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Parliament Act 2025

Salaries, allowances, expenses, and services for members and others - Expenses and services determined by Speaker - Requirements applicable to determinations made under this subpart

92: Consultation requirement if expenses result in personal benefit

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"Speaker must consult if a decision benefits them or their family"

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You need to know what happens if the Speaker wants to make a decision that benefits them or their family. The Speaker must talk to the Commissioner of Inland Revenue about how the decision affects tax. The Speaker also assesses the benefit's value and includes it in the decision, you can find more information about this by looking at the related legislation https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM4034280

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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=LMS804085.

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Part 4Salaries, allowances, expenses, and services for members and others
Expenses and services determined by Speaker: Requirements applicable to determinations made under this subpart

92Consultation requirement if expenses result in personal benefit

  1. This section applies if the Speaker proposes to make a determination that the Speaker considers would result in a personal benefit or potential personal benefit for 1 or more of the following persons:

  2. a member:
    1. a Minister:
      1. a family member of a member or a Minister.

        1. The Speaker must—

        2. consult the Commissioner of Inland Revenue about the consequences of the proposed determination for members’ tax liability; and
          1. assess the value of the benefit; and
            1. include in the determination a statement of that assessed value.

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