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CONSTITUTION (PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES) AMENDMENT BILL 1996

      Queensland




   CONSTITUTION
 (PARLIAMENTARY
   SECRETARIES)
AMENDMENT BILL 1996

 


 

Queensland CONSTITUTION (PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES) AMENDMENT BILL 1996 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1--PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 PART 2--AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION ACT 1867 2 Act amended in pt 2 and sch 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 Replacement of s 57 and heading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES 57 Appointment of Parliamentary Secretaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 58 Functions of Parliamentary Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 59 Duration of appointment as Parliamentary Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 60 Reimbursement of expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 PART 3--AMENDMENT OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ACT 1867 4 Act amended in pt 3 and sch 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5 Amendment of s 7B (Eligibility of members to perform services) . . . . . . . 6 PART 4--AMENDMENT OF OFFICIALS IN PARLIAMENT ACT 1896 6 Act amended in pt 4 and sch 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7 Insertion of new s 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 Parliamentary Secretary not officer liable to retire on political grounds etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 PART 5--AMENDMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY CONTRIBUTORY SUPERANNUATION ACT 1970 8 Act amended in pt 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 9 Amendment of s 5 (Meaning of terms) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

 


 

2 Constitution (Parliamentary Secretaries) Amendment PART 6--AMENDMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY MEMBERS' SALARIES ACT 1988 10 Act amended in pt 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 11 Replacement of title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 12 Amendment of s 7 (Rate of additional salaries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 13 Replacement of pt 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 PART 5--ADDITIONAL SALARY OF PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES 10 Rate of additional salary etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 11 Only 1 additional salary payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS 12 Regulation making power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 SCHEDULE 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 MINOR AMENDMENTS OF CONSTITUTION ACT 1867 SCHEDULE 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 MINOR AMENDMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ACT 1867 SCHEDULE 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 MINOR AMENDMENTS OF OFFICIALS IN PARLIAMENT ACT 1896

 


 

1996 A BILL FOR An Act to amend various Acts in relation to Parliamentary Secretaries, and for other purposes

 


 

s1 4 s3 Constitution (Parliamentary Secretaries) Amendment The Parliament of Queensland enacts-- 1 PART 1--PRELIMINARY 2 title 3 Short Clause 1. This Act may be cited as the Constitution (Parliamentary Secretaries) 4 Amendment Act 1996. 5 ART 2--AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION ACT 6 P 1867 7 amended in pt 2 and sch 1 8 Act Clause 2. This part and schedule 1 amend the Constitution Act 1867. 9 of s 57 and heading 10 Replacement Clause 3. Section 57 and heading before section 57-- 11 omit, insert-- 12 `PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES 13 of Parliamentary Secretaries 14 `Appointment `57.(1) The Governor in Council may appoint members of the 15 Legislative Assembly as Parliamentary Secretaries. 16 `(2) However, a Minister or member of the Executive Council may not 17 be appointed as a Parliamentary Secretary. 18

 


 

s3 5 s3 Constitution (Parliamentary Secretaries) Amendment of Parliamentary Secretary 1 `Functions `58. A Parliamentary Secretary has the functions decided by the Premier. 2 of appointment as Parliamentary Secretary 3 `Duration `59.(1) The appointment of a member of the Legislative Assembly as a 4 Parliamentary Secretary ends on the polling day of the next election 5 conducted of the members of the Legislative Assembly. 6 `(2) However, the appointment ends before polling day if-- 7 (a) the member's seat becomes vacant otherwise than because the 8 Legislative Assembly is dissolved or expires by the passage of 9 time; or 10 (b) the member resigns as Parliamentary Secretary by written notice 11 of resignation given to the Premier; or 12 (c) the member is appointed as a Minister or member of the 13 Executive Council; or 14 (d) the appointment is ended by the Premier under subsection (3). 15 `(3) The Premier may, at any time, end the appointment for reasons that 16 the Premier considers sufficient. 17 of expenses 18 `Reimbursement `60.(1) A Parliamentary Secretary is entitled to be reimbursed the 19 Parliamentary Secretary's reasonable expenses of office. 20 `(2) The consolidated fund is appropriated for the reimbursement.'. 21

 


 

s4 6 s7 Constitution (Parliamentary Secretaries) Amendment ART 3--AMENDMENT OF LEGISLATIVE 1 P ASSEMBLY ACT 1867 2 amended in pt 3 and sch 2 3 Act Clause 4. This part and schedule 2 amend the Legislative Assembly Act 1867. 4 of s 7B (Eligibility of members to perform services) 5 Amendment Clause 5. Section 7B(3)(c)-- 6 omit, insert-- 7 `(c) the performance of functions as-- 8 (i) an officer of the Crown mentioned in the Officials in 9 Parliament Act 1896, section 3; or 10 (ii) a Parliamentary Secretary.'. 11 PART 4--AMENDMENT OF OFFICIALS IN 12 PARLIAMENT ACT 1896 13 amended in pt 4 and sch 3 14 Act Clause 6. This part and schedule 3 amend the Officials in Parliament Act 1896. 15 of new s 6 16 Insertion Clause 7. After section 5-- 17 insert-- 18 Secretary not officer liable to retire on political 19 `Parliamentary grounds etc. 20 `6.(1) A Parliamentary Secretary is not an officer of the Crown liable to 21 retire from office on political grounds. 22

 


 

s8 7 s9 Constitution (Parliamentary Secretaries) Amendment `(2) Also, an appointment as Parliamentary Secretary is not an office or 1 place of profit under the Crown. 2 `(3) This section applies for this Act and for other Acts and laws.'. 3 PART 5--AMENDMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY 4 CONTRIBUTORY SUPERANNUATION ACT 1970 5 amended in pt 5 6 Act Clause 8. This part amends the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation 7 Act 1970. 8 of s 5 (Meaning of terms) 9 Amendment Clause 9.(1) Section 5, heading-- 10 omit, insert-- 11 `Definitions'. 12 (2) Section 5(1), definitions "basic salary" and "salary"-- 13 omit. 14 (3) Section 5(1)-- 15 insert-- 16 ` "basic salary" means the salary payable to every member.1 17 "salary", of a member, means the member's basic salary, and any 18 additional salary payable to the member as the holder of an office in 19 1 Salary is presently payable under the Parliamentary Members' Salaries Act 1988, part 2.

 


 

s 10 8 s 11 Constitution (Parliamentary Secretaries) Amendment the Assembly or as Minister or Parliamentary Secretary.2'. 1 (4) Section 5(2), as a heading-- 2 `Meaning of ceasing to be a member'. 3 (5) Section 5(2), as amended-- 4 renumber as section 5A. 5 PART 6--AMENDMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY 6 MEMBERS' SALARIES ACT 1988 7 amended in pt 6 8 Act Clause 10. This part amends the Parliamentary Members' Salaries Act 1988. 9 of title 10 Replacement Clause 11. Title-- 11 omit, insert-- 12 `An Act to provide for the salaries of members of the Legislative 13 Assembly, and for the additional salaries payable to the holders 14 of certain offices in the Assembly and to Ministers and 15 Parliamentary Secretaries'. 16 2 Additional salary is presently payable under the Parliamentary Members' Salaries Act 1988, parts 3 (Parliamentary office holders), 4 (Ministers) and 5 (Parliamentary Secretaries). Under the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 34 a reference to the holder of a particular office includes a reference to the person for the time being acting in the office.

 


 

s 12 9 s 13 Constitution (Parliamentary Secretaries) Amendment of s 7 (Rates of additional salaries) 1 Amendment Clause 12. Section 7(1)(c), `the Minister'-- 2 omit, insert-- 3 `a Minister'. 4 of pt 5 5 Replacement Clause 13. Part 5-- 6 omit, insert-- 7 `PART 5--ADDITIONAL SALARY OF 8 PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES 9 of additional salary etc. 10 `Rate `10.(1) A Parliamentary Secretary is entitled to be paid additional salary 11 at the rate fixed by the Governor in Council by gazette notice. 12 `(2) The consolidated fund is appropriated for the additional salary. 13 1 additional salary payable 14 `Only `11. If a person is entitled to be paid additional salary under section 10 15 and additional salary under section 5, the person is entitled to be paid 16 additional salary only under 1 of the sections. 17 ART 6--MISCELLANEOUS 18 `P making power 19 `Regulation `12. The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.'. 20

 


 

10 Constitution (Parliamentary Secretaries) Amendment CHEDULE 1 1 ¡S INOR AMENDMENTS OF CONSTITUTION ACT 2 M 1867 3 section 2 4 1. Before heading before section 1-- 5 insert-- 6 `PRELIMINARY 7 `Short title 8 `1A. This Act may be cited as the Constitution Act 1867.'. 9 2. Section 7A(2)(c)-- 10 omit, insert-- 11 `(c) to a contract or agreement with Suncorp Insurance and Finance, 12 or the Workers' Compensation Board, in relation to insurance 13 business carried on by it; or'. 14 3. Section 39(2), heading-- 15 omit. 16 4. Section 40(2), heading-- 17 omit. 18

 


 

11 Constitution (Parliamentary Secretaries) Amendment SCHEDULE 1 (continued) 5. Section 49(1), heading-- 1 omit, insert-- 2 `Execution of verbal order or warrant'. 3 6. Section 49(2), heading-- 4 omit. 5 6

 


 

12 Constitution (Parliamentary Secretaries) Amendment CHEDULE 2 1 ¡S INOR AMENDMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE 2 M ASSEMBLY ACT 1867 3 section 4 4 1. Heading before section 1-- 5 omit. 6 2. Section 1-- 7 omit, insert-- 8 `PART 1--PRELIMINARY 9 `Short title 10 `1. This Act may be cited as the Legislative Assembly Act 1867. 11 `Definitions 12 `2. In this Act-- 13 "Assembly" means the Legislative Assembly. 14 "election" means the election of a member of the Assembly.'. 15 3. Heading before section 1A-- 16 omit, insert-- 17 `PART 2--COMPOSITION OF THE ASSEMBLY'. 18

 


 

13 Constitution (Parliamentary Secretaries) Amendment SCHEDULE 2 (continued) 4. Sections 1A and 1B-- 1 renumber as sections 3 and 4. 2 5. Heading before section 7-- 3 omit, insert-- 4 `PART 3--DISQUALIFICATION AND 5 RESIGNATION'. 6 6. Section 7A(4)(c), `an order in council'-- 7 omit, insert-- 8 `a regulation'. 9 7. Section 7B(1), `the State Government Insurance Office 10 (Queensland)'-- 11 omit, insert-- 12 `Suncorp Insurance and Finance and the Workers' Compensation 13 Board'. 14 8. Section 7C(1) and (3), `by order in council'-- 15 omit, insert-- 16 `by regulation'. 17 9. Section 7C(2) and (3), `an order in council'-- 18 omit, insert-- 19 `a regulation'. 20

 


 

14 Constitution (Parliamentary Secretaries) Amendment SCHEDULE 2 (continued) 10. Section 7C(4) and (5)-- 1 omit. 2 11. Section 7E, `Constitution Acts'-- 3 omit, insert-- 4 `Constitution Act 1867'. 5 12. Section 7E(b), `the allowance to which such member is entitled to 6 be paid pursuant to the Constitution Act Amendment Act 1896'-- 7 omit, insert-- 8 `the salary to which the member is entitled under the Parliamentary 9 Members' Salaries Act 1988'. 10 13. Heading before section 12-- 11 omit, insert-- 12 `PART 4--SPEAKER, QUORUM AND COMPETENCY 13 OF ASSEMBLY'. 14 14. Section 37 and heading before section 37-- 15 omit, insert-- 16 `PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS 17 `Regulation making power 18 `19. The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.'. 19 20

 


 

15 Constitution (Parliamentary Secretaries) Amendment CHEDULE 3 1 ¡S MINOR AMENDMENTS OF OFFICIALS IN 2 PARLIAMENT ACT 1896 3 section 6 4 1. Title, `, and to fix the salaries payable to Ministers'-- 5 omit. 6 2. Section 3(4), `section 6'-- 7 omit, insert-- 8 `the Parliamentary Members' Salaries Act 1988'. 9 3. Section 8(2), `and chief secretary'-- 10 omit. 11 4. Section 8(3), definition "Premier and chief secretary"-- 12 omit. 13 5. Section 9-- 14 omit. 15 © State of Queensland 1996

 


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