Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00235:reg:5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00235
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5
Character Range: 3855–6180

5  Resources for former Prime Ministers
       (1) For the purposes of section 16 of the Act, a former Prime Minister is provided the resources, subject to any condition, as specified in the relevant Schedule for the former Prime Minister, as follows:
            (a) The Hon Robert (Bob) J L Hawke AC is to be provided with the resources specified in Schedule—The Hon Robert (Bob) J L Hawke AC;
            (b) The Hon Paul John Keating is to be provided with the resources specified in Schedule—The Hon Paul John Keating;
            (c) The Hon John Winston Howard OM AC is to be provided with the resources as specified in Schedule—The Hon John Winston Howard OM AC;
            (d) The Hon Kevin Michael Rudd is to be provided with the resources specified in Schedule—The Hon Kevin Michael Rudd;
            (e) The Hon Julia Eileen Gillard AC is to be provided with the resources specified in Schedule—The Hon Julia Eileen Gillard AC; and
            (f) The Hon Anthony (Tony) John Abbott is to be provided with the resources specified in Schedule—The Hon Anthony (Tony) John Abbott; and
            (g) The Hon Malcolm Bligh Turnbull is to be provided with the resources specified in Schedule—The Hon Malcolm Bligh Turnbull.
            (h) The Hon Scott John Morrison is to be provided with the resources specified in Schedule—The Hon Scott John Morrison.
       (2) A former Prime Minister may decide not to be provided any or all of the resources specified in the relevant Schedule by notifying the resources provider in writing.
       (3) A former Prime Minister who makes a decision under subsection (2) may reverse that decision at any time by notifying the resources provider in writing.
       (4) For the avoidance of doubt, the resources provided to a former Prime Minister under the relevant Schedule are in addition to the entitlements and resources provided to the former Prime Minister under another enactment.
       (5) For a former Prime Minister in Parliament, official business relates to activities where the dominant purpose is in the official capacity of a former Prime Minister and is not otherwise covered under the Act.
       (6) The resources specified in Schedule—The Hon Scott John Morrison may be provided on or after 15 July 2022, subject to any conditions specified in the Schedule.