New Zealand Legislation: Acts
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(1) The Chief Parliamentary Counsel shall be paid—
(a) Such remuneration as is determined from time to time by the Remuneration Authority; and
(b) Such additional allowances, being travelling allowances or other incidental or minor allowances, as may be determined from time to time by the Minister of Finance.
(2) The other principal officers of the Parliamentary Counsel Office must be paid remuneration (including travelling allowances and other incidental allowances) that the Chief Parliamentary Counsel determines.
(3) The staff of the Parliamentary Counsel Office (other than the principal officers) must be employed on terms and conditions of employment and be paid salaries and allowances that the Chief Parliamentary Counsel determines.
(3A) Before entering into a collective agreement under the Employment Relations Act 2000, the Chief Parliamentary Counsel must consult with the State Services Commissioner about the conditions of employment to be included in the collective agreement.
(4) Subject to The Remuneration Authority Act 1977, any determination made under this section may be made so as to come into force on a date to be specified for that purpose in the determination, being the date of the making of the determination, or any other date, whether before or after the date of the making of the determination.
(5) Every determination made under this section in respect of which no date is specified as aforesaid shall come into force on the date of the making of the determination.
Section 6A was inserted, as from 1 April 1988, by section 2 Statutes Drafting and Compilation Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 38).
Section 6A was amended, as from 1 April 2003, by section 4(1) Remuneration Authority (Members of Parliament) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 54) by substituting the words “Remuneration Authority”
for the words “Higher Salaries Commission”
in both places where they appear.
Subsections (2) and (3) were substituted, as from 25 January 2005, by section 18 State Sector Amendment Act (No 2) 2004 (2004 No 114).
Subsection (3A) was inserted, as from 25 January 2005, by section 18 State Sector Amendment Act (No 2) 2004 (2004 No 114).