14AOrder declaring sum that is to apply for specified item

##### 14A. Order declaring sum that is to apply for specified item (1) In this section — original sum, for a specified item, means — (a) in the case of item 2 — $472 000; (b) in the case of item 3(a) and (b) — $705 000; (c) in the case of item 3(b)(i) — $56 500; (d) in the case of item 6 — $56 500; specified item has the meaning given in section 14(1A). (2) The Minister may make an order 8 declaring, for each specified item, the sum that is to apply for that item. (3) A sum declared by the Minister in an order must be the amount in dollars determined by the following formula, rounded up to the nearest $500 — where — S is the sum that is to apply for a specified item, before rounding up to the nearest $500; T is the original sum for that specified item; E is the estimate of the average weekly total earnings of full‑time adult employees in Australia most recently published by the Australian Statistician as an original estimate. Note for this subsection: $1 769.90 is the estimate of the average weekly total earnings of full‑time adult employees in Australia published by the Australian Statistician for November 2020 as an original estimate. (4) An order is subsidiary legislation for the purposes of the *Interpretation Act 1984*. (5) The *Interpretation Act 1984* section 42 applies to an order as if the order were regulations. [Section 14A inserted: No. 5 of 2022 s. 5.]