PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 11 January 1983
Attached are copies of the letters sent today by the
Prime Minister to State Premiers and the Chief Minister
of the Northern Territory.
THE HOll. N. WRAN, QC, MLA
PREMIER OF NEW SOUTH V/ ALE3;
F ROMI: R. J. L. HAl, 4rE
UNCLAS31I ED
DEAR PREMIER
AS YOU ARE Av1AiE THE I SSUE OF THE LEVEL ANID METrHOD OF F
OF PARL IAMENTARY SALARIES HAS ONCE AGAI 1,: BECOME A CONTROVESIA L
MATTE R I N THE C0Nf-11IU N I TY. SUBSTANT IAL I NC REASE S IN RENUNE RAT I ONJ
HAVE B3EEN AWARDED IN RECENT TIMES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PARTICULAR
CIRCUMSTANCES JUSTIFYING THOSE INCREASES, THEY ARE NOT EASILY 2
RECONC ILED WITH THE MUCH LOWER INCREASES RECEIVED 3Y ' vAGE AND S. ALARY
EARNERS GENERALLY AS A RESULT OF THE LAST NAT IONAL WAGE CASE 4! KBI
THE OVE: R-RIDING NEED FOR RESTRAINT PARTICULARLY( L4Y ( OMH
LE ADE RS,
IT IS C: LEAR THAT MUCH OF THE CURRENT PROBLEM ARISES FROM-ThE FACT
THAT LARGER THAN NORMAL INCREASES ARE BE ING PAID AFTER SICi'ETIHES
SUBSTAINTIAL PERIODS OF RESTRAINT IN PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES.
HOWEVER, IF PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES ARE TO DE MAINTAINED IN A POSITION z
BROADLY CONPARA; SLE WITH EXISTING COMMUNITY STANDARDS THE NEED FOR
CATCH-UIP I NCREASES IEV ITABLY AR ISE S WIT H FAfMlI L IAR POL IT ICA,_
C ON SE QUIENC ES.
To N-Y HIND THE STRA IN TH IS PLACE S ON' THiE(; NRLI EDYTr'O
WAIGE F XAT I ON' I lREGirLTTfAILE AN D AVO I DI) J LC THLI CUI,-!-: UI '; JL AL Td
CONS IDERS THAT A SYSTEM W'H ICH ENSURES PAPL IAMENTA'RY SALAH IE S jV
ON A COMPARABLE BASI'S TO WAGE AND SALARY EAl'RNERS GENERALLY 3BOTH
WITH RESPEL T To QUANTUM AllD TO TIMIING COULD OVERCOlc" THE SE,
DIFFICULTIES AND W-' OULD BE MANIFESTLY FAIR AND E: QUITASLE.
I WOULD ASK THAT Y* JURq GOVE: RNI* ENT GIVE UJ:: 3EtT C& i-sI A S
TO WHAT STECPS CMI BE TAKElN TO EN4SURE THAT TRIUASPFriN1
OPFA RLTIH1EA MERNETLAERVYik ' NTS A% IiLNA-DRUIESST RIGAI~ 1LV E TREIFBFUE1CNTA L TOIN THYEO URD ESCTI. I, TOENO I : i . jTE ThI. I.~ RI
, AN% INDEPENDENT~ TRIBUN'JAL EXISTS IN NEW. SOUTH WALES. IT :. OULD B
DE SI RA N-* LE HO* WE VER, TO ENSU RE TH AT THE T RI 3U NAL. I N ITS
DE TERMlI NAT ION S I S qE Q-I ED TO G I VE E FFE CT TO THE P 1: ' C IF'L~>
DIE C4I~ 3 K TL: N-LE VAN T STATL ' B THIA NI WJA.
FOfR I Tc PART THE cuO;= AT I 3 XAii:' THE iiY iAP, HG
To FEDE RAL PARkL I -A'E" TAR I S.
YOURS SINCERELY
THE HON J ' CA1, p VLA
PREHIER OF VICTORIA
F Rof: RJ. L. AE
U NCL AS SIF I ED
IMED lATE
ORITY' DEAR PREVMIE-R
AS YOU ARE AWARE THE ISSUE OF THE LEVEL AND METHOD OF FIXATION
OF PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES HAS ONCE AGAIN' BECOME A CONTROVERSIAL
MATTER IN THE COMMUNITY. SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN REMUNERATION
HAVE BEEN AWARDED IN RECENT TIMES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PARTICULAR
CIRCUM-STANCES JUSTIFYING THOSE INCREASES, THEY ARE NOT EASILY
RECONC ILED WITH ThiE M" UCH LOWER INCREASES RECEIVED BY WAGE AND SAL A RY
EARNERS GENERALLY AS A RESULT OF THE LAST NATIONAL vWAGE CASE AND
THE OVER-RIDING HEED FOR REC-STRAIN-. T PARTICULARLY BY Cot-1,1UN lTY
LEADERS. IT IS CLEAR THAT MUCH OF THE CURRENT PROBLEM ARISES FROM THE FACT
THAT LARGER THAN NORMAL INCREASES ARE BEING PAID AFTER SOMETIMES
SUBSTANTIAL PERIODS OF RESTRAINT IN PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES.
HOWEVER, IF PARLIAiiENTARY SALARIES ARE TO BE M, 1AINTAINED IN A POSITIO. l
s3ROADLY CCf-PARAB3LE ' 41TH EXISTING COMM1UNITY STANDARDS THE NEED FOR
CATCH-UP INCREASES INEVITABLY ARISES 4dITH FAMILIAR POLITICAL
CON -SEQU JENCES. P"
TO MY HI1ND THE STRAIN THIS PLACES OiN THE CENTRALISED SYSTEN, OF
WAGE FIXATION IS REGRETTABLE AND AVOIDABLE. THE COM MONWEALTH
COINSIDERS THAT A SYSTEM WHICH ENSURE PALAETR-6LRESMV
ON A CC[ M-PARABLE-BASI S TO WAGE AND SALARY EARNIERS GEINERALLY 130OTH
WITH RESPECT TO ' QUAI1TUM AND TO TIMING 1-CULD OVERCOME THESE
DIFFICULT IES A-" ND 4-OULD BE MAN IFESTLY FAIR AND EQUITABLE.
I WOULD ASK THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT GIVE URGENT CONS IDERAT ION AS To
v/ HAT STEPS CAN BE TAKEN'-TO ENSURE THAT TRIBUNALS DETLER17wIN I1llS
PARLIAtMENTARY SALAR'IES GIVE EFFECT TO THE DECISIONS AND PRI CIPLES
OF THE ? ELEVANT INDUSTRIAL T. RI! BUN--AL IN YOUR STATE. I NOTE THikT
PARLIAM( EfTARY SALARIES IN V ICTORIA AkRE TIED1 TO THOD'E OF FEDERAL
PARL IAMENTARIlANS. YOU MAY CONSI DERI? 1T APPROPRI1ATE, H OWE\ V'E I?
THAT EAfA'LY MEASURES BE TAKE'N TO ESTABLISH AN I NDEPEN DENT TRIBUNAL.
ONSI3DERATION COULD 13E GIVEN TO CONSTITUTING THE TtRIL5UNAL. IN["
ANY EVENT IT W-OULD 3E DESIRAB3LE TO ENSURE THAT THE TRIBUNAL ITS
DE TErMINTIONS IS REQUIRED TO G'IVE EFFECT TO THE PRINCIPLES AND
DECISIONS OF THE RELEVANT STATE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL. Tp
FUR ITS PART THE CONWE A LT H XM. INTHE KAHIN" tr? f ' PPLl
.0 FE DE RAL PALIA~ E A NS
YOUiiS SIN'-c
LiJ. L. HA4eKE 7
THE HON J .0 AUO
PREMIERi OF SOUTH AUSTRAL
FIN: THE PRIME MINIISTER
UNCLASSIFIED I MfIE D I ATE
DRAFT LETTER TO THE PREiIl EROF SOUTH AL'STRALIA
DEAR PREM IER
AS YOU ARE AWARE THE ISSUE OF THE LEVEL AND METHOD OF FIXATION OF
PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES HAS ONCE AGAIN BECOME A CONTROVERSIAL
MATTER IN THE COMMUN ITY, SlJSTANTIAL INCREASES IN REt-U) NERATIONLA
HAVE [ BEEN AWdARDED IN RECENT TIMUC. NOTWdITHSTANDING THL PARTICULA(
CIRCUi'STANCES JUSTIFYING THOSE INCREASES, THEY ARE NOT EASILY
RECONI ILED ? I ITH THE M" UC H LO'dE R INCREAS: S RECEIVED bY . VA GE ANDL )
SALARY EANEPS GENERALLY AS A RESULT OF THE LAST NIATIONAL NAGE G:-J E
AND THE OVER-RIDING iN'EED FOR RESTRAINT PARTICULARLY JY COMIUIY
LEADE RS.
IT IS CLEAR THAT MUILJCH OF THE CURRENT PROBLEM" I ARISES FROM-l THE FACT nrr-
THAT LARGER THAN NiOr'MAL INCREASES ARE BEING PAID AFTER SOiiETI ES
SUbSTANTIAL PERIODS OF RESTRAINT IN PARLIAMIENTARY SALARIES.
HOWEVE, IF PARLIA; EiNTARY SALARIES ARE TO BE MAINTAINED IN A
POSITION BROADLY COMIPARABLE WITH EXISTING CO(-lNIiUIITY STANDARDS
THE NEED FOR CATCH-UP INCREASES INEVITABHLY ARISES WITH FA-ilL IAl
POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES.
TO NY MIND THE STRAIN THIS PLACES ON THE CENTRALISED SYSTE4
OF WAGE FIXATION IS REGRETTABLE AND AVOIDABLE. THE COMMONWEALTH
CONl-SIDERS THAT A SYSTEM WHICH EolSURES PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES
[ H-OVE ON A COM iPA0RAbLE VBASIS TO WtAGE AND ALAR" EARNERS
(; ENEIALLY BOTH wITH RESPECT TO QUANTUM AND TO TIM'' ING COULD
OVERCCvIE THESE DIFFICULTIES AND '*.. CULD BE M4! IANIFESTLY FA. IR AND
EQUITABLE. ONE APPROACH w'iOULD bE TO .,' AKE NECE SSARY AMEND* EN TS TO THE
LEGISLATION TO REQUIRE THE PAR.!? LIAMEil-lNTAJY SALARIES TRIBUNAL TO
H A VE7 REGARD TO THE DECISIOUNS AND PqINC IPL( QL-. S OF THlIE ITATL-'
INDUSTRIAL CO' 5i5 l-lS SION\'. IN rELATIOR' TO THE ! MO0ST lirEC'iTN ARS E
IN YOUR STATE, I AMf UGESTING THT A 4.3. PER CENT 1% T E; iM iC
IE GRA'qTED AND THAT ANY FURTHER IN) CREASE BE CO:*-,' SIDER" 3Y THE
TR IBF3UNAL IN THE LIGHT CF A NEiW STATUT0iY RE UIrE; Ill) T-C HVI z AR
TO THE I NDUST RI4L C ?' AiNI SSIO: Nv3 PrIINCIPLES.
FJ,? IT3 P I TH: E C JO%') M AL TH I S L X! t. j 1:: G L I Y( !. APPL
V3FD'-A P: P* h I A," S.
YO'~ 3RIN CRE L
R. J. HAW i\ L
1
THE HON. BRIAN 13U!' KE., MLA
PREMiEri OF WESTERNI AUSTrALIA
I I'; iii 0 1 A -1E
DE AR PlRE tlI ER
YOU ARE AWARE Tli SSUE OF' THE LEVEL All 1) THOD OF F I XAT I OlN
CF PA PL I Af EN'jTA rY SA L ARIE HAS Oi; C; E Wlii' . AlCoL:; TORO VLrRSIAL
'' WMEP IN Th-E IIT~ YU. SU'STAI-TIAL INCREASE-3 IfN R-, 11, HEfiLr'ATI-, D
HAVE L'EEN ARED I1; ECEt NT T I ME S. N. OTW', ITHiSTAND. INGl* 1 THE PR U
CIRUVTNCSJUSTIFYIG THOSE ITRAE,-THFEI AE c T E A IL Y
rE-C ONO I LED * 1TH THE MUC H LOWE. C-R I NCRE A QES RC EI VED 3Y WAGE AN D SAL. A r Y
EAR'NE RS GEiNE IALL Y AS A rE SULT OF THE LAST NAT IONAL WAG'E CASE AND
TH E OV R-RiI DI G, SNE E D FOR0 RES T RA 1IT PA -% T I CU L RL Y i3 Y C0 U I ITY
LE ADE R S
I T I s-C L E AR THAT i'UC i-THE ICURET P?. iCL EV ARISES F~~ i TE FACT
Tri-kT LA-kRGE R T h. LiC, NORM" AL It. C RE ASE S ARE IEK P A D " AFTE P SOfH; ET I;'* ES
SUS: STA;\ TI AL P; -R 109 OF qc-STRA IJ'T I N PA;? L I >. ENTARY SALA: RIES.
H04[ EVEi R, IF PlAiE IA NENTARY SALAR IES ARE TO I: E iN; A I WIA INEU IHl A POS IT I O';
3ROADL Y C O lARA3LE ' WITH EXISTINGa COMMUINITY STANDARDS THE NEED FOR 4
CATCH-UP iINCPEASES INEVITABLY ARISES . IITH FAiMILIAR POLITICA4L
CONSEQUENCES. TO NY MIND THE ST: RAIN THIS PLACES ON THE CE7NTRALISED SYSTE!': OF
oiiGE7 Fl ATIO! N IS REGRETTABLE AND AVOIDABLE. THE Co,",*;. iON,'."! EA; LTHi
C ONISIDEIRS THAT A SYSTEM: f-' dHICH ENSURES PARdLfIMEt-TARY SAL ARI[ ES 1[ 10IE
ON A COHIPARABLE BASIS TO WAGE AN-D SALARY EARNERS GENEIRLLY
RESPECT TO QUANTUN AN4D1 TO TIM. ING COULD OVEFCOME THESE:
DlIFFICULTIES AND d,, OULD DK IHANIIFESTLY FAIR A1, D EQUITAB6LE.
I WOULD ASK THAT YOUR GOVE RNmENTj GIVE_ URCENT CON S 1NIC lRAT ION A'S TO
? dIATSTPS CAN TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT rqlBUNALS DLTEIR , NIN P
:' ARL IA HE TA R Y SAL AR I ES % iGVE . EF FE CT TO TH E DE C 1s31o N 4MD PRI NCI PL E S
OF THE RE:_ LEVAN-, T IN-DUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL IN YOUR STAT:. I NOTE THAT
AN I NDEPEN DENT TRIBUNAL EXISTS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA. I T kvOUL D
13E DESIqABLE, HOW-. EVER, TO ENSURE THAT THE TRIBUNAL IN ITS
DETERMI1NATIONS IS REQUIRED TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE PRINlCIPLES
ND DEC1" 1-I 01N S 0OF TH E PE L E V A 1T S T A T INHDUJSTR IA L T RI ilUNilA L
FOR ITS P4RTr THE COMi O', TW! E ALTH I S E AIM Ih IHNPGS Tr AHI2 F2 I
T o F EDE RA L PA RL I 4il" NTA R IlAi* S.
YOURSSIERL R. J. L. HAW1KE
THE HCN. J. BJELKE-PETERSEN, MLA
PREMIER 0OUEENSLAND
FROM: R. J. L. HAW'KE
UNCLASSIFIED PR I OR I TY
DEAR PREMIER
AS YOU ARE AWARE THE ISSUE OF THE LEVEL AND METHOD OF FIXATION
OF PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES HAS ONCE AGAIN BECOME A CONTROVERSIAL
MATTER IN THE COMMUNITY. SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN REMUNERATION
HAVE BEEN AWARDED IN RECENT TIMES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PARTICULAR
CIRCUMSTANCES JUSTIFYING THOSE INCREASES, THEY ARE NOT EASILY
RECONCILED WITH THE MUCH LOWER INCREASES RECEIVED BY WAGE AND SALARY
EARNERS GENERALLY AS A RESULT OF THE LAST NATIONAL WAGE CASE AND
THE OVER-RIDING NEED FOR RESTRAINT PARTICULARLY BY COMMUNITY
LEADERS. IT IS CLEAR THAT MUCH OF THE CURRENT PROBLEM ARISES FROM THE FACT
THAT LARGER THAN NORMAL INCREASES ARE BEING PAID AFTER SOMETIMES
SUBSTANTIAL PERIODS OF RESTRAINT IN PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES.
HOWEVER, IF PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES ARE TO BE MAINTAINED IN A POSITIO
BROADLY COMPARABLE WITH EXISTING COMMUNITY STANDARDS THE NEED FOR
CATCH-U' 3 INCREASES INEVITABLY ARISES WITH FAMILIAR POLITICAL
CONSEQUENCES. TO MY MIND THE STRAIN THIS PLACES ON THE CENTRALISED SYSTEM OF
WAGE FIXATION IS REGRETTABLE AND AVOIDABLE. THE COMMONWEALTH
CONSIDERS THAT A SYSTEM WHICH ENSURES PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES MOVE
ON A COMPARABLE PASIS TO WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS GENERALLY I'DTH
WITH RESPECT TO QUANTUM AND TO TIMING COULD OVERCOME THESE
DIFFICULTIES AND WOULD BE MANIFESTLY FAIR AND EQUITABLE.
I WOULD ASK THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT GIVE URGENT CONSIDERATION AS TO
WHAT STEPS CAN BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT TRIBUNALS DETERMINING
PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES GIVE EFFECT TO THE DECISIONS AND PRINCILES
OF THE RELEVANT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL IN YOUR STATE. I NOTE THaT
PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES IN QUEENSLAND ARE FIXED TO A PUBLIC SERVICE
SALARY LEVEL. YOU MAY CONSIDER IT APPROPRIATE, HOWEVER, THAT
EARLY MEASURES BE TAKEN TO ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT TRIBUNALo
CONSIDERATION COULD BE GIVEN TO CONSTITUTING THE TRIBUNAL BY
A MEMBEP OR MEMBERS OF THE STATE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL. IN ANY
EVENT IT WOULD BE DESIRABLE TO ENSURE THAT THE TRIBUNAL IN ITS
DETERMINATIONS IS REQUIRED TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE PRINCIPLES AND
DECISIONS OF THE RELEVANT STATE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL.
FOR ITS PART THE COMMONWEALTH IS EXAMINING THE MACHINERY APPLYING
T3 FEDERAL PARLIAMENTARIANS,
YOURS SINCERELY
R. J. L. HAW. KE C+" SL!
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THE HON. R. T. GRAY
DREMIER OF TASMANIA
cM: LPRIME
MINISTER
UNCLASSIFIED IMMEDIATE
DRAFT LETTER FROM THE PRIME MINISTER TO THE PREMIER OF TASMANIA
DEAR PREMIER
AS YOU ARE A'WARE THE ISSUE OF THE LEVEL . ND METHOD OF FIXATION
CF PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES HAS ONCE AGAIN BECOME A CONTROVERSIAL
MATTER IN THE COMMUNITY. SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN REMUNERATION
HAVE BEEN AWARDED IN RECENT TIMES. NOT. ITHSTANDING THE
PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES JUSTIFYING THOSE INCREASES, THEY ARE
RE~ EEASILY RECONCILED WITH THE MUCH LOWER INCREASES RECEOVEDEIVED
RECE I VED BY WAGE ANDSALARY EARNERS GENERALLY AS A RESULT OF THr LAST
NATIONAL WAGE CASE AND THE OVER-RIDING NEED FOR RESTRAINT
oARTICULARLY BY COMMUNITY LEADERS.
IT IS CLEAR THAT MUCH OF THE CURRENT DROPLEM ARISES FROM THE
FACT THAT LARGER THAN NORMAL INCREASES ARE BEING PAID AFTER
SOMETIMES SUBSTANTIAL PERIODS OF RESTRAINT IN PARLIAMENTARY
SALARIES. HOWEVER, IF PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES ARE TO BE MAINTAINED
IN A POSITION BROADLY COMPARABLE WITH EXISTING COMMUNITY
STANDARDS THE NEED FOR CATCH-UP INCREASES INEVITABLY ARISES
WI H FAMILIAR POLITICAL CONSEC. UENCES.
ITO MY MIND THE STRAIN THIS PLACES ON THE CENTRALISED SYSTEM
OF WAGE FIXATION IS REGRETTABLE AN AVOIDABLE. THE COMMONWEALTH
CONSIDERS THAT A SYSTEM WHICH ENSURES PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES
MOVE ON A COMPARABLE BASIS TO WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS GENERALLY
BOTH WITH RESDECT TO OUANTUM AND TO TIMING COULD OVERCOME THESE
CDIFFICULTIES AND WOULD BE MANIFESTLY FAIR AND EOUITABLE.
I WOULD ASK THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT GIVE URGENT CONSIDERATION AS TO
WHAT STEPS CAN BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT TRIBUNALS DETERMINING
PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES GIVE EFFECT O70T HE DECISIONS AND PRINCIPLES OF
OF THE RELEVANT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL IN YOUR STATE. I NOTE THAT
PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES IN TASMANIA RE DETERMINED BY AVERAGING
THE SALARIES OF DARLIA4MENTARIANS IN OTHER STATES. YOU MAY CONSIDER
IT APPROPRIATE HO: EVER, THAT EARLY MEASURES BE TAKEN TO ESTABLISH
AN INDEPENDENT TRIBUNAL. CONSIDERATION COULD BE GIVEN TO
CONSTITUTINC THE TRIBUNAL BY A MEMBER OR MEMBERS OF THE STATE
INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL IN ANY EVENT IT WOULD RE DESIRABLE TO ENSURE
THAT THE TRIBUNA L IN ITS DETERMINATIONS IS REQUIRED TO GIVE I.
EFFECT TO THE PRINCIPLES AND DECISIONS OF THE RELEVANT-STATE
INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL.
ii-
IN RELATION TO THE MOST RECENT INCREASES IN YOUR T ATE, IA ASUGGESTING
THAT A 4.3 PER CENT INTERIM INCREASE RE GRANTED
AND THAT ANY FURTHER INCREASE RE CONSIDERED BY THE rI UsL.
IN THE LIGHT OF ITS STATUTORY REoU IR ' ENT TR HIVE RGAD T
THE INDUSTRIAL COMMI'ISSION' S DRINCIOLES.
FOR ITS PART THE COMMON', EALTH IS EXAMIN! N THE MACH'INE
ii bo. PLYING TO FEDERAL PARLI , IENT RI j S.
YOiJU S SINCERELY Li'i .
n-I-
THE HON. PAUL EVtL) INtlGHAfM, lLA
CH IEF : 11 IITE R oF THE NC)* THLU; N TE RR ITO RY 1
UN'-CLASS IF IlED
I H ME D I ATE
DEAR CHIEF MINI: 6TEi
AS YOU ARE AWARE THE ISSUE OF THE LEVEL A'ND METHOD OF FIXATIO:
OF P ARL I AllENTAR Y SALA R IE S HA S ONCE AGA I C BEC ONE A C ON TROVE RS IAL
M'lATTER IN THE COIUN ITY. SUBSTANTIAL 1rICiEASES IN REMlUNERATION
HAVE BEEN AWARDED IN RECENT TIM4ES. NOT4. qTHSTANDING THE PARTICULAR
CIRCUMSTANCES JUSTIFYING THOSE INCREASES, THEY ARE NOT EASILY
RECONCILED WITH THE MUCH LOW,, ER INCREASES RECEIVED BY ' WAGE AND SALARY
' ARNERS GENERALLY AS A RESULT OF THE LAD-T NATIONAL V/ AGE CASE AND
THE OVE?-rIDING,, ! EED FOR? RE STR\ A INT PAICULARL'( Br CiMU
LEADERS. IT IS CL-E AR THAT MUCH OF THC CURRENT PROBLEM AR ISE S FfI-TIHE FACT
THAT LARGER THAN NIORMAL IINCREASES ARE BE ING PAID AFTER SOMET > S
SUBSTAN" TIAL PERIODS OF RCESTRAINT IN PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES.
HOWEVER, IF PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES ARE TO BE MAINTAIN-ED IN A POSITIC'.
B3ROADLY COM,-* PARA-BLE WITH EXISTING COMMUINITY STANDARDS THE f-EED FOR' 1"
CATCH-UPD INCREIASES INEVITAIBLY ARISES v. ITH FAM-ILIAR POLITICAL
COINSE QUilNCE S.
TO fAY H'INivD THE STRA IN THIS PLACES ON-THE CENTRAL ISED SYSTEV" OF
WAGE F IyATION I S REGRETTABLE A1\ 11 AVOII) AiLE. THE CONMONIWEALTHII~
CO'NSIDEqS THAT A S) YSTElM W4HICH ENSURES PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES MV
ONl A COMPARABLE BASIS TO V/, AGE AND SALARY EARNERS GENERALLY BOTH
WITH RE'DPECT TO QUANTUM AND TO TIMING COULD OVERCOME THESE'
DIFFICULTIES AND WVOULD 3E MANIFESTLY FAIR AND EQU ITALBLE.
I '.,' OULD ASK THAT YOURt GOVER) NM-ENT '\ IVE, U,, GE[ NT CONSIDERATIOil A\ Z 7c
STEPS CAN BE TA,\; EN\ TO NSUR E THAT TRIBUNALS DLTHII 12
PAqL IAMEINTARY SALARIES ') IV'a EFFECT TO DEC IIS AD P R I I P! S
OF THE I? ELEVANiT I FDUSTR IAL TRIl" BUNAL IN-. YOUR STATE. I :\ O( TE TH; AT A
REMJUNERATION TRI U . LAL EXISTS THE TELTR. ILAiHR
~ EDES IRA6LE HOh,, EVEH, TO E;; uETHAT THE TRIBUNAL IN' ITS
DETERl-INATIOlN* S IS REQU I RED) TO AJIVE EFFECT TO THE PihINO IPLLS
DEC IS o0rI OF THE RELEVA:, T ST\ Tfl' li N U STI? I L T U
FOR I TS PART THE C~* MN ALTH I S EXAM 1IN I G THE 1-ACH INE: RY
4P PL Y IG TO FE DE ' AL P AFL IA A: I S.
GOf R S SI NC ER E L Y