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PART 1 – LEGAL MATTERS AND EXPLANATION OF TERMS

1.1 Authority: This Determination is made under sections 45 and 46 of the PBR Act.

1.3 Definitions: The following definitions apply in this Determination:

a. ‘home base’ has the same meaning as in the PBR Regulations;

b. ‘luxury car’ means a car the value of which exceeds the luxury car tax threshold (for non-fuel-efficient cars) mentioned in subsection 25-1(3A) of the A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999;

c. ‘PBR Act’ means the Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017;

d. ‘PBR Regulations’ means the Parliamentary Business Resources Regulations 2017.

Note: Some other terms are defined in the PBR Act, including the following:

‘former member’ means a person who was, but is no longer, a member;

‘member’ means:

(a) a senator; or

(b) a member of the House of Representatives; or

(d) a person who is taken to be the President of the Senate under the Parliamentary Presiding Officers Act 1965 and who is not a senator or member of the House of Representatives; or

(e) a person who is taken to be the Speaker of the House of Representatives under the Parliamentary Presiding Officers Act 1965 and who is not a senator or member of the House of Representatives.