Assurance Review Memorandum – 2021/11 - Senator Pauline Hanson - travel to Hamilton Island and Newcastle in 2020, 2021

This Assurance Review examined Senator Pauline Hanson's use of parliamentary business resources to undertake travel to Hamilton Island, QLD, from 2 to 5 October 2020, and Newcastle, NSW, from 15 to 16 May 2021 and 19 to 26 May 2021. On the basis of Senator Hanson's response, IPEA was satisfied that the dominant purpose of Senator Hanson's travel to Hamilton Island was parliamentary business. Following significant communication with Senator Hanson's office, on the basis of the evidence provided, IPEA accepted the Senator's assertion that her travel to Newcastle was for the dominant purpose of conducting parliamentary business and was not inconsistent with the framework.