Commonwealth legislation

Parliamentary Counsel (Allowances) 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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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

320 of 1982

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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This short regulation determines how much the Parliamentary Counsel (the office that drafts Commonwealth laws) receives in work-related allowances.

What it does:

Cleans up old rules: Repeals three earlier regulation sets from 1970, 1972, and 1973.
Links to public service pay: States that the Parliamentary Counsel will receive the same allowances as Australian Public Service (APS) officers. Instead of listing specific dollar amounts, it simply applies the standard public service allowance structure to these statutory office holders.

Why it matters: This ensures the Parliamentary Counsel's extra-duty allowances (such as travel or other work-related entitlements) remain consistent with the broader public sector, without needing separate regulations every time APS allowances change.

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Parliamentary Counsel (Allowances) Regulations

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Statutory Rules 1982 No. 3201

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Parliamentary Counsel (Allowances) Regulations

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Parliamentary Counsel Act 1970.

Dated 23 November 1982.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

N. A. BROWN

Minister of State for Communications
for and on behalf of the Attorney-General

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Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Parliamentary Counsel (Allowances) Regulations.

Repeal of Parliamentary Counsel Regulations

Statutory Rules 1970 No. 82, Statutory Rules 1972 No. 142, and Statutory Rules 1973 No. 225 are repealed.

Allowances

For the purposes of sub-section 6 (2) of the Parliamentary Counsel Act 1970, the following allowances are prescribed, namely, the allowances payable to an officer of the Australian Public Service.

Note: NOTE

Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 November 1982.

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1 Parliamentary Counsel (Allowances) Regulations

Statutory Rules 1982 No. 3201

__________

Parliamentary Counsel (Allowances) Regulations

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Parliamentary Counsel Act 1970.

Dated 23 November 1982.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

N. A. BROWN

Minister of State for Communications
for and on behalf of the Attorney-General

__________

Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Parliamentary Counsel (Allowances) Regulations.

Repeal of Parliamentary Counsel Regulations

Statutory Rules 1970 No. 82, Statutory Rules 1972 No. 142, and Statutory Rules 1973 No. 225 are repealed.

Allowances

For the purposes of sub-section 6 (2) of the Parliamentary Counsel Act 1970, the following allowances are prescribed, namely, the allowances payable to an officer of the Australian Public Service.

Note: NOTE

Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 November 1982.