Statutory Salaries Adjustment Act 1975 (NSW)

STATUTORY SALARIES ADJUSTMENT ACT.

ANNO VICESIMO QUARTO

ELIZABETHE II REGINE

Act No. 10, 1975.

An Act to increase the salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court and District Court and of the holders of certain other statutory offices; for this and other purposes to amend the Constitution Act, 1902, the Supreme Court Act, 1970, the District Court Act, 1973, the Public Service Act, 1902, the Western Lands Act, 1901, the Valuation of Land Act, 1916, the Industrial Arbitration Act, 1940, and certain other Acts in certain respects; to repeal the Statutory Salaries Adjustment Act, 1974; to validate certain matters; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 8th April, 1975.] BE

Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in	BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative
Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. This Act may be cited as the "Statutory Salaries

Adjustment Act, 1975".

The salary payable to the holder of an office specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 pursuant to the enactment specified opposite that office in Column 2 of that Schedule—

2.

(a)	shall, in respect of the period commencing on, and including, 31st May, 1974, and ending on, and including, 31st December, 1974, be deemed to have been increased to the amount specified opposite that office in Column 3 of that Schedule;
(b)	shall, in respect of the period commencing on, and including, 1st January, 1975, and ending immedi­ ately before the date of assent of this Act, be deemed to have been increased to the amount specified opposite that office in Column 4 of that Schedule; and

(c) is, on and after the date of assent to this Act, office in Column 4 of that Schedule. increased to the amount specified opposite that

3.      (1) The holder of an office specified in Column 1 of

Schedule 2—

(a) shall, in respect of the period commencing on, and including, 31st May, 1974, and ending on, and including, 31st December, 1974, be deemed to have

been

been entitled to receive an allowance for special expenses incurred by him in the capacity of holder of the particular office at the annual rate specified opposite that office in Column 2 of that Schedule;

(b)	shall, in respect of the period commencing on, and including, 1st January, 1975, and ending immedi­ ately before the date of assent to this Act, be deemed to have been entitled to receive an allowance for special expenses incurred by him in the capacity of holder of the particular office at the annual rate specified opposite that office in Column 3 of that Schedule; and
(c)	is, on and after the date of assent to this Act, entitled to receive an allowance for special expenses incurred by him in the capacity of holder of the particular office at the annual rate specified opposite that office in Column 3 of that Schedule.

(2) Any allowance to which the holder of any office referred to in subsection (1) is deemed to have been entitled under that subsection in respect of any period before the date of assent to this Act shall be reduced by the amount of any allowance to which he is or was entitled under the Statutory Salaries Adjustment Act, 1974, in respect of that period.

(1) The holder of an office specified in Schedule 3 shall, in respect of the year ending on 30th November, 1975, and in respect of each subsequent year ending on the thirtieth day of November, be entitled to be paid, by way of a lump sum, in addition to the allowance provided in respect of the holder of that office by section 3, a recreation leave allowance of $150 at such time as the Minister determines.

4.

(2)

(2) The holder of an office referred to in subsection (1) is not entitled to the recreation leave allowance referred to in that subsection in respect of the year ending on 30th November, 1975, if he has been paid a recreation leave allowance in respect of that year under section 4 of the Statutory Salaries Adjustment Act, 1974.

5.     The Statutory Salaries Adjustment Act, 1974, is hereby

repealed.

SCHEDULE 1.

Column Column

Column 1.	Column 2.	3.	4.
Office	Enactment	Salary	Salary

$	$
$

Chief Justice of the Supreme Section 29 of the Supreme	37,870	44,400
44,400

Court. Court Act, 1970.

President of the Court of Section 29 of the Supreme 35,677	35,677	41,820
41,820

Appeal.	Court Act, 1970.
Judge (other than Chief Section 29 of the Supreme 34,657 40,620	40,620
Justice of the Supreme	Court Act, 1970.
Court or the President of the Court of Appeal) of the Supreme Court.

President of the Industrial Section 14 of the Industrial 35,677	35,677	41,820
41,820

Commission. Arbitration Act, 1940.

Chief Judge of the District Section 15 of the District 31,240	31,240	36,600
36,600

Court. Court Act, 1973.

Judge (other than Chief Section 15 of the District 28,639 33,540 28,639 33,540

Judge) of the District	Court Act, 1973.
Court Act, 1973.
Court.

Chairman of the Public Section 7 of the Public 36,646 42,960 36,646 42,960

Service Board. Service Act, 1902.

Deputy Chairman of the Section 7 of the Public 30,679 35,940 30,679 35,940

Public Service Board. Service Act, 1902.

Member (other than Chair­ Section 7 of the Public 28,639	28,639	33,540
33,540

man and Deputy Chair­ Service Act, 1902.

man) of the Public

Service Board.

Auditor-General	Section	41	and	Third	30,679
30,679 35,940

35,940

Schedule of the Constitu­

tion Act, 1902.

Western Lands Commis­ Section 4 of the Western 24,610	24,610	26,317
26,317

sioner. Lands Act, 1901.

Valuer-General	Section 8 of the Valuation 21,550	21,550	25,200
25,200

of Land Act, 1916.

SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE 2.

Column 1.	Column 2.	Column 3.
Office	Allowance	Allowance

$ $

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court	2,250	2,700
Judge (other than Chief Justice) of the Supreme	1,750	2,100

Court.

Member of the Industrial Commission	1,750	2,100
Chief Judge of the District Court	1,750	2,100
Chairman of the Workers' Compensation	1,750	2,100

Commission.

Judge (other than Chief Judge) of the District 1,750 2,100

Court.

Member of the Workers' Compensation 1,750 2,100

Commission.

Chairman of the Public Service Board	2,250	2,700
Deputy Chairman of the Public Service Board . .	1,175	1,404
Member (other than the Chairman and Deputy	1,175	1,404

Chairman) of the Public Service Board.

Auditor-General	945	1,134
Western Lands Commissioner	500	450
Valuer-General	350	420

SCHEDULE 3.

Chairman of the Public Service Board.

Deputy Chairman of the Public Service Board.

Member (other than Chairman and Deputy Chairman) of the

Public Service Board.

Auditor-General.
Western Lands Commissioner.

Valuer-General.

COLLEGES