Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2019C00092:section:64ma:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2019C00092
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 64MA (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 106611–108419

Parliamentary Budget Officer must prepare, for each designated Parliamentary party, a list in writing of all the election commitments of that party that the Parliamentary Budget Officer, in his or her best professional judgement, reasonably believes would have a material impact on the Commonwealth budget sector and Commonwealth general government sector fiscal estimates for the current financial year and the following 3 financial years.
 (6) In preparing the list of election commitments of a designated Parliamentary party under subsection (5), the Parliamentary Budget Officer must have regard to:
 (a) any list of policies given to the Parliamentary Budget Officer by the party under subsection (3); and
 (b) any public announcements made by the party before or during the caretaker period for the election.
However, the Parliamentary Budget Officer is not required to include any of those policies or public announcements in the list of election commitments prepared by the Parliamentary Budget Officer under subsection (5).
 (7) As soon as practicable after preparing the list of election commitments of a designated Parliamentary party under subsection (5), but not later than 3 days after the end of the caretaker period for the election, the Parliamentary Budget Officer must:
 (a) give the list to the party; and
 (b) if the party has given the Parliamentary Budget Officer a list of policies under subsection (3) and the Parliamentary Budget Officer's list of election commitments is different from the party's list of policies—give the party a statement explaining the reasons for the difference.
 (8) Within 3 days after a designated Parliamentary party receives the list of election commitments under subsection (7), the party must give the Parliamentary Budget Officer comments on the list.