9FRelevant Officer may request further information

9F Relevant Officer may request further information

(1) The relevant Officer may request a Member by notice in writing to provide further information—

(a) in support of the claim for a work‑related parliamentary allowance or under the Budget; or

(b) about the claim for, or conduct in relation to, a work-related parliamentary allowance or under the Budget—

which the relevant Officer considers is reasonably necessary to determine the claim for a work-related parliamentary allowance or under the Budget.

(2) If a Member does not comply with a request under subsection (1), the relevant Officer may determine that they are not satisfied that the claim for, or conduct in relation to, a work-related parliamentary allowance or the Budget made by the Member complies with this Act and the regulations and any other prescribed document and the Tribunal Guidelines.

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