Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2012A00004:clause:1_4a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2012A00004
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 4A
Character Range: 3492–5576

4A  Closing the Life Gold Pass scheme to new members
 (1) A former member cannot become a holder of a Life Gold Pass if the first time that the former member became entitled to a parliamentary allowance was at or after the commencement of this section.
 (2) A former member who has been entitled to a parliamentary allowance before the commencement of this section cannot become a holder of a Life Gold Pass if, immediately before that commencement, the former member:
 (a) was not a holder of a Life Gold Pass; and
 (b) was not entitled to a parliamentary allowance.
 (3) A former member who was entitled to a parliamentary allowance immediately before the commencement of this section cannot become a holder of a Life Gold Pass if:
 (a) at or after that commencement, the former member ceased to be entitled to a parliamentary allowance; and
 (b) the former member was not a holder of a Life Gold Pass at the time of that cessation.
 (4) For the purposes of subsections (2) and (3), if a person:
 (a) ceased to be a member of the House of Representatives upon the dissolution or expiration of that House; and
 (b) was elected as a member of the Senate within 3 months after so ceasing to be a member of the House of Representatives;
then the person is taken to have been entitled to a parliamentary allowance from the time of so ceasing to be a member of the House of Representatives until the time the person first becomes entitled to a parliamentary allowance after being so elected as a member of the Senate.
 (5) For the purposes of subsections (2) and (3), if a person:
 (a) resigned as a member of the Senate; and
 (b) was elected as a member of the House of Representatives within 3 months after the resignation;
then the person is taken to have been entitled to a parliamentary allowance from the time the person resigned as a member of the Senate until the time the person was elected as a member of the House of Representatives.
 (6) For the purposes of subsections (4) and (5), a person who is elected as a result of a polling is taken to be elected on the polling day.