Parliamentary Business Resources (Office Holder) Determination 2017
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5 Members who are office holders
For the purposes of section 7 of the Act, a member who:
holds a position specified in Schedule 1, or
performs a function of a kind specified in Schedule 1;
is an office holder.
Schedule 1—Office Holders
| Item | Position |
|---|---|
| 1 | Leader of the Opposition |
| 2 | Deputy Leader of the Opposition |
| 3 | Leader of the Opposition in the Senate |
| 4 | Manager of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives |
| 5 | Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate |
| 6 | Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate |
| 7 | Shadow Minister |
| 8 | Leader of a minority party |
| 9 | Party Whip (however described) of a party for a House of the Parliament, where that party has at least 5 members in the relevant HouseNote: there may, for a party, be more than one party whip for a House |
| 10 | Second Deputy Speaker in the House of Representatives |
| 11 | Member of the Speaker’s Panel in the House of Representatives |
| 12 | Temporary Chair of Committees in the Senate |
| 13 | Chair or Deputy Chair of a properly constituted Parliamentary Committee, including Select, Standing and Statutory Committees, and whether Joint or of a single House. |
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