Victorian Numbered Regulations

PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES AND SUPERANNUATION (ALLOWANCES) REGULATIONS 2013 (SR NO 83 OF 2013) - REG 5

In these Regulations—

"accommodation expenses "means the rate paid for an overnight stay (irrespective of the inclusions in that rate) in commercial accommodation;

"commercial accommodation "means accommodation in a commercial establishment, such as a hotel, motel, club or serviced apartment;

"committee "means—

        (a)     a joint house committee established under the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003 ;

        (b)     a sub-committee of a joint house committee established under the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003 ;

        (c)     a joint select committee, if the resolution of the Council and the Assembly establishing the committee expressly provides that an allowance is payable under these regulations;

"committee attendances "means—

        (a)     attendance at a meeting of a committee of which the person is a member;

        (b)     attendance at other functions or activities (including to take evidence) which arise as a consequence of the person carrying out responsibilities and duties of a committee of which the person is a member;

"electorate business "means functions or activities, other than Parliamentary business, which arise as a consequence of the member carrying out the member's parliamentary responsibilities and duties to his or her electorate;

"home base" means a member's principal place of residence;

"Melbourne centre "means the intersection of Elizabeth Street and Bourke Street in Melbourne;

"Melbourne allowance rate "means the amount determined to be payable to a member of the Parliament of the Commonwealth for an overnight stay in Canberra as determined from time to time by the Remuneration Tribunal;

"metropolitan area" means the area lying within a radius of 28 kilometres from the Melbourne centre;

"non-commercial accommodation "means accommodation that is not commercial accommodation;

"non-commercial travelling allowance rate" means an amount (calculated to the nearest dollar) equal to one third of the travelling allowance rate in respect of that member;

"office-holder" means the—

        (a)     President;

        (b)     Speaker;

        (c)     Deputy President;

        (d)     Deputy Speaker;

        (e)     Cabinet Secretary;

        (f)     Leader of the Opposition;

        (g)     Deputy Leader of the Opposition;

        (h)     Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council;

              (i)     Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council;

        (j)     Leader of the Third Party;

        (k)     Deputy Leader of the Third Party;

        (l)     Leader of the Third Party in the Legislative Council;

"official government function" means a State Reception for which a formal invitation is issued by the branch of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet responsible for managing official functions;

"Parliamentary business "means—

        (a)     attendances that are occasioned by sittings of the member's House of Parliament (including regional sittings), committee attendances, official government functions, Parliamentary functions or vice-regal functions;

        (b)     if the member is the Premier, Deputy Premier, other Minister of the Crown or an office-holder, attendances that are occasioned by official business resulting from the office held;

"Parliamentary function" means a function for which a formal invitation is issued by a Presiding Officer, or jointly by the Presiding Officers;

"Remuneration Tribunal "means the tribunal established under the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 of the Commonwealth;

"second residence" means a dwelling in the metropolitan area wholly maintained by a member for a period not less than the aggregate number of sitting days of his or her House of Parliament in a calendar year;

"travelling allowance rate" means the amount determined to be payable—

        (a)     if the member is the Premier, Deputy Premier, other Minister of the Crown. Presiding Officer or the Leader of the Opposition, to an office holder of the Commonwealth;

        (b)     for all other members, to a member of the Parliament of the Commonwealth—

for an overnight stay in commercial accommodation in the relevant location as determined from time to time by the Remuneration Tribunal;

"vice-regal function" means a function for which a formal invitation is issued by or on behalf of the Governor of Victoria.