Tasmania’s biggest hypocrite, Labor Leader Bryan Green, is trying to have his cake, and eat it too.
Labor can’t vote against this Bill, and then accept any consequential pay increase as a result of it at a later date.
Mr Green, and each of his Labor colleagues, must commit today not to accept any pay increases that may eventuate as a result of the passage of the Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Bill 2015.
The Act lays out a very clear mechanism for any member of Parliament to do so.*
If Mr Green and his colleagues fail today to commit not to accepting any increase, they will be confirmed as the massive hypocrites and frauds that they are.
*Parliamentary Salaries, Superannuation and Allowances Act 2012
PART 1 – Basic Salary
(2) Notwithstanding subclause (1), a member of Parliament may, by notice in writing given to the relevant officer, elect to be paid a salary, specified in the notice, that is less than the basic salary.
Guy Barnett, Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier
