14Large electorates

14 Large electorates

(1) Transport costs for unscheduled commercial transport for travel by the following members for the dominant purpose of conducting electorate duties in the members’ electorates during a financial year are limited as follows: (a) for a senator for New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia or Tasmania—$14,860; (b) for a senator for Queensland or Western Australia—$26,490; (c) for a senator for the Northern Territory—$65,760; (d) for a member of the House of Representatives with an electorate with an area of at least 300,000 km2—$120,000; (e) for a member of the House of Representatives with an electorate with an area of at least 100,000 km2 but less than 300,000 km2—$38,190; (f) for a member of the House of Representatives with an electorate with an area of at least 25,000 km2 but less than 100,000 km2—$21,160; (g) for a member of the House of Representatives with an electorate with an area of at least 10,000 km2 but less than 25,000 km2—$10,420.

Note: Amounts for travel by unscheduled commercial transport within large electorates unused during a financial year may carried over into the following financial year: see section 99.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), travel by a member includes travel by persons: (a) travelling with the member; and (b) whose transport costs for the travel are prescribed by section 9 (other persons travelling by unscheduled commercial transport for conduct of member’s parliamentary business). (3) A limit for a member set out in subsection (1) has effect subject to any reduction made: (a) in accordance with a determination under section 45 of the Act; and (b) because the member has made a choice available under the determination in relation to one or more private plated vehicles to be provided as part of the member’s remuneration.