Governor-General Act 2010

Miscellaneous provisions - Amendments to Income Tax Act 2007

24: Salary or wages

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"The Governor-General's Pay"

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You need to know about changes to the law. The law about salary or wages is changing. It now includes the Governor-General. You will see changes to a part of the law called section RD 5(5). This change adds the Governor-General to the list of people. It also adds a new part about the Governor-General's salary. A new rule is added to section RD 5. This rule says that payments to the Governor-General are included in their salary. These payments are made under section 7 of the Governor-General Act 2010.

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Part 2Miscellaneous provisions
Amendments to Income Tax Act 2007

24Salary or wages

The heading above section RD 5(5) is amended by omitting members of Parliament and and substituting Governor-General, members of Parliament, and.
Section RD 5(5) is amended by inserting the following paragraph before paragraph (a):
salary made to the Governor-General:
Section RD 5 is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (5):

A payment to a person made under section 7 of the Governor-General Act 2010 is included in the salary and wages of that person.