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Remuneration Tribunal (Members of Parliament) Determination 2024

made under sections 45, 46 and 46A of the

Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017

Compilation No. 2

Compilation date: 25 December 2024

Includes amendments: F2024L01757

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Remuneration Tribunal (Members of Parliament) Determination 2024 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 25 December 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Selfrepealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

 

 

 

This Determination deals with the remuneration of members of the Parliament, the rates of travel allowance payable to such members, and the allowances and expenses to be paid to former members. The remuneration, allowances and expenses are to be paid out of the public money of the Commonwealth.

 

Contents

PART 1 – LEGAL MATTERS AND EXPLANATION OF TERMS.................................1

PART 2 – REMUNERATION OF MEMBERS: SALARIES AND ELECTORATE ALLOWANCE...........2

PART 3 – REMUNERATION OF MEMBERS: OTHER REMUNERATION..........................3

PART 4 – ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES OF FORMER MEMBERS............................5

PART 4A – DECEASED MEMBER ALLOWANCE............................................7

PART 5 – RATES OF AUSTRALIAN TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR TRAVEL WITHIN AUSTRALIA.......7

PART 6 – PRIVATE VEHICLE ALLOWANCE...............................................9

PART 7 – TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.................................................9

SCHEDULE A – OFFICE HOLDER’S SALARY.............................................10

SCHEDULE B – TRAVEL ALLOWANCE RATES............................................13

Endnotes.........................................................................17

Endnote 1—About the endnote.......................................................17

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key........................................................18

Endnote 3—Legislation history.......................................................19

Endnote 4—Amendment history......................................................20

 

PART 1 – LEGAL MATTERS AND EXPLANATION OF TERMS

1.1 Authority: This Determination is made under sections 45, 46 and 46A of the PBR Act.

1.3 Definitions: The following definitions apply in this Determination:

a. ‘home base’ has the same meaning as in the PBR Regulations;

b. ‘luxury car’ means a car the value of which exceeds the luxury car tax threshold (for nonfuelefficient cars) mentioned in subsection 251(3A) of the A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999;

c. ‘PBR Act’ means the Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017;

d. ‘PBR Regulations’ means the Parliamentary Business Resources Regulations 2017.

Note: Some other terms are defined in the PBR Act, including the following:

former membermeans a person who was, but is no longer, a member;

member’ means:

(a) a senator; or

(b) a member of the House of Representatives; or

(c) a Minister of State who is not a senator or member of the House of Representatives; or

(d) a person who is taken to be the President of the Senate under the Parliamentary Presiding Officers Act 1965 and who is not a senator or member of the House of Representatives; or

(e) a person who is taken to be the Speaker of the House of Representatives under the Parliamentary Presiding Officers Act 1965 and who is not a senator or member of the House of Representatives.

PART 2 – REMUNERATION OF MEMBERS: SALARIES AND ELECTORATE ALLOWANCE

Base salary

2.1 For subsection 14(2) of the PBR Act, the annual allowance payable to a senator or member of the House of Representatives for the purposes of section 48 of the Constitution (known as ‘base salary’) is $233,660.

2.2 For paragraph 45(3)(a) of the PBR Act, the portion of base salary that is not parliamentary allowance for the purposes of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948 is $48,790.

Office holder’s salary

Determination of office holder’s salary

2.3 For paragraph 14(3)(b) of the PBR Act, the amounts in Column 2 of the Table in Schedule A (‘office holder’s salary’) are determined for the corresponding office holders in Column 1 of that Table.

Note: The amounts in Schedule A are expressed as specified percentages of the base salary. For example, the office holder’s salary for the Speaker of the House of Representatives is $175,250 per annum, being 75% of the base salary of $233,660, rounded up to the nearest $10.

2.4 For Shadow Ministers, the following rules apply:

2.4.1 An amount is determined for paragraph 14(3)(b) of the PBR Act for a Shadow Minister only if:

a. the Shadow Minister is a person specified in a notice given to the paying authority by the Leader of the Opposition as a person to whom

clause 2.4.2 applies or a person to whom clause 2.4.3 applies; and

b. the Shadow Minister does not hold another office for which the office holder’s salary is more than 25% of the base salary.

2.4.2 For the following persons, and in the following circumstances, the amount is 25% of the base salary:

a. the person is specified in the notice as a person to whom this clause applies;

b. the number of persons specified in the notice as persons to whom this clause applies does not exceed:

A – B

where

A = the number of Ministerial positions determined by the Government at the relevant time to be Ministerial positions of Cabinet rank

B = the number of parliamentarians who are members of the Opposition and hold an office other than Shadow Minister for which the office holder’s salary is more than 25% of the base salary.

2.4.3 For the following persons, and in the following circumstances, the amount is 20% of the base salary:

a. the person is specified in the notice as a person to whom this clause applies;

b. the number of persons specified in the notice as persons to whom this clause applies does not exceed:

A – B – C

where

A = the number of Ministers specified in paragraph 4(b) of the Ministers of State Act 1952

B = the number of Shadow Ministers to whom clause 2.4.2 applies C = the number of parliamentarians who are members of the

Opposition and hold an office other than Shadow Minister for which the office holder’s salary is more than 25% of the base salary.

2.4.4 If a Shadow Minister is a person for whom an amount is determined under clause 2.4.1, clause 2.3 does not apply in relation to any other office the person holds.

Note: A Shadow Minister who also holds another office will not receive the salary for both.

2.5 For each office holder the annual amount of office holder’s salary is to be rounded up to the nearest $10.

Portion of salary to be disregarded for certain superannuation purposes

2.6 For paragraph 45(3)(b) of the PBR Act, the portion of office holder’s salary that is not allowance by way of salary for the purposes of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948 is 20%.

Ministerial salary: superannuation

2.7 For subsection 45(5) of the PBR Act, the portion of Ministerial salary that is not salary for the purposes of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948 is 20%.

Note: The Remuneration Tribunal does not determine Ministerial salary.

Electorate allowance

2.8 For paragraph 14(3)(a) of the PBR Act, the following amounts are determined as

‘electorate allowance’:

2.8.1 For all senators and members of the House of Representatives – $39,700 per annum.

2.8.2 For a member of the House of Representatives for an electoral division the area of which is at least 2,000km2 and less than 5,000km2 – an additional $7,500 per annum.

2.8.3 For a member of the House of Representatives for an electoral division the area of which is 5,000km2 or more – an additional $17,400 per annum.

PART 3 – REMUNERATION OF MEMBERS: OTHER REMUNERATION

Provision of private plated vehicles: PBR Act, paragraph 14(4)(a)

3.1 A senator or member of the House of Representatives is, upon request, to be provided with a private plated standard vehicle that is generally made available by the Commonwealth for the purpose and is not a luxury car.

3.2 A senator or member of the House of Representatives for an electoral division the area of which is less than 300,000km2 is, upon request, to be provided with a private plated vehicle that is not generally made available by the Commonwealth for the purposes of clause 3.1 but which is made available by the Commonwealth for the purposes of this clause. Despite anything else in this Determination, the following amount (the ‘excess lease cost’) is to be applied in accordance with clause 3.3:

A – B

where

A = the cost, per annum, of the lease of the vehicle

B = the cost, per annum, of the lease of the most expensive vehicle made available by the Commonwealth for the purposes of clause 3.1.

3.3 The excess lease cost is to be applied in accordance with the following method:

a. first, to reduce one of the following amounts:

i. the amount applicable in subsection 14(1) of the PBR Regulations for the senator or member;

ii. the electorate allowance determined in clause 2.8 for the senator or member; and

b. if that amount is reduced to zero—to reduce the other amount.

3.4 A vehicle provided in accordance with clause 3.2 is provided instead of a vehicle provided in accordance with clause 3.1.

3.5 A member of the House of Representatives for an electoral division the area of which is 300,000km2 or more is, upon request, to be provided with a private plated fourwheeldrive vehicle made available by the Commonwealth for the purposes of this clause instead of a vehicle provided in accordance with clause 3.1 or 3.2.

3.6 A senator for the Northern Territory or a member of the House of Representatives for an electoral division the area of which is 300,000km2 or more is, upon request, to be provided with up to two private plated fourwheeldrive vehicles made available by the Commonwealth for the purposes of this clause in addition to any other vehicle provided in accordance with clause 3.1, 3.2 or 3.5.

3.7 If one or more  additional vehicles are provided then, despite anything else in this Determination, the cost of the lease, per annum, of the additional vehicle is to be applied in accordance with the following method:

a. first, to reduce one of the following amounts:

i. the amount applicable in subsection 14(1) of the PBR Regulations for the senator or member;

ii. the electorate allowance determined in clause 2.8 for the senator or member; and

b. if that amount is reduced to zero—to reduce the other amount.

3.8 Where clause 3.3 or 3.7 applies, the senator or member may request that one of the methods in that clause be applied before the other method.

3.9 The provision of a private plated vehicle includes the provision (by the Commonwealth) of the costs of operating and maintaining the vehicle.

3.10 A private plated vehicle is provided for noncommercial purposes only.

Note: Paragraph 47(2)(a) of the PBR Act provides for the Remuneration Tribunal to impose limits and other conditions on remuneration including the provision of private plated vehicles.

Allowance instead of the provision of a private plated vehicle: PBR Act, paragraph 14(4)(b)

3.11 If a senator or member of the House of Representatives, by notice to the relevant Department, elects not to be provided with a private plated vehicle pursuant to clause 3.1, 3.2 or 3.5, an allowance of $19,500 per annum (known as ‘additional electorate allowance’) is payable to the senator or member.

3.12 If a senator or member makes an election under clause 3.11, the senator or member is not to be provided with a private plated vehicle under clause 3.1, 3.2 or 3.5 until at least 12 months after making the election. Upon the provision of the vehicle, the additional electorate allowance ceases to be payable.

3.13 An election has no effect if:

a. the senator or member has been provided with a particular vehicle under clause 3.1, 3.2 or 3.5 for less than 12 months; or

b. the Commonwealth would incur administrative or other expenses (for example, lease cancellation fees) as a result of ceasing to provide a private plated vehicle and the senator or member has not reimbursed the Commonwealth for those expenses.

3.14 Upon making an election, the senator or member is no longer to be provided with a vehicle under clause 3.1, 3.2 or 3.5.

Internet and telephone services at private residences: PBR Act, paragraph 14(4)(c)

3.15 The following expenses are payable to a senator or member of the House of Representatives in relation to his or her private residence or residences:

a. the cost of up to two services; and

b. if the senator or member is a Minister, the Leader or Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives or the Senate, a presiding officer, or the leader of a minority party within the meaning of the PBR Regulations— the cost of an additional fixed internet and telephone service for a private residence of the person in Canberra; and

c. if the senator or member is a Chief Government Whip or Chief Opposition Whip in the House of Representatives or the Senate—the cost of an additional telephone service for a private residence of the person not in Canberra and the cost of an additional telephone service for a private residence of the person in Canberra.

3.16 In clause 3.15, the cost of a service includes installation, maintenance, rental, transfer and call and data costs.

3.17 In clauses 3.15 and 3.16, “service” means a telephone service (including VoIP), an internet service, or a service under which a telephone service and an internet service are provided under the one contract, and does not include a streaming or similar service.

PART 4 – ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES OF FORMER MEMBERS

Postretirement travel expenses

4.1 For section 15(1) of the PBR Act, the expenses in clause 4.2 or 4.2A, whichever applies, are determined for persons who become former members after the commencement of this Determination and are not persons to whom item 1 of the table in subsection 10(1) of the Parliamentary Retirement Travel Act 2002 applies (certain former Prime Ministers).

4.2 Subject to clause 4.2A:

4.2.1 The expenses are the fares for up to three return trips on scheduled commercial transport that are taken within three months after the person becomes a former member and are: 

a. trips between the person’s home base and Canberra; or

b. trips between the person’s home base and the place of any office provided to the person as a senator, a member of the House of Representatives, a Minister or an office holder.

4.2.2 A person may exchange one or more of the three fares that would otherwise be paid under clause 4.2.1 for a private vehicle allowance, if they make the same return trip in a private vehicle. If a person exchanges a fare for a private vehicle allowance, the expenses are either:

a. a private vehicle allowance for the return trip, calculated at the rate prescribed in clause 6.1, or

b. the amount of the fare that is being exchanged,

whichever is lower.

4.2A Where, immediately before the person became a former member, the Commonwealth provided the person with three or more electorate offices of a kind mentioned in subsection 72(1) of the Parliamentary Business Resources Regulations 2017:

4.2A.1 The expenses are the fares for up to four return trips on scheduled commercial transport that are taken within three months after the person becomes a former member and are: 

a. trips between the person’s home base and Canberra; or

b. trips between the person’s home base and the place of any office provided to the person as a member of the House of Representatives.

4.2A.2 A person may exchange one or more of the four fares that would otherwise be paid under clause 4.2A.1 for a private vehicle allowance, if they make the same return trip in a private vehicle. If a person exchanges a fare for a private vehicle allowance, the expenses are either:

a. a private vehicle allowance for the return trip, calculated at the rate prescribed in clause 6.1, or

b. the amount of the fare that is being exchanged,

whichever is lower.

4.3 Where a trip is on a service that provides for more than one class of passenger travel, expenses are determined only for a trip in economy class.

4.4 Expenses are not payable for trips taken by a person other than the former member.

4.5 Terms in clauses 4.1 to 4.4 that are defined in the PBR Regulations have the same meaning as in those Regulations.

Multiple entitlements

4.6 To avoid doubt, expenses to which clause 4.2 and 4.2A refer are determined in relation to each occasion on which a person becomes a former member.

Resettlement allowance

4.7 For section 15(1) of the PBR Act, the allowances mentioned in Table 4.7 are determined for a person who is a former member and:

a the person is a former member by reason of either of the following circumstances:

i. if the person was a member of a political party in the most recent Parliament – the person decided not to nominate for reelection having sought, and failed (for reasons other than misconduct) to receive, the endorsement of that party;

ii. the person nominated for reelection and was not declared elected (for this purpose, it does not matter whether the person sought reelection to the same, or a different, House of Parliament, or for the same, or a different electoral division or State); and

b either:

i. the person was first elected before 9 October 2004, and is not entitled to a retiring allowance under the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948 upon ceasing to be entitled to a parliamentary allowance by reason only of section 22DC of that Act (deferral of retiring allowance); or

ii. the person was first elected on or after 9 October 2004 and declares in writing to the Clerk of the relevant House of Parliament that it is his or her intention to seek employment.

TABLE 4.7

 

For the following persons…

The following allowance is determined…

A senator for a State who, upon ceasing to be a senator, has served as a senator for a continuous period of more than three years

Six months of the base salary

Any other senator for a State

Three months of the base salary

A member of the House of Representatives or senator for a Territory who, upon ceasing to be a member or a senator, has served as a member or a senator for a continuous period of more than one term

Six months of the base salary

Any other member of the House of Representatives or senator for a Territory

Three months of the base salary

4.8 The allowances determined in clause 4.7 are calculated by reference to the base salary applicable at the time that the Parliament was prorogued for the purpose of the election in relation to which the relevant person became a former member.

Part 4A—Deceased member allowance

Deceased member allowance

4A.1  The allowance specified in section 4A.2 is determined for the purposes of subsection 15(2) of the PBR Act.

4A.2  If a person dies while a member, the estate of the person is entitled to be paid an allowance calculated in accordance with the following formula:

(A x B) / 26

where:

A is the base salary applicable under section 2.1 on the day on which the person died.

B is the lesser of:

 (a) 13; and

 (b) the number of years, rounded down to the nearest whole year, in the period between the most recent day on which the person became a member of a relevant Parliament for the person and the day on which the person died.

  A Parliament is a relevant Parliament for a person if the person:

 (a) is a member of the Parliament; and

 (b) was not a member of the previous Parliament.

4A.3  If, on the day that a person dies, the person is not a member but is entitled to be paid remuneration under section 49 of the PBR Act, the person is taken to be a member for the purposes of section 4A.2.

PART 5 – RATES OF AUSTRALIAN TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR TRAVEL WITHIN AUSTRALIA

Rates

5.1 For the purposes of subsection 31(2) of the PBR Act, this Part determines the rates of Australian travel allowance payable in accordance with section 10 of the PBR Regulations.

5.2 The rate for a member who stays in commercial accommodation for a night is:

a. if the member is the Prime Minister or Acting Prime Minister—$627; or

b. if the member is a Minister or the holder of an office specified in section 5.4—the amount, in the table in Schedule B, in column 2 of the row containing the location in column 1 where the stay takes place; or

c. if the member is not a member mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b)—the amount, in the table in Schedule B, in column 3 of the row containing the location in column 1 where the stay takes place.

5.3 The rate for a member who stays in noncommercial accommodation for a night is:

a. if the location of the stay is Canberra—the rate that would apply to the member is they were staying in commercial accommodation (disregarding the effect of section 5.5A); or

b. for all other locations—onethird of the rate that would apply to the member if they were staying in commercial accommodation (disregarding the effect of section 5.5A).

5.4 The following offices are specified for the purposes of paragraph 5.2(b):

a. Leader or Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives or the Senate;

b. Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives

c. President, or Deputy President and Chair of Committees, of the Senate;

d. Chief Government Whip or Chief Opposition Whip in the House of Representatives or the Senate;

e. Leader of a minority party.

Accommodation paid for by Commonwealth

5.5 Despite section 5.2, the rate for a Minister who stays in commercial accommodation for a night, where the accommodation is paid for by the Commonwealth, is the lesser of:

a. $218; and

b. the cost of the Minister’s meals and incidental expenses for the stay.

Accessible accommodation

5.5A  Despite section 5.2, if:

a. a member selfidentifies as having a physical limitation or impairment that requires the provision of accessible accommodation arrangements; and

b. while the member so selfidentifies, the member stays in commercial accommodation for a night; and

c. the cost of the accommodation is greater than the base accommodation rate for the member;

the rate for the member is the sum of:

d. the rate that would, apart from this section, apply to the member under section 5.2; and

e. the difference between the cost of the accommodation and the base accommodation rate for the member.

The base accommodation rate for the member is the rate that would, apart from this section, apply to the member under section 5.2 minus:

a. if the member is mentioned in paragraph 5.2(a) or (b)$218; or

b. otherwise$199.

Definitions

5.6 Terms in this Part that are defined in the PBR Regulations have the same meaning as in those Regulations.

5.7 ‘Commercial accommodation’ means accommodation in a commercial establishment such as a hotel, motel or serviced apartment. However, if the member does not produce to the Administrator a receipt for accommodation given to the member by the accommodation provider, or provide certification to the Administrator that such a receipt can be produced upon request and does not subsequently provide such a receipt when requested, the accommodation is taken to be noncommercial accommodation.

5.8 In Schedule B:

a. references to ‘Adelaide’, ‘Brisbane’, ‘Melbourne’, ‘Perth’ and ‘Sydney’ are references to locations within a ten kilometre radius of the General Post Office of the city or within a five kilometre radius of the city’s principal airport; and

b. references to ‘Darwin’ and ‘Hobart’ are references to locations within a five kilometre radius of the General Post Office of the city or within a five kilometre radius of the city’s principal airport.

Note: The PBR Regulations, which apply through clause 5.6, define ‘Canberra’ to mean locations within a 30 kilometre radius of Parliament House.

PART 6 – PRIVATE VEHICLE ALLOWANCE

6.1 For subsection 31(2) of the PBR Act, the rate of the allowances prescribed in sections 12, 27 and 28 of the PBR Regulations is 88 cents per kilometre.

Note: Section 12 of the PBR Regulations prescribes a private vehicle allowance for travel between a member’s home base and Canberra. Section 27 prescribes a private vehicle allowance for family member travel to or from Canberra. Section 28 prescribes a private vehicle allowance for the spouse of a senior office holder to travel to or from Canberra.

PART 7 – TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Private plated vehicles

7.1 Despite the repeal of Remuneration Tribunal (Members of Parliament) Determination (No.2) 2023 by this Determination, a thing that was taken to have been done under or for the purposes of a provision of that Determination by Part 7 of that Determination, and that was still in effect immediately before the commencement of this Determination, is taken to have been done under or for the purposes of the same provision of this Determination.

SCHEDULE A – OFFICE HOLDER’S SALARY

 

OFFICE HOLDER

(Column 1)

OFFICE HOLDER’S SALARY,

being the specified percentage of the base salary

(Column 2)

Leader of the Opposition

85%

President of the Senate

75%

Speaker of the House of Representatives

75%

Deputy Leader of the Opposition

57.5%

Leader of the Opposition in the Senate

57.5%

Leader of a minority party with more than 10 members in the Parliament

45%

Leader of a minority party with up to 10 members in the Parliament

42.5%

Manager of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives

27.5%

Chief Government Whip in the House of Representatives

26%

Shadow Minister (see clause 2.4.2)

25%

Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate

25%

Chief Opposition Whip in the House of Representatives

23%

Shadow Minister (see clause 2.4.3)

20%

Deputy President and Chair of Committees in the Senate

20%

Deputy Speaker in the House of Representatives

20%

Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate

20%

Chief Government Whip in the Senate

20%

Chief Opposition Whip in the Senate

18%

Second Deputy Speaker in the House of Representatives

13%

Whip in the House of Representatives of a Government party with more than 10 Members in the House

13%

Whip in the House of Representatives of an Opposition party with more than 10 Members in the House

12%

Whip in the House of Representatives of a minority party with at least 5 members in the House

9%

Whip in the Senate of a minority party with at least 5senators

9%

Government Deputy Whip in the Senate

5%

Opposition Deputy Whip in the Senate

5%

Deputy Whip in the House of Representatives of a Government party with more than 10 Members in the House

3%

Deputy Whip in the House of Representatives of an Opposition party with more than 10 Members in the House

3%

Member of the Speaker's Panel in the House of Representatives

3%

Temporary Chairman of Committees in the Senate

3%

Deputy Whip in the House of Representatives of a minority party with at least 5members in the House

2%

Chair of the Joint Statutory Committee of Public Accounts and Audit

16%

Chair of the Joint Statutory Committee on Public Works

16%

Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

16%

Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties

16%

Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters

16%

Chair of a Joint Statutory Committee or Joint Standing Committee, not otherwise specified (except the Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library)

 

11%

Chair of a Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee

11%

Chair of a House of Representatives General Purpose Standing Committee

11%

Chair of a Joint Select Committee or Select Committee in the Senate or the House of Representatives

11%

Chair of an Investigating Standing Committee established by resolution of either House

11%

Chair of the Senate Standing Committee of Privileges

11%

Chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee of Privileges and Members’ Interests

11%

Chair of the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation

11%

Chair of the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills

11%

Chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Procedure

11%

Deputy Chair of the Joint Statutory Committee on Public Accounts and Audit

8%

Deputy Chair of the Joint Statutory Committee on Public Works

8%

Deputy Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

8%

Deputy Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties

8%

Deputy Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters

8%

Deputy Chair of a Joint Statutory Committee or Joint Standing Committee, not otherwise specified (except the Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library)

 

5.5%

Deputy Chair of a House of Representatives General Purpose Standing Committee

5.5%

Deputy Chair of a Joint Select Committee or Select Committee in the Senate or the House of Representatives

5.5%

Deputy Chair of an Investigating Standing Committee established by resolution of either House

5.5%

Deputy Chair of the Senate Standing Committee of Privileges

5.5%

Deputy Chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee of Privileges and Members’ Interests

5.5%

Deputy Chair of the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation

5.5%

Deputy Chair of the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills

5.5%

Deputy Chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Procedure

5.5%

Chair of the Senate Standing Committee of Senators’ Interests

3%

Chair of a Parliamentary Committee concerned with public affairs rather than the domestic affairs of Parliament not otherwise specified

3%

 

SCHEDULE B – TRAVEL ALLOWANCE RATES

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Locality

MEMBERS MENTIONED IN CLAUSE 5.2(b)

OTHER MEMBERS

CAPITAL CITIES

Canberra

$318

$318

Adelaide

$426

$408

Brisbane

$472

$443

Darwin

$508

$490

Hobart

$450

$432

Melbourne

$480

$428

Perth

$480

$442

Sydney

$480

$461

UNSPECIFIED LOCATIONS

Locations not specified in this Table

$422

$359

NEW SOUTH WALES

 

 

Albury

$422

$378

Armidale

$422

$363

Bathurst

$422

$378

Bega

$422

$378

Bourke

$422

$381

Broken Hill

$422

$358

Cobar

$422

$378

Coffs Harbour

$422

$378

Cooma

$422

$378

Cowra

$422

$378

Dubbo

$422

$367

Goulburn

$422

$362

Gosford

$422

$358

Grafton

$422

$366

Griffith

$422

$356

Gunnedah

$422

$364

Inverell

$422

$378

Lismore

$422

$360

Maitland

$422

$384

Mudgee

$422

$385

Muswellbrook

$422

$354

Narrabri

$422

$378

Newcastle

$422

$392

Nowra

$422

$365

Orange

$422

$399

Port Macquarie

$422

$387

Tamworth

$422

$378

Taree

$422

$378

Tumut

$422

$378

Wagga Wagga

$422

$374

Wollongong

$422

$378

NORTHERN TERRITORY

 

 

Alice Springs

$422

$403

Jabiru

$431

$413

Katherine

$443

$425

Nhulunbuy

$445

$427

Tennant Creek

$422

$378

Yulara

$785

$767

QUEENSLAND

 

 

Ayr

$422

$378

Bundaberg

$422

$381

Cairns

$422

$372

Charters Towers

$422

$365

Chinchilla

$422

$378

Dalby

$422

$398

Emerald

$422

$376

Gladstone

$422

$368

Gold Coast

$424

$406

Hervey Bay

$422

$372

Horn Island

$560

$542

Innisfail

$422

$378

Kingaroy

$422

$377

Mackay

$422

$363

Maryborough

$422

$378

Mount Isa

$422

$382

Nambour

$422

$360

Rockhampton

$422

$371

Roma

$422

$379

Thursday Island

$538

$520

Toowoomba

$422

$358

Townsville

$422

$371

Weipa

$453

$435

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

 

 

Bordertown

$422

$361

Ceduna

$422

$353

Kadina

$422

$378

Mount Gambier

$422

$361

Naracoorte

$422

$378

Port Augusta

$422

$378

Port Lincoln

$422

$367

Port Pirie

$422

$378

Renmark

$422

$378

Whyalla

$422

$364

Wilpena Pound

$438

$420

TASMANIA

 

 

Burnie

$422

$375

Devonport

$422

$358

Launceston

$422

$371

Queenstown

$422

$378

VICTORIA

 

 

Ararat

$422

$356

Bairnsdale

$422

$370

Ballarat

$422

$384

Benalla

$422

$365

Bendigo

$422

$361

Bright

$422

$377

Castlemaine

$422

$359

Colac

$422

$378

Echuca

$422

$378

Geelong

$422

$372

Hamilton

$422

$358

Horsham

$422

$362

Mildura

$422

$355

Portland

$422

$356

Sale

$422

$378

Seymour

$422

$358

Shepparton

$422

$364

Swan Hill

$422

$378

Wangaratta

$422

$383

Warrnambool

$422

$356

Wodonga

$422

$378

Wonthaggi

$422

$385

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

 

 

Albany

$422

$390

Broome

$435

$417

Bunbury

$422

$375

Carnarvon

$422

$367

Dampier

$422

$372

Derby

$422

$389

Esperance

$422

$377

Exmouth

$429

$411

Geraldton

$422

$362

Halls Creek

$422

$367

Kalgoorlie

$422

$378

Karratha

$438

$420

Kununurra

$422

$401

Newman

$486

$468

Northam

$429

$411

Port Hedland

$422

$372

EXTERNAL TERRITORIES

 

 

Christmas Island

$433

$415

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

$546

$528

Norfolk Island

$422

$400

 

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

ad = added or inserted

o = order(s)

am = amended

Ord = Ordinance

amdt = amendment

orig = original

c = clause(s)

par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)

C[x] = Compilation No. x

/subsubparagraph(s)

Ch = Chapter(s)

pres = present

def = definition(s)

prev = previous

Dict = Dictionary

(prev…) = previously

disallowed = disallowed by Parliament

Pt = Part(s)

Div = Division(s)

r = regulation(s)/rule(s)

ed = editorial change

reloc = relocated

exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have

renum = renumbered

effect

rep = repealed

F = Federal Register of Legislation

rs = repealed and substituted

gaz = gazette

s = section(s)/subsection(s)

LA = Legislation Act 2003

Sch = Schedule(s)

LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003

Sdiv = Subdivision(s)

(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given

SLI = Select Legislative Instrument

effect

SR = Statutory Rules

(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment

SubCh = SubChapter(s)

cannot be given effect

SubPt = Subpart(s)

mod = modified/modification

underlining = whole or part not

No. = Number(s)

commenced or to be commenced

 

Endnote 3—Legislation history

 

Name

Registration

Commencement

Application, saving and transitional provisions

Remuneration Tribunal (Members of Parliament) Determination 2024

28 June 2024 (F2024L00799)

1 July 2024 (c 1.2)

 

Remuneration Tribunal (Members of Parliament) Amendment Determination (No. 1) 2024

16 Aug 2024 (F2024L01002)

25 Aug 2024 (s 2(1) item 1)

Remuneration Tribunal (Members of Parliament) Amendment Determination (No. 2) 2024

24 Dec 2024 (F2024L01757)

25 Dec 2024 (s 2(1) item 1)

 

Endnote 4—Amendment history

 

Provision affected

How affected

Part 1

 

c 1.2....................

rep LA s 48C and 48D

Part 4A

 

Part 4A..................

ad F2024L01757

c 4A.1...................

ad F2024L01757

c 4A.2...................

ad F2024L01757

c 4A.3...................

ad F2024L01757

Part 5

 

c 5.2....................

am F2024L01002

c 5.5....................

am F2024L01002

c 5.5A...................

am F2024L01002

Part 6

 

c 6.1....................

am F2024L01002

Schedule A

 

Schedule A...............

am F2024L01002; F2024L01757

Schedule B

 

Schedule B...............

rs F2024L01002