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Parliamentary Budget Office Act 2023 · As enacted · Part VI · Procedure to Obtain Assistance of the Parliamentary Budget Office

33. Guidelines for requesting an analysis from the Parliamentary Budget Office

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(1)

Any Committee, Member of Parliament, recognized political party or independent group may request the Parliamentary Budget Office to prepare an analysis as specified in section 29.

(2)

The Parliamentary Budget Officer shall make rules and issue guidelines setting out –

(a)

the process, for Committees and Members of

Parliament, to formally request the Parliamentary

Budget Office to conduct an analysis;

(b)

the formats for such written requests;

(c)

the information to be included in the written request;

(d)

the manner a written request can be submitted; and

(e)

the methodology the Parliamentary Budget Office will use to prioritise requests.

(3)

The Parliamentary Budget Officer shall make rules and issue guidelines setting out –

(a)

the process, for the leader of a recognised political party or independent group represented in

Parliament, to formally request the Parliamentary

Budget Office to conduct a costing analysis of its manifesto before the dissolution of Parliament;

(b)

the process, for the leader of a recognised political party or independent group contesting an election, to formally request the Parliamentary Budget Office to conduct a costing analysis of its manifesto after the dissolution of Parliament and before the polling date;

(c)

the format for such written requests;

(d)

the information to be included in the written request;

(e)

the manner a written request may be submitted;

and

(f)

the methodology the Parliamentary Budget Office shall use to priorities requests.

(4)

The Parliamentary Budget Officer shall publish the rules and guidelines referred to in subsections (2) and (3) in the Gazette within six months of coming into operation of this Act and shall regularly review and update them in accordance with international best practice.

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