{"id":"sr:victorian-independent-remuneration-tribunal-and-improving-parliamentary","name":"Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Regulations 2019","slug":"victorian-independent-remuneration-tribunal-and-improving-parliamentary-standards-regulations-2019","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181322,"registerId":"vic-sr:victorian-independent-remuneration-tribunal-and-improving-parliamentary-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Regulations 2019","content":"Version No. 002\n\n**Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Regulations 2019**\n\n**S.R. No. 26/2019**\n\nVersion incorporating amendments as at  \n16 September 2019\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\n1 Objective 1\n\n2 Authorising provision 1\n\n3 Commencement 1\n\n4 Definitions 2\n\n4A Additional work-related parliamentary allowances 2\n\n5 Remuneration 2\n\n6 Criteria to vary a work-related parliamentary allowance 3\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 4\n\n1 General information 4\n\n2 Table of Amendments 6\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation 7\n\n4 Explanatory details 8\n\n**Version No.** **002**\n\n**Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Regulations 2019**\n\n**S.R. No. 26/2019**\n\nVersion incorporating amendments as at  \n16 September 2019\n\nReg. 1 amended by S.R. No. 83/2019 reg. 5.\n\n\t1 Objective\n\nThe objective of these Regulations is to prescribe for the purposes of the **Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Act 2019**—\n\nReg. 1(a) inserted by S.R. No. 83/2019 reg. 5.\n\n(a) the remuneration payable to Tribunal members and Compliance Officers; and\n\nReg. 1(b) inserted by S.R. No. 83/2019 reg. 5.\n\n(b) the commercial transport allowance and international travel allowance as additional work-related parliamentary allowances; and\n\nReg. 1(c) inserted by S.R. No. 83/2019 reg. 5.\n\n(c) other criteria according to which the value of a work-related parliamentary allowance may vary in a Determination.\n\n\t2 Authorising provision\n\nThese Regulations are made under section 44 of the **Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Act 2019**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on 3 April 2019.\n\n\t4 Definitions\n\nIn these Regulations—\n\n***the Act*** means the **Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Act 2019**;\n\n***Tribunal member*** has the same meaning as it has in section 3 of the Act and includes an acting Tribunal member appointed under section 11 of the Act.\n\nReg. 4A inserted by S.R. No. 83/2019 reg. 6.\n\n\t4A Additional work-related parliamentary allowances\n\nFor the purposes of the definition of ***work‑related parliamentary allowances*** in section 3 of the Act, the other prescribed allowances are—\n\n(a) a commercial transport allowance; and\n\n(b) an international travel allowance.\n\n\t5 Remuneration\n\n(1) For the purposes of sections 9(2)(c) and 11(6)(b) of the Act, the prescribed remuneration is—\n\n(a) for the Chair or Acting Chair of the Tribunal, the daily sessional rate payable to a non-judicial ordinary member (Presiding) of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal; and\n\n(b) for a Tribunal member, the daily sessional rate payable to a non-judicial ordinary member (Non‑Presiding) of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.\n\n(2) For the purpose of section 31(2)(c) of the Act, the prescribed remuneration for a primary Compliance Officer and a secondary Compliance Officer is the daily sessional rate for the time being payable to a reserve Judge of the Supreme Court (who is engaged to perform duties of a Judge of the Trial Division and was not previously a Judge of Appeal or the Chief Justice).\n\nReg. 6 inserted by S.R. No. 83/2019 reg. 7.\n\n\t6 Criteria to vary a work-related parliamentary allowance\n\nFor the purposes of section 17(2)(c)(iv) of the Act, the other prescribed criteria is the specified parliamentary office held by the Member (if any).\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\\\n\nThe Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Regulations 2019, S.R. No. 26/2019 were made on 2 April 2019 by the Governor in Council under section 44 of the **Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Act 2019**, No. 5/2019 and came into operation on 3 April 2019: regulation 3.\n\nThe Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Regulations 2019 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 2 April 2029 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThis publication incorporates amendments made to the Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Regulations 2019 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\nVictorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Amendment Regulations 2019, S.R. No. 83/2019\n\n| *Date of Making:* | 16.9.19 |\n| --- | --- |\n| *Date of Commencement:* | 16.9.19: reg. 3 |\n\n\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation\n\nThere are no amendments which were Not in Operation at the date of this publication.\n\n4 Explanatory details\n\nNo entries at date of publication.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the limited text available, there is no indication that the scope of these regulations departed from their original intent. They appear to remain focused on supporting the operational framework of the Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and parliamentary conduct standards as originally designed."},"complexity_factors":["Insufficient legislative text provided — mostly version history metadata, preventing full analysis","Regulations operate under a parent Act, requiring cross-referencing to understand full effect","Involves a specialist independent body (the Tribunal) with its own procedural framework","Touches on both remuneration (pay-setting) and parliamentary standards — two distinct subject areas"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out the procedural and administrative rules for the Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal, underpinning how the Tribunal determines pay, allowances and conduct-related expectations for Members of Parliament and certain officials. \n\nThey affect MPs (their entitlements), taxpayers (who fund them) and the Tribunal itself — creating an independent, transparent mechanism for setting parliamentary remuneration and promoting accountability."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose: prescribing remuneration for Tribunal officeholders and defining specific parliamentary allowances. The September 2019 amendments added the two travel allowances and the criteria for varying allowances, but these were clearly contemplated within the original Act's framework (section 17(2)(c)(iv) and the definition of work-related allowances). The scope has not expanded beyond the technical implementation of the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 substantive regulations plus definitions","Minimal defined terms (just 2: 'the Act' and 'Tribunal member')","No nested exceptions or conditional logic chains","Heavy reliance on external references (VCAT and Supreme Court pay rates) rather than setting dollar amounts directly","Simple list structure for allowances (reg 4A) and criteria (reg 6)","No cross-references between regulations beyond basic Act citations"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the pay rates for members of Victoria's Independent Remuneration Tribunal and its Compliance Officers, and define what extra allowances Victorian MPs can claim for work-related travel.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Sets salaries** for the Tribunal Chair and members by linking them to existing pay rates at VCAT (Victoria's civil tribunal). The Chair gets the same daily rate as a VCAT presiding member; ordinary members get the non-presiding member rate.\n- **Sets salaries** for Compliance Officers (who investigate breaches of parliamentary standards) by linking them to the daily rate paid to reserve Supreme Court judges.\n- **Adds two new allowances** that MPs can claim: a **commercial transport allowance** (for taxis, rideshares, etc.) and an **international travel allowance** (for overseas parliamentary business).\n- **Allows pay variations** based on what parliamentary office a member holds (e.g., Speaker, Minister, backbencher).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Members of the Independent Remuneration Tribunal (the body that sets MP pay and allowances).\n- Compliance Officers who enforce parliamentary conduct rules.\n- Victorian Members of Parliament (who can now claim the two additional allowances).\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is the nuts-and-bolts paperwork that makes the broader Parliamentary Standards Act work. Without these regulations, the Tribunal members wouldn't know what they're paid, and MPs wouldn't know which travel expenses are legitimate. It keeps MP remuneration transparent and independent from political interference by outsourcing the pay-setting to an independent body with clear, benchmarked rates."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Amendments made by S.R. No. 83/2019 broadened the Regulations by prescribing two additional work‑related allowances (reg 4A), specifying remuneration references for Tribunal members and Compliance Officers (reg 5), and adding the 'specified parliamentary office' as a criterion for varying allowances (reg 6). These insertions change what the Regulations prescribe compared with the original text."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross‑references to the parent Act (sections cited: s.9(2)(c), s.11(6)(b), s.31(2)(c), s.17(2)(c)(iv)) create interpretive dependency on the Act's definitions and processes.","Remuneration is tied to external pay scales (daily sessional rates for VCAT non‑judicial members; reserve Supreme Court judge rates), requiring administrators to identify and apply those external rates.","Amendments (S.R. No. 83/2019) insert new regs (4A, parts of 5, and 6), so historical versions matter for understanding current scope.","Regulation text is short and prescriptive, reducing procedural detail but increasing reliance on reading multiple instruments together.","Operational/compliance burden is low‑to‑moderate: calculation and application of existing rates and allowance criteria are required, but no new complex administrative regime is created."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations set the pay for members of the Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and its Compliance Officers, and prescribe two additional work‑related parliamentary allowances.\n\nThey fix pay by reference to existing daily sessional rates (VCAT non‑judicial members; reserve Supreme Court judges), add commercial transport and international travel allowances, and allow a member's specified parliamentary office to be a criterion for varying allowance values (regs 5, 4A, 6)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/victorian-independent-remuneration-tribunal-and-improving-parliamentary-standards-regulations-2019","history":"/api/acts/victorian-independent-remuneration-tribunal-and-improving-parliamentary-standards-regulations-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/victorian-independent-remuneration-tribunal-and-improving-parliamentary-standards-regulations-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/victorian-independent-remuneration-tribunal-and-improving-parliamentary-standards-regulations-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/victorian-independent-remuneration-tribunal-and-improving-parliamentary-standards-regulations-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/victorian-independent-remuneration-tribunal-and-improving-parliamentary-standards-regulations-2019/documents"}}