Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Amendment Act 1980 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES

TRIBUNAL.

No. 34 of 1980.

AN ACT to amend the Salaries and Allowances

Tribunal Act 1975-1979.

[Assented to 5 November 1980.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Amendment Act 1980.

Short title

and

citation.

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(2) In this Act the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Act 1975-1979 is referred to as the principal

1975 as

amended by

Acts Nos. 89 of 1975.

Act.

63 of 1978 and

33 of 1979.

The principal Act as amended by this Act may be cited as the Salaries and Allowances Act

(3)

1975-1980.

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Long title

amended. 2. The long title of the principal Act is amended

by inserting after "1975" the following-

, to authorise the making of arrangements for the payment of certain travelling expenses " .

Section 1

amended. 3. Section 1 of the principal Act is amended by

deleting "Tribunal".

Section 3

amended. 4. Section 3 of the principal Act is amended by

deleting "PART I.—THE TRIBUNAL—ss. 1-12." and

substituting the following-

" PART I.—THE TRIBUNAL—ss. 1-11.

PART IA.—GENERAL—ss. 11A and 12. "

Section 6

amended. 5. Section 6 of the principal Act is amended in

subsection (5) by deleting "Act" and substituting

the following-

" Part " .

Section 7

amended. 6. Section 7 of the principal Act is amended in

subsection (1) by inserting, after "Supreme Court,",

the following-

" the Master of the Supreme Court,

Heading

and	7. After section 11 of the principal Act the
section 11A

inserted. following heading and section are inserted-

" PART IA.—GENERAL.

Arrange-

ments for	11A. (1) The Treasurer of the State may from
payment of
travelling	time to time make arrangements under which,
expenses by
Treasurer.	in such circumstances, and subject to such conditions, restrictions and limitations, as the Treasurer determines,

(a) the fares of a member of Parliament for travel in this State or elsewhere;

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(b)	the fares of a member of the family of a member of Parliament for travel in this State or elsewhere associated with travel by that member of Parliament; and
(c)	accommodation or other expenses incurred by a member of Parliament in the course of or in connection with travel by him in this State or elsewhere,

shall be payable by the Treasurer.

(2) Arrangements made under paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of this section shall not authorise the payment of expenses in respect of which an allowance is payable or reimburse- ment may be obtained pursuant to a determina- tion made under Part I of this Act.

(3) Any moneys payable under arrangements made under subsection (1)-

(a)	may be paid directly or by way of reimbursement or, in the case of expenses referred to in paragraph (c) of that subsection, by way of an allowance in respect of those expenses; and
(b)	shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly.

(4) Subject to this section, where a person ceases to be a member of the Legislative Assembly by reason of the dissolution of that House or the expiry thereof by effluxion of time arrangements made under subsection (1) of this section shall continue to apply to and in relation to him during the period between the dissolution or expiry and the day fixed for the taking of the poll next following the dissolution or expiry.

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(5) Without limiting the generality of sub- section (1) of this section the Treasurer may determine that arrangements made under that subsection

(a)	shall not apply; or
(b)	shall apply to a restricted or limited extent,

in relation to the period between the issue of the writs for a general or conjoint election pursuant to the Electoral Act 1907 and the day fixed by those writs for the taking of the poll. "