85Speaker to determine authorised funding and services

1. The Speaker must determine the following authorised funding and services to be paid out of public money:

   Travel and accommodation expenses

2. travel expenses and accommodation expenses within New Zealand for the following persons:
   1. members:
   2. eligible candidates:
3. travel expenses and accommodation expenses outside New Zealand for members:
4. travel expenses and accommodation expenses outside New Zealand for an accompanying spouse or partner of a member who is a party leader:

Administrative and support services

5. the administrative and support services that must be provided to members, eligible candidates, and parties to support their parliamentary operations:

Allocation and administration of authorised funding and services

6. in respect of authorised funding and services,—
   1. how the funding is allocated; and
   2. what the funding may be used for; and
   3. how the funding must be administered; and
   4. what requirements must be met before payments from the funding may be made:

Communications services

7. the communications services that must be provided to the following persons:
   1. members:
   2. eligible candidates.

8. A determination made for the purpose specified in subsection (1)(a)(i) or (f)(i) must determine the extent (if at all) to which those expenses may continue to be provided to enable a vacating member or any other member who has vacated their seat to attend to matters associated with leaving Parliament.

9. The Speaker must take into account the efficient and effective use of public resources when making a determination in accordance with subsection (2).

10. A determination under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).