Parliamentary Annuities Determination 2014

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  • Parliamentary Annuities Determination 2014: expired, on 31 December 2014, by clause 3.

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Parliamentary Annuities Determination 2014

(LI 2014/137)

  • Parliamentary Annuities Determination 2014: expired, on 31 December 2014, by clause 3.

Note

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

Pursuant to section 43 of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013 and to the Remuneration Authority Act 1977, the Remuneration Authority makes the following determination (to which is appended an explanatory memorandum).

Determination

1 Title

  • This determination is the Parliamentary Annuities Determination 2014.

2 Commencement

  • This determination is deemed to have come into force on 1 January 2014.

3 Expiry

  • This determination expires on 31 December 2014.

4 Annuity for former Prime Minister

  • The annuity payable under section 43(1)(a) of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013 to a person who has held the office of Prime Minister for not less than 2 years is payable at the yearly rate of the lesser of the following:

    • (a) $9,700 for each complete year of the total period for which the person held the office:

    • (b) $48,500.

5 Revocation

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of April 2014.

John Errington,
Chairman.

A Foulkes,
Member.

D Morcom,
Member.

Explanatory memorandum

This memorandum is not part of the determination, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This determination, which is deemed to have come into force on 1 January 2014, increases the annuity payable to a person who has held the office of Prime Minister for not less than 2 years (whether the office was held for a continuous period or for periods totalling 2 years) (a former Prime Minister).

The yearly rate that forms the basis for calculating the annuity payable to a former Prime Minister is increased from $9,490 to $9,700, with the maximum annuity payable being increased from $47,450 to $48,500.

Under section 43(1)(b) of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013, the surviving spouse or partner of a former Prime Minister must be paid an annuity at half that yearly rate.

This determination continues the past practice of adjusting the annuity by having regard to growth in the Consumers Price Index and in Prime Ministerial remuneration.

The determination replaces the Parliamentary Annuities Determination 2013, which expired on 31 December 2013. The determination is for a year from 1 January 2014. The making of the determination was delayed beyond the expiry of the previous determination in order to allow the Remuneration Authority to carry out preparatory work, including consultation with those affected.

This determination expires on 31 December 2014.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 1 May 2014.

Reprints notes
1 General

  • This is a reprint of the Parliamentary Annuities Determination 2014 that incorporates all the amendments to that determination as at the date of the last amendment to it.

2 Legal status

  • Reprints are presumed to correctly state, as at the date of the reprint, the law enacted by the principal enactment and by any amendments to that enactment. Section 18 of the Legislation Act 2012 provides that this reprint, published in electronic form, has the status of an official version under section 17 of that Act. A printed version of the reprint produced directly from this official electronic version also has official status.

3 Editorial and format changes
4 Amendments incorporated in this reprint

  • Parliamentary Annuities Determination 2014 (LI 2014/137): clause 3