Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Constitution Act 1975 - SECT 7

Appropriation for staff and other expenses of the Governor

7. Appropriation for staff and other expenses of the Governor



(1) The Governor is entitled to an annual salary equal to the annual salary
payable to a judge of the Supreme Court (other than the Chief Justice, the
President of the Court of Appeal or a Judge of Appeal) from time to time.





(1A) The expenses of the office of Governor shall be met from money
appropriated by the Parliament for that purpose.

(1AA) If the Governor enters into an arrangement under Schedule 1A to the
Public Administration Act 2004, the Governor may receive the whole or part of
his or her total amount of future remuneration as non-salary benefits of an
equivalent value.

(1B) Despite any other provision made by, or under the authority of, this or
any other Act, the right of the Governor to a pension payable by the State is
suspended while he or she holds the office of Governor.

(2) The salary (including the amount of any non-salary benefits) of the
Governor shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund which is hereby to the
necessary extent appropriated accordingly.

(3) Despite the commencement of the amendment of subsection (1) made by
section 3(1) of the Constitution (Governor's Salary) Act 2002, subsection (1)
(as in force immediately before the commencement of that Act) continues to
apply during the continuance in office after that commencement of the person
who held office as Governor on 28 June 2001.

(4) Despite the commencement of the amendments of this section made by section
18 of the Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act 2009, this section (as in
force immediately before the commencement of that section 18) continues to
apply during the continuance in office after that commencement of the person
who held office as Governor immediately before that commencement.

(5) In this section, non-salary benefits has the same meaning as it has in
clause 3(5) of Schedule 1A to the Public Administration Act 2004.