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to the member if they were staying in commercial accommodation (disregarding the effect of section 5.5A).

      5.4 The following offices are specified for the purposes of paragraph 5.2(b):

            a. Leader or Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives or the Senate;

            b. Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives

            c. President, or Deputy President and Chair of Committees, of the Senate;

            d. Chief Government Whip or Chief Opposition Whip in the House of Representatives or the Senate;

            e. Leader of a minority party.
  Accommodation paid for by Commonwealth

      5.5 Despite section 5.2, the rate for a Minister who stays in commercial accommodation for a night, where the accommodation is paid for by the Commonwealth, is the lesser of:

            a. $218; and

            b. the cost of the Minister's meals and incidental expenses for the stay.
  Accessible accommodation
  5.5A  Despite section 5.2, if:

            a. a member self‑identifies as having a physical limitation or impairment that requires the provision of accessible accommodation arrangements; and

            b. while the member so self‑identifies, the member stays in commercial accommodation for a night; and

            c. the cost of the accommodation is greater than the base accommodation rate for the member;

       the rate for the member is the sum of:

            d. the rate that would, apart from this section, apply to the member under section 5.2; and

            e. the difference between the cost of the accommodation and the base accommodation rate for the member.

       The base accommodation rate for the member is the rate that would, apart from this section, apply to the member under section 5.2 minus:

            a. if the member is mentioned in paragraph 5.2(a) or (b)—$218; or

            b. otherwise—$199.
  Definitions

      5.6 Terms in this Part that are defined in the PBR Regulations have the same meaning as in those Regulations.

      5.7 'Commercial accommodation' means accommodation in a commercial establishment such as a hotel, motel or serviced apartment. However, if the member does not produce to the Administrator a receipt for accommodation given to the member by the accommodation provider, or provide certification to the Administrator that such a receipt can be produced upon request and does not subsequently provide such a receipt when requested, the accommodation is taken to be non‑commercial accommodation.

      5.8 In Schedule B:

            a. references to 'Adelaide', 'Brisbane', 'Melbourne', 'Perth' and 'Sydney' are references to locations within a ten kilometre radius of the General Post Office of the city or within a five kilometre radius of the city's principal airport; and

            b. references to 'Darwin' and 'Hobart' are references to locations within a five kilometre radius of the General Post Office of the city or within a five kilometre radius of the city's principal airport.

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