In this Act unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter—
S. 3 def. of additional salary inserted by No. 5/2019 s. 50(2).
additional salary means the additional salary payable to a Member who is a specified parliamentary office holder in respect of that specified parliamentary office as set out in a Determination that is currently in effect;
Assembly means the Legislative Assembly of Victoria;
S. 3 def. of basic salary inserted by No. 8663 s. 2, substituted by No. 8687 s. 2, amended by Nos 55/2004 s. 3, 41/2007 s. 3, substituted by No. 37/2013 s. 3(1), amended by No. 44/2014 s. 33(Sch. item 17), substituted by No. 5/2019 s. 50(1)(a).
basic salary means the basic salary payable to a Member as set in a Determination that is currently in effect;
S. 3 def. of Budget inserted by No. 5/2019 s. 50(2).
Budget means the Electorate Office and Communications Budget of a Member under section 7F;
S. 3 def. of Capital city repealed by No. 9432 s. 2(1).
S. 3 def. of charitable institution inserted by No. 37/2011 s. 4.
charitable institution means—
(a) any charitable, religious, scientific or educational institution (including any institution providing residential accommodation wholly or principally for full-time students attending an educational institution);
(b) any institution being, or carrying on, a hospital;
(c) any institution the sole or principal purpose of which is to assist in the saving of life, or the prevention of loss
or damage to property, whether at sea or otherwise—
being an institution which is not carried on for the purpose of profit or gain to its individual members and which is not empowered to make any distribution, whether in money, property or otherwise, to its members;
S. 3 def. of Compliance Officer inserted by No. 5/2019 s. 47(1).
Compliance Officer has the same meaning as it has in section 3 of the Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Act 2019;
Council means the Legislative Council of Victoria;
S. 3 def. of Deputy Leader of the Opposition inserted by No. 8530 s. 3(1)(a)(i), amended by No. 25/2023 s. 7(Sch. 1 item 18.1(a)).
Deputy Leader of the Opposition means the member of the Assembly who is for the time being the Deputy Leader of the Opposition;
S. 3 def. of Determination inserted by No. 5/2019 s. 50(2).
Determination has the same meaning as it has in section 3 of the Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Act 2019;
S. 3 def. of District repealed by No. 9432 s. 2(1).
S. 3 def. of general election inserted by No. 37/2013 s. 3(2).
general election has the same meaning as it has in section 3 of the Electoral Act 2002;
S. 3 def. of Leader of the Opposition inserted by No. 8530 s. 3(1)(a)(ii), amended by No. 25/2023 s. 7(Sch. 1 item 18.1(b)).
Leader of the Opposition means the member of the Assembly who is for the time being the Leader of the Opposition;
S. 3 def. of Melbourne Post Office inserted by No. 8530 s. 3(1)(a)(ii), repealed by No. 9432 s. 2(1).
S. 3 def. of member substituted as Member by No. 5/2019 s. 50(1)(b).
Member means Member of the Parliament of Victoria;
S. 3 def. of prescribed inserted by No. 5/2019 s. 50(2).
prescribed means prescribed by regulations made under this Act;
President means the President of the Council;
S. 3 def. of Presiding Officer inserted by No. 37/2013 s. 3(2).
Presiding Officer means the President or the Speaker;
S. 3 def. of Province repealed by No. 9432 s. 2(1).
S. 3 def. of public duties inserted by No. 5/2019 s. 50(2).
public duties has the same meaning as it has in section 2(1) of the Members of Parliament (Standards) Act 1978;
S. 3 def. of public resources inserted by No. 5/2019 s. 50(2).
public resources means the work-related parliamentary allowances and other funding, resources or facilities, including the Budget, provided for use by Members in the performance of their public duties but does not include—
(a) basic salaries and additional salaries; or
(b) the separation payment under section 7E;
S. 3 def. of relevant Clerk inserted by No. 5/2019 s. 50(2).
relevant Clerk means—
(a) if the Member is a Member of the Assembly, the Clerk of the Assembly; or
(b) if the Member is a Member of the Council, the Clerk of the Council;
S. 3 def. of relevant Officer inserted by No. 5/2019 s. 50(2).
relevant Officer means—
(a) in relation to work-related parliamentary allowances, the relevant Clerk; or
(b) in relation to the Budget, the Secretary of the Department of Parliamentary Services;
Speaker means the Speaker of the Assembly;
S. 3 def. of specified parliamentary office inserted by No. 5/2019 s. 50(2).
specified parliamentary office means any of the following offices held by a Member in addition to their role as a Member—
(a) Premier;
(b) Deputy Premier:
(c) any other responsible Minister of the Crown;
(d) Leader of the Opposition;
(e) President;
(f) Speaker;
(g) Deputy President;
(h) Deputy Speaker;
(i) Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly;
(j) Leader of the Opposition in the Council;
(k) Leader of the Third Party (unless they are also the Leader or Deputy Leader of the Opposition or a Minister of the Crown);
(l) Cabinet Secretary;
(la) Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier;
(m) a Shadow Minister;
(n) a Chairperson of a parliamentary committee (including a Joint Investigatory Committee within the meaning of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003, a standing committee, a select committee and a domestic committee);
(o) a Deputy Chairperson of a parliamentary committee (including a Joint Investigatory Committee within the meaning of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003, a standing committee, a select committee and a domestic committee);
(p) Government Whip in the Assembly;
(pa) Deputy Government Whip in the Assembly;
(q) Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Council;
(r) a Parliamentary Secretary (other than the Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier);
(s) Deputy Leader of the Third Party (unless they are also the Leader or Deputy Leader of the Opposition or a Minister of the Crown);
(t) Government Whip in the Council;
(u) Opposition Whip in the Assembly;
(v) Opposition Whip in the Council;
(w) Whip of the Third Party in the Assembly;
(x) Whip of the Third Party in the Council;
(y) Secretary of the Party forming the Government;
(z) Secretary of the Opposition Party;
(za) Secretary of the Third Party;
(zb) any other prescribed parliamentary office;
S. 3 def. of specified parliamentary office holder inserted by No. 5/2019 s. 50(2).
specified parliamentary office holder means a Member who holds a specified parliamentary office;
S. 3 def. of third party inserted by No. 8530 s. 3(1)(a)(iii), amended by Nos 9432 s. 3(a), 22/1996 s. 30.
third party means a recognized party which consists of eleven members at least of the Parliament.
S. 3 def. of Tribunal inserted by No. 5/2019 s. 50(2).
Tribunal has the same meaning as it has in section 3 of the Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Act 2019;
S. 3 def. of Tribunal Guidelines inserted by No. 5/2019 s. 50(2).
Tribunal Guidelines, in Divisions 4 and 5 of Part 2, means guidelines made by the Tribunal under section 36(1) of the Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Act 2019;
S. 3 def. of work-related parliamentary allowances inserted by No. 5/2019 s. 50(2).
work-related parliamentary allowances means the allowances specified in section 6(2).
S. 3A inserted by No. 3/1993 s. 3, repealed by No. 55/2004 s. 4,
new s. 3A inserted by No. 20/2009 s. 3, amended by No. 46/2011 s. 3, repealed by No. 37/2013 s. 4.
S. 3B inserted by No. 34/2012 s. 3, repealed by No. 37/2013 s. 4.
Pt 1
(Heading) substituted as Pt 2
(Heading) by No. 78/2004 s. 6(1)(b), amended by No. 5/2019 s. 51.