Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2012/04 - Members of Parliament - Entitlements
PART 8LIFE GOLD PASS
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PART 8 - LIFE GOLD PASS
8.1 Subject to the Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) Act 2002, a senator or member who, on retirement from the Parliament, has completed the qualifying periods set out in 8.2 shall be issued with a Life Gold Pass[1].
8.2 For the purposes of s 30(2) of the Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) Act 2002, the following qualifying periods shall apply to eligibility for the issue of a Life Gold Pass:
(a)
| Office | Qualifying Period |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister | One year |
| Ministers (other than Parliamentary Secretaries) | Six years |
| President of the Senate | Six years |
| Speaker of the House of Representatives | Six years |
| Leader of the Opposition | Six years |
| Parliamentary Secretaries and Senators and Members | Twenty years or the life of seven Parliaments |
(b) a person who has served as Prime Minister for less than one year, or a Minister, presiding officer or Leader of the Opposition who has held office for less than six years, shall have that period trebled in determining their eligibility for a Life Gold Pass by way of 20 years service as a senator or member;
(c) periods of broken service may be accumulated;
(d) for the purpose of this entitlement the life of six parliaments plus a further period of three years service, none of which is part of the life of those six parliaments, may be taken as the equivalent of the 'life of seven parliaments'.
8.3 A Life Gold Pass shall not be issued to a qualifying senator or member until he or she retires from the Parliament.
8.4 Frequent flyer points accrued as a result of travel at Commonwealth expense should be used to reduce the cost of future travel under the provisions of the Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) Act 2002 by the person who accrued the points. Wherever possible and practicable, a person should ensure that frequent flyer points accrued by him or her are used to cover the cost of life gold pass entitlements. Points may, however, be redeemed for a donation to charity, in accordance with the provisions of the relevant reward program, provided that no financial or taxation benefit accrues to the person who accrued the points.
8.5 Details of the usage of frequent flyer points accrued as a result of travel at Commonwealth expense and used under the Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) Act 2002 must be reported to the Special Minister of State in accordance with guidelines developed by the Special Minister of State.