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Civil List Amendment Act 2017

NIUE


CIVIL LIST AMENDMENT ACT 2017


Act No. 341


Contents

1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Principal Act amended
4 Section 12 amended
5 The Schedule is amended


An Act to prescribe pursuant to article 25(2) of the Constitution the remuneration and other entitlements of the Premier, Ministers, Members of Parliament assisting a Minister, Members of the Assembly and the Speaker

The Assembly enacts as follows -

  1. Title

This is the Civil List Amendment Act 2017.

  1. Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which this Act becomes law in accordance with Article 34 of the Constitution.

  1. Principal Act amended

This Act amends the Civil List Act 2016.

  1. Section 12 amended

Section 12 of the principal Act is amended by repealing section 12 and substituting the following section:

"12 Members assisting a Minister
(1) The Premier may, as the Premier sees fit, at any time appoint a member to assist a Minister.
(2) No more than four members may at any time hold appointment under subsection (1).
(3) Every appointment of a member under subsection (1) is effective from the date of notification of the appointment, and ends on the date of notification of termination, by the Premier in writing to the Financial Secretary.
(4) Public notice shall be given of every appointment and termination of appointment under this section."
  1. The Schedule is amended

The Schedule of the principal Act is amended by repealing the Schedule and substituting the following Schedule:

SCHEDULE

PART 1 – REMUNERATION

Office
Rate of Remuneration - Annual
Premier
$78,582.00 - $80,055.00
Minister
$53,406.00 - $56,009.00
Member Assisting the Minister
$41,162.00 - $44,315.00
Member
$27,409.00 - $31,179.00
Speaker
$32,175.00 - $35,731.00

PART 2 - ALLOWANCES

Type of allowance
Amount of allowance
Premier's Entertainment and Residence allowance payable to the Premier annually, to defray costs incurred by the Premier in relation to official duties, representation at official functions and to defray the cost of maintaining the Premiers residence.
$10,000 per annum
Ministerial allowance payable to a Minister annually, to defray the costs incurred in relation to official duties and representation at official functions
$8,000 per annum
Member Assisting the Minister Allowance payable annually to Member of Parliament who is assisting the Minister with the duties of the Minister, to defray the cost incurred in relation to official duties and representation at official functions
$6,000 per annum
Speaker's Allowance payable to the Speaker to defray costs incurred in relation to official duties and representation at functions
$6,000 per annum
Member of Parliament Allowance payable to a Member of Parliament to defray the costs incurred in relation to official duties and representation at official functions
$4,000 per annum
Acting Premier's allowance Payable to a Minister when acting as Premier
$100 per day in addition to remuneration as a Minister
Temporary Minister's allowance Payable to a Member when acting as a Minister
$70 a day in addition to remuneration as Member
Clothing allowance
Premier $5,000 payable every 3 years
Minister $4,000 payable every 3 years
Member $4,000 payable every 3 years
Speaker $4,000 payable every 3 years

This allowance is payable on the person first becoming a member of the Assembly and may be then subsequently payable every 3 years after the payment of any previous clothing allowance if the member is re-elected to the Niue Legislative Assembly
Overseas travel allowance
Payable to the Premier, a Minister, a Member, and the Speaker in connection with the person's official duties
- To cover accommodation, meals and incidental expenses necessarily incurred in carrying out such duties.
Premier $500 daily allowance
Minister $350 daily allowance
Speaker $200 daily allowance
Member $200 daily allowance

The allowance may differ in respect of the office in the Assembly held by the person travelling and by the country or countries to be visited by the person.
The allowance payable is to be adjusted by an equal amount to any allowance that is to be paid by a person other than the Government of Niue to cover accommodation, meals and incidental expenses.
Overseas entertainment allowance Payable to the Premier, a Minister, a member assisting the Minister, Members of Parliament and the Speaker in connection with the person's official duties.
Premier $450 per trip
Minister $300 per trip
Member Assisting the Minister $300 per trip
Member $250 per trip
Speaker $250 per trip

The allowance may differ in respect of the office in the Assembly held by the person travelling and by the country or countries to be visited by the person.
Select Committee Member's Allowance
Payable to a Select Committee Member who attends Select Committee meetings
For meetings outside of normal working hours $70 per day. For meetings between 8.30am – 12.30pm during normal working hours $50 per day.
For meetings during normal working hours between 8.30 am and 4.00pm and beyond, $100 per meeting

I, TOGIAVALU PIHIGIA, Speaker of the Niue Assembly, certify that the requirements of Article 34 of the Niue Constitution have been complied with.

SIGNED AND SEALED at the Assembly Chambers this 03 day of October 2017.

Speaker of the Niue Assembly

COUNTERSIGNED in the presence of the Speaker

Clerk of the Niue Assembly


This Act is administered by the Treasury Department

This Act was passed by the Niue Assembly on the 28 day of September 2017.


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