Parliamentary Salaries, Allowances and Superannuation Amendment Regulations 2020 (Vic)

Parliamentary Salaries, Allowances and Superannuation Amendment Regulations 2020

S.R. No. 18/2020

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Principal Regulations

5Definitions

6International travel allowance

7Claims for the travel allowance, commercial transport allowance and international travel allowance

8Quarterly publication in respect of claims for work-related parliamentary allowances and the Budget

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2020

S.R. No. 18/2020

Parliamentary Salaries, Allowances and Superannuation Act 1968

Parliamentary Salaries, Allowances and Superannuation Amendment Regulations 2020

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 11 March 2020

Responsible Minister:

GAVIN JENNINGS
Special Minister of State

CLAIRE CHISHOLM

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Parliamentary Salaries, Allowances and Superannuation Regulations 2019 to—

(a)revoke the current requirements for the submission of prescribed supporting documentation in respect of a claim for the international travel allowance; and

(b)insert additional terms and conditions that specify the supporting documentation to be provided in respect of a claim for the international travel allowance.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 9K of the Parliamentary Salaries, Allowances and Superannuation Act 1968.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 11 March 2020.

4Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Parliamentary Salaries, Allowances and Superannuation Regulations 2019[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

5Definitions

In regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations, in the definition of international travel report, for "has the meaning set out in regulation 15A(3)(a)" substitute "means a report in the form specified by the relevant Officer and which includes the following—

(a)the dates in respect of which the allowance is claimed;

(b)the reason for the travel;

(c)an indication of whether the travel relates to parliamentary business or electorate business;

(d)if there was accommodation used in respect of the claim—

(i)the town, city or suburb in which the accommodation was located; and

(ii)the value of the accommodation;

(e)if there was commercial transport used in respect of the claim, the mode and value of the transport;

(f)a statement of the Member's objectives;

(g)a brief description of the Parliaments and other organisations visited (if any);

(h)a list of those persons met in relation to the reason for the travel and the assistance or information obtained from such persons;

(i)reference to any documents or publications obtained or considered to be of interest in a Parliamentary sense;

(j)brief summaries of the study areas pursued in the countries visited;

(k)a summary of the results achieved and any recommendations arising;".

6International travel allowance

After regulation 12(2) of the Principal Regulations insert—

"(3)For a claim for the international travel allowance, a Member must submit to the relevant Officer the following supporting documentation—

(a)in respect of a claim to reimburse the cost of flights—

(i)a tax invoice or receipt showing the costs actually incurred must be submitted with the claim; and

(ii)an international travel report must be submitted within 30 days of concluding the international travel related to the claim;

(b)in respect of a claim to reimburse costs other than flights—

(i)a tax invoice or receipt showing the costs actually incurred; and

(ii)an international travel report—

must be submitted with the claim.

Note

For the avoidance of doubt, a single international travel report can be provided for multiple claims if those claims relate to the same international travel.".

7Claims for the travel allowance, commercial transport allowance and international travel allowance

(1)In the heading to regulation 15A of the Principal Regulations, for "travel allowance, commercial transport allowance and international travel allowance" substitute "travel allowance and commercial transport allowance".

(2)Regulation 15A(3) of the Principal Regulations is revoked.

8Quarterly publication in respect of claims for work‑related parliamentary allowances and the Budget

In regulation 21(3)(e)(i) of the Principal Regulations, for "accompanying the claim" substitute "that relates to the claim".

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Endnotes

[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 84/2019 as amended by S.R. No. 94/2019.