Federal Register of Legislation
Governor‑General Legislation Amendment Act 2001
No. 57, 2001
Governor‑General Legislation Amendment Act 2001
No. 57, 2001
An Act to amend legislation in respect of the Governor‑General, and for related purposes
Contents 1 Short title................................... 2 Commencement............................... 3 Schedule(s)..................................
Schedule 1—Amendment of the Governor‑General Act 1974
Part 1—Salary
Part 2—Superannuation matters
Schedule 2—Amendment of taxation legislation Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
Governor-General Legislation Amendment Act 2001
No. 57, 2001
An Act to amend legislation in respect of the Governor-General, and for related purposes
[Assented to 28 June 2001]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Governor‑General Legislation Amendment Act 2001.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
3 Schedule(s)
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Amendment of the Governor‑General Act 1974
Part 1—Salary
1 Section 3 Omit "$58,000", substitute "$310,000".
2 Transitional provision The amendment made by this Part does not have effect during the continuance in office of the person holding office as Governor‑General immediately before the commencement of this Act.
Part 2—Superannuation matters
3 Subsection 2A(2) Insert:
assessment has the same meaning as in the Superannuation Contributions Tax (Assessment and Collection) Act 1997.
4 Subsection 2A(2) Insert:
basic rate, at a particular time, in relation to a particular person, means 60% of the salary of the Chief Justice of Australia at that time, reduced by the amount of any pension or retiring allowance payable to that person at that time, whether by virtue of a law or otherwise out of money provided in whole or part by Australia, a State or a Territory.
We try to embed the page this law was scraped from. If the site blocks framing, you still get the link and a local excerpt.
Last checked with source on —
Checking whether the official page can be embedded…
Plain-English simplify of this law: a short summary, key points, and both sides of the argument. Generated on first view via Replicate, then cached. Vote on what helps your study.
No study brief is cached for this law yet. Sign up to generate a plain-English brief.
Sign up to generate