An Act to compensate certain former members of the Legislative Council for loss of anticipated parliamentary remuneration and pension.
1 Name of Act
This Act may be cited as the Constitution (Legislative Council Compensation) Act 1979.
2 Compensation payable for loss of anticipated parliamentary remuneration
A person whose name is specified in Schedule 1 and who ceased to be a member of the Legislative Council by reason of the operation of section 17 (1) of the Constitution Act 1902 is entitled to be paid, by way of compensation for loss of anticipated parliamentary remuneration:(a) in the case of a person whose name is specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1—$10,952, or(b) in the case of a person whose name is specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1—$1,565.
3 Compensation payable for loss of anticipated parliamentary pension
A person whose name is specified in Column 1 of Schedule 2 and who was, on his ceasing to be a member of the Legislative Council by reason of the operation of section 17 (1) of the Constitution Act 1902, not entitled to a pension under the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1971, is entitled to be paid, by way of compensation for loss of anticipated parliamentary pension, the amount specified opposite his name in Column 2 of Schedule 2.
4 Payments to be drawn within 3 months
Any payment to which any person is entitled under section 2 or 3, or any part of any such payment, not drawn by him or on his behalf within 3 months after the date of assent to this Act shall revert to the Treasury and become part of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
5 Compensation payable in case of death
Where a person who is entitled to any payment under section 2 or 3 dies before that payment is made, the legal personal representative of that person is entitled to be paid the amount of that payment.
6 Appropriation of Consolidated Revenue Fund
All payments under this Act are payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund which, to the necessary extent, is appropriated accordingly.
7 No other compensation payable
Except as provided in this Act, a person who ceased to be a member of the Legislative Council by reason of the operation of section 17 (1) of the Constitution Act 1902 is not entitled to any payment by way of compensation for loss of anticipated parliamentary remuneration, for loss of anticipated parliamentary pension or for any other loss arising from his so ceasing to be a member of the Legislative Council.
Schedule 1 Compensation for loss of anticipated parliamentary Remuneration
(Section 2)
Part 1 Members previously elected for period expiring 22nd April 1982
BUDD, Harry Vincent.ERSKINE, Thomas Reginald.
ESKELL, Stanley Louis Mowbray.
FALKINER, Otway McLaurin.
JOEL, Asher Alexander.
MOPPETT, Douglas Frederick.
PRESS, Anne Elizabeth.
ROPER, Edna Sirius.
SERISIER, Leroy Dudley.
Part 2 Members previously elected for period expiring 22nd April 1979
COULTER, William Robert.EVANS, Richard Kelynack.
GERAGHTY, Walter James.
HUMPHRIES, Edward Harris.
KEIGHLEY, William Geoffrey.
McKAY, Thomas Sidney.
MANYWEATHERS, Richmond William.
RYGATE, Amelia Elizabeth Mary.
SCOTT, Walter Robert.
THOM, James Norman.
WARREN, Edward Emerton.
Schedule 2 Compensation for loss of anticipated parliamentary pension
(Section 3)
Column 1 | Column 2 |
MOPPETT, Douglas Frederick | $743 |
PERCIVAL, Harold Gregory | $157 |
RAINES, Ronald Bruce | $157 |
SCOTT, Walter Robert | $2,046 |