(1) The primary purpose of this Act is to ensure that the House of Representatives and its members are properly supported in a way that maintains confidence in the integrity of Parliament.

(2) To that end, the other purposes of this Act include—

• (a) providing for the remuneration of members of Parliament; and

• (b) ensuring that members of Parliament are provided with the services that they require to enable them to carry out their roles and functions; and

• (c) establishing an efficient and effective system for determining the services to be provided to members of Parliament; and

• (d) providing for travel services for family members of members of Parliament.

(1) Part 1 deals with preliminary matters, including the purposes of the Act, interpretation, and the application of the Act to the Crown.

(2) Part 2 deals with the salaries and allowances of members of Parliament.

(3) Part 3 deals with support services for members of Parliament, and, in particular,—

• (a) services that must be determined by the Remuneration Authority, namely,—

  • (i) all accommodation services for members of Parliament and qualifying electoral candidates (except certain international accommodation services funded from party and member support funding, accommodation services for members of Parliament nominated to participate in the political exchange programme, and accommodation services for members of Parliament participating in the official inter-parliamentary relations programme); and

  • (ii) in respect of Ministers, accommodation services within New Zealand that are additional or alternative to the accommodation services determined for members of Parliament; and

  • (iii) all travel services for family members of members of Parliament; and

• (ab) directions that must be issued by the Speaker in respect of the entitlements to travel services of members of Parliament and qualifying electoral candidates; and

• (b) directions that must be issued by the Speaker in respect of other services and funding, namely,—

  • (i) administrative and support services that must be provided to support the parliamentary operations of members of Parliament, parties, and qualifying electoral candidates; and

  • (ii) communications services for members of Parliament and qualifying electoral candidates; and

  • (iii) funding appropriated as party and member support funding for members of Parliament, parties, and qualifying electoral candidates; and

  • (iv) travel services in respect of members of Parliament participating in the political exchange programme; and

• (c) travel and accommodation services that must be determined by the Speaker in respect of members of Parliament participating in the official inter-parliamentary relations programme; and

• (d) services that the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services must determine in respect of Ministers, namely travel services within New Zealand that are additional or alternative to the entitlements of members of Parliament to travel services provided for in directions issued by the Speaker.

(4) Part 4 and Schedules 2 and 3 deal with entitlements of former members of Parliament and former Prime Ministers and with miscellaneous matters, including amendments to other enactments, the repeal of the Civil List Act 1979, and savings and transitional provisions.

(5) This section is only a guide to the general scheme and effect of this Act.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

This Act binds the Crown.

Sections 8(3) to (7), 9, 21(1), 25(1) and (3), and 29 of the Remuneration Authority Act 1977 apply to the functions of the Remuneration Authority under Part 3 and sections 38 and 41 of this Act.

(1) The Remuneration Authority must determine the salaries and allowances to be paid to members of Parliament.

(2) The salaries and allowances may differ according to—

• (a) the office that the member of Parliament holds; or

• (b) the electorate the member represents; or

• (c) any other considerations that the Remuneration Authority may determine.

(3) This section must be read in conjunction with section 17(2).

(4) Expenses may be incurred, without further appropriation than this section, to meet the salaries and allowances determined under this section and payments under section 42(2) and (3).

(1) The salaries and allowances under section 9 must be determined under section 12 of the Remuneration Authority Act 1977, and the relevant sections of that Act apply accordingly (see, for example, sections 16 and 17A to 19).

(2) The General Manager must ensure that a copy of the Remuneration Authority's determination under section 9 is publicly available as soon as practicable after the General Manager receives it from the Remuneration Authority in accordance with section 16(1)(a)(iv) of the Remuneration Authority Act 1977.

(1) The salary and allowance of each member of Parliament are payable for the period—

• (a) starting on the day after polling day for the election at which the member is elected; and

• (b) ending on the earlier of the following days:

  • (i) polling day for the next general election of members of Parliament:

  • (ii) the day on which the member's seat becomes vacant.

(2) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply if—

• (a) a member is returned at a by-election that is not contested; or

• (b) a person is declared to be elected to fill a vacancy in the seat of a member elected from a party list.

(3) The salary and allowance of a member elected in either of the circumstances referred to in subsection (2) are payable starting on the day that the Electoral Commission publicly declares the member to be elected in accordance with the Electoral Act 1993.

(4) This section is subject to section 12.

(1) This section applies to a person who—

• (a) is a member of Parliament immediately before the dissolution of a Parliament; and

• (b) is not a candidate at the next general election or is an unsuccessful candidate at that general election.

(2) A salary is payable to a person to whom this section applies, starting on the day after the day on which the person's salary ceases to be payable under section 11 and ending—

• (a) on the day that is 3 months after polling day; or

• (b) if the person sooner dies, on the date of the death; or

• (c) if the person is sooner declared to be elected as a member of Parliament following a by-election or a vacancy in the seat of a member elected from a party list, on the day before the day that the Electoral Commission publicly declares the member to be elected in accordance with the Electoral Act 1993.

(3) The salary is payable at the following rate:

• (a) if the person held office as Speaker or Deputy Speaker on polling day,—

  • (i) for the period starting on the day after polling day and ending on the day of the first meeting of the House of Representatives after the general election, at the rate at which the salary determined under section 9 was payable to the holder of that office as at polling day; and

  • (ii) for the period starting on the day after the first meeting of the House of Representatives and ending on the day 3 months after polling day, at the rate at which the salary determined under section 9 was payable to an ordinary member of Parliament as at polling day:

• (b) if the person was a Minister or a Parliamentary Under-Secretary,—

  • (i) for the period starting on the day after polling day and ending on the day that the person ceases to hold that office, at the rate at which the salary determined under section 9 was payable to the holder of that office as at polling day; and

  • (ii) for the period starting on the day after the person ceases to hold that office and ending on the day 3 months after polling day, at the rate at which the salary determined under section 9 was payable to an ordinary member of Parliament as at polling day:

• (c) if paragraph (a) or (b) does not apply to the person, at the rate at which the salary determined under section 9 was payable to an ordinary member of Parliament as at polling day.

(1) Subsections (2) and (3) apply if there is a trial of an election petition and at the end of the trial the High Court or the Court of Appeal determines—

• (a) that a person elected or returned was not duly elected or returned; or

• (b) that the election at which a person was elected or returned was void.

(2) If this subsection applies, the person elected or returned must be paid the salary and allowance that he or she would have been entitled to if he or she had been duly elected or returned as a member of Parliament.

(3) The salary and allowance are payable for the period—

• (a) starting on the day after polling day; and

• (b) ending on the earlier of the following days:

  • (i) the day on which the House of Representatives gives directions under section 246(2) of the Electoral Act 1993 for the altering of the return:

  • (ii) the day on which the seat becomes vacant.

(4) Subsection (5) applies if,—

• (a) at the end of the trial of an election petition, the High Court or the Court of Appeal determines that a person other than the person who was elected or returned was duly elected; and

• (b) the return is altered in accordance with section 246(2) of the Electoral Act 1993 to carry out that determination.

(5) If this subsection applies, the person declared elected or returned must be paid the salary and allowance that he or she would have been entitled to if that person's name had been endorsed on the writ or return when it was first returned.

(1) The payment of salaries to members of Parliament under this Act is subject to this section and section 14A.

(2) If the number of sitting days in a calendar year that a member of Parliament has been absent from the House of Representatives since the start of that year totals 3 (calculated from the beginning of the first day of the calendar year), then for the fourth and each subsequent sitting day on which the member is absent during the calendar year, an amount calculated in accordance with the following formula must be deducted from the member's gross salary:

(2A) Before a deduction is made, the Speaker must certify that—

• (a) the circumstances described in subsection (2) apply to a member; and

• (b) the member's gross salary may be deducted in accordance with that subsection.

(3) Subject to subsection (2A), the deduction must be made as soon as practicable after the sitting day on which the member is absent.

(4) A member is not to be treated as being absent on any day on which the member is absent in accordance with the rules of the House of Representatives.

(1) If the House of Representatives suspends a member from the service of the House, an amount must be deducted from the member's gross yearly salary for each day that the member is suspended.

(2) The amount to be deducted must be calculated in accordance with the following formula:

(3) Before a deduction is made, the Speaker must certify that—

• (a) a member has been suspended from the House; and

• (b) the member is suspended for a specified period (which must be stated in the certificate); and

• (c) the member's gross salary may be deducted in accordance with subsections (1) and (2).

(4) Subject to subsection (4) subsection (3), the deduction must be made as soon as practicable after the day that the member is suspended.

Despite anything in this Part, if a person receives a salary as head of mission or head of post (within the meaning of the Foreign Affairs Act 1988) in respect of any period, that person may not also receive a payment under this Part or Part 3 in respect of the same period.

(1) In making a determination or issuing directions under this Part, the Remuneration Authority, the Speaker, and the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services must have regard to the following principles:

• (a) that the entitlements of members of Parliament and Ministers to support services should be determined in a way that—

  • (i) recognises the need for public understanding of the work of those persons and their parties and the services they require to enable them to carry out their roles and functions; and

  • (ii) facilitates the delivery of support services in an efficient and effective manner; and

  • (iii) recognises the need to be fair to the taxpayer; and

  • (iv) promotes transparency in relation to the allocation and use of public money to provide the support services necessary for members of Parliament, Ministers, and parties to carry out their respective roles and functions; and

  • (v) maintains confidence in the integrity of Parliament; and

  • (vi) maintains the independence of the Remuneration Authority:

• (ab) that entitlements to services should be determined in a way that has regard to the particular requirements of any members of Parliament with physical or sensory impairments:

• (b) that, if services provided include an element of remuneration or result in any other private benefit, the value of that benefit should be taken into account by the Remuneration Authority in determining relevant salaries and allowances under Part 2:

• (c) that entitlements to services should be—

  • (i) clearly defined so that decisions about whether a person or party is eligible for an entitlement can easily be made; and

  • (ii) determined in a way that is consistent with the objectives of efficient and effective delivery of services; and

  • (iii) simple to administer.

(2) If an entitlement to a service under a determination made by the Remuneration Authority under section 18, directions issued by the Speaker under section 24, or a determination made by the Speaker under section 31 or by the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services under section 27A, results in an element of personal benefit or potential personal benefit for members of Parliament, Ministers, or their family members,—

• (a) the Remuneration Authority, the Speaker, or the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services, as the case may be, must—

  • (i) consult the Commissioner of Inland Revenue about the taxation consequences of that entitlement; and

  • (ii) assess the value of the benefit; and

• (b) the value must be taken into account by the Remuneration Authority in determining the salaries and allowances of the relevant members of Parliament or Ministers under section 9; and

• (c) the Remuneration Authority must include in its determination of the salaries and allowances under section 9 a statement that sets out how it has taken that value into account in determining the relevant salaries and allowances.

(1) The Remuneration Authority must determine—

• (a) the entitlements of members of Parliament and qualifying electoral candidates to all accommodation services within New Zealand; and

• (b) the entitlements of Ministers to all accommodation services within New Zealand that are additional or alternative to the accommodation services determined for members of Parliament under paragraph (a); and

• (ba) the entitlements of family members of members of Parliament, Ministers, and qualifying electoral candidates to travel services within New Zealand; and

• (c) the extent (if at all) to which services may continue to be provided under paragraphs (a) to (ba) after a member of Parliament vacates his or her seat or, in the case of a Minister, ceases to be a member of the Executive Council, for 1 or more of the following purposes:

  • (i) enabling the member to attend to matters associated with leaving Parliament:

  • (ii) enabling the Minister to attend to matters associated with passing on his or her ministerial responsibilities:

  • (iii) ensuring the efficient and effective use of public resources.

(2) The accommodation services that the Remuneration Authority must determine under subsection (1) do not include—

• (a) accommodation services in respect of members of Parliament participating in the political exchange programme (see section 24(1)(e) in respect of these services); and

• (b) international accommodation services in respect of members of Parliament travelling for parliamentary purposes where the costs of those accommodation services are met from the party and member support funding appropriated in respect of the party of the member undertaking the travel and are a charge against the leadership funding allocation (see section 24(3) in respect of these services); and

• (c) accommodation services in respect of the official inter-parliamentary relations programme (see section 31 in respect of these services); and

• (d) international accommodation services in respect of Ministers.

(3) A determination made under this section is a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislation Act 2012, but is not required to be presented to the House of Representatives under section 41 of that Act and is not a disallowable instrument for the purposes of that Act.

(1) Before making a determination under section 18, the Remuneration Authority must—

• (a) seek advice from the Speaker about—

  • (i) the accommodation services to be provided for members of Parliament and qualifying electoral candidates; and

  • (ii) the entitlements of family members of members of Parliament, or of family members of qualifying electoral candidates, to travel services within New Zealand; and

• (b) seek advice from the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services about the additional or alternative—

  • (i) accommodation services within New Zealand to be provided for Ministers; and

  • (ii) travel services within New Zealand to be provided for family members of Ministers; and

• (c) after complying with paragraphs (a) and (b), prepare a draft determination; and

• (d) give members of Parliament and Ministers a reasonable opportunity to consider the draft determination and be heard on it; and

• (e) consult the Commissioner of Inland Revenue about the taxation consequences of the proposed determination.

(2) The Authority must have regard to, but is not bound by, any advice given by the Speaker or the Minister under subsection (1).

The Remuneration Authority may, at any time in the course of preparing a determination under this Part,—

• (a) require the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the General Manager, the chief executive of the department responsible for Ministerial Services, any party, or any member of Parliament to provide information that it considers necessary for the purposes of making its determination:

• (b) obtain advice from any professional adviser or other person whose background or experience the Authority considers may assist it in making its determination.

(1) The Remuneration Authority must give a copy of every determination made by it under section 18 to each of the following persons:

• (a) the Prime Minister:

• (b) the Speaker:

• (c) the Leader of the Opposition:

• (d) the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services:

• (e) the chief executive of the department responsible for Ministerial Services:

• (f) the General Manager.

(2) The General Manager must ensure that a copy of every determination made under section 18 is publicly available as soon as practicable after the General Manager receives it.

(2) The Remuneration Authority must prescribe procedures for resolving issues that arise about how any provision of a determination made under section 18 is to be interpreted or applied or is to operate, including—

• (a) procedures that provide for the participation of the General Manager, in respect of issues concerning entitlements of members of Parliament, qualifying electoral candidates, or family members of those persons; and

• (b) procedures that provide for the participation of the chief executive of the department responsible for Ministerial Services or the person nominated by the chief executive as his or her representative for the purposes of this section, in respect of issues concerning entitlements of Ministers or family members of Ministers; and

• (c) procedures that are required to be followed before any issue may be referred to the Authority for final determination under subsection (2B).

(2A) If it is not possible to resolve an issue by agreement under the resolution procedures prescribed under subsection (2), that issue may be referred to the Remuneration Authority for final determination.

(2B) On receiving a referral under subsection (2A), the Remuneration Authority must—

• (a) on receiving a referral under subsection (2A), satisfy itself that all procedures for resolving that issue have been followed in accordance with subsection (2) and that it has not been possible to resolve the issue by agreement under those procedures; and

• (b) make a final determination on the issue about how the provision of the determination is to be interpreted or applied or is to operate; and

• (c) as soon as practicable, communicate that determination to the General Manager.

(3) This section is subject to section 3E of the Parliamentary Service Act 2000.

(1) Expenses may be incurred, without further appropriation than this subsection, to provide the services determined by the Remuneration Authority under section 18 that are administered by the Parliamentary Service.

(2) Expenses may be incurred, without further appropriation than this subsection, to provide the services determined by the Remuneration Authority under section 18 that are administered by the department responsible for Ministerial Services.

(1) The Speaker must issue directions that set out—

• (aa) the entitlements of members of Parliament and qualifying electoral candidates to travel services; and

• (a) the administrative and support services that must be provided to members of Parliament, parties, and qualifying electoral candidates to support their parliamentary operations; and

• (b) the entitlements of members of Parliament and qualifying electoral candidates to communications services (other than services including electioneering), including the extent (if at all) to which communications services may continue to be provided after a member of Parliament vacates his or her seat for either or both of the following purposes:

  • (i) enabling a member to attend to matters associated with leaving Parliament:

  • (ii) ensuring the efficient and effective use of public resources; and

• (c) how each appropriation made by Appropriation Acts for party and member support funding is allocated; and

• (d) how party and member support funding must be administered, including what party and member support funding may be used for and the requirements that must be met before payments may be made against claims to entitlements to that funding; and

• (e) the entitlements to travel services of members of Parliament and employees of the Parliamentary Service nominated to participate in the political exchange programme.

(2) The Speaker's directions must not allow for accommodation services for a member of Parliament to be provided from party and member support funding or to be provided as services under subsection (1)(a), except as provided in subsection (3).

(3) The Speaker's directions may allow for the costs of international travel and international accommodation services for a member of Parliament travelling for parliamentary purposes, and the costs specified in subsection (4), to be met from the party and member support funding appropriated for that member's party as a charge against the leadership funding allocation.

(4) The specified costs for the purposes of subsection (3) are the costs of international travel and international accommodation services for a spouse or partner of a party leader who accompanies the party leader when he or she is travelling for parliamentary purposes.

Before issuing directions under section 24, the Speaker must—

• (a) take into account any relevant advice given by the Parliamentary Service Commission under section 14(1) of the Parliamentary Service Act 2000; and

• (b) consult the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services; and

• (c) consult the Remuneration Authority; and

• (d) consult the Commissioner of Inland Revenue about the taxation consequences of the proposed directions.

The General Manager must ensure that a copy of all directions issued by the Speaker under section 24 are publicly available as soon as practicable after they are issued.

(2) The Speaker must prescribe procedures for resolving issues that arise about how any provision of the directions issued under section 24 is to be interpreted or applied or is to operate, including—

• (a) procedures that provide for the participation of the General Manager; and

• (b) procedures that are required to be followed before an issue may be referred to the Speaker for final determination under subsection (2B).

(2A) If it is not possible to resolve an issue by agreement under the resolution procedures prescribed under subsection (2), that issue may be referred to the Speaker for final determination.

(2B) On receiving a referral under subsection (2A), the Speaker must—

• (a) on receiving a referral under subsection (2A), satisfy himself or herself that all procedures for resolving that issue have been followed in accordance with subsection (2) and that it has not been possible to resolve the issue by agreement under those procedures; and

• (b) make a final determination on the issue about how the provision of the directions is to be interpreted or applied or is to operate; and

• (c) as soon as practicable, communicate that determination to the General Manager.

(3) This section is subject to section 3E of the Parliamentary Service Act 2000.

The Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services must determine the entitlements of Ministers to all travel services within New Zealand that are additional or alternative to the entitlements to travel services for members of Parliament set out in the directions issued by the Speaker under section 24.

Before making a determination under section 27A, the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services must—

• (a) consult the Speaker; and

• (b) consult the Remuneration Authority; and

• (c) consult the Commissioner of Inland Revenue about the taxation consequences of the proposed directions.

The chief executive of the department responsible for Ministerial Services must ensure that a copy of every determination made under section 27A is publicly available as soon as practicable after it is made.

(1) The Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services must prescribe procedures for resolving issues that arise about how any provision of a determination made under section 27A is to be interpreted or applied or is to operate, including—

• (a) procedures that provide for the participation of the chief executive of the department responsible for Ministerial Services or the person nominated by the chief executive as his or her representative for the purposes of this section; and

• (b) procedures that are required to be followed before any issue may be referred to the Minister for final determination under subsection (3).

(2) If it is not possible to resolve an issue by agreement under the resolution procedures prescribed under subsection (1), that issue may be referred to the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services for final determination.

(3) On receiving a referral under subsection (2), the Minister must—

• (a) on receiving a referral under subsection (2), satisfy himself or herself that all procedures for resolving that issue have been followed in accordance with subsection (1) and that it has not been possible to resolve the issue by agreement under those procedures; and

• (b) make a final determination on the issue about how the provision of the determination is to be interpreted or applied or is to operate; and

• (c) as soon as practicable, communicate that determination to the chief executive of the department responsible for Ministerial Services.

(1) This section applies if, in respect of a particular activity,—

• (a) a member of Parliament is entitled to an accommodation service under a determination made by the Remuneration Authority under section 18(1)(a) or a family member of a member of Parliament is entitled to a travel service under a determination made by the Authority under section 18(1)(ba); and

• (b) the cost of doing the activity in a different way is less than the cost of the entitlement under that determination.

(2) If this section applies, the General Manager may, at the request of the member of Parliament, approve the conversion of the entitlement into a right to receive a service costing a lesser amount.

(3) Before granting approval under subsection (2), the General Manager must be satisfied that the service costing the lesser amount is for a parliamentary purpose and that the cost of the service represents a fair value for the service provided.

(4) The General Manager must inform the Remuneration Authority in writing of any conversion relating to a service determined by the Authority under section 18(1)(a) or (ba) that the General Manager approves under this section.

(5) Subsections (1) to (4) apply, with all necessary modifications, to—

• (a) entitlements to accommodation services of Ministers and travel services of family members of Ministers under a determination made by the Remuneration Authority under section 18(1)(b) or (ba) and entitlements to travel services of Ministers under a determination made by the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services under section 27A as if, for every reference to the General Manager, there were substituted a reference to the chief executive of the department responsible for Ministerial Services or the person nominated by the chief executive as his or her representative for the purposes of this section; and

• (b) entitlements to services under directions issued by the Speaker under section 24.

(1) The Remuneration Authority must make a determination under section 18 once in each term of Parliament.

(2) The Authority must consult the Speaker and the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services at the beginning of each term about the proposed timing of its determination for that term.

(3) A determination continues in force until it is superseded by another determination made in accordance with subsection (1).

(4) The Remuneration Authority may amend a determination at any time while it is in force—

• (a) to remedy a defect or remove an ambiguity; or

• (b) to deal with a new matter that was not dealt with at the time the determination was made; or

• (c) if the Authority is satisfied that in all the circumstances there are particular and special reasons that justify amending the determination.

(5) Subsections (1) to (4) apply, with all necessary modifications, to directions of the Speaker issued under section 24 and a determination made by the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services under section 27A.

(6) However, in addition to the powers of amendment in subsection (4), the Speaker may amend directions issued under section 24 and the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services may amend a determination made under section 27A at any time—

• (a) to deal with matters arising from changes that occur from year to year in the amounts appropriated in Appropriation Acts for services and party and member support funding; or

• (b) to ensure the adequacy of the travel, administrative, and support services for members of Parliament, parties, and qualifying electoral candidates, or, as the case may be, travel services for Ministers.

(1) The General Manager must, as soon as practicable after the end of each quarter, prepare and make publicly available a report setting out, in respect of each member of Parliament and each party,—

• (a) the total expenses incurred against the appropriation in section 23(1) to provide each category of travel service and accommodation service determined by the Remuneration Authority under section 18; and

• (ab) the total expenses incurred to provide each category of travel service directed by the Speaker under section 24(1)(aa); and

• (b) the total expenses incurred to provide the travel services directed by the Speaker under section 24(1)(e); and

• (c) the total expenses incurred to provide the international travel and international accommodation services directed by the Speaker under section 24(3).

(2) The chief executive of the department responsible for Ministerial Services must, as soon as practicable after the end of each quarter, prepare and make publicly available a report setting out, in respect of each Minister,—

• (a) the total expenses incurred against the appropriation in section 23(2) to provide each category of accommodation service determined by the Remuneration Authority under section 18; and

• (b) the total expenses incurred to provide each category of travel service determined by the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services under section 27A.

(1) The Speaker must determine the entitlements to travel and accommodation services in respect of members of Parliament participating in the official inter-parliamentary relations programme.

(2) Before making a determination under this section, the Speaker must consult the Commissioner of Inland Revenue about the taxation consequences of the proposed determination.

(3) A determination made under this section may be made or amended at any time.

(4) In this section and section 32, travel and accommodation services includes—

• (a) the payment of money for those services; and

• (ab) additional costs that are associated with, or incidental to, travel or accommodation that are not provided for as part of any other entitlement (whether under Part 2, this Part, or any determination or directions issued under one of those Parts); and

• (b) provision for those services for the spouse or partner of a member of Parliament participating in the programme who accompanies the member; and

• (c) any other means of meeting the travel and accommodation needs of a member of Parliament in order for the member to be able to travel as a participant in the programme.

A determination made under section 31 may provide for a member of Parliament participating in the inter-parliamentary relations programme to convert an entitlement under the determination into a travel or accommodation service that costs a lesser amount for any purpose related to the member of Parliament's professional development that the Speaker is satisfied is appropriate in relation to the member's participation in the inter-parliamentary relations programme.

The Clerk of the House of Representatives must ensure that a copy of every determination made under section 31 is publicly available as soon as practicable after it is made.

The Clerk of the House of Representatives must, as soon as practicable after the end of each quarter, prepare and make publicly available a report setting out, in respect of each member of Parliament and each party, details of the expenses incurred to provide the travel and accommodation services determined by the Speaker under section 31.

The Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services must consult the Commissioner of Inland Revenue about the taxation consequences of the following services for Ministers whenever there is any significant change in the nature or extent of those services:

• (a) international travel and international accommodation services:

• (b) communications services (additional or alternative to the communications services for members of Parliament set out in directions issued by the Speaker under section 24(1)(b)).