Parliamentary Business Resources (Former Prime Ministers) Amendment Determination 2019
I, SCOTT JOHN MORRISON, Prime Minister, make this determination.
Dated 23 May 2019
Scott Morrison
Prime Minister
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Schedule 1—Amendments
Parliamentary Business Resources (Former Prime Ministers) Determination 2017
1 Name
This is the Parliamentary Business Resources (Former Prime Ministers) Amendment Determination 2019.
This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.
This instrument is made under section 16 of the Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017.
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
Parliamentary Business Resources (Former Prime Ministers) Determination 2017
1 Paragraph 5(1)(f)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
“(f) The Hon Anthony (Tony) John Abbott is to be provided with the resources specified in Schedule–The Hon Anthony (Tony) John Abbott; and”
2 Schedule—The Hon Paul John Keating (at the end of the table)
Add:
16 | A former Prime Minister and an accompanying spouse or de facto partner has access to international travel expenses necessary for the travel when undertaking international travel approved by the Prime Minister.
If the Prime Minister approves international travel for the former Prime Minister, the Prime Minister is taken to have approved travel by one staff member accompanying the former Prime Minister. | a) As approved by the Prime Minister in writing from time to time b) A spouse or de facto partner must have the express approval of the Prime Minister to accompany the former Prime Minister |
3 Schedule—The Hon John Winston Howard OM AC (at the end of the table)
Add:
13 | A former Prime Minister and an accompanying spouse or de facto partner has access to international travel expenses necessary for the travel when undertaking international travel approved by the Prime Minister.
If the Prime Minister approves international travel for the former Prime Minister, the Prime Minister is taken to have approved travel by one staff member accompanying the former Prime Minister. | a) As approved by the Prime Minister in writing from time to time b) A spouse or de facto partner must have the express approval of the Prime Minister to accompany the former Prime Minister |
4 Limited renumbering of Schedule—The Hon Kevin Michael Rudd
(1) In this item:
Schedule means Schedule—The Hon Kevin Michael Rudd in the Parliamentary Business Resources (Former Prime Ministers) Determination 2017.
(2) The items of the Schedule are renumbered so that they bear consecutive Arabic numerals starting with “1”.
5 Schedule—The Hon Kevin Michael Rudd (at the end of the table)
Add:
22 | A former Prime Minister and an accompanying spouse or de facto partner has access to international travel expenses necessary for the travel when undertaking international travel approved by the Prime Minister.
If the Prime Minister approves international travel for the former Prime Minister, the Prime Minister is taken to have approved travel by one staff member accompanying the former Prime Minister. | a) As approved by the Prime Minister in writing from time to time b) A spouse or de facto partner must have the express approval of the Prime Minister to accompany the former Prime Minister |
6 Limited renumbering of Schedule—The Hon Julia Eileen Gillard AC
(1) In this item:
Schedule means Schedule—The Hon Julia Eileen Gillard AC in the Parliamentary Business Resources (Former Prime Ministers) Determination 2017.
(2) The items of the Schedule are renumbered so that they bear consecutive Arabic numerals starting with “1”.
7 Schedule—The Hon Julia Eileen Gillard AC (at the end of the table)
Add:
22 | A former Prime Minister and an accompanying spouse or de facto partner has access to international travel expenses necessary for the travel when undertaking international travel approved by the Prime Minister.
If the Prime Minister approves international travel for the former Prime Minister, the Prime Minister is taken to have approved travel by one staff member accompanying the former Prime Minister. | a) As approved by the Prime Minister in writing from time to time b) A spouse or de facto partner must have the express approval of the Prime Minister to accompany the former Prime Minister |
8 Schedule—The Hon Anthony (Tony) John Abbott MP
Repeal the schedule, substitute:
Schedule – The Hon Anthony (Tony) John Abbott
(Act s 16(1))
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Item | Resources | Condition |
1 | One position not above the level of Adviser/Media Adviser | a) These positions do not carry an entitlement to Parliamentary Staff Allowance. b) All staff should be based in the home city of the nominated office only—non-standard work base for staff is not approved c) Salaries are as set out for a ‘non-Government personal employee’ in the Enterprise Agreement applicable for staff employed under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 d) Persons employed in these positions are permitted to hold outside employment provided they have written agreement of the former Prime Minister to do so. Reasonable steps should be taken to disclose and avoid any real or apparent conflict of interests. |
2 | One position not above the level of Assistant Adviser | |
3 | The former Prime Minister has the option of engaging a driver on his personal staff (at a level not above the Executive Assistant level). | |
4 | One non-ongoing employee at the Senior Adviser 2 level, for a period of 12 months from the date of leaving Parliament. | |
5 | When an employee is absent on approved leave for 12 weeks or more, a person may be temporarily employed under the MOP(S) Act to fill the vacancy. | |
6 | As former Prime Ministers are not provided with a relief staff budget, they will need to ensure that arrangements are in place within the workplace to cover periods of employee absence of less than 12 weeks. | |
7 | Parliamentary Retirement Travel Entitlement holder |
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8 | Office accommodation for official business as a former Prime Minister, together with: a) equipment including office telephone equipment (other than office information and communications technology equipment, see item 9); b) facilities; c) office requisites; and d) stationery necessary; to operate the office to accommodate the former Prime Minister and his personal employees, within the city in which the former Prime Minister has his principal residence | As approved by the Minister responsible for the Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017 |
9 | Office information and communications technology equipment necessary to operate the office. This includes items such as: a) computers; b) software; c) printers; d) multi-function devices; e) mobile telephones; and f) smartphones. | As approved by the Presiding Officers |
10 | Unlimited postage for official business as a former Prime Minister |
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11 | Access to Commonwealth Parliament Offices for use consistent with the standing arrangements for visiting access by former Prime Ministers for official business as a former Prime Minister |
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12 | A mobile phone or a smartphone or a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card for use in a personally-owned device, for communication related to a former Prime Minister’s official business | The mobile phone or smartphone is to be a type approved by the Presiding Officers |
13 | The cost of purchasing publications (including electronic publications) for purposes relating to official business as a former Prime Minister, but not commercial business, up to the amount provided for a member of the House of Representatives representing an electorate with a demographic rating of inner metropolitan |
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14 | A telephone line, including rental, transfer and call costs in each of the former Prime Minister’s private residence(s) for official business as a former Prime Minister |
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15 | The former Prime Minister is entitled to either: a) a private-plated standard vehicle, including all running and maintenance costs; or b) an allowance that is payable instead a private plated vehicle, as advised by the Minister, consistent with the guidelines that may apply at the time to the provision of private-plated vehicles to members under the Act. | The Minister may approve a non-standard private-plated vehicle in special circumstances. |
16 | A former Prime Minister has access to car-with-driver transport within Australia, excluding the external territories (Norfolk Island, Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands), when travelling on official business as a former Prime Minister, other than in the town or city of his or her principal residence. |
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17 | A former Prime Minister has access to car-with-driver transport within the town or city of his or her principal residence for direct travel on official business as a former Prime Minister between his home base or his Commonwealth provided office and the nearest airport or railway station, or when travelling to attend either a Vice Regal function or an official function for purposes related to his role as a former Prime Minister. |
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18 | A former Prime Minister has access to car transport for specific journeys only when travelling overseas on official business as a former Prime Minister in locations where an overseas post maintains a vehicle fleet. |
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19 | For the spouse or de facto partner of a former Prime Minister, car-with-driver transport within Australia excluding the external territories (Norfolk Island, Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands), when travelling to accompany or join a former Prime Minister who is travelling on official business as a former Prime Minister |
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20 | Employee travel at economy class within Australia for official purposes at the direction of the former Prime Minister, up to $15,000 per financial year. All costs of travel including fares, travelling allowance and car transport payments will be deducted from the employee travel budget.
The incumbent Prime Minister may consider a request from a former Prime Minister where special circumstances require an increase to the employee travel budget. | Other than provided in this Schedule, the usual terms and conditions that apply to travel by MOP(S) Act employees apply |
21 | A security assessment of the former Prime Minister’s principal residence and the office accommodation provided at Commonwealth expenses and provision of agreed security enhancements |
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22 | A former Prime Minister and an accompanying spouse or de facto partner has access to international travel expenses necessary for the travel when undertaking international travel approved by the Prime Minister.
If the Prime Minister approves international travel for the former Prime Minister, the Prime Minister is taken to have approved travel by one staff member accompanying the former Prime Minister. | a) As approved by the Prime Minister in writing from time to time b) A spouse or de facto partner must have the express approval of the Prime Minister to accompany the former Prime Minister |