Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021N00033:schedule:1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021N00033
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 580–4079

Schedule 1—Delegations

  1        Definitions
            In this schedule:
            Act means the Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017.
            ICT equipment and facilities means any of the following:
           (a)   desktop computers and peripherals;
           (b)   portable computers (including laptops, tablets, and hybrids) and peripherals;
           (c)   software, other than constituent relationship management software for a member of the Government or Opposition;
           (d)   printers (including label printers and copy printers);
           (e)   scanners;
           (f)    multi-function devices;
           (g)   physical and digital remote access tokens for members and staff members; and
           (h)   mobile telephones (including satellite telephones) and peripherals, mobile broadband devices, and mobile telephone and mobile broadband plans.
            President means the President of the Senate.
    power, when used in relation to a provision of the Act or Regulations, means the powers, functions or duties of the Minister under that provision, as the case may be.
            Regulations means the Parliamentary Business Resources Regulations 2017.
            SES employee has the meaning given by the Public Service Act 1999.
            Speaker means the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
         Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 5 of the Act, or section 4 of the Regulations, including the following:
              (a)                  election period;
              (b)                 member;
              (c)                  parliamentary business;
              (d)                 public resources; and
              (e)                  staff member.

  2        Delegations to Department of Finance officials – determinations to provide resources for offices prescribed in section 74 of the Regulations
       (1)    The power under subsection 33(1) of the Act to make determinations in respect of the public resources prescribed in section 74 of the Regulations is delegated to the following positions:
           (a)   Deputy Secretary, Business Enabling Services, Department of Finance; and
           (b)   SES employee, Ministerial and Parliamentary Services, Department of Finance.
               Note:  The public resources prescribed in section 74 of the Regulations are the public resources reasonably required for the conduct of a member's parliamentary business in offices provided to a member by the Commonwealth (see subsection 74(1)).
               A determination may also provide for the use of the public resources in another place for the purposes of conducting the member's parliamentary business (see subsection 74(4)).
    Directions
       (2)    In exercising the power delegated under subitem (1), for the purposes of subsection 60(5) of the Act the delegates are directed as follows:
           (a)   the delegates are limited to determining public resources for an office, other than ICT equipment and facilities, and associated training and support; and
           (b)   resources determined must not exceed $50,000 (exclusive of GST).

  3        Delegation to the President of the Senate – determinations to provide resources for offices prescribed in section 74 of the Regulations
       (1)    The power under subsection 33(1) of the Act to make determinations in respect of the public resources prescribed in section 74 of the Regulations is delegated