Commonwealth legislation

Members of Parliament (Staff) Regulations

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

221 of 1984

Collection

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Plain English Summary

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These regulations set the rules for which unions (registered organizations) can nominate people to work as staff for Australian Members of Parliament.

What it covers:

Who can nominate: Only unions registered under the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904 (the old industrial relations law) are allowed to nominate staff.
Membership requirement: The person being nominated must be eligible to actually join that union.
Tie-breaker rule: If a person could legally join multiple unions, the "appropriate" one is whichever union already has the most members doing the same type of work ("the larger or largest number of officers having the same or equivalent classification").

Why this matters: These rules ensure there's a clear, fair process for union involvement in hiring staff for politicians' offices. It prevents disputes between unions over who gets to nominate candidates for parliamentary positions.

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Members of Parliament (Staff) Regulations

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Statutory Rules 1984 No. 2211

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Members of Parliament (Staff) Regulations

I, THE DEPUTY OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984.

Dated 30 August 1984.

J. A. ROWLAND

Deputy of the

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. S. DAWKINS

Minister of State for Finance for and on behalf of the Prime Minister

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Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Members of Parliament (Staff) Regulations.

Commencement

These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 September 1984.

Interpretation

In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984.

Appropriate organizations for the purposes of paragraph 27 (1) (c) of the Act

(1) For the purposes of paragraph 27 (1) (c) of the Act, the appropriate organization to nominate a person is an organization—

(a) registered under the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904; and

(b) subject to sub-regulation (2), for which the person to be nominated is eligible for membership.

(2) Where a person referred to in sub-regulation (1) is eligible for membership of more than one organization referred to in that sub-regulation, the appropriate organization is the organization having among its members the larger or largest number of officers having the same or equivalent classification as that of that person.

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 31 August 1984.

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1 Members of Parliament (Staff) Regulations

Statutory Rules 1984 No. 2211

–––––––

Members of Parliament (Staff) Regulations

Dated 30 August 1984.

J. A. ROWLAND

Deputy of the

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. S. DAWKINS

Minister of State for Finance for and on behalf of the Prime Minister

–––––––––

Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Members of Parliament (Staff) Regulations.

Commencement

These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 September 1984.

Interpretation

In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984.

Appropriate organizations for the purposes of paragraph 27 (1) (c) of the Act

(1) For the purposes of paragraph 27 (1) (c) of the Act, the appropriate organization to nominate a person is an organization—

(a) registered under the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904; and

(b) subject to sub-regulation (2), for which the person to be nominated is eligible for membership.

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 31 August 1984.