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Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020C01131
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to each member in relation to each office prescribed by sections 72 and 73 of the Regulations which the Commonwealth provides to that member in a CPO.

   11      Provision of car parking

     (1)        For a member who is provided with one or more permanent offices in a CPO in the State or Territory in which the member's home base is located, the Commonwealth must provide one car park in relation to each office.
           Note:  Members will be provided with a car park at the CPO where possible. Where car parking is not available at the CPO, a car park will be provided nearby.
     (2)        For a member who is provided with a temporary office at a CPO, the Commonwealth must provide one car park:
        (a)   at that CPO; or
        (b)   which the Commonwealth, as represented by Ministerial and Parliamentary Services, may lease nearby for purposes, including to provide car parking to members who are provided with a temporary office at the CPO.
           Note: The provision of a car park to a member who is provided with a temporary office at a CPO is subject to availability (see section 15) and allocation (see section 16).
     (3)        Where requested to do so by the member, the Commonwealth may provide less than the number of car parks specified in this section.
           Note: Apart from the car parking provisions in this section, members may be eligible to claim parking fees in relation to travel by a hired vehicle (subsection 8(1) of the Regulations – see the definition of transport costs in subsection 5(2) of the Regulations) or the member's private vehicle or private plated vehicle (paragraph 8(3)(a) of the Regulations).

   12      Provision of office resources at CPOs
     (1)        Subject to subsection (2), for a member who is provided with an office in a CPO, the Commonwealth must provide the following resources within that office, or as common facilities at the CPO:
        (a)   a conference room;
        (b)   a media or press conference room;
        (c)   a telepresence room;
        (d)   a utilities room;
        (e)   a kitchen or tea room;
        (f)    a bathroom.

            Note: An en suite bathroom will be provided in a permanent office in a CPO, where possible.
     (2)        The Commonwealth may meet its obligations under subsection (1) by providing one or more of the listed resources as a multi-use room.
     (3)        In a CPO located in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane, for a Minister who is provided with an office prescribed by subsection 73(1) of the Regulations in that CPO, the Commonwealth must provide a Cabinet meeting room as a common facility.
  Telecommunications and Postage
     (4)        For the members specified in subsection (5), the following resources are to be provided in relation to the office provided