Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00469:section:6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00469
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 6
Character Range: 17728–19976

6  Meaning of parliamentary business

Meaning of parliamentary business
 (1) The parliamentary business of a member means any of the following:
 (a) the parliamentary duties of the member, being activities of the member that:
 (i) relate directly to the member's role as a member; and
 (ii) are determined for the purposes of paragraph (4)(a);
 (b) the electorate duties of the member, being activities of the member that:
 (i) support or serve the member's constituents; and
 (ii) are determined for the purposes of paragraph (4)(b);
 (c) the party political duties of the member, being activities determined for the purposes of paragraph (4)(c);
 (d) for a member who is an office holder or a Minister of State—the official duties of the member, being activities that:
 (i) relate to the member's role as an office holder or Minister of State; and
 (ii) are determined for the purposes of paragraph (4)(d).
 (2) However, an activity is not the parliamentary business of a member if:
 (a) the member carries it out for the dominant purpose of either or both of the following:
 (i) providing a personal benefit to the member or another person;
 (ii) pursuing commercial purposes of the member or another person; or
 (b) the activity is determined under subsection (3) for the purposes of this paragraph.
 (3) The Minister may make a determination for the purposes of paragraph (2)(b).

Determining parliamentary duties, electorate duties, party political duties and official duties
 (4) The Minister must determine activities of a member that are:
 (a) parliamentary duties of the member; or
 (b) electorate duties of the member; or
 (c) party political duties of the member; or
 (d) official duties of the member.
 (5) Without limiting this section or subsection 33(3A) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, a determination under subsection (3) or (4) may determine a matter for:
 (a) particular members, office holders or Ministers of State; or
 (b) classes of members, office holders or Ministers of State; or
 (c) members, office holders or Ministers of State generally.
 (6) A determination under subsection (3) or (4) is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to the determination.