Governor‑General Amendment (Salary) Act 2019 No. 31, 2019 An Act to amend the Governor‑General Act 1974, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments Governor‑General Act 1974 Governor-General Amendment (Salary) Act 2019 No. 31, 2019 An Act to amend the Governor‑General Act 1974, and for related purposes [Assented to 5 April 2019] The Parliament of Australia enacts: 1 Short title This Act is the Governor‑General Amendment (Salary) Act 2019. 2 Commencement (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms. Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1. The whole of this Act The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 6 April 2019 Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act. (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act. 3 Schedules Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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—Amendments Governor‑General Act 1974 1 Section 3 Omit "$425,000", substitute "$495,000". 2 Application The amendment made by this Schedule does not have effect during the continuance in office of the person holding office as Governor‑General immediately before the commencement of this Schedule. [Minister's second reading speech made in— House of Representatives on 14 February 2019 Senate on 2 April 2019] (1/19)