Civil List Act 1920
Civil List Act 1920
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Civil List Act 1920
Civil List Act 1920
Public Act |
1920 No 31 |
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Date of assent |
28 October 1920 |
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Contents
An Act to constitute the Civil List.
BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1 Short Title
(1.)
This Act may be cited as the Civil List Act, 1920.
Repeals
(2.)
This Act is in substitution for the enactments specified in the First Schedule hereto, and those enactments are hereby accordingly repealed.
2 Grants for civil and judicial purposes.
There shall be payable in every year out of the Consolidated Fund the several sums specified in this Act and in the Second and Third Schedules hereto, and (except as by this Act is specifically provided) without further appropriation than this Act.
3 Increased rates of payment provided for by this Act to be payable as from 31st March, 1920.
The increased rates of salaries and payments provided for in sections ten, sixteen, seventeen, and twenty-two hereof respectively shall be payable as from the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and twenty.
Part I Governor-General
4 Salary of Governor-General.
Subject to the provisions of this Act, there shall be paid to the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand the salary and allowances specified in the Second Schedule to this Act.
5 Governor-General to receive proportion of salary as from date of embarkation to assume the government.
(1.)
The salary herein provided for the Governor-General shall commence to be payable on the date on which he assumes the duties of his office.
(2.)
If the office of Governor-General is vacated after the incoming Governor-General has embarked to assume the government of New Zealand, and before his arrival in New Zealand, the incoming Governor-General shall be entitled to receive salary at one-half the prescribed rate from the date of such vacancy until he assumes the duties of his office.
(3.)
If the office of Governor-General is vacated before the incoming Governor-General has embarked to assume the government of New Zealand, the incoming Governor-General shall be entitled to receive salary at one-half the prescribed rate from the date of his embarkation until he assumes the duties of his office.
6 Governor-General to receive half-salary during absence from New Zealand or incapacity.
(1.)
If the Governor-General is temporarily absent from New Zealand or is incapacitated from performing the duties of his office, and another officer or person is sworn to administer the government, the Governor-General shall receive salary at one-half the prescribed rate of five thousand pounds during the administration of such officer or person.
(2.)
For the purposes of this section the absence of the Governor-General on journeys to and from the Cook Islands or Western Samoa shall not be deemed to be absence from New Zealand.
7 Officer administering the government to receive half of Governor-General’s salary.
The officer or person administering the government of New Zealand during the absence or incapacity of the Governor-General or during a vacancy in the office shall receive salary at one-half the rate of five thousand pounds, together with the full establishment and travelling-allowances payable to the Governor-General under this Act at the rate specified in the Second Schedule hereto, proportioned to the period of his administration, and if he is the holder of any other office, then also salary at one-half the rate prescribed in respect of such other office.
8 When office of Governor-General deemed to be vacant.
For the purposes of this Act the office of Governor-General shall be deemed to be vacant not only when actually vacant but whenever the person holding His Majesty’s Commission as Governor-General leaves New Zealand for the purpose of assuming the government of another Possession, or otherwise absents himself from New Zealand, unless for a temporary absence with intention to resume the government of New Zealand.
9 Rules with respect to maintenance of Government House.
(1.)
The following rules shall be observed in regard to the Government House at Wellington:—
(a.)
Government House at Wellington, together with its stables, garages, outbuildings, fences, and other appurtenances, shall be kept in substantial repair throughout at the public cost:
(b.)
The gardens and grounds shall be cultivated and kept in order at the public cost, not exceeding for gardeners’ wages and all other expenses in and about such gardens and grounds the sum of five hundred pounds annually:
(c.)
Government House shall be kept furnished at the public cost, and shall be painted and papered (when necessary) at the public cost:
(d.)
All expenses in and about Government House not hereby expressly provided for at the public cost shall be paid by the Governor-General.
(2.)
With regard to Government House at Auckland, no expense shall be incurred or paid at the public cost other than the necessary expense of keeping the house and grounds in order, and the expense of taking care of the said house during the absence of the Governor-General therefrom.
(3.)
All moneys payable under this section at the public cost shall be payable out of moneys to be appropriated from time to time by Parliament.
Part II Executive Council and Ministers
10 Salaries of Ministers of the Crown.
(1.)
There shall be paid in each year out of the Consolidated Fund to the Ministers of the Crown in New Zealand the sums specified in the Third Schedule hereto.
(2.)
Any member of the Executive Council, being a Maori or half-caste, may, while in receipt of the salary prescribed by Part II of the Third Schedule hereto, hold any of the Ministerial offices mentioned in Part I of that Schedule.
11 Travelling-allowances of Ministers.
Members of the Executive Council travelling within New Zealand on public service shall be entitled to an allowance not exceeding two pounds for each day they are so travelling.
12 Ministers to be provided with residence at seat of Government or allowance in lieu thereof.
There shall be payable to each member of the Executive Council who is not provided at the public cost with a residence at the seat of Government an allowance in lieu of such residence at the rate of two hundred pounds a year.
13 Ministers may hold one or more Ministerial offices.
Each of the Ministers to whom salary is appropriated under this Act shall be a member of the Executive Council holding one or more of the Ministerial offices mentioned in the Third Schedule hereto; but if two or more such offices are held at any one time by the same Minister he shall be paid the salary attached to one of the said offices only.
14 Duties of Attorney-General may be performed by Solicitor-General
Notwithstanding any Act, rule, or law to the contrary, any power, duty, authority, or function imposed upon or vested in the Attorney-General by virtue of his office may be exercised and performed either by the person holding the office of Attorney-General or by the person holding the office of Solicitor-General.
15 Order of precedence of Ministers.
The Governor-General may from time to time fix the order of precedence of Ministers.
Part III Members of Parliament
16 Salaries of Speakers and Chairmen of Committees of both Houses.
(1.)
There shall be paid in each year out of the Consolidated Fund the salaries following, that is to say:—
To the Speaker of the Legislative Council, the sum of eight hundred pounds;
To the Chairman of Committees of the said Council, the sum of five hundred pounds;
To the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the sum of one thousand pounds; and
To the Chairman of Committees of the said House, the sum of seven hundred and fifty pounds.
(2.)
Such sums shall include all allowances except the necessary travelling-expenses for attending meetings of the General Assembly.
(3.)
For all purposes of this section the persons filling the offices respectively of Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman of Committees of that House at the time of the dissolution of any Parliament shall be deemed to be the Speaker and Chairman of Committees respectively until the first meeting of the next Parliament.
17 Payment of members of Parliament.
(1.)
There shall be paid to every member of the General Assembly for his attendance in the discharge of his parliamentary duties the sum of three hundred and fifty pounds per annum in the case of a member of the Legislative Council, and the sum of five hundred pounds per annum in the case of a member of the House of Representatives.
(2.)
Such payments shall be made out of the Consolidated Fund by equal monthly payments on the last day of each and every month in each year, and shall be calculated as follows:—
(a.)
In the case of a member of the Legislative Council appointed by the Governor-General, from the time of his appointment until his seat becomes vacant by death or effluxion of time or otherwise, as the case may be:
(b.)
In the case of an elected member of the Legislative Council, from the day named in the writ for the election at which he was returned as the day on which a poll would in the event of a contested election be taken until the corresponding day named in the writ for the election of members of the Legislative Council at the expiry of the period for which he was elected, or until his seat becomes vacant by death or otherwise, as the case may be:
(c.)
In the case of a member of the House of Representatives, from the day named in the writ for the election at which he was returned as the day on which a poll would in the event of a contested election be taken until the corresponding day named in the writ for the next ensuing general election of members of Parliament, or until his seat becomes vacant by death or otherwise, as the case may be.
18 Payments to be subject to deductions in certain cases.
All payments under the last preceding section shall be subject to the provisions following, that is to say:—
(a.)
If during any session any member absents himself for any number of sitting-days exceeding fourteen, there shall be deducted from the payment to be made to such member for every sitting-day (exclusive of such fourteen sitting-days) during which he was absent the sum of one pound and five shillings in the case of a member of the Legislative Council, and the sum of two pounds in the case of a member of the House of Representatives.
(b.)
The exemption from deduction for absence for fourteen sitting-days during any session shall be reckoned from the commencement of the session and allowed accordingly, after which the prescribed deduction for absence shall be made from the monthly instalment or instalments accruing due next after the occurrence of any such absence.
(c.)
No deduction for absence shall be made where such absence is caused by illness, or from any other cause stated to be unavoidable by the Speaker of the Council or House in the certificate mentioned in section twenty hereof.
(d.)
If a member of the Legislative Council has obtained and avails himself of leave of absence from the Governor-General for a whole session, he shall not be entitled to any payment under this Act from the date of the Proclamation of the Governor-General convening the General Assembly for the despatch of business in the session in respect whereof such leave applies, until the issue of a like Proclamation convening the said Assembly for the despatch of business in the next ensuing session thereof.
(e.)
For the purposes of this section “sitting-day”
means every day on which the Legislative Council and the House of Representatives respectively are appointed to sit for the transaction of business during any session.
19 Payment of travelling-expenses.
(1.)
There may be paid to any member of the General Assembly his expenses of locomotion as herein defined, together with the sum of one pound for each day of twenty-four hours occupied in travelling to and returning from a meeting of the General Assembly. In cases where a period less than twenty-four hours is so occupied the full sum of one pound shall be paid.
(2.)
For the purposes of this section the term “expenses of locomotion”
means the expenditure actually and reasonably incurred by any member in respect of passage-money or fares for the conveyance of the said member when travelling as aforesaid.
(3.)
Payment under this section shall be made in respect of one journey only to and from a meeting of the General Assembly in any session.
(4.)
Payments under this section may be made at any time within six months after the same become payable, and shall be paid out of moneys to be appropriated for the purpose by Parliament.
20 Payments to members to be made only on certificate of Speaker or of Clerk.
No payment shall be made to any member for any period during which Parliament is in session except upon the certificate of the Speaker of the House of which the person claiming payment is a member, and for any other period except upon the certificate of the Clerk of that House.
21 Ministers, Speakers, and Chairmen of Committees not to receive payment as members.
No payment under section seventeen hereof shall be made to any member of the Legislative Council or of the House of Representatives for any period during which he—
(a.)
Is in receipt of a salary as a Minister of the Crown under Part II of this Act; or
(b.)
Is Speaker of the Legislative Council or of the House of Representatives; or
(c.)
Is Chairman of Committees of the Legislative Council or of the House of Representatives.
Part IV Officers of Parliament
22 Appropriation of salaries of Legislative officers.
(1.)
There shall be annually paid and applied out of the Consolidated Fund the salaries following, that is to say:—
(a.)
To the Clerk of the Legislative Council, the sum of seven hundred and fifty pounds;
(b.)
To the Clerk-Assistant of the Legislative Council, the sum of five hundred and fifty pounds;
(c.)
To the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the sum of seven hundred and fifty pounds; and
(d.)
To the Clerk-Assistant of the House of Representatives, the sum of five hundred and fifty pounds.
(2.)
The Clerk of the Legislative Council for the time being shall hold the office of Clerk of Parliaments.
(3.)
The Clerk-Assistant of the Legislative Council shall be the Deputy Clerk of Parliaments.
(4.)
The Deputy Clerk of Parliaments shall act as Clerk of Parliaments during any vacancy in the office of Clerk of Parliaments, and shall also so act during the absence of the Clerk of Parliaments from New Zealand and during the period of any illness or other temporary incapacity of the Clerk of Parliaments.
Part V Native Purposes
23 Grant for Native purposes.
There shall be payable to His Majesty in every year out of the Consolidated Fund the sum of seven thousand pounds for defraying the expenses of Native purposes.
SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE Enactments repealed
1908, No. 22.—The Civil List Act, 1908.
1908, No. 101.—The Legislature Act, 1908: Sections 243 to 251.
1913, No. 36.—The Legislature Amendment Act, 1913: Section 3.
1915, No. 15.—The Civil List Amendment Act, 1915.
1915, No. 85.—The Appropriation Act, 1915: Section 21.
1917, No. 29.—The Appropriation Act, 1917: Section 32.
1918, No. 24.—The Appropriation Act, 1918: Sections 35, 40, 41.
1919, No. 52.—The Finance Act, 1919: Section 22.
SECOND SCHEDULE Governor-General
| £ | |
| Salary | 5,000 |
| And in addition, as an allowance for the salaries and expenses of his establishment, exclusive of the Official Secretary | 2,000 |
| And also, as an allowance for the travelling-expenses of himself, his family, officers, and servants | 500 |
THIRD SCHEDULE
Part I Ministers
| £ | |
| 1. To the Prime Minister | 2,000 |
| 2. To ten other members of the Executive Council, each holding one or more of the Ministerial offices hereinafter mentioned (each £1,300): | 13,000 |
The Ministerial offices hereinbefore referred to are—
Minister of Railways.
Minister of Internal Affairs.
Minister of External Affairs.
Minister of Finance.
Native Minister.
Minister of Public Works.
Postmaster-General and Minister of Telegraphs.
Minister of Customs.
Minister of Justice.
Attorney-General.
Minister of Stamp Duties.
Minister of Lands.
Minister of Immigration.
Minister of Mines.
Minister of Agriculture.
Minister of Education.
Minister of Defence.
Minister of Labour.
Minister of Marine.
Minister of Public Health.
Minister of Industries and Commerce.
Part II Maori Members of Executive Council
To members of the Executive Council, being Maoris or half-castes,—
| £ | |
| If only one such member | 1,100 |
| If two such members, then to each of them | 500 |
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