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REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)1992 NO. 98

Statutory Rules 1992 No. 98

(Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Industrial Relations)

Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973

Remuneration Tribunal (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Amendment)

Section 13 of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 (the Act) provides that the GovernorGeneral may make regulations for the purposes of the Act.

Subsection 7(11) of the Act provides that, except as prescribed or authorised or approved by or under legislation, a person holds an office or appointment or is otherwise employed on a full-time basis by the Commonwealth or the Administration of a Territory or by certain other bodies, is not entitled to be paid remuneration for performing the duties of a public office held on a part-time basis.

Regulation 6 of the Remuneration Tribunal (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations prescribes for the purposes of subsection 7(11) of the Act, those part-time offices the holders of which are entitled to be paid remuneration, as determined by the Remuneration Tribunal.

An unattached officer of the Australian Public Service who is currently employed by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, was appointed as a part-time member of the Council of the National Museum of Australia (the Council) effective from 23 August 1991.

The amendment to the Regulations enables the full-time employee to be paid for his parttime service as a member of the Council.

The amendment to the Regulations commenced on 23 August 1991.