Governor-General Act 2010

Miscellaneous provisions - Validation provisions

28: Validations

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"Things decided before this law started still apply"

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You will not be affected by this Act if you had something made before it started, like an Order in Council made under section 3 of the Civil List Act 1979. This Act does not change things that were already decided, such as how much money someone gets. You will still get the same amount of money until a new decision is made. You will keep getting your annuity at the same rate if the Remuneration Authority made a decision about it under section 4(1) of the Civil List Act 1979. This will keep happening until the Remuneration Authority makes a new decision under section 8 of this Act. The same applies if you are the spouse or partner of a former Governor-General and the Remuneration Authority made a decision about your annuity under section 4(2) of the Civil List Act 1979. You can still have agreements that were made before this Act started, like ones about privileges or benefits for a Governor-General when they are no longer in office. These agreements can include things like domestic air travel or the use of chauffeured cars. They are still valid even after this Act starts.

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27: Annuities payable in respect of incumbent Governor-General, or

"What happens to the Governor-General's annuities after they leave office"

Part 2Miscellaneous provisions
Validation provisions

28Validations

Nothing in this Act affects the validity of any of the following made before the commencement of this Act:
an Order in Council made under section 3 of the Civil List Act 1979:
a determination made by the Remuneration Authority under section 3 or 4 of the Civil List Act 1979:
an agreement made under section 5 of the Civil List Act 1979:
an agreement, as part of the terms of appointment of a person as Governor-General, for that person to be provided with specified privileges or benefits (whether by way of domestic air travel, the use of chauffeured cars, or any other benefit or privilege) when that person no longer held office as Governor-General.

Despite anything in this Act, every annuity in respect of which a determination by the Remuneration Authority has been made under section 4(1) of the Civil List Act 1979 must continue to be paid at the rate applicable at the commencement of this Act until the determination of the Remuneration Authority relating to that annuity has been superseded by a determination of the Remuneration Authority under section 8 of this Act.
Despite anything in this Act, every annuity in respect of which a determination by the Remuneration Authority has been made under section 4(2) of the Civil List Act 1979 must continue to be paid to the spouse or partner of the former Governor-General at the rate applicable at the commencement of this Act until the Remuneration Authority has made a determination under section 8 of this Act.