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New South Wales
Parliamentary Remuneration
Amendment Bill 2001
Contents
Page
1 Name of Act 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Amendment of Parliamentary Remuneration Act 1989
No 160 2
Schedule 1 Amendments 3
I certify that this PUBLIC BILL, which originated in the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, has
finally passed the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL and the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY of NEW
SOUTH WALES.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
Legislative Assembly,
Sydney, , 2001
New South Wales
Parliamentary Remuneration
Amendment Bill 2001
Act No , 2001
An Act to amend the Parliamentary Remuneration Act 1989 with respect to the
payment of electoral allowances, and for other purposes.
I have examined this Bill, and find it to correspond in all respects with the Bill as
finally passed by both Houses.
Chairman of Committees of the Legislative Assembly.
Clause 1 Parliamentary Remuneration Amendment Bill 2001
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Parliamentary Remuneration Amendment Act 2001.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by
proclamation.
3 Amendment of Parliamentary Remuneration Act 1989 No 160
The Parliamentary Remuneration Act 1989 is amended as set out in
Schedule 1.
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Amendments Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Amendments
(Section 3)
[1] Section 3 Definitions
Insert in alphabetical order:
additional entitlements means the electoral allowance and
other additional entitlements under Part 3.
[2] Section 10 General provisions as to determinations of additional
entitlements
Omit section 10 (2). Insert instead.
(2) Members and recognised office holders are entitled to an
electoral allowance and other additional entitlements in
accordance with the provisions of applicable determinations of
the Tribunal under this Part.
(2A) The Tribunal may, by a determination:
(a) fix the amount of the electoral allowance, and
(b) fix the classes, terms and other incidents of other
additional entitlements.
(2B) The following provisions apply to the electoral allowance:
(a) the allowance is payable to members (whether or not
recognised office holders),
(b) the allowance is payable in money,
(c) the allowance is payable as compensation in respect of
all incidents of the performance of parliamentary duties
(other than those compensated or reimbursed by other
additional entitlements),
(d) different amounts may be fixed for different members or
classes of members.
(2C) Subsections (3) and (4) apply to determinations with respect to
additional entitlements, other than the electoral allowance.
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Schedule 1 Amendments
[3] Section 10 (3) (a)
Omit "electoral allowances,".
[4] Section 10 (8)
Omit the subsection.
[5] Section 12A
Insert after section 12:
12A Financial implications of determinations
(1) In making a determination under this Act, the Tribunal is to
have regard to the financial implications of the determination
for the State.
(2) The Tribunal is required:
(a) to invite the Secretary of the Treasury to make
submissions to the Tribunal about those financial
implications, and
(b) to take any submission so made into account before
making the determination.
(3) A copy of any such submission made by the Secretary of the
Treasury is to be included as an annexure to the determination.
[6] Section 13 Reports of the Tribunal
Omit section 13 (5).
[7] Section 20
Insert after section 19:
20 Provisions consequent on enactment of Parliamentary
Remuneration Amendment Act 2001
(1) Section 10, as amended by the Parliamentary Remuneration
Amendment Act 2001, extends to a determination of the
Tribunal that is in force on the commencement of those
amendments.
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Amendments Schedule 1
(2) The regulations may contain other provisions of a savings or
transitional nature consequent on the enactment of that Act.
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