Remuneration and Allowances Act 1990

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Remuneration and Allowances Act 1990.

2 Commencement

Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

1 July 1990.Part 3 commences on

3 Operation of Part

This Part has effect in spite of:

anything in any Determination of the Remuneration Tribunal made on or before 1 June 1990; or

(b) any provision of an Act, being a provision providing for the remuneration or allowances of the holder of an office to be determined by the Remuneration Tribunal (including Workplace Relations Act 1996); orsection 21 of the

(c) any provision in the Judicial and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Allowances) Act 1984 that is inconsistent with this Part.

Where, after 1 June 1990, the Remuneration Tribunal has made, or makes, a Determination that is inconsistent with a provision of this Act:

subject to subsection (3), the Determination operates according to its terms in spite of the provision of this Act; and

the provision of this Act ceases to operate.

A Determination referred to in subsection (2) that purports to take effect from a day earlier than 1 June 1990 takes effect on 1 June 1990.

(4) Where a resolution disapproving of a Determination referred to in subsection (2) is passed as mentioned in subsection 7(8) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973, the provision of the Act overridden by the Determination operates with effect from the day on which the resolution is passed.

3A Operation of Remuneration Tribunal Determination

Determination No. 12 of 1994 of the Remuneration Tribunal, dated 30 June 1994, does not operate on or after the date of commencement of this section.

4 Remuneration and allowances of holders of judicial offices etc.

The holders of the offices specified in Schedule 1 are entitled to remuneration and allowances in accordance with the provisions of that Schedule.

5 Remuneration and allowances of Secretaries of Departments and holders of public offices

The holders of the offices specified in Schedule 2 are entitled to remuneration and allowances in accordance with the provisions of that Schedule.

8 Appropriation

The salaries, allowances and contributions payable under this Act are to be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, and the Fund is accordingly appropriated for that purpose.

8A Regulations

The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters:

required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or

necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.