The Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) conducts 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 3.3 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 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 370 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 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 1.3 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 KB]
- Ruling – Mr David Leyonhjelm, former Senator – August 2019 [PDF 175 KB]*
* IPEA 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 MB]
- 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 MB]
Assurance reviews
- 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 the IPEA since January 2017 - FOI reference number #20/05