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Ministers of State Act 1952

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Act No. 1 of 1952 as amended, taking into account amendments up to Act No. 6 of 2002
An Act to determine the number of the Ministers of State and to make provision for their Salaries and Allowances
Administered by: Finance
Start Date 04 Apr 2002
End Date 02 May 2006

MINISTERS OF STATE ACT 1952



Compilation Information

Ministers of State Act 1952 Act No. 1 of 1952 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 12 April 2002
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 6 of 2002
The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra



Long Title

An Act to determine the number of the Ministers of State and to make provision for their Salaries and Allowances


MINISTERS OF STATE ACT 1952
- SECT 1
Short title [see Note 1]
This Act may be cited as the Ministers of State Act 1952.

MINISTERS OF STATE ACT 1952
- SECT 2
Commencement
This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1st January, 1952.

MINISTERS OF STATE ACT 1952
- SECT 4
Number of Ministers
The number of the Ministers of State must not exceed:

(a)
in the case of those designated, when appointed by the Governor-General, as Parliamentary Secretary—12; and
(b)
in the case of those not so designated—30.

MINISTERS OF STATE ACT 1952
- SECT 5
Salaries of Ministers
The annual sum payable under section 66 of the Constitution for the salaries of the Ministers of State must not exceed $2,800,000 in a financial year.

MINISTERS OF STATE ACT 1952
- SECT 6
Additional allowances to Ministers of State
There are payable to the Ministers of State, in addition to their salaries, and in addition to any allowances payable to them as senators or members of the House of Representatives, such respective allowances as are determined by the Remuneration Tribunal in pursuance of the Remuneration Tribunals Act 1973.

MINISTERS OF STATE ACT 1952
Notes to the Ministers of State Act 1952

Note 1

The Ministers of State Act 1952 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 1, 1952 amended as indicated in the Tables below.
All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 4 April 2002 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act

Number
and year


Date
of Assent


Date of commencement


Application, saving or transitional provisions


Ministers of State Act 1952


1, 1952


13 Mar 1952


1 Jan 1952



Ministers of State Act 1956


1, 1956


24 Feb 1956


24 Feb 1956


—


Ministers of State Act 1959


18, 1959


23 Apr 1959


1 Mar 1959


—


Ministers of State Act 1964


1, 1964


4 Mar 1964


4 Mar 1964


—


Ministers of State Act (No. 2) 1964


71, 1964


30 Oct 1964


1 Nov 1964


—


Statute Law Revision (Decimal Currency) Act 1966


93, 1966


29 Oct 1966


1 Dec 1966


—


Ministers of State Act 1967


1, 1967


27 Feb 1967


27 Feb 1967


—


Ministers of State Act 1968


102, 1968


29 Nov 1968


1 Dec 1968


—


Ministers of State Act 1971


43, 1971


18 May 1971


18 May 1971


—


Remuneration and Allowances Act 1973


14, 1973


1 Apr 1973


1 Apr 1973


—


Statute Law Revision Act 1973


216, 1973


19 Dec 1973


31 Dec 1973


Ss. 9(1) and 10


Ministers of State Amendment Act 1978


82, 1978


22 June 1978


22 June 1978


—


Ministers of State Amendment Act 1979


141, 1979


23 Nov 1979


23 Nov 1979


—


Ministers of State Amendment Act 1980


165, 1980


10 Dec 1980


10 Dec 1980


—


Remuneration and Allowances Amendment Act 1981


121, 1981


9 Sept 1981


1 July 1981


—


Remuneration and Allowances Amendment Act 1982


78, 1982


19 Sept 1982


19 Sept 1982


—


Remuneration and Allowances Amendment Act 1983


128, 1983


22 Dec 1983


S. 5(2): 1 July 1984 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 1984, No. S245)
Remainder: Royal Assent


S. 2(3)


Remuneration and Allowances Amendment Act 1984


73, 1984


25 June 1984


25 June 1984


—


Ministers of State Amendment Act 1985


56, 1985


4 June 1985


4 June 1985


—


Ministers of State Amendment Act 1986


26, 1986


13 May 1986


13 May 1986


—


Ministers of State Amendment Act 1987


71, 1987


5 June 1987


5 June 1987


—


Ministers of State Amendment Act (No. 2) 1987


91, 1987


18 Sept 1987


18 Sept 1987


—


Ministers of State Amendment Act 1988


19, 1988


11 May 1988


11 May 1988


—


Ministers of State Amendment Act 1989


20, 1989


20 Apr 1989


20 Apr 1989


—


Ministers of State Amendment Act 1990


109, 1990


18 Dec 1990


15 Jan 1991


—


Ministers of State Amendment Act 1992


50, 1992


17 June 1992


17 June 1992


—


Ministers of State Amendment Act 1994


35, 1994


15 Mar 1994


15 Mar 1994


—


Ministers of State Amendment Act 1996


2, 1996


30 May 1996


30 May 1996


—


Ministers of State Amendment Act 1999


115, 1999


22 Sept 1999


22 Sept 1999


—


Ministers of State and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2000


1, 2000


29 Feb 2000


10 Mar 2000 (see Gazette 2000, No. S112)


—


Ministers of State Amendment Act 2002


6, 2002


4 Apr 2002


4 Apr 2002


Sch. 1 (item 2) [see Table A]


Table

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of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted


Provision affected


How affected


S. 2


am. No. 14, 1973


S. 3


am. No. 14, 1973



rep. No. 216, 1973


S. 4


am. No. 1, 1956; No. 1, 1964; No. 1, 1967; No. 43, 1971; No. 91, 1987



rs. No. 1, 2000


S. 5


am. No. 1, 1956; No. 18, 1959; Nos. 1 and 71, 1964; No. 93, 1966; No. 1, 1967; No. 102, 1968; No. 43, 1971; No. 14, 1973; No. 82, 1978; No. 141, 1979; No. 165, 1980; No. 121, 1981; No. 78, 1982; No. 128, 1983; No. 73, 1984; No. 56, 1985; No. 26, 1986; No. 71, 1987; No. 19, 1988; No. 20, 1989; No. 109, 1990; No. 50, 1992; No. 35, 1994; No. 2, 1996



rs. No. 115, 1999



am. No. 1, 2000; No. 6, 2002


S. 6


am. No. 71, 1964; No. 93, 1966; No. 102, 1968; No. 14, 1973



rs. No. 82, 1978


S. 7


rs. No. 18, 1959



am. No. 71, 1964; No. 93, 1966; No. 102, 1968



rs. No. 14, 1973


Ss. 8, 9


ad. No. 14, 1973



rep. No. 82, 1978


Heading to The Schedule


rep. No. 14, 1973


Heading to Schedule


ad. No. 14, 1973


Schedule


rep. No. 216, 1973


Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Ministers of State Amendment Act 2002 (No. 6, 2002)

Schedule 1

2 Application of amendment

The amendment made by item 1 applies to the 2001-02 financial year and all later financial years.