Remuneration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

Type: Government
Portfolio: Prime Minister
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Amends the:
Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973
  to: determine a classification structure for departmental secretaries; enable the Remuneration Tribunal to determine the remuneration of the secretaries of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Treasury; enable these secretaries, in consultation with the President of the tribunal and the Public Service Commissioner, to determine the level of remuneration for all other departmental secretaries; and enable the tribunal to determine the remuneration and recreation leave entitlements of the Public Service Commissioner, Merit Protection Commissioner and heads of executive agencies;
Public Service Act 1999
  and
Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973
  to make consequential amendments; and
Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948
,
Parliamentary Superannuation Act 2004
,
Remuneration and Allowances Act 1990
  and
Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973
  to: restore the tribunal’s ability to determine parliamentary base salary; require the tribunal to publish reasons for decisions relating to parliamentary remuneration; and remove the Parliament’s ability to disallow parliamentary remuneration determinations.

Progress

House of Representatives
24 Mar 2011	Introduced and read a first time
24 Mar 2011	Second reading moved
24 Mar 2011	Second reading debate
24 Mar 2011	Second reading agreed to
24 Mar 2011	Third reading agreed to

Senate
25 Mar 2011	Introduced and read a first time
25 Mar 2011	Second reading moved
23 Jun 2011	Second reading debate
23 Jun 2011	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 7 Government agreed to
23 Jun 2011	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
23 Jun 2011	Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments

23 Jun 2011	Text of bill as passed both Houses
25 Jul 2011	Assent Act no.: 75 Year: 2011

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum
Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Government [sheet CJ206]

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (12/05/2011): Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
Committee report (20/06/2011)

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Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.

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