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- With the express approval of the Minister, a member of the House of Representatives with an electorate* of at least 3,500 km2 but less than 5,000 km2 may be reimbursed up to a maximum of $52,747.83 (GST inclusive, for 2020-2021) for costs incurred to lease, operate, maintain, establish or vacate one privately leased satellite office within the electorate*.
- A member of the House of Representatives with an electorate* between 5,000 km2 and 25,000 km2 may be reimbursed up to a maximum of $52,747.83 (GST inclusive, for 2020-2021) for costs incurred to lease, operate, maintain, establish or vacate one privately leased satellite office within the electorate*.
- A member of the House of Representatives with an electorate* of 25,000 km2 or more may be reimbursed up to a maximum of $21,099.13 (GST inclusive, for 2020-2021) for costs incurred to lease, operate, maintain, establish or vacate one privately leased satellite office within the electorate*.
* The Parliamentary Business Regulations 2017 defines electorate, when used in a geographical sense, to mean “the area that constituted the member’s electorate at the end of the most recent election period”.
The office must be used for the dominant purpose of conducting your parliamentary business. It must not be used for any commercial purpose.
Members are personally responsible for all arrangements, statutory obligations and expenses for privately leased satellite offices, including work health and safety obligations and the payment of rent and service costs. The limit of the Commonwealth’s involvement is to the reimbursement of eligible expenses.
For guidance as to use see Selection and use of offices