Statutory Rules 1997    No. 3181

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Parliamentary Entitlements Regulations

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990.

Dated 10 November 1997.

 WILLIAM DEANE
 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

JOHN FAHEY

Minister for Finance and Administration

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Citation

 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Parliamentary Entitlements Regulations.

[NOTE:  These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s 48.]

Definitions

 2. In these Regulations:

“Act” means the Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990.

Additional benefits for members

 3. For subsection 5 (1) of the Act, the following additional benefits for members are prescribed:

 (a) personalised letterhead stationery;

 (b) newsletters for distribution to constituents;

 (c) other printed material, as approved by the Minister, for distribution to constituents.

Alteration of Scheduled benefits (Act, s. 9)

 4. The Scheduled benefits are altered by the omission of the benefit specified in item 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act.

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NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 17 November 1997.