REPUBLIC OF NAURU
PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES (AMENDMENT) ACT 2019
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No. 25 of 2019
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An Act to amend the Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Act 2008  
Certified: 28th November 2019
Table of Contents

1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Amendment of the Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Act 2008
4	General amendment as to reference
5	Amendment of long title
6	Amendment of Section 5
7	Insert new Section 5A
8	Amendment of Section 7
9	Amendment of Section 7A
10	Amendment of Schedule
11	Savings

Enacted by the Parliament of Nauru as follows:
1	Short title
This Act may be cited as the Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act 2019.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on 28 August 2019. 
3	Amendment of the Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Act 2008
The Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Act 2008 is amended by the provisions of this Act.
4	General amendment as to reference

Any reference to “Assistant Ministers” in this Act is a reference to “Deputy Ministers” as established under the Deputy Ministers Act 2019. 
5	Amendment of long title 
The long title is deleted and substituted as follows:
‘An Act to provide for the salaries and allowances of the President, Speaker, Ministers, Deputy Speaker, Deputy Ministers and Members of Parliament.’ 
6	Amendment of section 5 
Section 5 is deleted and substituted as follows:
‘5		Salaries and allowances
The salaries and allowances of the President, Speaker, Ministers, Deputy Speaker, Deputy Ministers and Members of Parliament shall be as set out in the Schedules.’ 
7	Insert new Section 5A
A new Section 5A is inserted as follows: 
‘5A	Allowances for Deputy Ministers
The Parliament shall fix such allowances as may be appropriate in consideration of the services that the Deputy Ministers shall perform in the exercise of their powers, duties and functions as prescribed under the Deputy Ministers Act 2019.’
8	Amendment of section 7 
Section 7 is deleted and substituted as follows:
‘7		Review of salaries and allowances 
The salaries and allowances of the President, Speaker, Ministers, Deputy Speaker, Deputy Ministers and Members of Parliament may only be varied by the Parliament by an amendment to:

(a)	Schedule 1, which prescribes the salaries; and 

(b)	Schedule 2, which prescribes the allowances.’ 
9	Amendment of section 7A 
Section 7A(1) is deleted and substituted as follows:
‘(1) The payment of salaries and allowances of the President, Speaker, Ministers, Deputy Speaker, Deputy Ministers and Members of Parliament, may be withheld if such person is suspended from the House.’ 		
10	Amendment of Schedule 

(1)	The Schedule of the Act is amended by deleting “SCHEDULE” and inserting “SCHEDULE 1 – SALARIES” as follows:  

“SCHEDULE 1 – SALARIES”

OFFICE 	SALARY (per fortnight) 	SALARY (per annum)	
President 	$3,847.37	$100,032.00	
Speaker	$3,435.19	$89,315.00	
Minister assisting the President	$3,435.19	$89,315.00	
Minister 	$3,152.77	$81,972.00	
Deputy Speaker 	$1,898.58	$49,363.00	
Deputy Minister	$1,898.58	$49,363.00	
Member of Parliament	$1,438.35	$37,397.00	

(2)	A new Schedule 2 for the allowances is inserted as follows:  

“SCHEDULE 2 – ALLOWANCES”

OFFICE 	ALLOWANCE (per fortnight) 	
Deputy Speaker 	$1,000.00	
Deputy Minister	$1,000.00	
11	Savings 
Save for any amendments made by this Act, the salaries and allowances payable under the Act shall continue as fixed.