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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).
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1.1 Authority: This Determination is made under subsection 30(1A) of the Parliamentary Retirement Travel Act 2002.
1.2 Effective Date: This Determination commences on 1 January 2018.
Note: This Determination is to be construed with the Parliamentary Retirement Travel Act 2002, which defines some terms that are used in the Determination.
2.1 For subsection 30(2) of the PRT Act, a member will, upon retirement from the Parliament, qualify for a Parliamentary Retirement Travel Entitlement if:
a. the person has served as Prime Minister; and
b. either:
i. the person served as Prime Minister for at least one year; or
ii. the person served as a senator or member of the House of Representatives for at least 20 years.
2.2 A period of service for the purposes of clause 2.1 may be continuous or broken.
2.3 For the purposes of clause 2.1(b)(ii), the period for which the person served as Prime Minister is to be trebled.
Note: 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.
| SignedJohn C Conde AOPRESIDENT | SignedEwen G W Crouch AMMEMBER | SignedHeather J ZampattiMEMBER |
Signed this 12 day of December 2017.
Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
1.1 Authority: This Determination is made under subsection 30(1A) of the Parliamentary Retirement Travel Act 2002.
1.2 Effective Date: This Determination commences on 1 January 2018.
Note: This Determination is to be construed with the Parliamentary Retirement Travel Act 2002, which defines some terms that are used in the Determination.
2.1 For subsection 30(2) of the PRT Act, a member will, upon retirement from the Parliament, qualify for a Parliamentary Retirement Travel Entitlement if:
a. the person has served as Prime Minister; and
b. either:
i. the person served as Prime Minister for at least one year; or
ii. the person served as a senator or member of the House of Representatives for at least 20 years.
2.2 A period of service for the purposes of clause 2.1 may be continuous or broken.
2.3 For the purposes of clause 2.1(b)(ii), the period for which the person served as Prime Minister is to be trebled.
Note: 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.
| SignedJohn C Conde AOPRESIDENT | SignedEwen G W Crouch AMMEMBER | SignedHeather J ZampattiMEMBER |
Signed this 12 day of December 2017.