Remuneration Authority Act 1977

1: Short Title and commencement

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Remuneration Authority Act 1977, or

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1Short Title and commencement

This Act may be cited as the Remuneration Authority Act 1977.
This Act shall come into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council.
An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Notes

Section 1(2): this Act brought into force, on 14 February 1978, by clause 2 of the Higher Salaries Commission Act Commencement Order 1978 (SR 1978/18).
Section 1(1): amended, on 1 April 2003, by section 3(2) of the Remuneration Authority (Members of Parliament) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 54).
Section 1(3): inserted, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).