Parliamentary Remuneration Amendment (Leader of the Opposition) Regulation 2015 (NSW)

New South Wales

Parliamentary Remuneration Amendment

(Leader of the Opposition) Regulation 2015

under the

Parliamentary Remuneration Act 1989

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following

Regulation under the Parliamentary Remuneration Act 1989.

MIKE BAIRD, MP

Premier

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to make temporary arrangements relating to the additional office holder remuneration of the Leader of the Opposition since the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council has been appointed as the Leader of the Labor Party and will stand for election to the Legislative Assembly in the State election due in March this year. Until that State election, the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council will be entitled to the greater remuneration otherwise payable to the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly and the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly will be entitled to the lesser remuneration otherwise payable to the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council.
This Regulation is made under the Parliamentary Remuneration Act 1989, including section 6.
Parliamentary Remuneration Amendment (Leader of the

Opposition) Regulation 2015

under the

Parliamentary Remuneration Act 1989

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Parliamentary Remuneration Amendment (Leader of the
Opposition) Regulation 2015.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

Schedule 1 Amendment of Parliamentary Remuneration Act
1989 No 160

[1]      Schedule 1 Additional salaries and expense allowances

Omit the matter relating to the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council from
Part 2.

Insert instead:

Leader of the Opposition in the	20% (plus 37% until polling	14% (plus 12% until polling
Legislative Council	day for the 2015 State general	day for the 2015 State general

election) election)

[2]      Schedule 1

Omit the matter relating to the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly from
Part 2.

Insert instead:

Leader of the Opposition in the	57% (less 37% until polling	26% (less 12% until polling
Legislative Assembly	day for the 2015 State general	day for the 2015 State general

election) election)