Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A member is to be paid such remuneration as is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal but, if no determination is in operation, the member is to be paid such remuneration as is prescribed.
(2) A member is to be paid such allowances as are prescribed.
(3) Where:
(a) a person who is a member of, or a candidate for election to, the Parliament of a State; and
(b) under the law of the State, the person would not be eligible to remain, or to be elected, as a member of that Parliament if the person were entitled to remuneration or allowances under this Act;
the person must not be paid remuneration or allowances under this Act, but is to be reimbursed the expenses that the person reasonably incurs in performing duties under this Act.
(4) Where a member:
(a) is a member of the Parliament of a State, but subsection (3) does not apply in relation to the person; or
(b) is in the service or employment of a State, or an authority of a State, on a full - time basis; or
(c) holds or performs the duties of an office or position established by or under a law of a State on a full - time basis;
it is a condition of the person's holding office under this Act that the person pay to the State, within one month of receiving an amount of remuneration under this Act, an amount equal to the amount of the remuneration.
(5) An amount payable under subsection (4) may be recovered by the State as a debt due to the State.
(6) This section has effect subject to the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 .
(7) In this section:
"Parliament" means:
(a) in relation to the Australian Capital Territory--the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory; and
(b) in relation to the Northern Territory--the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory.
"State" includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.