9CMember must not make claims or use or incur expenses in breach of Tribunal Guidelines or terms or conditions

9C Member must not make claims or use or incur expenses in breach of Tribunal Guidelines or terms or conditions

(1) A Member must claim or use work-related parliamentary allowances and the Budget provided to them responsibly and only for legitimate purposes in connection with their public duties.

(2) The relevant Officer may impose terms and conditions in respect of the provision, claim and use of work-related parliamentary allowances and the Budget in addition to any prescribed terms and conditions.

(3) A Member must be aware of, and comply with, the Tribunal Guidelines and the terms and conditions that apply to the provision, claim and use of the work‑related parliamentary allowances and the Budget.

(4) A Member must not make a claim for, or use, a work-related parliamentary allowance or the Budget if that claim or use would be in breach of the Tribunal Guidelines or a term or condition to which the work-related parliamentary allowance or the Budget is subject.

(5) Any term or condition imposed by a relevant Officer under subsection (2) must not be inconsistent with any regulation made under section 9K.

(6) If any term or condition imposed by a relevant Officer under subsection (2) is inconsistent with any regulation under section 9K in effect before or after the imposing of the term or condition, the regulation prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.

(7) Any term or condition imposed by a relevant Officer under subsection (2) must not be inconsistent with any Tribunal Guidelines.

(8) If any term or condition imposed by a relevant Officer under subsection (2) is inconsistent with any Tribunal Guidelines in effect before or after the imposing of the term or condition, the Tribunal Guidelines prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.

S. 9D inserted by No. 5/2019 s. 59.