PART 2 - RATES

2.1 General: The rates in Schedule A shall apply in respect of each overnight stay, as specified in Part 3 of this Determination, in commercial accommodation with effect on and from 1 September 2013 (for stays in non-commercial accommodation, see clause 3.5 or 3.7). A member will receive the amount in Column 3 unless another clause in this Determination applies to him or her.

2.2 Prime Minister: Schedule A does not apply to the Prime Minister. Rather the Prime Minister shall be provided with accommodation and sustenance up to a limit of $558 for each overnight stay in a place other than an official establishment or the Prime Minister’s home base. Accommodation and sustenance at official establishments shall be provided at government expense.

2.3 Office holders subject to Column 2 of Schedule A: The rates in Column 2 apply to the following:

Deputy Prime Minister;
Treasurer;
Leader of the House, and Leader of the Government in the Senate;
Other Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries;
Leader and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in each House;
Speaker and Deputy Speaker in the House of Representatives;
President and Deputy President and Chairman of Committees in the Senate;
Chief Government Whip, and Chief Opposition Whip, in each House; and
Leader of a non-government party of at least five members of Parliament, who is not covered by one of the preceding categories.