“3.3A Expenses payable in respect of travel in New Zealand during Rugby World Cup 2011

• “(1) This clause applies to expenses incurred in respect of travel within New Zealand by a member of the Executive during the period 1 September 2011 to 31 October 2011, both days inclusive (the Rugby World Cup period), regardless of whether those expenses are paid before, during, or after that period.

  “(2) Clause 3.3 does not apply to expenses to which this clause applies.

  “(3) A member of the Executive is entitled to have his or her actual and reasonable travelling expenses (accommodation, meals, and incidental expenses) paid in respect of each occasion on which the member is, in the course of travelling within New Zealand on ministerial or parliamentary business during the Rugby World Cup period, both—

  • “(a) absent from the Wellington commuting area; and

  • “(b) at least 80 kilometres from his or her primary place of residence and could not reasonably be expected to get home by conventional means or safely.

  “(4) The actual and reasonable travelling expenses of the member of the Executive's spouse or partner are also payable if the occasion involves the member and his or her partner attending an official function—

  • “(a) that the member attends by reason of the duties of his or her office; and

  • “(b) that the member is invited to attend, or is required to attend, primarily because of the office that the member holds; and

  • “(c) that the spouse or partner of the member necessarily attends.

“4.6A Reimbursement of costs where Minister stays in hotel during Rugby World Cup period

• “(1) If a Minister stays in a hotel when in Wellington during the period 1 September 2011 to 31 October 2011, both days inclusive (the Rugby World Cup period), the maximum amount in clause 4.6(2) does not apply to any night's accommodation during that period.

  “(2) Except as provided in subclause (1), clause 4.6 continues to apply to a Minister who stays in a hotel when in Wellington during the Rugby World Cup period and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Minister is entitled to claim reimbursement of his or her actual and reasonable hotel accommodation costs in respect of that period regardless of whether they are paid before, during, or after the period.”