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Parliament Act 2025

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

95: How frequently determinations must be made

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"How often the Minister makes important decisions"

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You need to know when the Minister makes a decision. The Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services makes a decision once in each term of Parliament. They must talk to the Remuneration Authority and the Speaker at the start of each term. You should see that the decision stays in place until a new one is made. The Minister makes a new decision in each term, as stated earlier. This new decision replaces the old one. The Minister follows rules to make these decisions, which can be found in the legislation from 2013.

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

95How frequently determinations must be made

  1. The Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services must make a determination once in each term of Parliament.

  2. The Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services must consult the Remuneration Authority and the Speaker at the beginning of each term about the proposed timing of the Minister’s determination for that term.

  3. A determination continues in force until it is superseded by another determination made in accordance with subsection (1).

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