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ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AND STATUTORY OFFICERS (REMUNERATION AND OTHER ENTITLEMENTS) AMENDMENT BILL 2009
Serial 45
Assembly
Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements) Amendment
Bill 2009
Mr
Henderson
A Bill for an Act to amend the
Assembly Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements)
Act
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF
AUSTRALIA
Assembly Members and Statutory
Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements) Amendment ACT
2009
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Act No. [ ] of
2009
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
NORTHERN
TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
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Act No. [ ] of
2009
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An Act to amend the Assembly
Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements)
Act
[Assented to [ ]
2009]
[Second reading [ ]
2009]
The Legislative Assembly of the Northern
Territory enacts as follows:
This Act may be cited as the Assembly Members and
Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements) Amendment
Act 2009.
This Act commences on the date fixed by the
Administrator by Gazette notice.
This Act amends the Assembly Members and
Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements) Act
2006.
Amendment of section 2
(Definitions)
(1) Section 2
omit
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears
–
substitute
In this Act:
(2) Section 2, definition
entitlement
omit, substitute
entitlement includes a salary, an
allowance and any other remuneration or benefit (including, for example, a
reimbursement of expenses incurred, and the provision of goods, services,
facilities and any other assistance).
Amendment of section 4 (Other
entitlements)
(1) Section 4, heading
omit, substitute
(2) After section 4(1)
insert
(1A) In addition, the Tribunal must, on the
Administrator's request, inquire into, or inquire into and determine, an
entitlement for a former Assembly member who retires involuntarily as prescribed
by regulation.
(1B) Without limiting subsection (1), the Tribunal
may, under the request, inquire into, or inquire into and determine, an
additional salary of office and other entitlements, including, for example, the
following:
(a) an entitlement for establishing or maintaining
offices for an Assembly member, including:
(i) the provision of staff and equipment for the
offices; and
(ii) the payment or reimbursement of amounts to
cover expenses incurred in relation to the offices;
(b) an entitlement for official travel undertaken
by:
(i) an Assembly member; and
(ii) a person who, under a determination, may
accompany an Assembly member for the travel;
(c) the provision of a motor vehicle to an Assembly
member;
(d) an entitlement relating to child care services
required because of the performance of official functions by an Assembly
member.
(1C) However, the Tribunal does not have power to
inquire into, or inquire into and determine, an entitlement for a matter
prescribed by regulation.
Repeal and substitution of section 24
(Regulations)
Section 24
repeal, substitute
The Administrator may make regulations under this
Act.
After section 29
insert
Part
6 Transitional matters for Assembly Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration
and Other Entitlements) Amendment Act 2009
30 Administrative
arrangements continue
(1) An existing administrative arrangement for an
entitlement of an Assembly member continues to have effect until a determination
under section 4 for the entitlement takes effect.
(2) In this section:
existing administrative arrangement,
for an entitlement of an Assembly member, means the administrative arrangement
relating to the entitlement:
(a) made by the Chief Minister, and tabled in the
Legislative Assembly, on 21 February 2007; or
(b) made by the Chief Minister, and tabled in the
Legislative Assembly, on 29 November 2007.
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