PART 6 - PROVISION OF VEHICLE

6.1 (a) A senator shall, at his or her request, be provided with an Australian made, private plated standard vehicle, as advised by the Special Minister of State.

(b) A member representing an electorate of less than 300,000 km2 shall, at his or her request, be provided with an Australian made, private plated standard vehicle, as advised by the Special Minister of State.

(c) A member representing an electorate of 300,000 km2 or more shall, at his or her request, be provided with a private plated standard vehicle, as advised by the Special Minister of State, or a four wheel drive motor vehicle.

6.2 A senator or member, at his or her request, may be provided with a private plated non-standard vehicle (such as a four wheel drive vehicle) instead of a standard vehicle under subclauses 6.1(a) and 6.1(b).

6.3 The Special Minister of State may develop guidelines for the purposes of clauses 6.1(c) and 6.2.

6.4 In addition to clause 6.1, a member representing an electorate of 300,000 km² or more and the senators representing the Northern Territory (while the total representation from the Northern Territory in both Houses does not exceed the present level of four) shall, at the request of the senator or member, be provided with a Commonwealth-leased private plated, four wheel drive motor vehicle.

6.5 Where a senator or member is provided with a non-standard vehicle under clause 6.2, his or her charter transport entitlement or electorate allowance shall be reduced by the difference between the lease cost of a non-standard vehicle and the lease cost of a standard vehicle.

6.6 Where a senator or member is provided with a four wheel drive vehicle in accordance with 6.4, his or her charter allowance entitlement or electorate allowance shall be reduced by the lease cost of the four wheel drive motor vehicle.

6.7 A private-plated vehicle provided to a senator or member may be used for parliamentary, electorate or official business, family travel and private purposes, but not for commercial purposes.

6.8 Where a senator or member is provided with a private-plated vehicle, the Commonwealth shall meet all costs of operating and maintaining that vehicle. Accordingly, when that vehicle is used:

(a) for travel to which a senator or member (or eligible family member, nominee or designated person) is otherwise entitled by the provisions of this Determination, (such as under clauses 3.1, 3.8, 4.1, 4.10, 4.11, 4.14 to 4.16) the other entitlements are voided; and

(b) likewise no private vehicle allowance is payable.

6.9 Where a senator or member elects not to be provided with any private plated vehicle under clauses 6.1, 6.2 or 6.4 he or she will be entitled to an additional $19,500 per annum of electorate allowance in lieu of the private plated vehicle to meet the costs of transport within and for the service of the electorate.