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Definitions

In force

In this Act—

additional salary means the additional salary payable to a Member who is a specified parliamentary office holder in respect of that specified parliamentary office as set out in a Determination that is currently in effect;

basic salary means the basic salary payable to a Member as set in a Determination that is currently in effect;

Budget means the Electorate Office and Communications Budget of a Member;

Chair means the Chair of the Tribunal under section 7(3);

Compliance Officer means the Compliance Officer appointed under Part 4;

Determination means a Determination made by the Tribunal under Part 3;

Member means member of the Parliament of Victoria;

public entity has the same meaning as it has in section 4(1) of the Public Administration Act 2004;

public service body means a public service body within the meaning of section 4(1) of the Public Administration Act 2004;

public service body Head has the same meaning as it has in section 4(1) of the Public Administration Act 2004;

specified occupational group means an occupational group specified in section 6(1)(a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h);

specified parliamentary office means any of the following offices held by a Member in addition to their role as a Member—

(a)

Premier;

(b)

Deputy Premier;

(c)

any other responsible Minister of the Crown;

(d)

Leader of the Opposition;

(e)

President;

(f)

Speaker;

(g)

Deputy President;

(h)

Deputy Speaker;

(i)

Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly;

(j)

Leader of the Opposition in the Council;

(k)

Leader of the Third Party (unless they are also the Leader or Deputy Leader of the Opposition or a Minister of the Crown);

(l)

Cabinet Secretary;

(la)

Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier;

(m)

a Shadow Minister;

(n)

a Chairperson of a parliamentary committee (including a Joint Investigatory Committee within the meaning of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003, a standing committee, a select committee and a domestic committee);

(o)

a Deputy Chairperson of a parliamentary committee (including a Joint Investigatory Committee within the meaning of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003, a standing committee, a select committee and a domestic committee);

(p)

Government Whip in the Assembly;

(pa)

Deputy Government Whip in the Assembly;

(q)

Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Council;

(r)

a Parliamentary Secretary (other than the Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier);

(s)

Deputy Leader of the Third Party (unless they are also the Leader or Deputy Leader of the Opposition or a Minister of the Crown);

(t)

Government Whip in the Council;

(u)

Opposition Whip in the Assembly;

(v)

Opposition Whip in the Council;

(w)

Whip of the Third Party in the Assembly;

(x)

Whip of the Third Party in the Council;

(y)

Secretary of the Party forming the Government;

(z)

Secretary of the Opposition Party;

(za)

Secretary of the Third Party;

(zb)

any other prescribed parliamentary office;

specified parliamentary office holder means a Member who holds a specified parliamentary office;

Tribunal means the Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal established under section 4;

Tribunal member means a member of the Tribunal;

Tribunal officer means an employee made available to the Tribunal under section 15(1);

work-related parliamentary allowances means the following—

(a)

an electorate allowance;

(b)

any expense allowance;

(c)

a parliamentary accommodation sitting allowance;

(d)

a travel allowance;

(e)

a motor vehicle allowance;

(f)

any other prescribed allowance.

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