Commonwealth of Australia Constitution
Allowance to members.
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Provision
- 48
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
More details
- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceUntil the Parliament otherwise provides, each senator and each member of the House of Representatives shall receive an allowance of four hundred pounds a year, to be reckoned from the day on which he takes his seat.
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Commonwealth of Australia Constitution · legislation.gov.au · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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