New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(1) A determination under section 20A may determine services by doing all or any of the following:
(a) fixing services or providing a method by which services can be calculated or ascertained:
(b) providing for any monetary amounts to be adjusted according to any percentage movements in any index or survey published by Statistics New Zealand:
(c) incorporating by reference all or part of any other document that sets out—
(i) any services to be provided to members of Parliament under the Parliamentary Service Act 2000:
(ii) any funding entitlements for parliamentary purposes to be provided under that Act:
(iii) any matters referred to in section 25 of this Act.
(2) Material incorporated into the determination by reference under subsection (1)(c) (as it existed on the date of the inclusion but with any additions or variations (if any) as are specified in the determination) forms part of the determination for all purposes.
(3) The Speaker of the House of Representatives must ensure that a copy of all material incorporated in a determination by reference under subsection (1)(c))—
(a) is available for inspection free of charge, or for purchase at a reasonable price, at Parliament House in Wellington and at any other place or places that he or she appoints; and
(b) is published on the Internet.
(4) The services determined under section 20A are,—
(a) in the case of matters incorporated by reference under subsection (1)(c), payable out of money appropriated by Parliament; and
(b) in the case of other services, payable out of public money without further appropriation than this section.
Sections 20A and 20B were inserted, as from 1 April 2003, by section 4(1) Remuneration Authority (Members of Parliament) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 54). See sections 5 to 7 of that Act as to a review of services in respect of members of Parliament, a review of services in respect of the Executive, and a related transitional provision.