Statutory Rules
1979 No. 149
REGULATIONS UNDER THE NORFOLK ISLAND ACT 197911
WHEREAS sub-section 65 (1) of the Norfolk Island Act 1979 provides that a person shall, in respect of his services in an office to which section 65 of that Act applies, be paid such remuneration as is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal, but, if no determination of that remuneration by the Tribunal is in operation, he shall be paid such remuneration as is prescribed:
AND WHEREAS no determination of that remuneration by the Tribunal is in operation:
AND WHEREAS sub-section 65 (2) of the Norfolk Island Act 1979 provides that, in respect of his services in an office to which section 65 of that Act applies, a person shall be paid such allowances as are prescribed:
AND WHEREAS sub-section 65 (4) of of the Norfolk Island Act 1979 provides that section 65 of that Act applies to an office of member of the Legislative Assembly, member of the Executive Council or executive member, or any other office in or in connection with the Assembly that can be held only by a member of the Assembly:
NOW THEREFORE I, the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Norfolk Island Act 1979.
Dated this second day of August 1979.
ZELMAN COWEN
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
R. ELLICOTT
Minister of State for Home Affairs
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NORFOLK ISLAND (REMUNERATION AND ALLOWANCES)
REGULATIONS
1 Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Norfolk Island (Remuneration and Allowances) Regulations.
2 Commencement
These Regulations shall come into operation on the date fixed under sub-section 2 (2) of the Norfolk Island Act 1979.
3 Remuneration
The remuneration of a person in respect of his services in the office of member of the Legislative Assembly is at the rate of $4,000 per annum.
4 Allowance
A person holding an office referred to in regulation 3 who is absent from Norfolk Island on business of the Legislative Assembly approved by the Legislative Assembly shall be paid an allowance of $53 in respect of each night of absence from Norfolk Island.
NOTE
1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 6 August 1979.