49Allowances for elected members

49 Allowances for elected members

(1)  In this regulation –

current period means a 12-month period commencing on 1 November in any calendar year after 2025;

inflationary factor, in respect of each calendar year, means the amount ascertained by dividing the Wage Price Index figure for the June quarter of that year by the Wage Price Index figure for the June quarter of the previous calendar year;

June quarter, in relation to a calendar year, means April, May and June of that year;

previous period, in respect of a current period, means the 12-month period immediately before the 1 November on which the current period commences.

(2)  For the purposes of sections 340A(1) and (2) of the Act, the allowance for a councillor, or the additional allowance for a mayor or deputy mayor, is –

(a) for the period commencing on 24 June 2025 and ending on 1 November 2025 – the allowance specified in Schedule 4 ; and

(b) for the 12-month period commencing on 1 November in 2025 – the amount calculated by multiplying the allowance specified in Schedule 4 by the inflationary factor for the 2025 calendar year and rounding the resulting amount to the nearest whole dollar; and

(c) for a current period, the amount calculated by multiplying the allowance for the previous period by the inflationary factor for the calendar year in which the current period commences and rounding the resulting amount to the nearest whole dollar.

(3)  If a deputy mayor is appointed to act in the role of mayor for a period of 4 consecutive weeks or more, the deputy mayor is entitled to receive, for that period, the allowance payable to the mayor.

(4)  The allowances referred to in this regulation are to be paid in monthly or fortnightly instalments.