Parliamentary Representatives Allowance and Ministers' Salaries (Amendment) Act 1920 (NSW)

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Act No. 20, 1920.

George V, An Act to make 1‘urtlici' ])rovision w ith regard to

tl:o ullov, anc('s to members of tlie Lc'gislative Assembly and tlu' salaries of Ministers of tlic Crown and ol certain other ])crsons; to amend the Constitntion Act, 1902, the M inisters’ Salaries Act, 1908, the rarliam cntary Uepre- sentativGs Allowance Act, 1912, and certain other Acts; and for o ther purposes. [Assented to, 21st December, 1920.]

BE

Parliamentary Representatives Allowance and 157

Ministers’ Saiaries (Amendment) Act.

(Jeorge V,

it enacted hy the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, _£ J hy and with the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in rariiaraent asscmihled, and hy the authority of the same, as follows :—^ No. 20.

1 . This Act shall commence on the first day of Commence-

Novemher, one thousand nine hundred and twenty, and may he cited as the “ Parliamentary Representatives Allowance and Ministers’ Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1920.”

2. Section twenty-eight of the Constitution Act, a . nendment

1902, as amended hy section two of the Parlianien- tion Actf" tary Representatives Allowance Act, 1912, is further 1802, s. 28. amended—

(a)	hy omitting the words “five hundred” and hy inserting in lieu thereof the words “ eight hundred and seventy-five ” ; and
(h)	hy omitting the words “ or until Parliament is dissolved or expires hy cllluxion of time,” and hy inserting in lieu thereof the words “ or, where Parliament has hecu dissolved or has expired hy cllluxion of time, until the day ap[)ointed for taking the poll for the next general election.”

3 . Suhsection one of section J'orty-one of the Con- Amendment,

stitution Act, 1902, as amtmded l)y suhsection one of section two of tlie Ministers’ Salaries Act, 1908, is further amended hy omitting the words “ twenty thousand three liundred ” and hy inserting in lieu thereof the Avords “ tAventy-one thousand tAVO luindred and forty-five.”

4. The Second Schedule to the Constitution Act, Amendment,

1902, as amendtul l)y section four of the Ministers’ Salaries Act, 1908, is further amended hy omitting all

AA'ords after the Avords “ Second Scliediile,” and hy inserting in lieu thereof the folloAA'ing AVords :—

The Premier ;

The Attorney-General ;

Nine other Ministers of the Crown, being members ’

of the Executive Council.

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Ministers’ Salaries (Amendment) Act.

George V,

No. 20. 5. The Third Schedule to ihe Constitution Act, 1902,

Amendment, as amended hy suhsection two of section two of the

llid.y Third

iSchedule. Ministers’ Salaries Act, 1908, is further amended—

(a)	hy omitting the figures “ 1,000 0 0” and hv inserting in lieu thereof the figures “‘l,915 0 0 ” ; and
(h)	hy omitting the figures “12,250 0 0” and hv inserting in lieu thereof the figures “'l3,195 0 0.”

New section in

place of s. 3 of	6. Section three of the Ministers’ Salaries Act, 1908,
Ministers’

Salaries Act,	is amended by omitting the section and by inserting in
lU U S .	lieu thereof a new section as follows ;—

Appropriation	3. There is hereby specially appropriated out of the Consolidated Revenue Pund an annual amount for the payment, as from the commencement of the Parliamentary Rejoresentatives Allowance and Ministers’ Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1920, of the salaries of the Ministers of the Crown, being members of the Executive Council, as hereinafter mentioned, at the rate of twenty-three thousand four liundred and, twenty pounds per annum—
for salaries of
Ministers.

The Premier ... ... £2,415 0 0

The Attorney-General	... 2,095 0 0
The ATce-President of the

Exeentite Council ... 1,375 0 0

Nine other Alinisters of the

Crown, £1,945 each ... 17,505 0 0

Appropriation	7. Tliere is hereby specially appropriated out of the
for salaries of

President,	Consolidated Revenue Eund an annual amount for the
Speaker, and	payment, as from the commencement of the Parlia­
Chairmen of
Committees.	mentary Representatives Allowance and Ministers’ Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1920, of the salaries of the persons hereinafter mentioned, at the rate of four thousand six hundred and ninety pounds per annum;—

The President of the Legislative

Council ... ... ... £1,200 0 0

The Speaker of the Legislative

Assembly ... ... ... 1,675 0 0

The Chairman of Committees of

the Legislative Council ... 700 0 0

The Chairman of Committees of

the Legislative Assembly... 1,115 0 0

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