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Remuneration Authority Act 1977

17A: Obligation to consult before making determinations about Parliamentary salaries and allowances

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"The Remuneration Authority must talk to important people before deciding Parliament members' pay and benefits."

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When the Remuneration Authority makes decisions about salaries and allowances for Parliament members, you need to know they must talk to certain people first. They must consult the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Minister responsible for Ministerial Services about services for Parliament members, including things like personal benefits under sections 92 and 98 of the Parliament Act 2025. They also talk to the Commissioner of Inland Revenue about tax consequences and as required under section 80(2) of the Parliament Act 2025.

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17AObligation to consult before making determinations about Parliamentary salaries and allowances

  1. Before making a determination under section 12(1)(a)(i), the Authority must—

  2. consult the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Minister who is, with the authority of the Prime Minister, for the time being responsible for Ministerial Services about the services for which they have jurisdiction, including, for the purposes of sections 92 and 98 of the Parliament Act 2025, about—
    1. whether any element of personal benefit or potential personal benefit for members of Parliament, Ministers, or their family members arises under an entitlement to a service; and
      1. in the case of any such benefit arising under determinations made by the Speaker under section 85(1) or 87(1) of that Act or a determination made by the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services under section 94 of that Act, the value of any such benefit assessed by the Speaker or the Minister; and
      2. consult the Commissioner of Inland Revenue—
        1. about the taxation consequences of the Authority's proposed determination; and
          1. as required under section 80(2) of the Parliament Act 2025.

          Notes
          • Section 17A: inserted, on , by section 3(2) of the Remuneration Authority (Members of Parliament) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 54).
          • Section 17A(a): replaced, on , by section 62 of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013 (2013 No 93).
          • Section 17A(a): amended, on , by section 51 of the Parliament (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 63).
          • Section 17A(a)(ii): amended, on , by section 51 of the Parliament (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 63).
          • Section 17A(b): replaced, on , by section 62 of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013 (2013 No 93).
          • Section 17A(b)(ii): amended, on , by section 51 of the Parliament (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 63).