21Accompanying infants and carers

21 Accompanying infants and carers

(1) This section applies if: (a) a member is travelling interstate for the dominant purpose of conducting the member’s parliamentary business; and (b) the member is the mother of a child up to 12 months old; and (c) there are no further fares available for the member’s family under section 17 (Australia‑wide family reunion travel). (2) The following transport costs are prescribed: (a) transport costs (if any) required for the child to accompany or join the member; (b) transport costs for a family member of the member to accompany the child in order to assist the member in caring for the child. (3) If the child is travelling with the member: (a) the child may use the same method of transport and travel at the same class as the member; and (b) the family member may use the same method of transport as the member but, if there are different fare classes, must travel at economy class. (4) If the child is travelling to join the member, the travel for the child and the family member must be by: (a) scheduled commercial transport at no higher than economy class; or (b) Commonwealth transport in accordance with a Commonwealth transport determination.