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SCHEDULE A – OFFICE HOLDER’S SALARY

OFFICE HOLDER(Column 1)	OFFICE HOLDER’S SALARY, being the specified percentage of the base salary(Column 2)
Leader of the Opposition	85%
President of the Senate	75%
Speaker of the House of Representatives	75%
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	57.5%
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate	57.5%
Leader of a minority party with more than 10 members in the Parliament	45%
Leader of a minority party with up to 10 members in the Parliament	42.5%
Manager of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives	27.5%
Chief Government Whip in the House of Representatives	26%
Shadow Minister (see clause 2.4.2)	25%
Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate(This item applies on and after 17 September 2018 (see the Remuneration Tribunal (2018/09 Members of Parliament) Amendment Determination 2018)).	25%
Chief Opposition Whip in the House of Representatives	23%
Shadow Minister (see clause 2.4.3)	20%
Deputy President and Chair of Committees in the Senate	20%
Deputy Speaker in the House of Representatives	20%
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate	20%
Chief Government Whip in the Senate	20%
Chief Opposition Whip in the Senate	18%
Second Deputy Speaker in the House of Representatives	13%
Whip in the House of Representatives of a Government party with more than 10 Members in the House	13%
Whip in the House of Representatives of an Opposition party with more than 10 Members in the House	12%
Whip in the House of Representatives of a minority party with at least 5, and no more than 10, members in the House

OFFICE HOLDER(Column 1)	OFFICE HOLDER’S SALARY, being the specified percentage of the base salary(Column 2)
Chair of the Joint Statutory Committee of Public Accounts and Audit	16%
Chair of the Joint Statutory Committee on Public Works	16%
Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade	16%
Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties	16%
Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters	16%
Chair of a Joint Statutory Committee or Joint Standing Committee, not otherwise specified (except the Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library)	11%
Chair of a Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee	11%
Chair of a House of Representatives General Purpose Standing Committee	11%
Chair of a Joint Select Committee or Select Committee in the Senate or the House of Representatives	11%
Chair of an Investigating Standing Committee established by resolution of either House	11%
Chair of the Senate Standing Committee of Privileges	11%
Chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee of Privileges	11%
Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances	11%
Chair of the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills	11%
Chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Procedure	11%
Deputy Chair of the Joint Statutory Committee on Public Accounts and Audit	8%
Deputy Chair of the Joint Statutory Committee on Public Works	8%
Deputy Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade	8%
Deputy Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties	8%
Deputy Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters	8%
Deputy Chair of a Joint Statutory Committee or Joint Standing Committee, not otherwise specified (except the Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library)	5.5%
Deputy Chair of a House of Representatives General Purpose Standing Committee	5.5%
Deputy Chair of a Joint Select Committee or Select Committee in the Senate or the House of Representatives	5.5%
Deputy Chair of an Investigating Standing Committee established by resolution of either House	5.5%
Deputy Chair of the Senate Standing Committee of Privileges	5.5%
Deputy Chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee of Privileges	5.5%
Deputy Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances	5.5%
Deputy Chair of the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills	5.5%
Deputy Chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Procedure	5.5%
Chair of the Senate Standing Committee of Senators’ Interests	3%
Chair of the House of Representatives Committee of Members’ Interests	3%
Chair of a Parliamentary Committee concerned with public affairs rather than the domestic affairs of Parliament not otherwise specified	3%

OFFICE HOLDER(Column 1)

OFFICE HOLDER’S SALARY, being the specified percentage of the base salary(Column 2)

Chair of the Joint Statutory Committee of Public Accounts and Audit

16%

Chair of the Joint Statutory Committee on Public Works

16%

Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

16%

Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties

16%

Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters

16%

Chair of a Joint Statutory Committee or Joint Standing Committee, not otherwise specified (except the Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library)

11%

Chair of a Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee

11%

Chair of a House of Representatives General Purpose Standing Committee

11%

Chair of a Joint Select Committee or Select Committee in the Senate or the House of Representatives

11%

Chair of an Investigating Standing Committee established by resolution of either House

11%

Chair of the Senate Standing Committee of Privileges

11%

Chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee of Privileges

11%

Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances

11%

Chair of the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills

11%

Chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Procedure

11%

Deputy Chair of the Joint Statutory Committee on Public Accounts and Audit

Deputy Chair of the Joint Statutory Committee on Public Works

Deputy Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

Deputy Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties

Deputy Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters

Deputy Chair of a Joint Statutory Committee or Joint Standing Committee, not otherwise specified (except the Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library)

5.5%

Deputy Chair of a House of Representatives General Purpose Standing Committee

5.5%

Deputy Chair of a Joint Select Committee or Select Committee in the Senate or the House of Representatives

5.5%

Deputy Chair of an Investigating Standing Committee established by resolution of either House

5.5%

Deputy Chair of the Senate Standing Committee of Privileges

5.5%

Deputy Chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee of Privileges

5.5%

Deputy Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances

5.5%

Deputy Chair of the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills

5.5%

Deputy Chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Procedure

5.5%

Chair of the Senate Standing Committee of Senators’ Interests

Chair of the House of Representatives Committee of Members’ Interests

Chair of a Parliamentary Committee concerned with public affairs rather than the domestic affairs of Parliament not otherwise specified