Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016

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  • Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016: revoked (with effect on 1 July 2017 and after expiring on 30 June 2017), on 31 August 2017, by clause 7 of the Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2017 (LI 2017/262).

Schedule 1 Salaries payable under section 8 of Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013

cl 5(1)

OfficeYearly rate of salary payable on and after 1 July 2016 ($)
Members of the Executive
Prime Minister459,739
Deputy Prime Minister326,697
Each member of the Executive Council who is a Minister of the Crown holding 1 or more portfolios and who is a member of Cabinet288,900
Each member of the Executive Council who is a Minister of the Crown holding 1 or more portfolios, but who is not a member of Cabinet243,841
Each other member of the Executive Council212,450
Each Parliamentary Under-Secretary189,707
Officers of the House of Representatives
Speaker of the House of Representatives288,900
Deputy Speaker204,442
Each Assistant Speaker175,398
Leader of the Opposition
Leader of the Opposition288,900
Other party leaders
Each member of Parliament who is the leader of a party—
Base salary175,398
plus
For each additional member of the party in the House of Representatives up to a maximum of 52,087
plus
For each additional member of the party in the House of Representatives over 5 up to a maximum of 231,395
plus
For each additional member of the party in the House of Representatives over 23692
Deputy leaders
Each member of Parliament who is the deputy leader of a party whose members in the House of Representatives number not less than 25—
Base salary201,666
plus
For each additional member of the party in the House of Representatives over 25 up to a maximum of 35693
plus
For each additional member of the party in the House of Representatives over 35 up to a maximum of 45400
Whips
In respect of each party whose members in the House of Representatives number not less than 4—
One Whip
Base salary175,398
plus
For each member of the party in the House of Representatives over 6 up to a maximum of 241,395
plus
For each member of the party in the House of Representatives over 24 up to a maximum of 35692
plus
For each member of the party in the House of Representatives over 35 up to a maximum of 45400
Senior Government Whip
If a Whip referred to in one of the provisions under the heading Whips is also the Senior Government Whip, an additional sum is added4,985
In respect of each party whose members in the House of Representatives number not less than 25—
One Junior Whip (separate from, and additional to, that party’s One Whip)175,398
In respect of each party whose members in the House of Representatives number not less than 45—
One Additional Junior Whip175,398
Chairpersons of select committees
Each member of Parliament who is the chairperson of a select committee175,398
Deputy chairpersons of select committees
Each member of Parliament who is the deputy chairperson of a select committee164,935
Other members of Parliament
Each other member of Parliament160,024