16Resources for former Prime Ministers etc.

16 Resources for former Prime Ministers etc.

(1) The Prime Minister may, by writing, determine that the Commonwealth must provide specified goods, services, premises, equipment or facilities, or pay specified allowances or expenses: (a) to a person who is a former Prime Minister; or (b) to a person who is: (i) a spouse or dependent child of a former Prime Minister; or (ii) employed by a former Prime Minister under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984; for a purpose relating to a person who is a former Prime Minister. (2) Without limiting subsection (1) or subsection 33(3A) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, a determination under subsection (1) of this section may: (a) impose one or more limits or other conditions (whether on a former Prime Minister or any other person), including a requirement for the provision or payment of resources referred to in subsection (1) of this section to be dependent on a decision of a specified person; or (b) relate to: (i) particular former Prime Ministers, spouses or dependent children of former Prime Ministers, or persons employed by former Prime Ministers under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984; or (ii) classes of former Prime Ministers, spouses or dependent children of former Prime Ministers, or persons employed by former Prime Ministers under that Act; or (iii) former Prime Ministers, spouses or dependent children of former Prime Ministers, or persons employed by former Prime Ministers under that Act, generally.