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

62: Meaning of authorised funding and services

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The proposed law explains what authorised funding and services means. You will see two types of expenses and services in this law. These are explained in subsections (2) and (3). The first type of expenses includes travel costs within New Zealand for family members of members, Ministers, and eligible candidates, as determined under section 71(1)(a) and section 84(1). You can also find travel and accommodation costs outside New Zealand for certain people, like spouses of party leaders and members in inter-parliamentary relations programmes. These costs are determined under section 84(1) and section 88(1)(a)(i) and (ii). The second type of expenses and services includes accommodation costs for Ministers and members, as well as travel and communication costs for eligible candidates and vacating members. You can find these costs in section 71(1)(b) and section 84(1). There are also administrative and support services for members, eligible candidates, and parties, as determined under section 84(1).

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

62Meaning of authorised funding and services

  1. Authorised funding and services means—

  2. the expenses specified in subsection (2); and
    1. 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:
        1. a ministerial purpose, in the case of Ministers or Parliamentary Under-Secretaries:
          1. the purpose of enabling a vacating member to attend to matters associated with leaving Parliament, in the case of a vacating member.

          2. The expenses are—

          3. travel expenses for members’, Ministers’, and eligible candidates’ family members within New Zealand determined under section 71(1)(a):
            1. travel expenses for members within New Zealand determined under section 84(1)(a)(i):
              1. 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 84(1)(c):
                  1. members participating in the official inter-parliamentary relations programme and their accompanying spouses or partners, determined under section 88(1)(a)(i) and (ii):
                    1. a member or an employee of the Parliamentary Service nominated to participate in a political exchange programme, determined under section 88(1)(a)(iii) or (iv).

                    2. The expenses and services are—

                    3. accommodation expenses for Ministers within New Zealand determined under section 71(1)(b):
                      1. the following expenses and services determined under section 84(1):
                        1. accommodation expenses within New Zealand for members:
                          1. travel expenses and accommodation expenses within New Zealand for eligible candidates:
                            1. travel expenses within New Zealand, accommodation expenses within New Zealand, and communications services for vacating members:
                              1. travel expenses and accommodation expenses outside New Zealand for members:
                                1. administrative and support services provided to members, eligible candidates, and parties:
                                  1. communications services provided to members and eligible candidates:
                                  2. travel expenses for Ministers within New Zealand determined under section 95(1).