PART 1 - GENERAL

Authority: This Determination is issued in accordance with the following subsections of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 (‘the Act’): 7(1), 7(1A), 7(1B), 7(1C), 7(2), 7(2A), 7(4) and 7(5G).

1.2 Effective Date: This Determination takes effect on and from 1 July 2013.

1.3 Effect on Earlier Determinations: This Determination supersedes and revokes in full Determinations 2012/02 (as amended) – Members of Parliament – Base Salary and Related Matters and 2012/03 – Parliamentary Office Holders – Additional Salary.

1.4 Definitions: The following definitions apply in this Determination:

‘base salary’ means parliamentary base salary as defined in the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 and also refers to the amount determined by the Remuneration Tribunal in this Determination;

‘member of parliament’ or ‘member’ means a Member of the House of Representatives or a Senator unless there is an explicit contrary intention.