An Act to amend the Constitution Act 1902 and the Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Act 1975 with respect to the salary of the Governor.
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Constitution Amendment (Governor’s Salary) Act 2003.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which the first person to be appointed to the office of Governor after the date of assent to this Act is so appointed.
3 Amendment of Constitution Act 1902 No 32
The Constitution Act 1902 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
The Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Act 1975 is amended as set out in Schedule 2.
5 Repeal
The Governor’s Salary Regulation 1990 is repealed.
Schedule 1 Amendment of Constitution Act 1902
(Section 3)
Section 9I
Omit the section. Insert instead:9I Governor’s salary(1) The Governor is entitled to be paid such remuneration as the Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Tribunal may from time to time determine, under the Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Act 1975, in respect of the office of Governor.(2) Remuneration is not payable under this section to a Governor for any period for which he or she is entitled to remuneration from the Commonwealth in respect of his or her administration of the Government of the Commonwealth.
Schedule 2 Amendment of Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Act 1975
(Section 4)
[1] Schedule 1 Public offices
Insert “Governor” at the beginning of the list of offices.
[2] Schedule 6 Savings, transitional and other provisions
Insert at the end of clause 1 (1):
[3] Schedule 6, clause 3
Insert after clause 2:Part 3 Provisions consequent on enactment of Constitution Amendment (Governor’s Salary) Act 20033 Governor’s salary(1) On, or as soon as practicable after, the commencement of the Constitution Amendment (Governor’s Salary) Act 2003, the Tribunal is to make a determination of the remuneration to be paid to the holder of the office of Governor as on and from the day specified for that purpose in the determination (which may, but need not, be the day on which that Act commences).(2) A determination under this clause is taken to be a determination under section 13. However, sections 17 (2) and 20 (1) (b) do not apply to a determination under this clause.(3) A determination under this clause comes into force, or is taken to have come into force, on the day specified for that purpose in the determination (which may, but need not, be the day on which the Constitution Amendment (Governor’s Salary) Act 2003) commences.
sch 2: Am 2009 No 56, Sch 2.6.