1999

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MINISTERS OF STATE AMENDMENT BILL 1999

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Finance and Administration, the Hon John Fahey MP)

ISBN:  0642 404399

Ministers of State Amendment Bill 1999

OUTLINE

The purpose of this Bill is to amend the Ministers of State Act 1952 to increase the limit on the sum appropriated from the Commonwealth Consolidated Revenue Fund in respect of the salaries of Ministers.  The increase is necessary because of the increase in the number of ministers from 28 to 30, and the increase in the number of cabinet ministers to 17, since the current monetary limit was set in 1996.  

FINANCIAL IMPACT STATEMENT

The effect of this change is to increase the maximum sum payable in ministerial salaries by $22,000.  

CLAUSE NOTES

Clause 1:  Short title etc.
This clause cites the Act as the Ministers of State Amendment Act 1999.  

Clause 2:  Commencement
The commencement of the Act shall be the date of Royal Assent

Clause 3:  Schedule(s)
Provides that the Ministers of State Act 1952 is to be amended as set out in Schedule 1 (see below).  

Schedule 1:  Salaries of Ministers
Schedule 1 amends the Ministers of State Act 1952 by increasing from $1,600,000 to $1,622,000 the limit on the amount payable by way of ministerial salaries.