Remuneration and Allowances (Amendment) Act 1990

No. 72 of 1990

An Act to amend the Remuneration and Allowances Act 1990

[Assented to 20 June 1990]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title etc.

1.   (1) This Act may be cited as the Remuneration and Allowances (Amendment) Act 1990.

(2) In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Remuneration and Allowances Act 1990.

Commencement

2.   This Act commences on the commencement of the Principal Act.

Operation of Part

3.   Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by inserting in paragraph 3 (a) “made on or before 1 June 1990” after “Tribunal”;

(b) by adding at the end the following subsections:

“(2) Where, after 1 June 1990, the Remuneration Tribunal has made, or makes, a Determination that is expressed to override a provision of this Act (other than clause 1 of Schedule 3):

(a) subject to subsection (3), the Determination operates according to its terms in spite of the provision of this Act; and

(b) the provision of this Act ceases to operate.

“(3) A Determination referred to in subsection (2) that purports to take effect from a day earlier than 1 June 1990. takes effect on 1 June 1990.

“(4) Where a resolution disapproving of a Determination referred to in subsection (2) is passed as mentioned in subsection 7 (8) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973, the provision of the Act overriden by the Determination operates with effect from the day on which the resolution is passed.

“(5) Nothing in this Part affects the operation of:

(a) the Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990; or

(b) Determinations Nos. 15, 16 and 22 of 1989 of the Remuneration Tribunal dated 16 November 1989.”.

Schedule 2

4.   Schedule 2 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following subclause:

“7. The rates and conditions of payment of travelling allowance for the holders of offices specified in clause 3 are as determined in Part 4 of Determination No. 2 of 1990 and in Part 1 of Determination No. 18 of 1989 of the Remuneration Tribunal.”.

Schedule 3

5.   Schedule 3 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting “(other than clause 10.2)” after “May 1990”.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 1.June 1990

Senate on 1 June 1990]