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SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES AMENDMENT BILL 1999

                           Western Australia



                      LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY



     Salaries and Allowances Amendment Bill
                       1999


                               A Bill for


An Act to amend the Salaries and Allowances Act 1975 and various
other Acts as a consequence.



The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

1.      Short title
        This Act may be cited as the Salaries and Allowances
        Amendment Act 1999.




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     2.       The Act amended
              The amendments in this Act are to the Salaries and Allowances
              Act 1975* [unless otherwise indicated].
              [* Reprinted as at 26 April 1994.
 5               For subsequent amendments see 1998 Index to Legislation of
                 Western Australia, Table 1, p. 224.]

     3.       Section 6 amended
              Section 6(1) is amended as follows:
                (a) after paragraph (d) by deleting "and";
10             (b) after paragraph (e) by deleting the full stop and
                     inserting --
                     "
                            ; and
                      (f)   a person who --
15                             (i) holds an office of a part-time nature; or
                              (ii) is a part-time member of a tribunal,
                                     board, or other body,
                            that is created or established under a written
                            law and that is prescribed for the purposes of
20                          this section other than --
                             (iii) a person who holds an office referred to
                                     in paragraphs (a) to (e) or section 7;
                             (iv) a person who is the holder of an office
                                     of a full-time nature created or
25                                   established under a written law; or




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                       (v)   a person who is a public service officer
                             as defined in the Public Sector
                             Management Act 1994 or a police
                             officer.
5                                                                         ".

    4.   Consequential amendments
         The Acts referred to in Schedule 1 are amended in the manner
         set out in that Schedule.




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     Schedule 1        Consequential amendments



                    Schedule 1 -- Consequential amendments
                                                                                  [s. 4]
     1.         Commercial Tribunal Act 1984 amended
          (1)   The amendments in this clause are to the Commercial Tribunal
 5              Act 1984*.
          (2)   Section 8(1) is amended by deleting "Public Service Board" and
                inserting instead --
                "     Minister for Public Sector Management ".
          (3)   Section 8(2) is amended by deleting "an officer employed in the
10              Public Service of the State" and inserting instead --
                "
                        a public service officer within the definition of the
                        Public Sector Management Act 1994
                                                                                     ".
15        (4)   After section 8(2) the following subsection is inserted --
            "
                (3)     If the Salaries and Allowances Act 1975 applies to the
                        Tribunal, subsection (1) does not apply to the
                        Chairman, a Deputy Chairman and the members of a
20                      panel established under section 6.
                                                                                     ".
                [* Act No. 103 of 1984.
                   For subsequent amendments see 1998 Index to Legislation of
                   Western Australia, Table 1, p.41]
25   2.         Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1985 amended
                Clause 4 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Injuries Compensation
                Act 1985* is amended by deleting "The" and inserting instead --
                "     Subject to the Salaries and Allowances Act 1975, the   ".
                [* Reprinted as at 12 February 1997.]

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     3.         Equal Opportunity Act 1984 amended
                Section 98 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984* is amended as
                follows:
                    (a)    by deleting "A" and inserting instead --
 5                         "   Subject to the Salaries and Allowances Act 1975, a ";
                    (b)    by deleting "Public Service Board" and inserting instead --
                           "   Minister for Public Sector Management ".
                [* Reprinted as at 7 May 1999.
                   For subsequent amendments see Act No. 2 of 1999.]

10   4.         Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 amended
          (1)   The amendments in this clause are to the Guardianship and
                Administration Act 1990*.
          (2)   Section 8(1) is amended by deleting "Public Service Commissioner"
                and inserting instead --
15              "     Minister for Public Sector Management ".
          (3)   After section 8(2) the following subsection is inserted --
            "
                (3)       If the Salaries and Allowances Act 1975 applies to the
                          Board, subsection (1) does not apply but subsection (2)
20                        does apply despite any determination under that Act.
                                                                                        ".
                [* Reprinted as at 21 April 1997.
                   For subsequent amendments see 1998 Index to Legislation of
                   Western Australia, Table 1, p.110]

25   5.         Legal Practitioners Act 1893 amended
          (1)   The amendments in this clause are to the Legal Practitioners
                Act 1893*.


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          (2)   Section 58Q is amended by deleting "A" and inserting instead --
                "     Subject to the Salaries and Allowances Act 1975, a ".
          (3)   Clause 5 of Part C of Schedule 2 is amended as follows:
                    (a)    by inserting before "There" the subclause designation "(1)";
 5                  (b)    by deleting "There" and inserting instead --
                           "
                                  Subject to the Salaries and Allowances Act 1975,
                                  there
                                                                                          ";
10                  (c)    after subclause (1) by inserting the following subclause --
            "
                (2)       Any fees and allowances paid to a chairman or deputy
                          chairman of the Disciplinary Tribunal who is a retired judge
                          do not affect his or her entitlements under the Judges'
15                        Salaries and Pensions Act 1950.
                                                                                          ".
                [* Reprinted as at 27 November 1996.
                   For subsequent amendments see 1998 Index to Legislation of
                   Western Australia, Table 1, p.142 and Act No. 26 of 1999.]
20   6.         Retirement Villages Act 1992 amended
          (1)   The amendments in this clause are to the Retirement Villages
                Act 1992*.
          (2)   Section 25(1) is amended as follows:
                  (a) in paragraph (b) by deleting "Public Service Commissioner"
25                      and inserting instead --
                           "   Minister for Public Sector Management ";
                    (b)    by deleting paragraph (d).
          (3)   Section 25(2) is amended by deleting ", (d)".



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          (4)   After section 25(2) the following subsection is inserted --
            "
                (3)     If the Salaries and Allowances Act 1975 applies to the
                        referee --
 5                        (a) subsections (1)(b) and (c) and (2) do not apply;
                                and
                          (b) where a person holds office as a referee and
                                also holds another public office for which that
                                person is remunerated out of the Consolidated
10                              Fund, the terms and conditions of office as a
                                referee in respect of the matter mentioned in
                                subsection (1)(g) do not apply to that person in
                                his or her office as a referee except to the extent
                                that they are more favourable to that person
15                              than the terms and conditions of his or her other
                                public office in respect of that matter.
                                                                                        ".
                [* Reprinted as at 22 January 1999.]

     7.         Sentence Administration Act 1995 amended
20              Clause 6(1) of Schedule 1 to the Sentence Administration Act 1995* is
                amended by deleting "Members" and inserting instead --
                "     Subject to the Salaries and Allowances Act 1975, members     ".
                [* Act No. 77 of 1995.
                   For subsequent amendments see 1998 Index to Legislation of
25                 Western Australia, Table 1, p.228.]

     8.         Small Claims Tribunals Act 1974 amended
          (1)   The amendments in this clause are to the Small Claims Tribunals
                Act 1974*.



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          (2)   Section 8(1) is amended as follows:
                  (a) in paragraph (b) by deleting "Public Service Board" and
                        inserting instead --
                         "   Minister for Public Sector Management ";
 5                (b)    by deleting paragraph (d).
          (3)   Section 8(2) is amended by deleting ", (d)".
          (4)   After section 8(2) the following subsection is inserted --
            "
                (3)     If the Salaries and Allowances Act 1975 applies to the
10                      referee --
                          (a) subsections (1)(b) and (c) and (2) do not apply;
                                and
                          (b) where a person holds office as a referee and
                                also holds another public office for which that
15                              person is remunerated out of the Consolidated
                                Fund, the terms and conditions of office as a
                                referee in respect of the matter mentioned in
                                subsection (1)(g) do not apply to that person in
                                his or her office as a referee except to the extent
20                              that they are more favourable to that person
                                than the terms and conditions of his or her other
                                public office in respect of that matter.
                                                                                      ".
                [* Reprinted as at 2 July 1999.]
25   9.         Strata Titles Act 1985 amended
          (1)   The amendments in this clause are to the Strata Titles Act 1985*.
          (2)   Section 73(1) is amended as follows:
                  (a)    in paragraph (b) by deleting "Public Service Board" and
                         inserting instead --
30                       "   Minister for Public Sector Management ";


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                   (b) by deleting paragraph (d).
           (3)   Section 73(2) is amended by deleting ", (d)".
           (4)   After section 73(2) the following subsection is inserted --
             "
 5               (3)     If the Salaries and Allowances Act 1975 applies to the
                         referee --
                           (a) subsections (1)(b) and (c) and (2) do not apply;
                                 and
                           (b) where a person holds office as a referee and
10                               also holds another public office for which that
                                 person is remunerated out of the Consolidated
                                 Fund, the terms and conditions of office as a
                                 referee in respect of the matter mentioned in
                                 subsection (1)(g) do not apply to that person in
15                               his or her office as a referee except to the extent
                                 that they are more favourable to that person
                                 than the terms and conditions of his or her other
                                 public office in respect of that matter.
                                                                                       ".
20               [* Reprinted as at 1 July 1999.]
     10.         Young Offenders Act 1994 amended
           (1)   The amendments in this clause are to the Young Offenders Act 1994*.
           (2)   Section 155(1) is amended by deleting "Members" and inserting
                 instead --
25               "     Subject to the Salaries and Allowances Act 1975, members ".
           (3)   Section 155(2) is amended by inserting after "(1)" --
                 " or the Salaries and Allowances Act 1975 ".
                 [* Reprinted as at 26 November 1996.
                    For subsequent amendments see 1998 Index to Legislation of
30                  Western Australia, Table 1, p.279.]



 


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