31Forfeiture of additional remuneration

31 Forfeiture of additional remuneration

(1) If a Parliamentary Service employee receives any non‑Commonwealth remuneration for performing duties as a Parliamentary Service employee, the Secretary of the Department in which the employee is employed may give a notice in writing to the employee in relation to the whole, or a specified part, of the remuneration. (2) The amount notified by the Secretary: (a) is taken to have been received by the employee on behalf of the Commonwealth; and (b) may be recovered by the Commonwealth from the employee as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction. (2A) If the Parliamentary Librarian receives any non‑Commonwealth remuneration for performing duties as the Parliamentary Librarian, the Secretary of the joint Department may give a notice in writing to the Parliamentary Librarian in relation to the whole, or a specified part, of the remuneration. (2B) The amount notified by the Secretary: (a) is taken to have been received by the Parliamentary Librarian on behalf of the Commonwealth; and (b) may be recovered by the Commonwealth from the Parliamentary Librarian as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction. (3) If a Secretary receives any non‑Commonwealth remuneration for performing duties as a Secretary, then the Presiding Officer may give a notice in writing to the Secretary in relation to the whole, or a specified part, of the remuneration. (4) The amount notified by the Presiding Officer: (a) is taken to have been received by the Secretary on behalf of the Commonwealth; and (b) may be recovered by the Commonwealth from the Secretary as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction. (5) In this section:

non‑Commonwealth remuneration means any remuneration from a person other than the Commonwealth.