Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts
Section 7
1. In respect of the period starting on 1 January 1990 and ending on 30 June 1990, the holders of the offices specified in this Schedule are taken to have been, and to be, entitled to allowances and additional salary at the rates, and subject to the conditions, that would have been applicable to them from 1 January 1990 if Determination No. 15 of the Remuneration Tribunal dated 23 May 1990 had not been made.
2. In respect of periods after 30 June 1990, no expenses of office allowances are payable to Ministers of State or other office holders of the Parliament.
3. With effect from 1 July 1990, the holders of the offices specified below are entitled to additional salary at the rates set out below.
|
Office |
Rate per annum of Additional |
|
Leader of the Opposition |
48,343 |
|
President of the Senate |
45,337 |
|
Speaker of the House of Representatives |
45,337 |
|
Deputy Leader of the Opposition |
31,817 |
|
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate |
31,817 |
|
Leader of the Third Party in the House of Representatives |
25,791 |
|
Leader of a recognised non-Government party of at least 5 members not otherwise specified herein |
23,348 |
|
Chairman of Committees in the Senate |
12,440 |
|
Chairman of Committees in the House of Representatives |
12,440 |
|
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate |
11,942 |
|
Government Whip in the House of Representatives |
11,942 |
|
Opposition Whip in the House of Representatives |
10,802 |
|
Government Whip in the Senate |
10,305 |
|
Opposition Whip in the Senate |
10,305 |
|
Third Party Whip in the House of Representatives |
5,337 |
|
Leader in the Senate of the National Party |
5,337 |
|
Deputy Government Whip in the House of Representatives |
2,669 |
|
Whip in the Senate of a recognised non-Government party of at least 5 members not otherwise specified herein |
1,279 |
|
Deputy Government Whip in the Senate |
1,279 |
|
Deputy Opposition Whip in the Senate |
1,279 |
|
Deputy Opposition Whip in the House of Representatives |
1,279 |
|
Deputy Chairman of Committees in the Senate |
1,279 |
|
Deputy Chairman of Committees in the House of Representatives |
1,279 |
|
Chairs of Parliamentary Committees |
|
|
Chair, Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit |
9,949 |
|
Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works |
9,949 |
|
Chair, Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade |
9,949 |
|
Chair, Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters |
6,310 |
|
Chair, Parliamentary Joint Committee on the National Crime Authority |
6,310 |
|
Chair, Parliamentary Joint Committee on ASIO, ASIS and DSD |
6,310 |
|
Chair, Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee on Community Affairs |
6,310 |
|
Chair, Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training |
6,310 |
|
Chair, Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee on Environment, Recreation and the Arts |
6,310 |
|
Chair, Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration |
6,310 |
|
Chair, Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade |
6,310 |
|
Chair, Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology |
6,310 |
|
Chair, Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee on Infrastructure |
6,310 |
|
Chair, Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs |
6,310 |
|
Chair, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs |
6,310 |
|
Chair, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Community Affairs |
6,310 |
|
Chair, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Environment, Recreation and the Arts |
6,310 |
|
Chair, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training |
6,310 |
|
Chair, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration |
6,310 |
|
Chair, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology |
6,310 |
|
Chair, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Transport, Communications and Infrastructure |
6,310 |
|
Chair, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs |
6,310 |
|
Chair, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Procedure |
6,310 |
|
Chair of a Parliamentary Committee not otherwise specified in this clause |
1,738 |
4. Whenever the annual rate of salary payable to Senators and Members of the House of Representatives is, after the commencement of this section, increased under Schedule 3 because of an increase in the minimum SES Band 2 annual salary as defined in that Schedule, the rate per annum of additional salary payable to the holders of offices specified in clause 3 is increased by the same proportion.
5. Whenever clause 4 operates to increase the rate of additional salary payable to the holders of offices specified in clause 3:
(a) the increase has effect from the date of the increase in the annual rate of salary payable to Senators and Members of the House of Representatives; and
(b) the rate per annum of additional salary as increased is taken to be the rate of additional salary for the purposes of any subsequent operation of that clause.
6. In this Schedule:
"parliamentary committee" means a committee concerned with public affairs rather than the domestic affairs of Parliament.