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Salaries, allowances, expenses, and services for members and others - Salaries, allowances, and certain expenses determined by Remuneration Authority - Remuneration Authority to determine salaries, allowances, and certain expenses

70: Remuneration Authority to determine salaries and allowances

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The Remuneration Authority will decide how much money members get paid. You will get a salary and allowances based on your job or the area you represent. The Authority must follow the Remuneration Authority Act 1977 when making these decisions. The Authority will check if other decisions might give members or their families a personal benefit. If so, they must consider this when deciding salaries and allowances. They will explain how they made their decision. The Authority's decision is a type of law that must be published, as outlined in the Legislation Act 2019. You can find more information about publication requirements in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. The Authority must also look at decisions made under section 71, 84, 88, or 95 when making their decision.

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Part 4Salaries, allowances, expenses, and services for members and others
Salaries, allowances, and certain expenses determined by Remuneration Authority: Remuneration Authority to determine salaries, allowances, and certain expenses

70Remuneration Authority to determine salaries and allowances

  1. The Remuneration Authority must determine the salaries and allowances to be paid to members in accordance with the Remuneration Authority Act 1977.

  2. The salaries and allowances may differ according to—

  3. the parliamentary or ministerial office that a member holds; or
    1. the electorate that a member represents; or
      1. any other considerations that the Remuneration Authority may determine.

        1. Before making a determination under this section, the Remuneration Authority must ascertain whether any determination made under section 71, 84, 88, or 95 was assessed by its maker as resulting in a personal benefit or potential personal benefit for members, Ministers, or their family members.

        2. If a determination was assessed as resulting in such a benefit, the Remuneration Authority must—

        3. take the assessed value into account in determining the salaries and allowances of the relevant members or Ministers; and
          1. include in its determination a statement explaining how it has taken the assessed value into account.

            1. A determination under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

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