Remuneration and Allowances Alteration Act 1986

Part II-Modifications of determinations of the Remuneration Tribunal 3

Part III-Amendments of the Judicial and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Allowances) Act 1984 7

Part IV-Miscellaneous 10

Remuneration and Allowances Alteration Act 1986

No. 105 of 1986

An Act relating to certain remuneration and allowances

[Assented to 23 October 1986]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Part I-Preliminary

This Act may be cited as the Remuneration and Allowances Alteration Act 1986.

Subject to subsection (2), this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Parts II and III and section 14 shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 July 1986.

Part II-Modifications of determinations of the Remuneration Tribunal

Determination No. 7 of 1986 of the Remuneration Tribunal dated 6 June 1986 is modified by omitting paragraph 1 and substituting the following paragraph:

1. Additional Salary and Expenses of Office Allowance.

Office Rate per annum of Additional Salary Rate per annum of Expenses of Office Allowance

$ $

Leader of the Opposition 26,261 12,068

President of the Senate 26,261 9,901

Speaker of the House of Representatives 26,261 9,901

Deputy Leader of the Opposition 15,024 9,901

Leader of the Opposition in the Senate 15,024 9,901

Leader of the Third Party in the House of Representatives 10,015 9,901

Leader of a recognised non-Government party of at least 5 members not otherwise specified herein 7,986 9,901

Chairman of Committees in the Senate 7,986 2,041

Chairman of Committees in the House of Representatives 7,986 2,041

Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate 7,571 2,041

Government Whip in the House of Representatives 7,571 2,041

Opposition Whip in the House of Representatives 6,624 2,041

Government Whip in the Senate 6,211 2,041

Opposition Whip in the Senate 6,211 2,041

Chairman, Joint Committee of Public Accounts 5,915 2,041

Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works 5,915 2,041

Chairman, Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence 5,915 2,041

Third Party Whip in the House of Representatives 4,436 Nil

Leader in the Senate of the National Party 4,436 Nil

Chairman, Joint Committee on the Australian Capital Territory 2,218 2,041

Chairman, Parliamentary Joint Committee on the National Crime Authority 2,218 2,041

Chairman, Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs 2,218 2,041

Chairman, Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee on Education and the Arts 2,218 2,041

Chairman, Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee on Finance and Government Operations 2,218 2,041

Chairman, Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence 2,218 2,041

Chairman, Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee on National Resources 2,218 2,041

Chairman, Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee on Science, Technology and the Environment 2,218 2,041

Chairman, Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee on Social Welfare 2,218 2,041

Chairman, Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee on Industry and Trade 2,218 2,041

Chairman, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs 2,218 2,041

Chairman, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Environment and Conservation 2,218 2,041

Chairman, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Expenditure 2,218 2,041

Chairman, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Transport Safety 2,218 2,041

Chairman, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Procedure 2,218 2,041

Deputy Government Whip in the House of Representatives 2,218 Nil

Chairman of a Parliamentary Committee not otherwise specified herein 1,064 Nil

Whip in the Senate of a recognised non-Government party of at least 5 members not otherwise specified herein 1,064 Nil

Deputy Government Whip in the Senate 1,064 Nil

Deputy Opposition Whip in the Senate 1,064 Nil

Deputy Opposition Whip in the House of Representatives 1,064 Nil

Deputy Chairman of Committees in the Senate 1,064 Nil

Deputy Chairman of Committees in the House of Representatives 1,064 Nil

Paragraph 3 of Determination No. 7 of the Remuneration Tribunal dated 6 June 1986 shall be taken not to have applied in relation to the decision of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission given on 26 June 1986 in a National Wage Case.

The determination of the Remuneration Tribunal referred to in this section as modified by this section has effect as if it were a determination of the Remuneration Tribunal.

Determination No. 8 of 1986 of the Remuneration Tribunal dated 6 June 1986 is modified by omitting paragraph 1 and substituting the following paragraph:

1. Allowance by way of basic salary

Office Rate per annum of basic salary

Senator or member of the House of Representatives $45,543

Paragraph 2 of Determination No. 8 of the Remuneration Tribunal dated 6 June 1986 shall be taken not to have applied in relation to the decision of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission given on 26 June 1986 in a National Wage Case.

The determination of the Remuneration Tribunal referred to in this section as modified by this section has effect as if it were a determination of the Remuneration Tribunal.

Determination No. 11 of 1986 of the Remuneration Tribunal dated 6 June 1986 is modified:

by omitting paragraph 7.1;

by omitting from sub-subparagraph 7.2(d)(ii) ', or nominee as defined,';

by omitting from sub-subparagraph 7.2(d)(iii) ', spouse, or nominee as defined,' and substituting 'or spouse';

by omitting from subparagraph 7.3(c) 'or nominee'; and

by omitting from paragraph 7.4 'or nominee'.

The determination of the Remuneration Tribunal referred to in this section as modified by this section has effect as if it were a determination of the Remuneration Tribunal.

Part III-Amendments of the Judicial and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Allowances) Act 1984

The Judicial and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Allowances) Act 1984 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended:

by omitting paragraphs (1)(a), (b) and (c) and substituting the following paragraphs:

'(a) the rate per annum of the salary applicable to the office on and after 1 July 1986 is the rate per annum specified in column 2 of the Schedule in relation to the office; and

the rate per annum of the expenses of office allowance applicable to the office is the rate per annum specified in column 3 of the Schedule in relation to the office.';

by omitting from subsection (2) '3' and substituting '2';

by omitting from subsections (5) and (6) '$564' and substituting '$616'; and

by omitting from paragraph (8)(b) '$1,984' and substituting '$2,167'.

Subsection 3(2) of the Principal Act shall be taken not to have applied in relation to the decision of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission given on 26 June 1986 in a National Wage Case.

Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended:

by omitting from sub-subparagraph (4)(a)(i)(A) '$155' and substituting '$165'; and

by omitting from sub-subparagraph (4)(a)(i)(B) '$110' and substituting '$115'.