Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2005/17 Parliamentary Office Holders Additional Salary (Cth)
REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL
Determination 2005/17:
Parliamentary Office Holders – Additional Salary
This Determination governs additional salary for parliamentary office holders.
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 This Determination is issued pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973, sub-section 7(1), and prevails, to the extent of any inconsistency, over Schedule 4 of the Remuneration and Allowances Act 1990 (as contemplated in section 3(2) of that latter Act).
1.2 This Determination takes effect on and from the day following the day it is registered in the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments. It revokes Determination 2005/02 in full.
PART 2 – ADDITIONAL SALARY AND RELATED MATTERS
2.1For the purposes of this Determination, the basic salary to which reference is made in Table 1 shall be the amount from time to time payable pursuant to Clause 1 of Schedule 3 to the Remuneration and Allowances Act 1990 and Regulation 4 of the Remuneration and Allowances Regulations 1999.
2.2 A person who holds a parliamentary office shall be paid the additional salary specified in Table 1.
2.3 In administering this Determination, authorities shall:
(a)calculate additional salary in Table 1 by rounding up to the nearest ten dollars; and
(b)pay the annual benefits specified in proportion (pro rata) to the office holder’s period of service during that year.
TABLE 1 RATES OF ADDITIONAL SALARY |
Effective on and from the date of signature
| Office Additional salary as a percentage of the basic salary | |
| Leader of the Opposition | 85.0% |
| President of the Senate | 75.0% |
| Speaker of the House of Representatives | 75.0% |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition | 57.5% |
| Leader of the Opposition in the Senate | 57.5% |
| Leader of the Third Party in the House of Representatives | 45.0% |
| Leader of a recognised non-government party of a total of at least 5 members of Parliament, sitting in either House, not otherwise specified | 42.5% |
| Chief Government Whip in the House of Representatives | 26.0% |
| Chief Opposition Whip in the House of Representatives | 23.0% |
| Deputy President and Chair of Committees in the Senate | 20.0% |
| Deputy Speaker in the House of Representatives | 20.0% |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate | 20.0% |
| Government Whip in the Senate | 20.0% |
| Opposition Whip in the Senate | 18.0% |
| Second Deputy Speaker in the House of Representatives | 13.0% |
| Government Whip in the House of Representatives | 13.0% |
| Opposition Whip in the House of Representatives | 12.0% |
| Leader of the National Party in the Senate | 11.0% |
| Third Party Whip in the House of Representatives | 11.0% |
| Whip in the Senate of a recognised party of at least 5 members not otherwise specified | 9.0% |
| Deputy Government Whip in the Senate | 5.0% |
| Deputy Opposition Whip in the Senate | 5.0% |
| Whip of the Second Government Party in the Senate | 5.0% |
| Deputy Opposition Whip in the House of Representatives | 3.0% |
| Member of the Speaker's Panel in the House of Representatives | 3.0% |
| Temporary Chairman of Committees in the Senate | 3.0% |
| Third Party Deputy Whip in the House of Representatives | 3.0% |
Chairs of Parliamentary Committees
| Chair of Joint Statutory Committee of Public Accounts and Audit | 16% |
| Chair of Joint Statutory Committee on Public Works | 16% |
| Chair of Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade | 16% |
| Chair of Joint Standing Committee on Treaties | 16% |
| Chair of Joint Statutory Committee or Joint Standing Committee | 11% |
| Chair of a Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee | 11% |
| Chair of a House of Representatives General Purpose Standing Committee | 11% |
| Chair of a Joint Select Committee or Select Committee in the Senate or the House of Representatives | 11% |
| Chair of an Investigating Standing Committee established by resolution of either House | 11% |
| Chair, Senate Standing Committee of Privileges | 11% |
| Chair, House of Representatives Standing Committee of Privileges | 11% |
| Chair, Senate Legislative Scrutiny Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances | 11% |
| Chair, Senate Legislative Scrutiny Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills | 11% |
| Chair, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Procedure | 11% |
| Chair, Senate Standing Committee of Senators’ Interests | 3% |
| Chair, House of Representatives Committee of Members’ Interests | 3% |
| Chair of a Parliamentary Committee concerned with public affairs rather than the domestic affairs of Parliament not otherwise specified | 3% |
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