Rt Hon John Key
Government Bill
329—3
As reported from the committee of the whole House
Key
1 Title
2 Commencement
Part 1Preliminary provisions
3 Purposes
4 Overview of this Act
5 Interpretation
6 Act binds the Crown
8 Application of certain provisions of Remuneration Authority Act 1977 to certain functions of Remuneration Authority
Part 2Salaries and allowances of members of Parliament
9 Remuneration Authority to determine salaries and allowances
10 How salaries and allowances determined
11 Period for which salaries and allowances of members of Parliament payable
12 Additional salary payable for 3 months if member does not stand or is not re-elected at general election
13 Salaries and allowances payable in case of election petition
14 Deductions from payments if member absent from House of Representatives
14A Deductions from payments if member suspended from service of House of Representatives
15 No payments for period that person receives salary as head of post or head of mission
Part 3Services for members of Parliament
17 Principles
Services determined by Remuneration Authority
18 Services to be determined by Remuneration Authority
19 Procedure for Remuneration Authority's determinations
20 Remuneration Authority may require information and obtain independent advice
21 Publication of Remuneration Authority's determinations
22 Resolution of issues about Remuneration Authority's determinations
23 Permanent appropriations for services determined by Remuneration Authority
Services and funding subject to Speaker's directions
24 Services and funding subject to Speaker's directions
25 Procedure for Speaker's directions
26 Publication of Speaker's directions
27 Resolution of issues about Speaker's directions
Services determined by Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services
27A Services to be determined by Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services
27B Procedure for Minister's determination
27C Publication of Minister's determination
27D Resolution of issues about Minister's determinations
General provisions relating to services
28 Conversion of entitlements
29 Frequency of adjustments
30 Quarterly reports on travel and accommodation expenses
Services in respect of official inter-parliamentary relations programme
31 Services in respect of official inter-parliamentary relations programme to be determined by Speaker
32 Conversion of entitlements
33 Publication of determinations
34 Quarterly reports on travel and accommodation expenses
Consultation requirement in relation to certain services not under this Part
35 Minister must consult about taxation consequences of certain services for Ministers
Part 4Entitlements of former members and others and miscellaneous matters
Subpart 1—Entitlements of former members, former Prime Ministers, and others
Former members' entitlements
36 Travel entitlements of former members of Parliament
37 Disqualification from receiving former member travel entitlements
38 Issues concerning former member travel entitlements to be determined by Remuneration Authority
39 Reporting on expenses for travel entitlements of former members of Parliament
Former Prime Ministers' entitlements
40 Annuity of former Prime Minister and spouse or partner of former Prime Minister
41 Travel entitlements of former Prime Ministers
Member of Parliament dying in office: entitlements of family members
42 Payments to spouse, partner, or dependent children of member of Parliament dying in office
Resolution of conflicting claims to entitlements
43 Conflicting claims
Subpart 2—Amendments to Parliamentary Service Act 2000
44 Parliamentary Service Act 2000 amended
45 Interpretation
46 Meaning of funding entitlements for parliamentary purposes
47 New section 3E substituted
3E Interpretation of determinations and directions under Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2011
48 Purposes of this Act
49 Principal duties of Parliamentary Service
50 New section 8 substituted
8 Services and administration of funding in accordance with Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2011, determinations and directions, etc
51 Sections 9A to 9D repealed
52 Principal responsibilities of General Manager
53 Functions of Parliamentary Service Commission
54 Establishment of committee to review appropriations
55 Work of review committee
Subpart 3—Amendments to Remuneration Authority Act 1977
56 Remuneration Authority Act 1977 amended
58 Functions of Authority
59 Publication of determinations fixing Parliamentary salary and allowances
60 Obligation to consult before making determinations about Parliamentary salaries and allowances
61 Remuneration of existing holder not to be reduced
Subpart 4—Repeal, revocations, consequential amendments, and review
62 Civil List Act 1979 repealed
63 Determinations and order revoked
64 Consequential amendments to other enactments
64AA Review of Act
Subpart 5—Validations, savings, and transitional provisions
64A Validation of salary payments to list members declared elected under section 137 of Electoral Act 1993
65 Validations and savings concerning salaries and allowances of members of Parliament and annuities and travel services for former Prime Ministers
66 Transitional provision concerning services entitlements
67 Transitional provision concerning section 23
67A Transitional provision concerning ongoing travel entitlements of former members
67B Transitional provision concerning tax-treatment of ongoing travel entitlements of former members
68 Transitional provision concerning sections 18(3), 40(5), and 41(5)
Schedule 1Qualifying electoral candidates
Schedule 2Travel entitlements of former members of Parliament
Schedule 3Consequential amendments to other enactments
Legislative history
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: