Parliamentary Legislation Amendment Act 2006 (WA)

Western Australia

Parliamentary Legislation Amendment Act 2006

Western Australia

Parliamentary Legislation Amendment Act 2006

CONTENTS

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.	Short title	2
2.	Commencement	2
Part 2 — Constitution Acts

Amendment Act 1899 amended

3.	The Act amended in this Part	3
4.	Section 44A amended	3
Part 3 — Salaries and Allowances

Act 1975 amended

5.	The Act amended in this Part	4
6.	Section 4 amended	4
7.	Section 6 amended	4

Western Australia

Parliamentary Legislation Amendment Act 2006

No. 56 of 2006

An Act to amend the —

• Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899; and

• Salaries and Allowances Act 1975.

[Assented to 16 November 2006]

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

Parliamentary Legislation Amendment Act 2006

Part 1	Preliminary
s. 1

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.             Short title

This is the Parliamentary Legislation Amendment Act 2006.

2.             Commencement

This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which

it receives the Royal Assent.

Parliamentary Legislation Amendment Act 2006

Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended Part 2

s. 3

Part 2 — Constitution Acts Amendment

Act 1899 amended

3.             The Act amended in this Part

The amendments in this Part are to the Constitution Acts

Amendment Act 1899*.

[* Reprint 14 as at 21 April 2006.

For subsequent amendments see Act Nos. 5 and 28 of 2006.]

4.             Section 44A amended

(1)

Section 44A(4) is amended by deleting “If the Premier so

approves”.

(2)

Section 44A(4) is amended by inserting after “allowance” —

“ or allowances ”.

(3)

Section 44A(5) is repealed and the following subsection is

inserted instead —

“

(5) The allowances referred to in subsection (4) are —

(a)	an allowance in respect of holding the office of Parliamentary Secretary; and
(b)	an allowance for and in respect of expenses necessarily or reasonably incurred in connection with the office of Parliamentary Secretary,

determined under the Salaries and Allowances

Act 1975 section 6.

”.

Parliamentary Legislation Amendment Act 2006

Part 3 Salaries and Allowances Act 1975 amended

s. 5

Part 3 — Salaries and Allowances Act 1975 amended

5.             The Act amended in this Part

The amendments in this Part are to the Salaries and Allowances

Act 1975*.

[* Reprint 4 as at 10 June 2005.

For subsequent amendments see Act No. 29 of 2006.]

6.             Section 4 amended

Section 4(2)(k) is amended by deleting “of a party in the

Legislative Assembly of at least 5 members” and inserting

instead —

“

in the Parliament of a party of at least

5 members of Parliament

”.

7.             Section 6 amended

Section 6(1)(b) is amended by deleting “members of

committees of a House or joint committees of both Houses;”

and inserting instead —

“

a member, other than an officer, of Parliament

who is the Chairman, Deputy Chairman or a

member of a standing committee of a House or

a joint standing committee of both Houses;

”.