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Remuneration and Allowances Amendment Act 1981
No. 121 of 1981
An Act relating to certain remuneration and allowances
[Assented to 9 September 1981]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:
PART I—PRELIMINARY
Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Remuneration and Allowances Amendment Act 1981.
Commencement 2. This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 July 1981.
PART II—MODIFICATIONS OF DETERMINATIONS OF THE REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL
Allowances to be paid to office holders of the Parliament 3. (1) Determination No. 9 of 1981 of the Remuneration Tribunal dated 18 June 1981 relating to the allowances to be paid to members of the
Parliament by reason of their holding particular offices, or performing particular functions, in, or in relation to, the Parliament or either House of the Parliament is modified by omitting paragraph 1 and substituting the following paragraph: 1. Additional Salary and Special Allowance of Office Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Office Rate per annum of additional salary in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1982 Rate per annum of additional salary in respect of any period after 30 June 1982 Rate per annum of special allowance $ $ $ Leader of the Opposition.............. 17,216 20,700 8,500 President of the Senate................ 16,486 20,700 7,250 Speaker of the House of Representatives.... 16,486 20,700 7,250 Deputy Leader of the Opposition......... 10,917 11,900 7,250 Leader of the Opposition in the Senate 10,917 11,900 7,250 Leader of a minority non-Government party recognised in the Senate or House of Representatives 3,150 6,300 7,250 Chairman of Committees in the Senate 5,780 6,300 1,500 Chairman of Committees in the House of Representatives 5,780 6,300 1,500 Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate 5,458 5,950 1,500 Government Whip in the House of Representatives 5,458 5,950 1,500 Opposition Whip in the House of Representatives 4,817 5,250 1,500 Government Whip in the Senate......... 4,495 4,900 1,500 Opposition Whip in the Senate.......... 4,495 4,900 1,500 Chairman of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts 4,495 4,900 1,500 Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works 4,495 4,900 1,500 Chairman of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence 1,606 1,750 1,500 Third Party Whip in the House of Representatives 3,211 3,500 Deputy Government Whip in the House of Representatives 1,606 1,750 Chairman of a Parliamentary Committee not otherwise specified herein 776 850 Second non-Government Party Whip in the Senate 425 850 Deputy Government Whip in the Senate.... 776 850 Deputy Opposition Whip in the Senate..... 776 850 Deputy Opposition Whip in the House of Representatives 776 850 Deputy Chairman of Committees in the Senate 776 850 Deputy Chairman of Committees in the House of Representatives 776 850
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