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Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation (Allowances) Amendment Regulations 2017

S.R. No. 84/2017

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objectives

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Principal Regulations

5Definitions

6Notification of home base and second residence

7Second residence allowance

8Commercial transport allowance

9New Schedule 1A inserted

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2017

S.R. No. 84/2017

Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Act 1968

Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation (Allowances) Amendment Regulations 2017

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 8 August 2017

Responsible Minister:

GAVIN JENNINGS
Special Minister of State

ANDREW ROBINSON

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are to amend the Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation (Allowances) Regulations 2013 to amend—

(a)the requirements for the second residence allowance to ensure that eligibility is consistent with the intended purpose, including renaming the second residence allowance the parliamentary sitting accommodation allowance and ensuring that claims are supported by appropriate documentation; and

(b)the commercial transport allowance to restrict its use to commercial air travel.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 8 of the Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Act 1968.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 8 August 2017.

4Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation (Allowances) Regulations 2013[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

5Definitions

In regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations insert the following definitions—

"commercial air travel means transit with an operator that, for remuneration, provides scheduled or non-scheduled air transport services to the public for the carriage of passengers;

parliamentary sitting accommodation allowance means the allowance referred to in regulation 7;".

6Notification of home base and second residence

(1)In regulation 6(3) of the Principal Regulations, for "these Regulations." substitute "the Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation (Allowances) Amendment Regulations 2017.".

(2)After regulation 6(3) of the Principal Regulations insert—

"(3A)For the purposes of any notification under subregulation (1), (2) or (3), the relevant Clerk must be provided with—

(a)documentary evidence obtained from the Victorian Electoral Commission showing the name of the Member and their address which is identical to the Member's home base; and

(b)other supporting documentary evidence, including at least one of the following—

(i)certificate of title;

(ii)mortgage or tenancy agreement;

(iii)driver's licence.".

7Second residence allowance

(1)For the heading to regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations substitute—

"Parliamentary sitting accommodation allowance".

(2)In regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations—

(a)in regulation 7(1)(c)(ii) for "80 kilometres." substitute "80 kilometres; and";

(b)after regulation 7(1)(c)(ii) insert—

"(d)the Member's electorate is listed in Schedule 1A.".

8Commercial transport allowance

In regulation 12(1) of the Principal Regulations, for "any mode of commercially provided transport for electorate business" substitute "commercial air travel for electorate business".

9New Schedule 1A inserted

Before Schedule 1 of the Principal Regulations insert—

"Schedule 1A—Electorates listed for parliamentary sitting accommodation allowance

(a)The following electoral districts for the Legislative Assembly as notified in the Government Gazette
(No. S 365) published on 18 October 2013 as required under the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act 1982—

Bass

Bellarine

Benambra

Bendigo East

Bendigo West

Buninyong

Eildon

Euroa

Geelong

Gippsland East

Gippsland South

Hastings

Lara

Lowan

Macedon

Mildura

Morwell

Murray Plains

Narracan

Nepean

Ovens Valley

Polwarth

Ripon

Shepparton

South Barwon

South West Coast

Wendouree

(b)The following electoral regions for the Legislative Council as notified in the Government Gazette (No. S 365) published on 18 October 2013 as required under the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act 1982—

Eastern Victoria

Northern Victoria

Western Victoria".

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Endnotes

[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 83/2013 as amended by S.R. Nos 166/2014 and 127/2015.