Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00651:section:17:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00651
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 17 (pt 5/5)
Character Range: 81514–83234

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 (10A) Where the relevant percentage ascertained in accordance with subsection (10) in relation to the service of a person in a particular office would, if it were calculated to 4 decimal places, end with a number greater than 4, that percentage shall be taken to be the percentage calculated to 3 decimal places in accordance with that subsection and increased by 0.001.
 (10B) Nothing in subsection (9) shall be taken to entitle a person to additional retiring allowance at a rate that exceeds:
 (a) in a case where the person is entitled to additional retiring allowance in respect of one office only—75% of the rate, for the time being, at which salary or allowance by way of salary, as the case may be, is payable in respect of that office; or
 (b) in a case where the person is entitled to additional retiring allowance in respect of 2 or more offices—75% of the rate that is the highest rate, for the time being, at which salary or allowance by way of salary, as the case may be, is payable in respect of either or any of those offices.
Note: The reference in this subsection to the rate of salary, or allowance by way of salary, for the time being payable in respect of an office is affected by sections 22T and 23.
 (11) A reference in this section to a member includes a reference to any person who is entitled to parliamentary allowance.
 (12) For the purpose of references in this section to the rate of parliamentary allowance for the time being payable to a member, any reductions under Division 3 of Part 2 of the Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017 (about salary sacrifice) of a particular member's entitlement to parliamentary allowance are to be disregarded.