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Salaries, allowances, expenses, and services for members and others - Principles applying to determining and using expenses and services

68: Principles applicable to making determinations

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"Guidelines for making fair decisions about MPs' pay and services"

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When making decisions about salaries, allowances, and services for members of Parliament, you need to think about some important principles. The Remuneration Authority, the Speaker, and the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services must consider these principles when making decisions under section 71, section 84, section 88, or section 95. These principles include being consistent with the expenses and services that are already allowed, and making sure that Parliament is seen as honest and trustworthy. You also need to think about being open and transparent, and making sure that the decisions are fair to everyone, including the taxpayer. The decisions should also consider the needs of members with disabilities, and make it easy to deliver the funding and services in a simple and efficient way.

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Part 4Salaries, allowances, expenses, and services for members and others
Principles applying to determining and using expenses and services

68Principles applicable to making determinations

  1. The Remuneration Authority, the Speaker, and the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services must have regard to this section in making a determination under section 71, 84, 88, or 95.

  2. Authorised funding and services to be paid for, or provided to, members, Ministers, and eligible candidates must be determined in a way that—

    Principles relating to Parliament

  3. is consistent with those expenses and services that are specified in section 62(3) being paid or provided only to the extent that they are for 1 or more of the purposes specified in section 62(1)(b); and
    1. maintains confidence in the integrity of Parliament; and
      1. recognises the need for public understanding of the work of those persons and their parties and the services they require to enable them to perform their roles and functions; and

          1. Principles relating to transparency, independence, and fairness

        1. promotes transparency in relation to the allocation and use of authorised funding and services necessary for members, Ministers, and parties to perform their respective roles and functions; and
          1. maintains the independence of the Remuneration Authority; and
            1. recognises the need to be fair to the taxpayer; and
              1. has regard to the particular requirements of disabled members; and

                  1. Administrative principles

                1. facilitates the efficient and effective delivery of authorised funding and services; and
                  1. makes clear whether a person or party is eligible to be paid or provided with authorised funding and services; and
                    1. is simple to administer.