Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered ActsIn this Act—
"additional salary" means the additional salary payable to a Member who is a specified parliamentary office holder in respect of that specified parliamentary office as set out in a Determination that is currently in effect;
"basic salary" means the basic salary payable to a Member as set in a Determination that is currently in effect;
"Budget" means the Electorate Office and Communications Budget of a Member;
"Chair" means the Chair of the Tribunal under section 7(3) ;
"Compliance Officer" means the Compliance Officer appointed under Part 4;
"Determination" means a Determination made by the Tribunal under Part 3;
"Member" means member of the Parliament of Victoria;
"public entity" has the same meaning as it has in section 4(1) of the Public Administration Act 2004 ;
"public service body" means a public service body within the meaning of section 4(1) of the Public Administration Act 2004 ;
"public service body Head "has the same meaning as it has in section 4(1) of the Public Administration Act 2004 ;
"specified occupational group" means an occupational group specified in section 6(1)(a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h);
"specified parliamentary office" means any of the following offices held by a Member in addition to their role as a Member—
(a) Premier;
(b) Deputy Premier;
(c) any other responsible Minister of the Crown;
(d) Leader of the Opposition;
(e) President;
(f) Speaker;
(g) Deputy President;
(h) Deputy Speaker;
(i) Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly;
(j) Leader of the Opposition in the Council;
(k) Leader of the Third Party (unless they are also the Leader or Deputy Leader of the Opposition or a Minister of the Crown);
(l) Cabinet Secretary;
(la) Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier;
(m) a Shadow Minister;
(n) a Chairperson of a parliamentary committee (including a Joint Investigatory Committee within the meaning of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003 , a standing committee, a select committee and a domestic committee);
(o) a Deputy Chairperson of a parliamentary committee (including a Joint Investigatory Committee within the meaning of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003 , a standing committee, a select committee and a domestic committee);
(p) Government Whip in the Assembly;
(pa) Deputy Government Whip in the Assembly;
(q) Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Council;
(r) a Parliamentary Secretary (other than the Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier);
(s) Deputy Leader of the Third Party (unless they are also the Leader or Deputy Leader of the Opposition or a Minister of the Crown);
(t) Government Whip in the Council;
(u) Opposition Whip in the Assembly;
(v) Opposition Whip in the Council;
(w) Whip of the Third Party in the Assembly;
(x) Whip of the Third Party in the Council;
(y) Secretary of the Party forming the Government;
(z) Secretary of the Opposition Party;
(za) Secretary of the Third Party;
(zb) any other prescribed parliamentary office;
"specified parliamentary office holder" means a Member who holds a specified parliamentary office;
"Tribunal" means the Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal established under section 4;
"Tribunal member" means a member of the Tribunal;
"Tribunal officer" means an employee made available to the Tribunal under section 15(1);
"work-related parliamentary allowances" means the following—
(a) an electorate allowance;
(b) any expense allowance;
(c) a parliamentary accommodation sitting allowance;
(d) a travel allowance;
(e) a motor vehicle allowance;
(f) any other prescribed allowance.
Part 2—Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal