Published audits, assurance reviews and rulings
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Assurance Review Memorandum - Office of the Hon Bob Katter - staff use of short-term self-drive hire car (PDF, 1.48 MB) -
Assurance Review Memorandum - Staff use of ground transport between 10 PM and 5 AM for the 2021-2022 financial year (PDF, 7.68 MB) -
Assurance Review Memorandum - Senator the Hon Sarah Henderson - Staff use of business class airfares (PDF, 12.45 MB) -
Assurance Review Memorandum - Channel Nine Liberal Fundraiser, August to September 2019 (PDF, 17.43 MB) -
Assurance Review Memorandum - The Hon Mr David Littleproud MP - travel to Gold Coast February 2023 (PDF, 4.31 MB) -
Assurance Review Memorandum - Mr Craig Kelly - Interstate Travel, 2022 (PDF, 21.66 MB) -
Assurance Review Memorandum - Parliamentarians and family - International Travel, 1 July to 30 September 2022 (PDF, 2.58 MB) -
Assurance Review Memorandum - Amanda Stoker - family travel, 2022 (PDF, 3.59 MB) -
Assurance Review Memorandum - AFL Grand Final 2022 (PDF, 3.48 MB) -
Assurance Review Memorandum - Andrew Laming - family travel, 2022 (PDF, 4.52 MB) -
Assurance Review - Parliamentarian Travel - Sydney (28 Sep - 5 Oct 2022) (PDF, 14.35 MB) -
Assurance Review Memorandum - Senator David Van - travel to Queensland, 2021 (PDF, 17.31 MB) IPEA notes Senator Van has repaid the invoiced amount -
Assurance Review Memorandum - Senator Pauline Hanson - travel to Sydney, June 2022 (PDF, 3.69 MB) -
Assurance Review Memorandum - Senator Pauline Hanson - staff use of ground transport 2020, 2021 (PDF, 12.35 MB) -
Assurance Review Memorandum - Senator Pauline Hanson - travel to Hamilton Island and Newcastle in 2020, 2021 (PDF, 13.18 MB) -
Assurance Review Memorandum - Senator Deborah O'Neill, travel to Tasmania and Cairns from 2013 to 2020 (PDF, 14.57 MB) -
Assurance Review Memorandum - Desirable Destination - NRL Grand Final 2022 (PDF, 2 MB) -
Assurance Review Memorandum – Desirable Destinations – travel to Queensland, 2021 (PDF, 10.8 MB) IPEA notes Senator Lambie has repaid the invoiced amount -
Assurance Review Memorandum – Desirable Destinations – travel to Queensland, 2021 - Addendum (PDF, 11.46 MB) -
Assurance Review Memorandum – Mr Craig Kelly MP, travel to and within Melbourne during the periods of 13 November 2021 and 3 to 5 December 2021 (PDF, 3.01 MB) -
Assurance Review Memorandum – review of work base, 2021 (PDF, 1.13 MB) - All assurance and audit activities 1 July 2020 to 31 January 2022 - FOI reference number #22/08
- All IPEA audits, reviews and other assurance activities regarding federal parliamentarians' expense claims, that have been undertaken by IPEA since August 2019 - FOI reference number #21/10
- All assurance reviews undertaken by IPEA since January 2017 - FOI reference number #20/05
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An assurance review follows a preliminary assessment if there are indications that a work expense may have been used outside the legislative framework.