PART 1 – GENERAL

Authority: This Determination is issued in accordance with subsections 7(1), 7(2) and 7(4) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 (the Act).

1.4 Definitions: The following definitions apply in this Determination:

‘accompany’ means to travel with a senator or member to the final destination of a trip he or she is undertaking.

‘base salary’ means parliamentary base salary as defined in the Act and refers to the amount determined by the Remuneration Tribunal in Determination 2012/02 or any Determination that supersedes Determination 2012/02.

‘commercial purpose’ means a purpose relating to the derivation of financial gain or reward, whether as a board member, an office-holder, an employee, a self-employed person or otherwise.

‘dependent child’ means:

(a) a person under the age of 16 who:

(i) is in the custody, care and control of the senator or member, or is a person to whom the senator or member has access; or

(ii) where no other person has the custody, care and control of the person – is wholly or substantially in the care and control of the senator or member; or

(b) a person who is aged at least 16 but is under 25 and is wholly or substantially dependent on the senator or member; and

(c) is not a person who is otherwise receiving the entitlements of a nominee.

‘designated person’ means a person or persons (not being a dependent child, spouse or nominee or a member of the staff of the senator or member) nominated by the senator or member who:

1. is substantially dependent on the senator or member; or
2. has significant caring responsibilities for:

(i) a person substantially dependent on the senator or member; or

(ii) the senator’s or member’s spouse, nominee, or dependent child; or

1. is any other member of the senator’s or member’s family.

‘home base’ means the principal place of residence of a senator or member as nominated from time to time to the Special Minister of State.

‘inter-state trip’ means a trip:

(a) from one state to another state or territory; or

(b) from a territory to a state or territory; or

(c) from a territory or state to an external territory when travel is to accompany or join a senator or member travelling under clauses 3.5(c), 3.5(d) and 3.5(e), except if the external territory forms part of the senator’s or member’s electorate.

‘join’ means to travel to meet a senator or member for a period of at least 3 hours.

‘nominee’ means a person nominated by the senator or member and approved at the discretion of the Special Minister of State; a senator or member may only have one nominee at any time.