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Salaries, allowances, expenses, and services for members and others - Purposes and interpretation - Interpretation

63: Meaning of authorised funding and services

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"What authorised funding and services means in the law"

When you hear the term "authorised funding and services", it means the expenses and services that are allowed under the law. You can find these expenses in subsections (2) and (3) of this provision. These expenses are for specific purposes, such as parliamentary or ministerial purposes. You are allowed certain expenses, such as travel expenses for family members within New Zealand, which are determined under section 72(1)(a) and section 85(1)(a)(i). You can also claim travel expenses and accommodation expenses outside New Zealand for certain people, like the spouse of a party leader or members participating in the official inter-parliamentary relations programme, which are determined under section 85(1)(c) and section 87(1)(a)(i) and (ii). These expenses are allowed for specific reasons, like a parliamentary purpose or a ministerial purpose. You can also claim other expenses and services, such as accommodation expenses for Ministers within New Zealand, which are determined under section 72(1)(b). You can claim travel expenses and accommodation expenses within New Zealand for eligible candidates, which are determined under section 85(1). You can also claim administrative and support services, and communications services, which are determined under section 85(1) and section 94(1).

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Part 4Salaries, allowances, expenses, and services for members and others
Purposes and interpretation: Interpretation

63Meaning of authorised funding and services

Authorised funding and services means—
the expenses specified in subsection (2); and
the expenses and services specified in subsection (3), but only to the extent that they are for 1 or more of the following purposes:
1. a parliamentary purpose, in the case of members, eligible candidates, and parties:
2. a ministerial purpose, in the case of Ministers or Parliamentary Under-Secretaries:
3. the purpose of enabling a vacating member to attend to matters associated with leaving Parliament, in the case of a vacating member.

The expenses are—
travel expenses for members’, Ministers’, and eligible candidates’ family members within New Zealand determined under section 72(1)(a):
travel expenses for members within New Zealand determined under section 85(1)(a)(i):
travel expenses and accommodation expenses outside New Zealand for the following persons:
1. the accompanying spouse or partner of a member who is a party leader, determined under section 85(1)(c):
2. members participating in the official inter-parliamentary relations programme and their accompanying spouses or partners, determined under section 87(1)(a)(i) and (ii):
3. a member or an employee of the Parliamentary Service nominated to participate in a political exchange programme, determined under section 87(1)(a)(iii) or (iv).

The expenses and services are—
accommodation expenses for Ministers within New Zealand determined under section 72(1)(b):
the following expenses and services determined under section 85(1):
1. accommodation expenses within New Zealand for members:
2. travel expenses and accommodation expenses within New Zealand for eligible candidates:
3. travel expenses within New Zealand, accommodation expenses within New Zealand, and communications services for vacating members:
4. travel expenses and accommodation expenses outside New Zealand for members:
5. administrative and support services provided to members, eligible candidates, and parties:
6. communications services provided to members and eligible candidates:
travel expenses for Ministers within New Zealand determined under section 94(1).