Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016
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Reprint as at 31 August 2017
Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016
(LI 2016/252)
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).
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 8 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 Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016.
2 Commencement
This determination is deemed to have come into force on 1 July 2016.
3 Expiry
This determination expires on 30 June 2017.
4 Interpretation
In this determination,—
party means a parliamentary political party whose members in the House of Representatives include at least 1 member elected as a constituency or list candidate for that party
select committee means a committee that is established by, or in accordance with,—
(a)
Standing Order 184(1) or (2) of the Standing Orders of the House of Representatives (with effect on 15 August 2014); or
(b)
the corresponding provision of those Standing Orders (with effect on an earlier or a later date).
5 Salaries
(1)
The salaries payable under section 8 of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013 are set out in Schedule 1.
(2)
No member of Parliament may be paid more than 1 salary at any one time under any of the provisions of Schedule 1 and, if a member holds 2 or more offices, the salary payable to that member is that payable for the office for which the highest salary is payable.
6 Allowances
(1)
The allowances payable under section 8 of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013 are set out in Schedule 2.
(2)
An allowance is paid to the recipient for the purpose of reimbursing the recipient for expenses that arise from that recipient’s official and parliamentary duties and that are not otherwise covered by the determinations made under the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013.
7 Revocation
The Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2015 (No 2) 2015 (LI 2015/316) is revoked.
Schedule 1 Salaries payable under section 8 of Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013
| Office | Yearly rate of salary payable on and after 1 July 2016 ($) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Members of the Executive | ||||
| Prime Minister | 459,739 | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister | 326,697 | |||
| Each member of the Executive Council who is a Minister of the Crown holding 1 or more portfolios and who is a member of Cabinet | 288,900 | |||
| 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 Cabinet | 243,841 | |||
| Each other member of the Executive Council | 212,450 | |||
| Each Parliamentary Under-Secretary | 189,707 | |||
| Officers of the House of Representatives | ||||
| Speaker of the House of Representatives | 288,900 | |||
| Deputy Speaker | 204,442 | |||
| Each Assistant Speaker | 175,398 | |||
| Leader of the Opposition | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | 288,900 | |||
| Other party leaders | ||||
| Each member of Parliament who is the leader of a party— | ||||
| Base salary | 175,398 | |||
| plus | ||||
| For each additional member of the party in the House of Representatives up to a maximum of 5 | 2,087 | |||
| plus | ||||
| For each additional member of the party in the House of Representatives over 5 up to a maximum of 23 | 1,395 | |||
| plus | ||||
| For each additional member of the party in the House of Representatives over 23 | 692 | |||
| 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 salary | 201,666 | |||
| plus | ||||
| For each additional member of the party in the House of Representatives over 25 up to a maximum of 35 | 693 | |||
| plus | ||||
| For each additional member of the party in the House of Representatives over 35 up to a maximum of 45 | 400 | |||
| Whips | ||||
| In respect of each party whose members in the House of Representatives number not less than 4— | ||||
| One Whip | ||||
| Base salary | 175,398 | |||
| plus | ||||
| For each member of the party in the House of Representatives over 6 up to a maximum of 24 | 1,395 | |||
| plus | ||||
| For each member of the party in the House of Representatives over 24 up to a maximum of 35 | 692 | |||
| plus | ||||
| For each member of the party in the House of Representatives over 35 up to a maximum of 45 | 400 | |||
| 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 added | 4,985 | |||
| 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 Whip | 175,398 | |||
| Chairpersons of select committees | ||||
| Each member of Parliament who is the chairperson of a select committee | 175,398 | |||
| Deputy chairpersons of select committees | ||||
| Each member of Parliament who is the deputy chairperson of a select committee | 164,935 | |||
| Other members of Parliament | ||||
| Each other member of Parliament | 160,024 | |||
Schedule 2 Allowances payable under section 8 of Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013
| Office | Yearly rate of expenses allowance payable on and after 1 July 2016 ($) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | 22,229 | |||
| Speaker | 20,783 | |||
| Each other member of Parliament | 16,697 | |||
Dated at Wellington this 25th day of October 2016.
Fran Wilde,
Chairperson.
Geoff Summers,
Member.
Explanatory memorandum
This memorandum is not part of the determination, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
1
The Remuneration Authority Act 1977 requires the Remuneration Authority (the Authority) to set remuneration for members of Parliament by—
reference to the change in ordinary time weekly earnings for full-time equivalent (FTE) employees in the public sector as determined by the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES); and
the amount of any change in the personal benefit or potential personal benefit that the Authority is required to take into account under section 16(2)(b) of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013.
The formula to be used is set out in section 18B of the Remuneration Authority Act 1977.
2
The change in the ordinary time weekly earnings for FTE employees in the public sector between 2015 and 2016 was 2.49%. This is calculated by comparing—
the average ordinary time weekly earnings for FTE employees in the public sector as determined by the QES for each of the 4 quarters of the period ending 30 June 2015, added together and divided by 4 ($1,359.81); and
the average ordinary time weekly earnings for FTE employees in the public sector as determined by the QES for each of the 4 quarters of the period ending 30 June 2016, added together and divided by 4 ($1,393.61).
3
The changes in amounts of personal benefit or potential personal benefit arising from any changes in entitlements as a result of a determination made by the Authority, directions issued by the Speaker, or a determination made by the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services under the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013 have been assessed as follows:
(a)
Members’ and Executive New Zealand travel
There has been no change in entitlement and so there is nothing to take into account when setting salaries.
(b)
Executive self-drive cars
Included in this heading are self-drive cars for the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and Leader of the Opposition.
There has been no change in entitlement and so there is nothing to take into account when setting salaries.
(c)
Chauffeur-driven cars
There has been no change in entitlement and so there is nothing to take into account when setting salaries.
(d)
Spouses’ and partners’ New Zealand travel
There has been no change in entitlement and so there is nothing to take into account when setting salaries.
(e)
Dependants’ New Zealand travel
There has been no change in entitlement and so there is nothing to take into account when setting salaries.
(f)
Members’ Wellington accommodation
There has been no change in entitlement and so there is nothing to take into account when setting salaries.
(g)
Members’ accommodation outside Wellington
There has been no change in entitlement and so there is nothing to take into account when setting salaries.
(h)
Home base security
There has been no change in entitlement and so there is nothing to take into account when setting salaries.
(i)
Information and communications technology
There has been no change in entitlement and so there is nothing to take into account when setting salaries.
4
The change in QES has been applied according to the formula in the Remuneration Authority Act 1977. This results in salary increases of 2.49%.
5
Since 2002, members have been entitled to a tax-free allowance intended to cover out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the pursuit of parliamentary business, which may include—
(a)
the entertainment of visitors, staff, constituents, and officials; and
(b)
memberships, sponsorships, and fees; and
(c)
koha; and
(d)
donations and raffle tickets; and
(e)
gifts and prizes; and
(f)
flowers (excluding wreaths for public commemorative events); and
(g)
passport photos; and
(h)
briefcases and luggage; and
(i)
meals.
This allowance has, as in previous years, been increased by the New Zealand Consumers Price Index movement to 30 June 2016 (0.4%).
6
This determination is effective from 1 July 2016 and expires on 30 June 2017. The determination could not be finalised earlier because of the preparatory work that the Authority was required to undertake before making the determination.
Date of notification in Gazette: 3 November 2016.
Reprints notes
1 General
This is a reprint of the Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016 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.
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