Parliamentary Allowances and Salaries Act 1951 (NSW)

PARLIAMENTARY ALLOWANCES AND

SALARIES ACT.

Act No. 63, 1951..

George VI. An Act to make further provision with regard

No. 6 ^ 9 5 1 . allowances to Members of the

Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly, and the salaries of Ministers of the Crown and of certain other persons; to amend the Constitution Act, 1902, the Parhamentary Allowances and Salaries Act, 1947, and certain other Acts; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 28th December, 1951.]

T ) E it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, r # by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—

Short title 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the “ Parliamentary

tt”encemCTt. Allowances and Salaries Act, 1951” . .

(2) The Constitution Act, 1902, as amended by subsequent Acts, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

( 3) ,

Parliamentary Allowances and Salaries Act. 427:

(3) This Act shall commence upon the first day of 6^951;

-January, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two.

2, The Principal Act is amended—	of Act No
Amendment
32 , 1902 .

.(a) by omitting from section 17g the words “ three See. 17g.

hundred pounds per annum” and by inserting (Allowances

in lieu thereof the words “ five hundred pounds of

per annum.	Legislative
Council.)

The Member of the Legislative Council who is

for the time being recognised as the principal

representative of those members of the Legisla­

tive Council who are not supporters of the

Government shall be entitled to receive an

additional allowance at the rate of five hundred	'
pounds per annum” ;

f(b) (i) by omitting from section twenty-eight the Sec. 28.

words “ one thousand three hundred and (Allowances , r* i n 1 1 • L* • to Members

seveiity-nve pounds and by inserting in of the

lieu thereof the words “ one thousand eight Legislative

hundred and seventy-five pounds” ;

(ii)   by omitting from the same section the words “ of two hundred and fifty pounds” and by inserting in lieu thereof the words “ at the rate of three hundred and fifty pounds; ’ ’

(c)	by omitting the Second Schedule and by insert­
ing in lieu thereof the following Schedule:— " ^

SECOND SCHEDULE.

The Premier.

The Attorney-General.

Thirteen other Ministers of the Crown being members

of the Executive Council.

3 .         There is hereby specially appropriated out of the Appropria-

Oonsolidated Revenue Fund an annual amount for the salaries of payment as from the commencement of this Act of the Ministers, salaries of the Ministers of the Crown, being Members

of

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Ho. 63, 1951. of ffie Executive Council, as hereinafter mentioned, at the rate of forty-seven thousand seven hundred and seventy pounds—■

£

The Premier . . . . . . . . . . 3,445

The Attorney-General . . . . . . 3,095

The Vice-President of the Executive

Council .. . . . . . . . . 2,945

Thirteen other Ministers of the Crown,

£2,945 each ...................................... 38,285

Appropria­	4 .	There is hereby specially appropriated out of the
tion of

entertain­	Consolidated Revenue Fund an annual amount for the-
ment allow­	payment as from the commencement of this Act of the
ances for
Ministers.	entertainment allowances of the Ministers of the Crown, being Members of the Executive Council, as hereinafter mentioned, at the rate of four thousand five hundred! pounds—

£

The Premier .. . . 750

The Attorney-General . . . . . . 250-

The Vice-President of the Executive

Council . . . . . . . . 250

Thirteen other Ministers of the Crown,

£250 each . . . . . • 3,250

Appropria­	5 . There is hereby specially appropriated out of the-
tion for

salaries of

Consolidated Revenue Fund an annual amount for the

President,

payment as from the commencement of this Act of the

Speaker a r d

Chairmen of

salaries of the persons for the time being filling the

Committees.

offices hereinafter mentioned, at the rate of eight thous­

and five hundred and twenty-five pounds—

. £

The President of the Legislative Council	2,200
The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly	2,675
Tbe Chairman of Committees of the Legis­

lative Council . . . . . . . . 1,400

The Chairman of Committees of the Legis­

lative Assembly . . . . . . .. 2,250

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6 . There is hereby specially appropriated out of the No. 63, 1951.

"Consolidated Revenue Fund an annual amount for the

Ajipropria-

tion of

payment as from the commencement of this Act of the

entertain­

entertainment allowances of the Speaker of the Legis­

ment allow­

ance for

lative Assembly and the Leader of tbe Opposition in the

Speaker and

Legislative Assembly as hereinafter mentioned at the

Leader of

the Opposi­

rate of five hundred pounds—

tion.

£

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly 250

The Leader of the Opposition in the Legisla­

tive Assembly .. . . . . . . 250

7 . The Parliamentary Allowances and Salaries Act, Amendment

1947, is amended by omitting paragraph (a) of subsec- 28, 1947. '

tion one of section two, subsections two and three of (Consequen-

section two and sections three, four and five.