Electoral Officers (Remuneration and Allowances) Regulations (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1984 No. 161

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Electoral Officers (Remuneration and Allowances) Regulations

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and in pursuance of section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, hereby make the following Regulations under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.

Dated 16 February 1984.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

M. J. YOUNG

Special Minister of State

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Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Electoral Officers (Remuneration and Allowances) Regulations.

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

“electoral officer” means the Electoral Commissioner, the Deputy Electoral Commissioner or an Australian Electoral Officer for a State;

“the Act” means the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.

Remuneration

3. Remuneration at the rate per annum specified in column 3 of an item in the Schedule is prescribed for the purposes of sub-section 7q (1) of the Act in respect of an electoral officer specified in column 2 of that item.

Annual allowance

4. Annual allowance at the rate per annum, if any, specified in column 4 of an item in the Schedule is prescribed for the purposes of sub-section 7q (2) of the Act in respect of an electoral officer specified in column 2 of that item.

Further allowances of electoral officers

5. In addition to annual allowance prescribed in regulation 4, the following allowances are prescribed for the purposes of sub-section 7q (2) of the Act, namely, the allowances payable to an officer of the Australian Public Service.

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SCHEDULERegulations 3 and 4

REMUNERATION AND ANNUAL ALLOWANCES

PAYABLE TO ELECTORAL OFFICERS

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Rate per annum of remuneration	Rate per annum of annual allowance
		Item No.	Electoral Officer
1	Electoral Commissioner	62,841	1,750
2	Deputy Electoral Commissioner	50,481	1,250
3	Australian Electoral Officer for the State of New South Wales	50,481	1,250
4	Australian Electoral Officer for the State of Victoria	50,481	1,250
5	Australian Electoral Officer for the State of Queensland	46,361	750
6	Australian Electoral Officer for the State of South Australia	42,242	750
7	Australian Electoral Officer for the State of Western Australia	42,242	750
8	Australian Electoral Officer for the State of Tasmania	36,641	Nil

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette