Bill
Defence Amendment (Fair Pay for Members of the ADF) Bill 2017
lapsed, as at 2019-07-01.
- Sponsor
- Lambie
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2017-08-16
- second reading — 2017-08-16
- other — 2019-07-01
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2017-08-16.
This bill would change the Defence Act 1903 to protect Australian Defence Force members' pay by tying it to the larger of annual parliamentary pay rises or the Consumer Price Index.
Currently, the Defence Minister sets ADF pay under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903, with no right of appeal, and ADF members cannot collectively bargain like other Australian workers.
The bill responds to a recent ministerial decision that left ADF wages below the cost of living for three years, which the sponsor calls an effective pay cut.
- Links ADF pay increases to the higher of parliamentary allowance increases or CPI.
- Removes the Minister's arbitrary pay assessment by setting a formula for annual wage increases.
- Ensures ADF pay does not fall below the cost of living.
Members of the Australian Defence Force.
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