(1) The Treasurer of
the State may from time to time make arrangements under which, in such
circumstances, and subject to such conditions, restrictions and limitations,
as the Treasurer determines, —
(a) the
fares of a member of Parliament for travel in this State or elsewhere; and
(b) the
fares of a member of the family of a member of Parliament for travel in this
State or elsewhere associated with travel by that member of Parliament; and
(c)
accommodation or other expenses incurred by a member of Parliament in the
course of or in connection with travel by him in this State or elsewhere,
shall be payable by
the Treasurer.
(2) Arrangements made
under subsection (1)(c) shall not authorise the payment of expenses in respect
of which an allowance is payable or reimbursement may be obtained pursuant to
a determination made under Part I.
(3) Any moneys payable
under arrangements made under subsection (1) —
(a) may
be paid directly or by way of reimbursement or, in the case of expenses
referred to in paragraph (c) of that subsection, by way of an allowance in
respect of those expenses; and
(b)
shall be charged to the Consolidated Account, which is appropriated
accordingly.
(4) Subject to this
section, where a person ceases to be a member of the Legislative Assembly by
reason of the dissolution of that House or the expiry thereof by effluxion of
time arrangements made under subsection (1) shall continue to apply to and in
relation to him during the period between the dissolution or expiry and the
day fixed for the taking of the poll next following the dissolution or expiry.
(5) Without limiting
the generality of subsection (1) the Treasurer may determine that arrangements
made under that subsection —
(a)
shall not apply; or
(b)
shall apply to a restricted or limited extent,
in relation to the
period between the issue of the writ for a general election or writs for a
conjoint election pursuant to the Electoral Act 1907 and the day fixed by the
writ or writs for the taking of the poll.
[Section 11A inserted: No. 34 of 1980 s. 7;
amended: No. 6 of 1993 s. 11; No. 49 of 1996 s. 64; No. 36 of 2000 s. 26; No.
77 of 2006 s. 4.]