2010-2011

 

 

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

 

 

THE SENATE

 

 

Remuneration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

 

 

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

 

 

 

 

(1)     Schedule  2 , item  1 , page 14 (lines 14 and 15) , omit paragraph (d) of the definition of parliamentary allowance in subsection 4(1), substitute:

                     (d)  parliamentary base salary (within the meaning of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 ), less any portion determined under subsection 7(1A) of that Act.

(2)     Schedule  2 , item  6 , page 15 (lines 24 and 25) , omit paragraph (b) of the definition of parliamentary allowance in section 3, substitute:

                     (b)  parliamentary base salary (within the meaning of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 ).

(3)     Schedule  2 , item  14 , page 16 (lines 20 to 23) , omit the definition of parliamentary allowance in clause  1A of Schedule 3 , substitute:

parliamentary allowance means parliamentary base salary (within the meaning of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 ).

(4)     Schedule  2 , page 17 (after line 2) , before item  17 , insert:

16A  Subsection 3(1)

Insert:

parliamentary base salary means so much of the allowances determined under subsection 7(1) as:

                     (a)  represents the annual allowance payable for the purposes of section 48 of the Constitution; and

                     (b)  is identified in the determination as base salary.

(5)     Schedule  2 , page 17 (after line 4) , after item  17 , insert:

17A  After subsection 7(1)

Insert:

          (1A)  The Tribunal may determine that a portion of parliamentary base salary is not parliamentary allowance for the purposes of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948 .

 

(6)     Schedule  2 , item  19 , page 17 (line 14) , after “ subsection (1) ”, insert “ , (1A) ”.

(7)     Schedule  2 , item 20, page 17 (line 25) , after “ subsection 7(1) ”, insert “ , (1A) ”.

 

 

 

 

 

Rosemary Laing

Clerk of the Senate

 

 

The Senate

23 June 2011