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TASMANIA
PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES,
SUPERANNUATION AND ALLOWANCES
AMENDMENT (50% CUT IN ADDITIONAL
SALARY) BILL 2009
CONTENTS
1. Short Title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Act to Bind Crown
5. New Section 6C inserted
6. New Section 7C inserted
[Bill No. 24]
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PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES, SUPERANNUATION AND
ALLOWANCES AMENDMENT (50% CUT IN
ADDITIONAL SALARY) BILL 2009
(Brought in by Nicholas James McKim MP)
A BILL FOR
An Act to provide for a 50 per cent cut in the additional salary payable
to the Premier, the Deputy Premier, and the Ministers of the Crown,
and to also provide for a 50 per cent cut to the additional salary payable
to the officers of the House of Assembly, those being the Speaker,
Chairman of Committees, Leader of the Opposition, Deputy Leader of
the Opposition, Leader of a Minority Party, Government Whip and the
Opposition Whip.
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in
Parliament assembled, as follows:
1. Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Parliamentary Salaries,
Superannuation and Allowances Amendment (50% Cut in
Additional Salary) Act 2009.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal
Assent.
3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Parliamentary Salaries, Superannuation and
Allowances Act 1973 is referred to as the Principal Act.
4. Act to bind Crown
No. 27 of 1973
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This Act binds the Crown in right of Tasmania and, so far as the
legislative power of Parliament permits, in all its other
capacities.
5. New Section 6C inserted (Additional salary payable to the Premier,
the Deputy Premier, and the Ministers of the Crown)
Delete Section 6C and insert new Section 6C below:
6C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Bill, or any
decision of the Commission, the additional salary payable to a
person for the time being holding an office that is specified in
the first column of the following table is to be such percentage
of the amount of the basic salary for the time being as is
specified opposite to that office in the second column of that
table, namely:
SECOND COLUMN
FIRST COLUMN
Percentage of basic salary of
Office which the additional salary is
comprised
%
Premier 57.5
Deputy Premier 41
Minister 35
Secretary to Cabinet 15
6. New Section 7C inserted (Additional salary payable to officers of
Parliament)
Delete Section 7C and insert new Section 7C below:
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7C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Bill, or any
decision of the Commission, the additional salary payable to a
person for the time being holding an office that is specified in
the first column of the following table shall be such percentage
of the amount of the basic salary for the time being as is
specified opposite to that office in the second column of that
table, namely:
SECOND COLUMN
FIRST COLUMN
Percentage of basic salary of
Office which the additional salary is
comprised
%
House of Assembly
Speaker 17.5
Chairman of
10
Committees
Leader of the
35
Opposition
Deputy Leader of the
17.5
Opposition
Leader Minority Party 17.5
Government Whip 3
Opposition Whip 3
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