50Limit on certain expenses

50 Limit on certain expenses

(1) International travel expenses prescribed by this Subdivision for a financial year are limited to a total of the value of 4 first class round‑the‑world airfares.

Note: Section 37 provides for IPEA to determine the value of a first class round‑the‑world airfare.

Adjusting the limit (2) If, during the financial year, a person becomes the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives because the person’s party becomes the Opposition or a part of the Opposition, the limit is to be adjusted in accordance with the following formula: start formula Limit for the financial year times start fraction Number of days left in the financial year after the party becomes the Opposition over 365 end fraction end formula. (3) An adjusted limit must be rounded up to the nearest dollar. Expenses of one staff member may be disregarded (4) For the purposes of this section, the international travel expenses of one staff member accompanying a senior office holder may be disregarded.