Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Governor in
Council may —
(a)
appoint a person who is a member of the Legislature to be the Parliamentary
Secretary to a Minister, that is to the holder of a principal executive office
referred to in section 43; and
(b) at
any time revoke such an appointment.
(2) An office of
Parliamentary Secretary under this section is not one to which
section 43 applies but is liable to be vacated on political grounds in
the same manner as a principal executive office referred to in that section.
(3) The functions of a
Parliamentary Secretary appointed under this section are such as the
Governor in Council may specify in the instrument of appointment.
(4) A Parliamentary
Secretary appointed under this section shall be paid an allowance or
allowances under subsection (5) but otherwise shall not receive any
remuneration in respect of that office.
(5) The allowances
referred to in subsection (4) are —
(a) an
allowance in respect of holding the office of Parliamentary Secretary; and
(b) an
allowance for and in respect of expenses necessarily or reasonably incurred in
connection with the office of Parliamentary Secretary,
determined under the
Salaries and Allowances Act 1975 section 6.
(6) Before a person
who is appointed to be a Parliamentary Secretary performs any function of the
office, he is to take before the Governor, or some person authorised for the
purpose by the Governor, the oath or affirmation set out in Division 1 of
Schedule VI.
[Section 44A inserted by No. 38 of 1990
s. 4; amended by No. 24 of 2005 s. 10; No. 56 of 2006
s. 4.]