72Offices for members

72 Offices for members

(1) For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, one or more offices (the electorate offices) are prescribed for a member in the member’s electorate.

Note: A senator’s electorate is the State or Territory represented by the senator: see the definition of electorate in section 4.

(2) For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, temporary office accommodation and facilities in capital cities are prescribed for members.

Note 1: The dominant purpose test applies in relation to public resources prescribed by this section.

Note 2: Public resources prescribed for the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act are provided as determined by the Minister.