Governor's Salary Act 1872 (Qld)

Queensland GOVERNOR’S SALARY ACT 1872 Reprinted as in force on 5 July 1995 (includes amendments up to Act No. 61 of 1984) Reprint No. 1 * This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy * Minor differences in style between this reprint and another reprint with the same number are due to the conversion to another software program. The content has not changed.

Information about this reprint This Act is reprinted as at 5 July 1995. The reprint shows the law as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before that day (Reprints Act 1992 s 5(c)). The reprint includes a reference to the law by which each amendment was made—see list of legislation and list of annotations in endnotes. Minor editorial changes allowed under the provisions of the Reprints Act 1992 mentioned in the following list have been made to— • update citations and references (pt 4, div 2) • update references (pt 4, div 3) • express gender specific provisions in a way consistent with current drafting practice (s 24) • use aspects of format and printing style consistent with current drafting practice (s 35) • omit provisions that are no longer required (s 39) • omit unnecessary referential words (s 41) • omit the enacting words (s 42A) • number and renumber certain provisions and references (s 43). Also see endnotes for information about— • when provisions commenced • editorial changes made in the reprint, including— • table of changed names and titles • table of obsolete and redundant provisions • table of renumbered provisions.

Queensland GOVERNOR’S SALARY ACT 1872 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Governors shall receive half salary from embarkation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Unless the former Governor continues in office until the arrival of the former Governor’s successor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 If the office is vacated after embarkation the Governor shall receive half salary from the date of the vacancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4A Amount of salary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Salary of officer administering the Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Such officers may appoint staff on full salary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Such officers are entitled to the full allowances of a Governor. . . . . . . . . . . 4 9 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ENDNOTES 1 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2 Date to which amendments incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 6 Table of changed names and titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7 Table of obsolete and redundant provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 8 Table of renumbered provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

s 1 3 s 4A Governor’s Salary Act 1872 GOVERNOR’S SALARY ACT 1872 [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 5 July 1995] An Act to regulate the salary of officers administering the Government of Queensland and for other purposes 1 Governors shall receive half salary from embarkation An officer appointed to be Governor of Queensland shall receive half salary from the date at which the officer embarks to assume the Government whether the port of embarkation be in England or in another colony or elsewhere. 2 Unless the former Governor continues in office until the arrival of the former Governor’s successor If however a Governor continues in the tenure of the Governor’s office until the arrival of the Governor’s successor the latter officer shall not be entitled to any portion of the salary until the latter officer has assumed the duties of his or her office. 3 If the office is vacated after embarkation the Governor shall receive half salary from the date of the vacancy If the office of Governor is vacated after the incoming Governor has embarked to assume the Government the incoming Governor shall receive half salary from the date of such vacancy. 4A Amount of salary (1) The salary of the Governor shall be— (a) on and from 1 January 1984 and until another rate is declared pursuant to paragraph (b), at the rate of $70 000 per annum; and

s5 4 s7 Governor’s Salary Act 1872 (b) from time to time, at a rate per annum declared by order in council. (2) An order in council made for the purposes of subsection (1) shall operate on and from the date of its publication in the gazette or where a date is specified therein from which it is to operate, which date may be before or after the date of such publication, on and from that date and shall be tabled in the Legislative Assembly within 14 sitting days from the date of such publication. (3) The salary of the Governor shall be charged upon and be payable out of the Consolidated Fund, which is hereby appropriated accordingly. 5 Salary of officer administering the Government (1) An officer provisionally administering the Government of Queensland during the absence or incapacity of the Governor or during a vacancy of the office shall, subject to this section, receive salary at the rate payable under this Act to the Governor. (2) If the officer is the holder of any other office in respect whereof salary is payable the officer shall receive the salary of that office and, additionally, salary at a rate based on the excess of the salary payable to the Governor under this Act over that payable in respect of the other office held by the officer. (3) Any moneys in excess of the appropriation made by section 4A, required for the purposes of this section shall be charged upon and payable out of the Consolidated Fund, which is hereby appropriated accordingly. 6 Such officers may appoint staff on full salary An officer so administering the Government may appoint the same staff as a Governor and the persons so appointed shall receive the full salary of their respective offices. 7 Such officers are entitled to the full allowances of a Governor An officer so administering the Government shall be entitled to the full allowances of a Governor if there is money available but the officer shall only receive so much of the vote as is proportioned to the time the officer is in office.

s9 5 s9 Governor’s Salary Act 1872 9 Short title This Act shall come into force on 1 October next and may be cited for all purposes as the Governor’s Salary Act 1872 .

6 Governor’s Salary Act 1872 ENDNOTES 1 Index to endnotes Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 4 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 5 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 6 Table of changed names and titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 7 Table of obsolete and redundant provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 8 Table of renumbered provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 2 Date to which amendments incorporated This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). Accordingly, this reprint includes all amendments that commenced operation on or before 5 July 1995. Future amendments of the Governor’s Salary Act 1872 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992, section 49. 3 Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Key AIA amd amdt ch def div exp gaz hdg ins lap notfd o in c om orig p para prec pres Explanation = Acts Interpretation Act 1954 = amended = amendment = chapter = definition = division = expires/expired = gazette = heading = inserted = lapsed = notified = order in council = omitted = original = page = paragraph = preceding = present Key prev (prev) proc prov pt pubd R[X] RA reloc renum rep s sch sdiv SIA SIR SL sub unnum Explanation = previous = previously = proclamation = provision = part = published = Reprint No.[X] = Reprints Act 1992 = relocated = renumbered = repealed = section = schedule = subdivision = Statutory Instruments Act 1992 = Statutory Instruments Regulation 1992 = subordinate legislation = substituted = unnumbered

7 Governor’s Salary Act 1872 4 List of legislation Governor’s Salary Act 1872 36 Vic No. 9 date of royal assent 2 August 1872 commenced 1 October 1872 (see s 9) amending legislation— Statute Law Revision Act 1908 8 Edw 7 No. 18 s 2 sch 1 date of royal assent 23 December 1908 commenced on date of assent Governor’s Salary Act Amendment Act 1949 13 Geo 6 No. 20 date of royal assent 7 March 1949 commenced on date of assent (proc pubd gaz 12 March 1949 p 955) Governor’s Salary Acts Amendment Act 1951 15 Geo 6 No. 21 date of royal assent 27 February 1951 commenced on date of assent (proc pubd gaz 16 April 1951 p 1577) Governor’s Salary Acts Amendment Act 1954 3 Eliz 2 No. 19 date of royal assent 3 June 1954 commenced on date of assent (proc pubd gaz 15 July 1954 p 1097) Governor’s Salary Acts Amendment Act 1955 4 Eliz 2 No. 21 date of royal assent 31 May 1955 commenced on date of assent (proc pubd gaz 27 June 1955 p 1017) Governor’s Salary Acts Amendment Act 1956 4 Eliz 2 No. 46 date of royal assent 22 December 1955 commenced on date of assent (proc pubd gaz 17 January 1956 p 133) Governor’s Salary Acts Amendment Act 1957 6 Eliz 2 No. 14 date of royal assent 17 May 1957 commenced on date of assent (proc pubd gaz 13 June 1957 p 973) Governor’s Salary Acts Amendment Act 1961 9 Eliz 2 No. 50 date of royal assent 21 December 1960 commenced on date of assent (proc pubd gaz 19 January 1961 p 301) Governor’s Salary Acts Amendment Act 1964 No. 1 date of royal assent 27 November 1963 commenced on date of assent (proc pubd gaz 9 January 1964 p 19) Governor’s Salary Acts Amendment Act 1965 No. 30 date of royal assent 1 June 1965 commenced on date of assent (proc pubd gaz 28 June 1965 p 1211) Governor’s Salary Acts Amendment Act 1968 No. 6 date of royal assent 26 January 1968 commenced on date of assent (proc pubd gaz 4 April 1968 p 1383) Governor’s Salary Act Amendment Act 1971 No. 1 date of royal assent 10 February 1971 commenced on date of assent (proc pubd gaz 18 March 1971 p 1063)

8 Governor’s Salary Act 1872 Governor’s Salary Act Amendment Act 1971 (No. 2) No. 34 date of royal assent 25 May 1971 commenced 8 July 1971 (proc pub gaz 8 July 1971 p 1417) Governor’s Salary Act Amendment Act 1973 No. 43 date of royal assent 16 July 1973 commenced 30 August 1973 (proc pub gaz 30 August 1973 p 2961) Governor’s Salary Act Amendment Act 1976 No. 1 date of royal assent 19 January 1976 commenced 19 February 1976 (proc pub gaz 19 February 1976 p 583) Governor’s Salary Act Amendment Act 1984 No. 61 date of royal assent 11 April 1984 commenced 17 May 1984 (proc pub gaz 17 May 1984 p 515) 5 List of annotations Preamble om 1908 8 Edw 7 No. 18 s 2 Enacting words amd 1908 8 Edw 7 No 18 s 2 om R1 (see RA s 42A) Governors draw half salary during absence or incapacity s 4 om 1984 No. 61 s 2 Amount of salary s 4A ins 1949 13 Geo 6 No. 20 s 2 sub 1951 15 Geo 6 No. 21 s 2; 1954 3 Eliz 2 No. 19 s 2; 1955 4 Eliz 2 No. 21 s 2; 1956 4 Eliz 2 No. 46 s 2; 1961 9 Eliz 2 No. 50 s 2; 1964 No. 1 s 2; 1965 No. 30 s 2; 1968 No. 6 s 2; 1971 No. 1 s 2; 1971 No. 34 s 2; 1973 No. 43 s 2; 1976 No. 1 s 2; 1984 No. 61 s 3 Salary of officer administering the Government s 5 sub 1957 6 Eliz 2 No. 14 s 2 Rules for the occupation of Government House s 8 om 1949 13 Geo 6 No. 20 s 3 6 Table of changed names and titles TABLE OF CHANGED NAMES AND TITLES under the Reprints Act 1992 ss 23 and 23A Old Consolidated Revenue Fund New Consolidated Fund Reference provision Financial Administration andAudit Act 1977 s 112

9 Governor’s Salary Act 1872 7 Table of obsolete and redundant provisions TABLE OF OBSOLETE AND REDUNDANT PROVISIONS under the Reprints Act 1992 s 39 Omitted provision references to Queensland implied Provision making omitted provision obsolete/redundant Acts Interpretation Act 1954 s 35 8 Table of renumbered provisions TABLE OF RENUMBERED PROVISIONS under the Reprints Act 1992 s 43 Previous Renumbered as 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5(1) 5, 2nd sentence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5(2) 5, 3rd sentence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5(3) © State of Queensland 2002