Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A02791:body:0:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A02791
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Character Range: 7585–10064

Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Contributions
"13. (1) A person who is entitled to a parliamentary allowance shall, during his period of service, pay contributions to the Commonwealth—
(a) in the case of a person whose period of service is less than 18 years—at the rate per month of 11½% of the monthly amount of the parliamentary allowance to which he is entitled; or
(b) in the case of a person whose period of service is not less than 18 years—at the rate per month of 53/4% of the monthly amount of the parliamentary allowance to which he is entitled.
"(2) Subject to sub-section (4), a Minister of State shall, in addition to the contributions payable by him under sub-section (1), pay contributions to the Commonwealth, during the period during which he serves as a Minister of State, at the rate per month of 111/2% of the monthly amount of the salary to which he is entitled as Minister of State.
"(3) Subject to sub-section (4), an office holder shall, in addition to the contributions payable by him under sub-section (1), pay contributions to the Commonwealth, during the period during which he serves as, and in respect of each office by virtue of which he is, an office holder, at the rate per month of 11½ of the monthly amount of the allowance by way of salary to which he is entitled in respect of that office.
"(4) If, at any time, a Minister of State or an office holder would, if he ceased to be entitled to parliamentary allowance at that time, be entitled to additional retiring allowance under sub-section 18 (9) at a rate which is—
(a) in a case where he would be entitled to additional retiring allowance in respect of one office only—75% of the rate, at that time, 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 he would be entitled to additional retiring allowance in respect of 2 or more offices—75% of the rate that is the highest rate, at that time, 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,
then, so long as he continues to be a Minister of State who, or an office holder who, would, if he ceased to be entitled to parliamentary allowance, be entitled to additional retiring allowance under that sub-section at that rate, sub-section (2) or (3), as the case may be, applies to him as if the reference to 111/2% in whichever of those sub-sections is