Why people look at this
Since the Auditor General's 2006 review of constituency allowances, the House of Assembly publishes each member's limit and spending. Spending past a limit is the first thing people check.
How it is worked out
- House of Assembly annual summary reports: each category with a published limit.
- Flagged when spending is more than the limit by more than one dollar.
Data used
What it cannot tell you
Some allowances can be topped up or carried over under the Members' rules, which the report does not show.
The Open Contracting Partnership's guide to red flags puts it this way: a red flag is not evidence that anything wrong happened. It points at something that may be worth a closer look.
This page and the calculation are generated from one definition, so they cannot drift apart. See the results.