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Serial 45
Assembly
Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements) Amendment
Bill 2009
Mr
Henderson
A Bill for an Act to amend the Assembly Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements) Act
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AND STATUTORY OFFICERS (REMUNERATION AND OTHER ENTITLEMENTS) AMENDMENT ACT 2009
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Act No. [ ] of 2009
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
4 Tribunal's
powers
24 Regulations
Part
6 Transitional matters for Assembly Members and
Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements) Amendment Act
2009
30 Administrative
arrangements continue
NORTHERN
TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
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Act No. [ ] of 2009
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An Act to amend the Assembly Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements) Act
[Assented to [ ] 2009]
[Second reading [ ] 2009]
The Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory enacts as follows:
This Act may be cited as the Assembly Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements) Amendment Act 2009.
This Act commences on the date fixed by the Administrator by Gazette notice.
This Act amends the Assembly Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements) Act 2006.
4 Amendment of section 2 (Definitions)
(1) Section 2
omit
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –
substitute
In this Act:
(2) Section 2, definition entitlement
omit, substitute
entitlement includes a salary, an allowance and any other remuneration or benefit (including, for example, a reimbursement of expenses incurred, and the provision of goods, services, facilities and any other assistance).
5 Amendment of section 4 (Other entitlements)
(1) Section 4, heading
omit, substitute
(2) After section 4(1)
insert
(1A) In addition, the Tribunal must, on the Administrator's request, inquire into, or inquire into and determine, an entitlement for a former Assembly member who retires involuntarily as prescribed by regulation.
(1B) Without limiting subsection (1), the Tribunal may, under the request, inquire into, or inquire into and determine, an additional salary of office and other entitlements, including, for example, the following:
(a) an entitlement for establishing or maintaining offices for an Assembly member, including:
(i) the provision of staff and equipment for the offices; and
(ii) the payment or reimbursement of amounts to cover expenses incurred in relation to the offices;
(b) an entitlement for official travel undertaken by:
(i) an Assembly member; and
(ii) a person who, under a determination, may accompany an Assembly member for the travel;
(c) the provision of a motor vehicle to an Assembly member;
(d) an entitlement relating to child care services required because of the performance of official functions by an Assembly member.
(1C) However, the Tribunal does not have power to inquire into, or inquire into and determine, an entitlement for a matter prescribed by regulation.
6 Repeal and substitution of section 24 (Regulations)
Section 24
repeal, substitute
The Administrator may make regulations under this Act.
After section 29
insert
Part 6 Transitional matters for Assembly Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements) Amendment Act 2009
30 Administrative arrangements continue
(1) An existing administrative arrangement for an entitlement of an Assembly member continues to have effect until a determination under section 4 for the entitlement takes effect.
(2) In this section:
existing administrative arrangement, for an entitlement of an Assembly member, means the administrative arrangement relating to the entitlement:
(a) made by the Chief Minister, and tabled in the Legislative Assembly, on 21 February 2007; or
(b) made by the Chief Minister, and tabled in the Legislative Assembly, on 29 November 2007.
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