Parliamentary Legislation Amendment (Fortnightly Payments) Regulations 2024 (F2024L00726)
Schedule 1 Amendments
Part 1 Fortnightly payments
Parliamentary Business Resources Regulations 2017
2 After section 95
Insert:
95A Fortnightly payments to senators and members
(1) For the purposes of subsection 52A(2) of the Act, the method for working out the amount to be paid to a person per fortnight is to add up each of the following amounts payable to the person for the fortnight:
(a) the fortnightly amount of base salary;
(b) the fortnightly amount of electorate allowance;
(c) the fortnightly amount of office holder's salary (if any);
(d) the fortnightly amount of vehicle allowance (if any).
(2) For the purposes of working out the amount under subsection (1), each of the amounts covered by paragraphs (1)(a) to (d) must be rounded to the nearest cent (rounding 0.5 cents upwards).
95B Fortnightly amount of base salary
Amount for a whole fortnight
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the fortnightly amount of base salary payable to a person for a fortnight is the amount worked out in accordance with the following formula:
Note: Base salary is an annual allowance determined for the purposes of subsection 14(2) of the Act.
Amount for part of a fortnight
(2) If base salary is payable to a person for a part of a fortnight, then the fortnightly amount of base salary payable to the person for that fortnight is the amount worked out in accordance with the following formula:
where:
full fortnightly amount means the amount worked out in accordance with the formula in subsection (1).
number of included days means the number of days in the part of the fortnight.
Amount for the transitional fortnight
(3) Subject to subsection (4), subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in relation to the transitional fortnight.
(4) If base salary is payable to a person for the whole or a part of the transitional fortnight, then the fortnightly amount of base salary payable to the person for the transitional fortnight is the amount worked out in accordance with the following formula:
where:
full fortnightly amount means the amount worked out in accordance with the formula in subsection (1).
number of included days means:
(a) if base salary is payable to the person for the whole of the transitional fortnight - 17; or
(b) if base salary is payable to the person for a part of the transitional fortnight - the number of days in the part of the fortnight.
Note: If base salary is payable to a person for a part of the transitional fortnight, the number of included days in the part of the fortnight may be over 14.
95C Fortnightly amount of electorate allowance
Amount for a whole fortnight
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the fortnightly amount of electorate allowance payable to a person for a fortnight is the amount worked out in accordance with the following formula:
Amount for part of a fortnight
(2) If electorate allowance is payable to a person for a part of a fortnight, then the fortnightly amount of electorate allowance payable to the person for that fortnight is the amount worked out in accordance with the following formula:
where:
full fortnightly amount means the amount worked out in accordance with the formula in subsection (1).
number of included days means the number of days in the part of the fortnight.
Amount for the transitional fortnight
(3) Subject to subsection (4), subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in relation to the transitional fortnight.
(4) If electorate allowance is payable to a person for the whole or a part of the transitional fortnight, then the fortnightly amount of electorate allowance payable to the person for the transitional fortnight is the amount worked out in accordance with the following formula:
where:
full fortnightly amount means the amount worked out in accordance with the formula in subsection (1).
number of included days means:
(a) if electorate allowance is payable to the person for the whole of the transitional fortnight - 17; or
(b) if electorate allowance is payable to the person for a part of the transitional fortnight - the number of days in the part of the fortnight.
Note: If electorate allowance is payable to a person for a part of the transitional fortnight, the number of included days in the part of the fortnight may be over 14.
95D Fortnightly amount of office holder's salary
Amount for a whole fortnight
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the fortnightly amount of office holder's salary payable to a person for a fortnight is the amount worked out in accordance with the following formula:
Amount for part of a fortnight
(2) If office holder's salary is payable to a person for a part of a fortnight, then the fortnightly amount of office holder's salary payable to the person for that fortnight is the amount worked out in accordance with the following formula:
where:
full fortnightly amount means the amount worked out in accordance with the formula in subsection (1).
number of included days means the number of days in the part of the fortnight.
Amount for the transitional fortnight
(3) Subject to subsection (4), subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in relation to the transitional fortnight.
(4) If office holder's salary is payable to a person for the whole or a part of the transitional fortnight, then the fortnightly amount of office holder's salary payable to the person for the transitional fortnight is the amount worked out in accordance with the following formula:
where:
full fortnightly amount means the amount worked out in accordance with the formula in subsection (1).
number of included days means:
(a) if office holder's salary is payable to the person for the whole of the transitional fortnight - 17; or
(b) if office holder's salary is payable to the person for a part of the transitional fortnight - the number of days in the part of the fortnight.
Note: If office holder's salary is payable to a person for a part of the transitional fortnight, the number of included days in the part of the fortnight may be over 14.
95E Fortnightly amount of vehicle allowance
Amount for a whole fortnight
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the fortnightly amount of vehicle allowance payable to a person for a fortnight is the amount worked out in accordance with the following formula:
Amount for part of a fortnight
(2) If vehicle allowance is payable to a person for a part of a fortnight, then the fortnightly amount of vehicle allowance payable to the person for that fortnight is the amount worked out in accordance with the following formula:
where:
full fortnightly amount means the amount worked out in accordance with the formula in subsection (1).
number of included days means the number of days in the part of the fortnight.
Amount for the transitional fortnight
(3) Subject to subsection (4), subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in relation to the transitional fortnight.
(4) If vehicle allowance is payable to a person for the whole or a part of the transitional fortnight, then the fortnightly amount of vehicle allowance payable to the person for the transitional fortnight is the amount worked out in accordance with the following formula:
where:
full fortnightly amount means the amount worked out in accordance with the formula in subsection (1).
number of included days means:
(a) if vehicle allowance is payable to the person for the whole of the transitional fortnight - 17; or
(b) if vehicle allowance is payable to the person for a part of the transitional fortnight - the number of days in the part of the fortnight.
Note: If vehicle allowance is payable to a person for a part of the transitional fortnight, the number of included days in the part of the fortnight may be over 14.