{"id":"F2017L00751","name":"Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (President of the Remuneration Tribunal Fees and Allowances) Rule 2017","slug":"independent-parliamentary-expenses-authority-president-of-the-remuneration-tribunal-fees-and-allowan","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":96595,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L00751-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (President of the Remuneration Tribunal Fees and Allowances) Rule 2017","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nIndependent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (President of the Remuneration Tribunal Fees and Allowances) Rule 2017\n\n \n\nI, Scott Ryan, Special Minister of State, make the following legislative rule under subsections 19(4) and 64(1) of the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority Act 2017.\n\nDated    21 June 2017\n\n \n\nScott Ryan\n\nSpecial Minister of State\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This Instrument is the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (President of the Remuneration Tribunal Fees and Allowances) Rule 2017.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This Instrument commences on 1 July 2017.\n\n3  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority Act 2017.\n\nPresident has the same meaning as in the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.\n\n4  Fees\n\nFor subsection 19(4) of the Act, no fee is prescribed.\n\n \n\n5  Allowances\n\n  For subsection 19(4) of the Act, the prescribed allowances are as prescribed from time to time for the purposes of section 12 of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.\n\n  Note: Section 12 of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 requires that a member of the Tribunal shall be paid the fees and allowances as are prescribed.  These fees and allowances are prescribed by regulation.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: prescribing fees and allowances for the President of the Remuneration Tribunal in their capacity as a member of the IPEA Advisory Board. There is no scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 sections, with 2 substantive provisions (fees and allowances)","No defined terms beyond basic references to the parent Act and 'President'","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single cross-reference to Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973, clearly explained in a note","Total length is approximately 200 words"],"plain_english_summary":"This short rule clarifies pay for the Remuneration Tribunal President’s work for the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority: they receive no additional fees for IPEA duties, but may claim the same travel and other allowances that apply to their Tribunal role under the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973. It affects the President and IPEA and prevents double‑counting of pay while preserving legitimate expense entitlements."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not expand or restrict the Authority's statutory remit; it prescribes that no fee is payable and directs that allowances follow amounts prescribed under section 12 of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973. Substantive pay levels remain governed by the Remuneration Tribunal regulations, so the Rule leaves scope and monetary detail to existing statutory/regulatory mechanisms."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, single-purpose instrument with two operative rules (ss 4–5).","Cross-references to other legislation: Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority Act 2017 (s 19(4)) and Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 (s 12) — requires reading those provisions to see concrete amounts.","Delegation of monetary detail to external regulations (Remuneration Tribunal regulations) makes the instrument dynamically dependent on later regulatory changes.","Low administrative complexity: no new calculation rules, but requires the Authority to apply externally prescribed allowances (implementation/monitoring task).","Clear commencement date (1 July 2017) and minimal definitional material (Act, President)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Rule says the President of the Remuneration Tribunal gets no fee under subsection 19(4) of the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority Act 2017, and that any allowances are those set under section 12 of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973. It commences 1 July 2017.\n\nMechanically, the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority will not pay a separate presidential fee but will apply the Remuneration Tribunal’s prescribed allowance levels, which are set by regulation rather than in this instrument."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/independent-parliamentary-expenses-authority-president-of-the-remuneration-tribunal-fees-and-allowan","history":"/api/acts/independent-parliamentary-expenses-authority-president-of-the-remuneration-tribunal-fees-and-allowan/history","analysis":"/api/acts/independent-parliamentary-expenses-authority-president-of-the-remuneration-tribunal-fees-and-allowan/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/independent-parliamentary-expenses-authority-president-of-the-remuneration-tribunal-fees-and-allowan/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/independent-parliamentary-expenses-authority-president-of-the-remuneration-tribunal-fees-and-allowan/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/independent-parliamentary-expenses-authority-president-of-the-remuneration-tribunal-fees-and-allowan/documents"}}