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Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2012/04 - Members of Parliament - Entitlements
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Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2012/04 - Members of Parliament - Entitlements
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7.1 'Charter transport' includes the hire of charter aircraft and such other modes of transport as may be reasonable in the circumstances within and for the service of the electorate. It includes the hire of an accredited driver to provide relief driving services for a senator or member independent of car hire arrangements. Family members and personal or electoral staff are not permitted to provide accredited driver services. The entitlement does not extend to the use of taxis or hire cars in the metropolitan areas of capital cities.
7.2 Subject to clause 7.3,
(a) a senator to whom one of the following criteria applies shall be entitled to the cost of charter transport, at Commonwealth expense, within and for the service of his or her State or Territory to the limits specified; or
(b) a member of an electorate to whom one of the following criteria applies shall be entitled to the cost of charter transport, at Commonwealth expense, within and for the service of his or her electorate to the limits specified:
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:35.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:60.1pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BodyN" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:16pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight:bold">Chamber</span></p></td><td style="width:152.2pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BodyN" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:16pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight:bold">State or Territory/ Electorate</span></p></td><td style="width:152.2pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BodyN" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:16pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight:bold">Maximum Allowance</span></p><p class="BodyN" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:16pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight:bold">Per Annum</span></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="width:60.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BodyN" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:16pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Senators</span></p></td><td style="width:152.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyN" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:16pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Northern Territory</span></p></td><td style="width:152.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyN" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:16pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">$65,760</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:152.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyN" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:16pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Queensland or Western Australia</span></p></td><td style="width:152.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyN" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:16pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">$26,490</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:152.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyN" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:16pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia or Tasmania</span></p></td><td style="width:152.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyN" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:16pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">$14,860</span></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4" style="width:60.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BodyN" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:16pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Members</span></p></td><td style="width:152.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyN" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:16pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">300,000 km</span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:super">2</span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> or more</span></p></td><td style="width:152.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyN" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:16pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">$120,000</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:152.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyN" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:16pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">100,000 to 299,999 km</span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:super">2</span></p></td><td style="width:152.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyN" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:16pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">$38,190</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:152.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyN" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:16pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">25,000 to 99,999 km</span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:super">2</span></p></td><td style="width:152.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyN" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:16pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">$21,160</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:152.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyN" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:16pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">10,000 to 24,999 km</span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:super">2</span></p></td><td style="width:152.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyN" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:16pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">$10,420</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
7.3 Senators or members entitled by this Determination to the cost of charter transport within and for the service of their electorate, State or Territory shall be entitled to engage or dismiss the charter transport at a place outside their electorate, State or Territory provided that the purpose of the charter is for the service of the electorate within the electorate.
7.4 A senator or member may carry forward from one year to the next year up to 20 per cent of charter allowance for the first year, if unused.
7.5 A senator or member entitled by this Determination to the cost of charter transport within and for the service of his or her electorate may be accompanied by:
(a) his or her spouse; and/or
(b) a member or members of his or her staff; and/or
(c) a senator or member, or senators or members.
7.6 Where a person accompanies a senator or member in accordance with clause 7.5, he or she may travel unaccompanied on charter positioning and re-positioning legs where this does not incur any additional cost.
7.7 In addition to clause 7.5, a senator or member may be accompanied by another person or other persons provided that a more expensive charter aircraft/vehicle would not be required.
7.8 Where a senator or member is accompanied by another person or other persons in accordance with clause 7.7, cost recovery for the fare equivalent will be obtained from any other passengers (or their employing organisation).
7.9 Where a senator or member is accompanied by another person or other persons in accordance with clause 7.7, cost recovery for the fare equivalent in accordance with clause 7.8 will not be required where he or she certifies that the passenger's travel was:
(a) relevant to the purposes of the travel, or
(b) for compassionate reasons, or
(c) for public interest reasons, and/or
(d) to enable a senator or member to be accompanied by a dependent child or dependent children under 25.
7.10 Subject to clause 7.11, if in the previous year, a senator or member received a supplement under Regulation 3EA of the Parliamentary Entitlements Regulations 1997, the amount in clause 7.2 of this Determination is reduced by the amount of the supplement used for charter transport.
7.11 If the Minister has approved, under subregulation 3EA (7A) of the Parliamentary Entitlements Regulations 1997, the expenditure, in the 2011‑2012 financial year, of a supplement for the 2010‑2011 financial year, the amount in clause 7.2 of this Determination is reduced in the 2012‑2013 financial year by the amount of the supplement spent by the senator or member on charter transport in the 2010‑2011 and 2011‑2012 financial years.
7.12 However, the Minister may, having regard to the particular circumstances of the senator or member, waive the requirement in clauses 7.10 and 7.11 in relation to the senator or member.