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are defined in the PBR Regulations have the same meaning as in those Regulations.

  Multiple entitlements

     4.6 To avoid doubt, expenses to which clause 4.2 and 4.2A refer are determined in relation to each occasion on which a person becomes a former member.

  Resettlement allowance

     4.7 For section 15(1) of the PBR Act, the allowances mentioned in Table 4.7 are determined for a person who is a former member and:
            a the person is a former member by reason of either of the following circumstances:

                i. if the person was a member of a political party in the most recent Parliament – the person decided not to nominate for re‑election having sought, and failed (for reasons other than misconduct) to receive, the endorsement of that party;

                ii. the person nominated for re‑election and was not declared elected (for this purpose, it does not matter whether the person sought re‑election to the same, or a different, House of Parliament, or for the same, or a different electoral division or State); and

            b either:
                i. the person was first elected before 9 October 2004, and is not entitled to a retiring allowance under the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948 upon ceasing to be entitled to a parliamentary allowance by reason only of section 22DC of that Act (deferral of retiring allowance); or
                ii. the person was first elected on or after 9 October 2004 and declares in writing to the Clerk of the relevant House of Parliament that it is his or her intention to seek employment.

                                 TABLE 4.7

                                                                                                                                                                                                          The following allowance is determined…
        For the following persons…
A senator for a State who, upon ceasing to be a senator, has served as a senator for a continuous period of more than three years                                                                     Six months of the base salary
Any other senator for a State                                                                                                                                                                         Three months of the base salary
A member of the House of Representatives or senator for a Territory who, upon ceasing to be a member or a senator, has served as a member or a senator for a continuous period of more than one term  Six months of the base salary
Any other member of the House of Representatives or senator for a Territory                                                                                                                           Three months of the base salary

     4.8 The allowances determined in clause 4.7 are calculated by reference to the base salary applicable at the time that the Parliament was prorogued for the purpose of the election in relation to which the relevant person became a former member.

  Part 4A—Deceased member allowance

  Deceased member allowance
         4A.1  The allowance specified in section 4A.2 is determined for the purposes of subsection 15(2) of the PBR Act.
         4A.2  If a person dies while a member, the