Remuneration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

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
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	24 Mar 2011

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	25 Mar 2011
Second reading moved	25 Mar 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	23 Jun 2011

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


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

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (12/05/2011): Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
Committee report (20/06/2011)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

Helpful information

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

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changes to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

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.