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Parliament Act 2025

Salaries, allowances, expenses, and services for members and others - Expenses and services determined by Speaker - Requirements applicable to determinations made under this subpart

91: Speaker must take advice into account and consult before making determination

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"The Speaker must listen to advice and talk to others before making a decision."

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When you are the Speaker, you must think about advice from the Parliamentary Service Commission under section 154(1)(a) before making a decision. You must also talk to some people, including the Remuneration Authority and the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services. You need to talk to the Commissioner of Inland Revenue too, about how your decision might affect members' tax.

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Part 4Salaries, allowances, expenses, and services for members and others
Expenses and services determined by Speaker: Requirements applicable to determinations made under this subpart

91Speaker must take advice into account and consult before making determination

  1. Before making a determination, the Speaker must—

  2. take into account any relevant advice given by the Parliamentary Service Commission under section 154(1)(a); and
    1. consult the following:
      1. the Remuneration Authority:
        1. the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services:
          1. the Commissioner of Inland Revenue, in relation to the consequences of the proposed determination for members’ tax liability.

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