Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Act 1975 (1976 No 4) (NSW)

Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Act 1975 No 4 of 1976

An Act relating to the remuneration and allowances payable to the holders of certain offices; to make provision for the establishment of a Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Tribunal; and for these and other purposes to repeal the Statutory Salaries Adjustment Act 1975 and to amend the Supreme Court Act 1970, the District Court Act 1973 and certain other Acts.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act may be cited as the Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Act 1975.

2 Commencement (1) This section and section 1 shall commence on the date of assent to this Act. (2) Except as provided in subsections (1), (3) and (4), this Act shall commence on such day as may be appointed by the Governor in respect thereof and as may be notified by proclamation published in the Gazette. (3) Section 29 (1), (2) and (3) shall commence on the day on which the Higher Education Act 1969 is repealed or the date of assent to this Act, whichever is the later. (4) Section 29 (4) shall commence on the day on which the Securities Industry Act 1970 is repealed or the date of assent to this Act, whichever is the later.

3 (Repealed)

4 Definitions (1) In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires— office includes position. regulation means regulation under this Act. Tribunal means the Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Tribunal established under this Act. wages decision means a decision made by the Industrial Relations Commission under Part 3 of Chapter 2 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 of— (a) the amount, or (b) the method by which an amount may be determined, by which the rates of wages in awards under that Act will be varied following a National decision or State decision under that Part. (2) A reference (however expressed) in this Act to the holding, or the holder, of an office includes a reference to the holding, or the holder, of an appointment to that office.