Remove franking related costs from Member MRAs and move to a central account which all Members can use (up to a pre-determined cap) to pay for costs associated with mass communications approved by the Franking Commission.

Funding could be provided through the Chief Administrative Officer with each office having a specific allotment available to them. Individual offices use of funding would also be disclosed in the quarterly statement of disbursements. All mass communications will continue to be publicly disclosed via the current franking website.

Offices are not required to use these funds and could still use the MRA for all mass communication costs. Additionally, if offices reach the cap, they can still utilize the MRA for mass communications.

Currently, because both staff pay and the high costs of franked mail both fall under the MRA, Members are financially restricted in both the quantity and quality of constituent correspondence and staff pay. Where some offices have high franked-costs, others have few.[131] This inadvertently disadvantages staff and Members, who are constrained by a collective MRA. The Committee recommends removing franked-related costs from Member MRAs and move them to a central account.