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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1998 Week 1 Hansard (30 April) . . Page.. 216 ..

MR HUMPHRIES (Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Community Safety and Minister Assisting the Treasurer) (11.09): I present the Remuneration Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 1998, together with its explanatory memorandum.

Title read by Clerk.

MR HUMPHRIES: I move:

That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

Members will be aware that the Remuneration Tribunal makes determinations about the remuneration, allowances and entitlements of members of the Legislative Assembly. In particular, it determines the remuneration paid to members by reason of their holding particular offices, or performing particular functions, in relation to the Legislative Assembly.

For the avoidance of doubt about the power of the tribunal to make specific determinations about various offices which may arise because of the way in which section 73 of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 is framed, this Bill particularises Assembly offices to be paid. In accordance with past practice, these offices include Leader and Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Government and Opposition Whips, and the presiding member of an Assembly committee. The Bill does not deal with the power of the tribunal in respect of Ministers or other members of the Assembly.

Mr Speaker, I give notice that I will be seeking to have this Bill put forward for debate later this afternoon, and I commend it to the Assembly.

Debate (on motion by Mr Stanhope) adjourned.

MR STEFANIAK (Minister for Education) (11.11): Mr Speaker, I present the Schools Authority (Amendment) Bill 1998, together with an explanatory memorandum.

Title read by Clerk.

MR STEFANIAK: Mr Speaker, I move:

That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

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