Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00128:section:11:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00128
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 11 (pt 3/3)
Character Range: 44372–45711

the Parliament, of members of the staff of members of the Parliament or of persons who are appointed or engaged under the Public Service Act 1999, including salaries, remuneration, allowances and expenses payable under the Constitution, the Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017 and agreements for employment or engagement referred to in the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984.
 (5) Subsection (4) applies in respect of expenditure incurred on or after the end of the day on which a proposed law to alter the Constitution passes the Parliament, as referred to in subsection (1) or (2).
 (6) To avoid doubt, subsection (4) does not prevent the Commonwealth from expending money in relation to neutral public civics education and awareness activities.
 (7) To avoid doubt, activities referred to in subsection (6) must not address the arguments for or against a proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution.
 (8) Subsection (4) does not prevent the Commonwealth from expending money in relation to meetings of the Constitutional Expert Group, the Referendum Engagement Group or the Referendum Working Group.
 (9) Subsections (5) to (8) and this subsection are repealed at the start of the polling day for the first general election of the members of the House of Representatives held after the commencement of this subsection.