SCHEDULE 6 - Relevant Provisio SCHEDULE 6 - Relevant Provisions for Purposes of Clause 1(2) of Schedule 2

Clause 1(2) of Schedule 2

1.   Motor Vehicle Allowance

[Schedule 6 Amended by No. 22 of 2015, s. 18, Applied:01 Jul 2015] The Motor Vehicle Allowance on the commencement of this Act is $15 305 per annum.

2.   Electorate Allowance

[Schedule 6 Amended by No. 22 of 2015, s. 18, Applied:01 Jul 2015] The Electorate Allowances on the commencement of the amending Act are –

| Legislative Council | | | | Group 1 | Apsley | $48 473 per annum | | Group 2 | Murchison | $44 644 per annum | | | Western Tiers | | | Group 3 | Derwent | $38 266 per annum | | | Huon | | | Group 4 | Montgomery | $35 716 per annum | | | Rumney | | | Group 5 | Mersey | $30 614 per annum | | | Rosevears | | | | Windermere | | | | Elwick | | | | Nelson | | | | Launceston | | | | Pembroke | | | | Hobart | | | House of Assembly | | | | Bass | | $42 094 per annum | | Braddon | | $45 920 per annum | | Denison | | $30 614 per annum | | Franklin | | $36 991 per annum | | Lyons | | $51 024 per annum |

3.   Committee Sitting Fees

There is payable to a member of a Standing Committee, including the Community Development and Environment, Resources and Development Committees, for each day on which the member attends a summoned meeting of a Committee at which a quorum is present, a sitting fee calculated on a daily basis, irrespective of the number of meetings, according to the following scale:

(a) in the case of a Chair of a Committee, at the rate of 0.12% of the annual amount of the basic salary for the time being;

(b) in the case of any other member of a Committee, at the rate of 0.10% of that annual amount.

4.   Telecommunications Allowance

(1) There is payable to each member of Parliament a Telecommunications Allowance.

(2) The Allowance is to be paid by way of reimbursement of –

(a) service and equipment charges for one telephone service installed in the member of Parliament's home, and 80% of all call charges applicable to that fixed line; and

(b) 80% of all charges for a mobile telephone –

except as outlined in subclause (3) .

(3) The Allowance in respect of a mobile telephone for the holder of the offices of the President of the Legislative Council, Speaker of the House of Assembly, Leader of the Opposition and Leader of a recognised non-government party, is to be unlimited.

5.   Entertainment Allowance

There is payable to a person holding an office specified in the first column of this clause an Entertainment Allowance of an amount equivalent to the percentage of the basic salary as specified in the second column.

| Column 1 | Column 2 | | Office | % of basic salary | | Premier | 12 | | President of the Legislative Council | 6 | | Speaker of the House of Assembly | 6 |

6.   Away From Home Travelling Allowance

(1) There is payable to a member of Parliament an Away From Home Travelling Allowance for expenses incurred while travelling on official parliamentary business.

(2) The rate of the Allowance is to be calculated in accordance with the Travel Allowance and Meal Allowance components prescribed from time to time by the Tasmanian State Service Award of the Commission.

(3) Where a member of Parliament exceeds the Allowance to which he or she is entitled, the member may, subject to any guidelines issued from time to time by the Government, claim an allowance by way of reimbursement of expenses, at the rate equivalent to the actual expenses incurred, on submission of documentary evidence of those expenses.

(4) The Allowances referred to in subclauses (2) and (3) are mutually exclusive and a member must claim either the Travelling Allowance referred to in subclause (2) or the reimbursement of actual expenses referred to in subclause (3) .

7.   Bass Strait Islands Travelling Allowance

(1) There is payable to any member of Parliament travelling to the Bass Strait Islands on official parliamentary business a Bass Strait Islands Travelling Allowance.

(2) The Bass Strait Islands Travelling Allowance is payable by way of reimbursement of expenses incurred by members of Parliament.

8.   Taxi Allowance

(1) In order to avoid the necessity for a ministerial driver to be on call, there is payable to a Minister a Taxi Allowance.

(2) A Taxi Allowance is paid by way of a taxi voucher.