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Salaries, allowances, expenses, and services for members and others - Salaries, allowances, and certain expenses determined by Remuneration Authority - Requirements applicable to determinations about travel and accommodation expenses

82: Resolving issues about authorised funding and services determined by Remuneration Authority

You could also call this:

"Solving problems with funding and services decided by the Remuneration Authority"

The Remuneration Authority will create a process to sort out problems with how to interpret or apply their decisions about funding and services. You will see this process has a few steps, including looking at the issue and trying to agree on a solution. If needed, the Remuneration Authority will make a final decision. The Remuneration Authority's process must include certain things, such as having the chief executive involved in some issues. This includes issues about expenses for family members of members or eligible candidates. The chief executive responsible for Ministerial Services will also be involved in certain issues, like expenses for Ministers or former Prime Ministers. The Remuneration Authority makes decisions under section 71 or 73, and this process will help with any problems that come up with those decisions. You can expect the process to have at least two stages. This will help ensure that issues are sorted out fairly and quickly.

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This page was last updated on 9 November 2025

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81: Notifying Remuneration Authority’s determinations, or

"Who the Remuneration Authority must inform about its decisions"

83: Permanent legislative authority for payment of expenses determined by Remuneration Authority, or

"Paying some expenses without extra approval"

Part 4Salaries, allowances, expenses, and services for members and others
Salaries, allowances, and certain expenses determined by Remuneration Authority: Requirements applicable to determinations about travel and accommodation expenses

82Resolving issues about authorised funding and services determined by Remuneration Authority

The Remuneration Authority must establish a procedure for resolving issues about how a provision of a determination made by the Remuneration Authority under section 71 or 73 is to be interpreted or applied.
The procedure must provide for—
at least the following 2 stages:
1. an assessment of the issue, including whether the issue is able to be resolved by agreement:
2. if required, a final decision by the Remuneration Authority; and
the participation of the chief executive, for issues concerning expenses for family members of members or eligible candidates; and
the participation of the chief executive responsible for Ministerial Services, for the following issues:
1. expenses of Ministers or Parliamentary Under-Secretaries or their family members:
2. travel expenses of former Prime Ministers or their spouses or partners.