5Terms and conditions of service of Solicitor-General

5 Terms and conditions of service of Solicitor-General

[Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No. 45 of 1996, s. 5 ]

(1)  *[Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 1984, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]*The Solicitor-General is entitled to be paid –

(a) for the period 26 June 1995 to 30 September 1996, both days inclusive, a salary at the rate of 90% of the salary payable to a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania for the same period; and

(ab) after 30 September 1996, a salary equivalent to the salary payable to a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania; and

(b) [Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001] such travelling and other allowances as the Governor from time to time determines in respect of him and, if there is for the time being no such determination, such travelling and other allowances as are applicable to a person who is a Head of a State Service Agency.

(1A)  [Section 5 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 91 of 1999, s. 70, Applied:15 Dec 1999] [Section 5 Subsection (1A) substituted by No. 52 of 2002, s. 23, Applied:27 Nov 2002] Notwithstanding subsection (1) , the Solicitor-General may elect, in writing to the Secretary, at any time but not more than once in a period of one year, that the salary determined in accordance with subsection (1)(ab) may be provided –

(a) in part by the payment of salary to the Solicitor-General; and

(b) [Section 5 Subsection (1A) amended by No. 65 of 2005, Sched. 1, Applied:15 Dec 2005] in part by the payment of employer superannuation contributions to an RSA or a complying superannuation scheme, which may include the accumulation scheme.

(1B)  [Section 5 Subsection (1B) inserted by No. 91 of 1999, s. 70, Applied:15 Dec 1999] If the Solicitor-General elects to sacrifice some or all of his or her salary under  –