PARLIAMENTARY REMUNERATION ACT 1989 - SCHEDULE 3

PARLIAMENTARY REMUNERATION ACT 1989 - SCHEDULE 3

SCHEDULE 3 – Savings, transitional and other provisions

1 Savings and transitional regulations

The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of the following Acts--

Parliamentary Remuneration Amendment Act 2001

Parliamentary Remuneration Amendment (Recognised Office Holder) Act 2002

Parliamentary Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act 2005

Parliamentary Remuneration Amendment (Salary Packaging) Act 2009

Parliamentary, Local Council and Public Sector Executives Remuneration Legislation Amendment Act 2011

2 Provision consequent on enactment of Parliamentary Remuneration Amendment Act 2001

Section 10, as amended by the Parliamentary Remuneration Amendment Act 2001 , extends to a determination of the Tribunal that was in force on the commencement of those amendments.

3 Provision consequent on enactment of Parliamentary Remuneration Amendment (Recognised Office Holder) Act 2002

Anything done or omitted to be done on or after 27 March 1999 is as valid as it would have been had the amendment to Schedule 1 made by Schedule 1 [2[#93] to the Parliamentary Remuneration Amendment (Recognised Office Holder) Act 2002 been in force when the thing was done or omitted to be done.

4 Existing elections for superannuation contributions

(1) An existing contributions election continues in force as if it had been made under this Act as amended by the Parliamentary Remuneration Amendment (Salary Packaging) Act 2009 .

(2) In this clause--


"existing contributions election" means an election by a member that was in force under section 14F immediately before the amendment of that section by the Parliamentary Remuneration Amendment (Salary Packaging) Act 2009 .

5 Basic salary changes after introduction of Bill for the Parliamentary, Local Council and Public Sector Executives Remuneration Legislation Amendment Act 2011

If the annual allowance by way of salary payable under the law of the Commonwealth is varied after 20 June 2011 and before the Tribunal makes a determination under section 4 of this Act, the basic salary for the purposes of this Act does not include (and is taken never to have included) any amount that exceeds $139,544.

Note : The amount of $139,544 represents the basic salary of $136,140 on 20 June 2011 increased by 2.5%.