During an election period, and at all other times, work expenses claimed under the PBR Act may only be claimed for conducting your parliamentary business, and cannot be used for any commercial purpose.
If any of the dominant purpose, value for money or conditions for claiming obligations are contravened, a claim may be rejected or have to be repaid, which may also attract a 25% penalty loading.
This page does not cover travel related matters or reporting arrangements (such as quarterly expenditure or monthly management reports). Information in relation to travel by parliamentarians and their employees or reporting is available from the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority.