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Northern Territory Legislative Council (Fees and Expenses) Regulations (Amendment)

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Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

34 of 1950

Collection

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This amendment gives elected members of the Northern Territory Legislative Council an annual payment of £75 (in addition to meeting fees) to cover constituency work, preparation, correspondence and other ongoing duties. It applies only to elected members and is backdated to 28 February 1950.

Why it matters: it recognises representative work outside formal sittings by providing a basic yearly allowance.

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Northern Territory Legislative Council (Fees and Expenses) Regulations (Amendment)

STATUTORY RULES.

1950. No. 34.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NORTHERN TERRITORY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1910-1949.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1910-1949.

Dated this thirteenth day of July, 1950.

W. J. McKell

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Signature of Minister of State for the Interior

Minister of State for the Interior.

Amendment of the Northern Territory Legislative Council (Fees and Expenses) Regulations.†

Fees of elected members of Council.

Regulation 2 of the Northern Territory Legislative Council (Fees and Expenses) Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation :—

“ (3.) In addition to fees which are payable under sub-regulation (1.) or sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation, an elected member of the Council shall be paid a fee of Seventy-five pounds per annum in respect of his services as member other than attendance at meetings.”.

Commencement.

Regulation 1 of these Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on the twenty-eighth day of February, 1950.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1950.

† Statutory Rules 1948, No. 24, as amended by Statutory Rules 1949, No. 77.

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

2936—Price 3d. 9/2.6.1950.

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