Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012

Type: Government
Portfolio: Special Minister of State
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

Amends the: Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) Act 2002 to: close the Life Gold Pass (LGP) scheme prospectively so that certain members who enter, or re-enter the Parliament, will not be able to accrue an entitlement to a LGP; and reduce the travel entitlements for certain LGP holders and their spouses or de facto partners; and Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948 and Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 to give the Remuneration Tribunal the power to determine portions of additional parliamentary officeholder salary and additional salary in relation to a minister of state that may be excluded from the calculation of superannuation benefits payable to certain ministers of state and parliamentary office holders.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	09 Feb 2012
Second reading moved	09 Feb 2012
Second reading debate	09 Feb 2012
Second reading agreed to	09 Feb 2012
Third reading agreed to	09 Feb 2012

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	09 Feb 2012
Second reading moved	09 Feb 2012
Second reading debate	27 Feb 2012
Second reading agreed to	27 Feb 2012
Committee of the Whole debate	27 Feb 2012
Third reading agreed to	27 Feb 2012


Text of bill as passed both Houses	27 Feb 2012
Assent Act no.: 4 Year: 2012	06 Mar 2012

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Senate

Independent [sheet 7194]
XENOPHON, Sen Nick

Schedules of amendments

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Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (09/02/2012): Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee; Committee report (27/02/2012)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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