑year test, making it markedly easier for recent or short‑term PMs to access taxpayer‑funded travel in retirement."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This Determination alters eligibility calculation for retirement travel by (a) establishing that former Prime Ministers qualify if they served as PM for at least one year or satisfy a 20‑year parliamentary service test (cl.2.1), and (b) treating time as Prime Minister as triple time when assessing the 20‑year threshold (cl.2.3). Mechanically, it broadens eligibility for those with shorter parliamentary tenure who served as Prime Minister and specifies how service is counted (cl.2.2)."},"complexity_factors":["Dependence on external statute references: made under subsection 30(1A) of the Parliamentary Retirement Travel Act 2002 (cl.1.1) — requires reading the Act alongside the Determination.","Trebling rule for Prime Minister service (cl.2.3) introduces non-linear counting and potential edge cases when combining partial years.","Dual qualification routes (serve ≥1 year as PM OR ≥20 years in parliament) create conditional logic for administrators (cl.2.1(b)).","Allowance for continuous or broken service (cl.2.2) raises record-keeping and aggregation issues for intermittent terms.","Commencement timing may affect near-term retirees (cl.1.2) and requires transitional administration."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination sets the rules for who gets a Parliamentary Retirement Travel Entitlement under the Parliamentary Retirement Travel Act 2002. A retiring member qualifies if they have been Prime Minister and either served as Prime Minister for at least one year or served in parliament for at least 20 years (cl.2.1–2.2). Time spent as Prime Minister counts three times when calculating the 20‑year test, so brief PM service can push a person over the eligibility threshold (cl.2.3)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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