AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Advisory Council Ordinance 1966

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

No. 14 of 1966

	As a result of a review by the Higher Salaries Cabinet Committee, the allowances payable to the Chairman and elected members of the Advisory Council were raised to the following levels –

		Chairman		—	$500 per annum
		Elected Members	—	$300 per annum

	In order to adopt the new allowances, it is necessary to amend section 9 of the Advisory Council Ordinance 1936-1965 which at present provides for the Chairman of the Council; if an elected member of the Council, to be paid an allowance of four hundred dollars per annum and for each of the elected members of the Council an allowance of two hundred dollars per annum.

	The amendment provides that in future the elected members of the Advisory Council shall be paid such allowances as the Minister determines.  This will enable the Chairman and the elected members to be paid the new allowances.  It will also enable any further variations in the amount of the allowances payable to the Chairman and elected members to be applied without further amendment to the Ordinance.

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