1Remuneration and Allowances Act 1973

Remuneration and Allowances Act 1973

No. 14 of 1973

AN ACT

Relating to the Remuneration and Allowances payable to Members of the Parliament, Ministers of State, Justices of the High Court, Judges of Courts created by the Parliament, Permanent Heads of Departments of the Public Service and the Holders of certain Offices or Appointments.

[Assented to 1 April 1973]

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

Part I—Preliminary

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Remuneration and Allowances Act 1973.

Commencement.

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

Part II—Members of the Parliament

Citation.

3. (1) In this Part, the Parliamentary Allowances Act 1952–1970 is referred to as the Principal Act.

(2) The Principal Act, as amended by this Part, may be cited as the Parliamentary Allowances Act 1952–1973.

Allowances to Whips.

4. Section 10 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-sections:—

“(4) There are payable to the senator specified by the Leader of the Government in the Senate as the senator assisting the Government Whip in the Senate and to the senator specified by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate as the senator assisting the Opposition Whip in the Senate allowances at the rate of Five hundred dollars a year each.

“(5) There are payable to the member of the House of Representatives specified by the Prime Minister as the member assisting the Government Whip in that House and to the member of the House of Representatives specified by the Leader of the Opposition in that House as the member assisting the Opposition Whip in that House allowances at the rate of Five hundred dollars a year each.’.

5. After section 11 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:—

Allowances for travelling expenses and expenses of living in Canberra.

“11a. The Governor-General may make regulations providing for the payment to persons referred to in this Act (not being persons who are Ministers of State) of allowances in respect of travelling expenses and in respect of expenses of living in Canberra.’.

Appropriation.

6. Section 12 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after the word ‘Act’ the words ‘(other than any allowances provided for by regulations under section 11a)’.