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The Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) conducts assurance activities and audits relating to:
- all work expenses, travel expenses and travel allowances claimed by parliamentarians
- travel expenses and travel allowances claimed by MOP(S) Act Staff.
IPEA may give rulings determining that conduct engaged in by a parliamentarian or another person in relation to travel expenses or allowances of a parliamentarian was or was not in accordance with the Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017.
Audit reports released by the Members of the Authority
Report on the audit of a Parliamentarian's travel and travel-related expenses 21 June to 27 June 2019 - Mr Andrew Laming MP, Member for Bowman (PDF, 3.33 MB) Report on the audit of a Parliamentarian’s travel expenses 2 July 2016 to 30 April 2019 - Senator Malarndirri McCarthy, Senator for the Northern Territory (PDF, 432.43 KB) Report on the audit of a Parliamentarian’s travel expenses 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2018 - Mr George Christensen MP, Member for Dawson (PDF, 369.84 KB) Report on the audit of a Parliamentarian's travel expenses 2 July 2016 to 31 July 2018 - Ms Emma Husar MP, Member for Lindsay (PDF, 448.14 KB) Report on the audit of a Parliamentarian's travel and travel related expenses 9 May 2016 to 14 February 2018 - Hon Barnaby Joyce MP, Member for New England (PDF, 2.05 MB) Report on the audit of a MOP(S) staff member's travel and travel related expenses 9 May 2016 to 14 February 2018 - Ms Vikki Campion (PDF, 1.88 MB)
Rulings given by the Members of the Authority
Ruling - Mr Andrew Laming MP, Member for Bowman - 24 March 2022 (PDF, 230.18 KB) Ruling – Mr David Leyonhjelm, former Senator – August 2019 (PDF, 175.04 KB)
1IPEA notes Mr Leyonhjelm has repaid the full amount
Corrected attachments
IPEA has released updated attachments for two audits. The audits were conducted on correct data. The omissions occurred when manually summarising the data into the table for publication.
Correction to Attachment B of a Parliamentarian's travel and travel related expenses 9 May 2016 to 14 February 2018 - Hon Barnaby Joyce MP, Member for New England (PDF, 178.89 KB) Correction to Attachment C of a MOP(S) staff member's travel and travel related expenses 9 May 2016 to 14 February 2018 - Ms Vikki Campion (PDF, 130.18 KB)
Assurance reviews
Published assurance reviews have moved to a separate page.
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IPEA’s oversight provides assurance to the public, parliamentarians and staff that parliamentary work expenses are being used in accordance with the Framework
IPEA has a multi-layered approach to assurance that takes account of the high volume and types of parliamentary work expenses being accessed, and the need for public accountability
An assurance review follows a preliminary assessment if there are indications that a work expense may have been used outside the legislative framework.