Commonwealth Numbered Acts

JUDICIAL AND STATUTORY OFFICERS (REMUNERATION AND ALLOWANCES) AMENDMENT ACT 1985 No. 199 of 1985 - SECT 6

6. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended -

   (a)  by inserting "other than the office of President of the Inter-State
        Commission" in sub-sections (3) and (5) after "any other office held
        by the person";

   (b)  by omitting from sub-paragraph (4) (a) (i) "125" and "95" and
        substituting "140" and "105", respectively; and

   (c)  by inserting after sub-section (4) the following sub-section:

"(4A) Where -

   (a)  a person who holds an office to which this section applies travels
        within Australia and the external Territories in circumstances that
        involve an overnight stay in respect of which an allowance is payable
        under the preceding provisions of this section;

   (b)  the spouse of the person accompanies the person during that overnight
        stay; and

   (c)  the cost of the travel of the spouse is borne by the Commonwealth,
the allowance otherwise payable to the person for the overnight stay
is increased by -

   (d)  in a case to which paragraph (e) does not apply - $10; or

   (e)  if the person establishes that the cost of accommodation (excluding
        the cost of meals) of the person and the spouse in respect of the
        overnight stay exceeded the amount that would have been the cost of
        accommodation (excluding the cost of meals) of the person alone in
        respect of the overnight stay at the same hotel, motel or other
        accommodation establishment and at the same standard of accommodation
        - the amount of the excess.".