Commonwealth act

Remuneration Act 1974

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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

19 of 1974

Collection

act

Plain English Summary

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This law sets the pay rules for people holding specific high-level government jobs. Instead of listing exact salaries in the legislation itself, it gives the power to set wages to the Remuneration Tribunal (an independent body that decides how much senior public officials should earn).

How it works:

Primary rule: People in the listed jobs get paid whatever the Remuneration Tribunal determines
Backup rule: If the Tribunal hasn't made a decision yet, they get paid according to regulations made under the Act that created their job
Allowances: They also receive allowances as set by those regulations (subject to the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973)

Who it covers: The Schedule lists specific offices including the Chair and commissioners of the Industries Assistance Commission, the Chair and members of the Schools Commission, and the Chair of the National Library Council.

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Remuneration Act 1974

REMUNERATION ACT 1974

No. 19 of 1974

An Act relating to the Remuneration of Holders of certain Offices.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Remuneration Act 1974.

Commencement.

This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Remuneration of holders of certain offices.

(1) The holder of an office specified in the Schedule shall be paid such remuneration as is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal, but, until that remuneration is so determined, he shall be paid such remuneration as is prescribed by regulations made under the Act by virtue of which that office is constituted.

(2) Subject to the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973, the holder of an office specified in the Schedule shall be paid such allowances as are prescribed by regulations made under the Act by virtue of which that office is constituted.

(3) The power to make regulations contained in an Act referred to in this section extends to the making of regulations for the purposes of this section.

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THE SCHEDULE Section 3

Chairman of the Industries Assistance Commission

Commissioner (other than the Chairman) of the Industries Assistance Commission

Associate Commissioner of the Industries Assistance Commission

Chairman of the Schools Commission

Full-time acting Chairman of the Schools Commission

Full-time member (other than the Chairman or an acting Chairman) of the Schools Commission

Part-time member of the Schools Commission

Chairman of the Council of the National Library of Australia.

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

1 Remuneration Act 1974