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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 7 Hansard (26 June) . . Page.. 2326 ..

Mister Speaker, this Bill introduces consequential provisions flowing from the operation of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995, which commenced on 21 December 1995.

The Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995 established the Remuneration Tribunal which determines the remuneration, allowances and other entitlements for members of the ACT Assembly, senior office holders and public service executives.

The need for this legislation was foreshadowed at the time the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995 was introduced into the Assembly. The Explanatory Memorandum for the Remuneration Tribunal (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 1995 stated that after a search of ACT laws, further consequential amendments would be made. This Bill gives effect to that undertaking.

The Bill amends ACT laws to remove references to the Commonwealth Remuneration Tribunal and to other procedures, such as regulations or Ministerial determinations. In the future, the procedure for setting remuneration for the relevant offices and appointments will be in accordance with the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995. This provides for interim determinations by the Chief Minister, referral of offices and appointments to the Remuneration Tribunal, and determination and yearly reviews of determinations by the Tribunal. This completes the process established by the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995 of providing independent review of remuneration for ACT statutory offices and appointments.

I commend the Bill to the Assembly.

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