Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017

The regulations may provide that resources are to be provided to a member by the Commonwealth.

Resources are to be provided to a member under this Part if base salary, office holder’s salary or Ministerial salary is paid to the member (see section 52).

Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may provide for a scheme in relation to:

resources to be provided by the Commonwealth in relation to legal proceedings in which a Minister of State or former Minister of State is a party; or

the provision of insurance to members or any other person in connection with a member.

Without limiting subsection (1), regulations may do any one or more of the following things:

specify requirements in relation to making a claim or providing evidence in relation to expenses incurred;

impose, or provide for a specified person by writing to impose in a particular case, limits and other conditions (whether on a member or any other person) in relation to the payment or provision of resources, including a requirement for the payment or provision to be dependent on a decision of a specified person;

provide for a method for increasing or decreasing the amounts of expenses or allowances that are payable;

provide that resources are to be paid or provided to a person other than a member;

provide that costs may be recovered by a specified person or entity from a member or any other person;

provide in relation to:

particular members, office holders or Ministers of State; or

classes of members, office holders or Ministers of State; or

members, office holders or Ministers of State generally.

This section and Part 3 do not limit each other.