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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 estate of the person is entitled to be paid an allowance calculated in accordance with the following formula:
(A x B) / 26
where:
A is the base salary applicable under section 2.1 on the day on which the person died.
B is the lesser of:
 (a) 13; and
 (b) the number of years, rounded down to the nearest whole year, in the period between the most recent day on which the person became a member of a relevant Parliament for the person and the day on which the person died.
  A Parliament is a relevant Parliament for a person if the person:
 (a) is a member of the Parliament; and
 (b) was not a member of the previous Parliament.
         4A.3  If, on the day that a person dies, the person is not a member but is entitled to be paid remuneration under section 49 of the PBR Act, the person is taken to be a member for the purposes of section 4A.2.

  PART 5 – RATES OF AUSTRALIAN TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR TRAVEL WITHIN AUSTRALIA

  Rates

      5.1 For the purposes of subsection 31(2) of the PBR Act, this Part determines the rates of Australian travel allowance payable in accordance with section 10 of the PBR Regulations.

      5.2 The rate for a member who stays in commercial accommodation for a night is:

            a. if the member is the Prime Minister or Acting Prime Minister—$627; or

            b. if the member is a Minister or the holder of an office specified in section 5.4—the amount, in the table in Schedule B, in column 2 of the row containing the location in column 1 where the stay takes place; or

            c. if the member is not a member mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b)—the amount, in the table in Schedule B, in column 3 of the row containing the location in column 1 where the stay takes place.

      5.3 The rate for a member who stays in non‑commercial accommodation for a night is:
            a. if the location of the stay is Canberra—the rate that would apply to the member is they were staying in commercial accommodation (disregarding the effect of section 5.5A); or
            b. for all other locations—one‑third of the rate that would apply 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