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Parliament Act 2025

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

98: Consultation requirement if expenses result in personal benefit

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"Ministers must consult others if a decision benefits them or their family."

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If the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services wants to make a decision that could benefit a Minister or their family member, they must follow some rules. You need to know that the Minister must talk to the Commissioner of Inland Revenue about how the decision could affect the Minister's tax. The Minister must also work out how much the benefit is worth and include this in their decision. You can find more information about this by looking at the related law from 2013. The Minister has to do these things to make sure everything is fair and transparent.

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

98Consultation requirement if expenses result in personal benefit

  1. This section applies if the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services proposes to make a determination that the Minister considers would result in a personal benefit or potential personal benefit for one or both of the following persons:

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

      1. The Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services must—

      2. consult the Commissioner of Inland Revenue about the consequences of the proposed determination for Ministers’ 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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