Parliamentary Service Act 1988
sec.29Salaries and conditions of employment
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sec.29 Salaries and conditions of employment
The Clerk, officers of and employees in the parliamentary service shall be paid such remuneration and allowances and shall be employed on such terms and conditions of service as may from time to time subject to any applicable industrial instrument be decided— for the Clerk—by the Speaker; or for parliamentary service officers and employees—by the Clerk. The Speaker must ensure the remuneration, conditions of employment and other benefits given to the Clerk are comparable to those of State officers and employees who have similar duties. The Clerk must ensure the remuneration, conditions of employment and other benefits given to parliamentary service officers and employees are comparable to those of State officers and employees who have similar duties. Officers of and employees in the parliamentary service are not officers of the public service. s 29 amd 1995 No. 38 s 35 sch 1 ; 2002 No. 31 s 4 ; 2011 No. 24 s 58 ; 2015 No. 3 s 14 ; 2016 No. 63 s 1157 sch 6 (sec.29-ssec.1) The Clerk, officers of and employees in the parliamentary service shall be paid such remuneration and allowances and shall be employed on such terms and conditions of service as may from time to time subject to any applicable industrial instrument be decided— for the Clerk—by the Speaker; or for parliamentary service officers and employees—by the Clerk. (sec.29-ssec.2) The Speaker must ensure the remuneration, conditions of employment and other benefits given to the Clerk are comparable to those of State officers and employees who have similar duties. (sec.29-ssec.3) The Clerk must ensure the remuneration, conditions of employment and other benefits given to parliamentary service officers and employees are comparable to those of State officers and employees who have similar duties. (sec.29-ssec.4) Officers of and employees in the parliamentary service are not officers of the public service.
- (a) for the Clerk—by the Speaker; or
- (b) for parliamentary service officers and employees—by the Clerk.