Commonwealth Numbered Acts

REMUNERATION AND ALLOWANCES AMENDMENT ACT 1976 No. 83, 1976 - SECT 3

3. After section 13 of the Remuneration and Allowances Act 1973-1975 the
following section is inserted in Part IV:- Salaries and allowances of Judges
of Family Court of Australia.
''14. (1) The Chief Judge of the Family Court of Australia shall receive
salary at the rate of $36,000 per annum and an annual allowance at the rate of
$2,250 per annum.

''(2) Each Senior Judge of the Family Court of Australia shall receive salary
at the rate of $35,000 per annum and an annual allowance at the rate of $1,750
per annum.

''(3) Each other Judge of the Family Court of Australia shall receive salary
at the rate of $30,000 per annum and an annual allowance at the rate of $1,500
per annum.

''(4) Where the Chief Judge, a Senior Judge or another Judge of the Family
Court of Australia travels to discharge the duties of his office, there is
payable to him, in respect of each overnight stay, a travelling allowance of
$42.

''(5) The provisions of this section are in substitution for the provisions of
sub-sections 25 (1), (2), (3) and (5) of the Family Law Act 1975 as in force
at the commencement of this section.

''(6) In this section, 'Chief Judge of the Family Court of Australia' includes
a Senior Judge of that Court for the time being performing the duties and
exercising the powers of the Chief Judge of that Court.''.
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