Parliamentary Entitlements Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2008 No. 15

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990.

Dated 5 March 2008

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

JOHN FAULKNER

Special Minister of State

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Parliamentary Entitlements Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on 1 July 2008.

3 Amendment of Parliamentary Entitlements Regulations 1997

  Schedule 1 amends the Parliamentary Entitlements Regulations 1997.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] Subregulation 3 (2)

substitute

 (2) For a year beginning on or after 1 July 2008, the additional benefits for a Member of the House of Representatives mentioned in subregulation (1) are limited to a value of $100 000.

[2] Subregulation 3 (3)

omit

[3] Subregulation 3A (2)

substitute

 (2) For a year beginning on or after 1 July 2008, the additional benefits for a Senator mentioned in subregulation (1) are limited to a value of $16 667.

[4] Subregulation 3A (3)

omit

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