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1999
(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Finance and Administration, the Hon John Fahey MP)
ISBN: 0642 404399
The purpose of this Bill is to amend the Ministers of State Act 1952
to increase the limit on the sum appropriated from the Commonwealth
Consolidated Revenue Fund in respect of the salaries of Ministers. The increase
is necessary because of the increase in the number of ministers from 28 to 30,
and the increase in the number of cabinet ministers to 17, since the current
monetary limit was set in 1996.
The effect of this change is to increase the maximum sum payable in
ministerial salaries by $22,000.
Clause 1: Short title etc.
This clause cites the Act as the
Ministers of State Amendment Act 1999.
Clause 2:
Commencement
The commencement of the Act shall be the date of Royal
Assent
Clause 3: Schedule(s)
Provides that the Ministers of State
Act 1952 is to be amended as set out in Schedule 1 (see below).
Schedule 1: Salaries of Ministers
Schedule 1 amends the Ministers
of State Act 1952 by increasing from $1,600,000 to $1,622,000 the limit on
the amount payable by way of ministerial salaries.