Tithing
This By-law shall be applicable to all Greens Members elected to the Victorian or Federal Parliaments.
This By-law shall be applicable to all Greens Members elected to Victorian Municipalities.
Tithing for those Greens Members to whom this By-law applies shall be calculated and paid quarterly for any gross salary (other than electorate allowances) derived from the relevant public officean elected office in a council or parliament.
The tithing shall be equal to 10% of any portion of the annual gross salary (other than electorate allowances) derived from the relevant public officean elected office in a council or parliament which exceeds 50% of the annual base gross salary of a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.
Tithing must not be paid from any electorate allowance received or managed by the elected Greens member.
For holders of federal office, the amount of any tithe owed or paid to the Australian Greensthe Australian Greens (The Greens) Incorporated, incorporated under the *Associations Incorporation Act 1991* (ACT) with association number A02626 shall be deducted from the amount payable to the AGVAustralian Greens Victoria.
Greens Members elected to Victorian and Federal Parliaments, but not Greens elected to Victorian Municipalities, will also be tithed an additional 1% of their total gross salaries.
Tithing payments shall be paid to the central AGVAustralian Greens Victoria bank account only.
Payments received as part of article 5 (above) shall be forwarded from the AGVAustralian Greens Victoria bank account to a bank account controlled by the Global Greens Secretariat.
Modification History
| Action | Body | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Approved | State Executive | 2009-04-09 |
| Amended | State Executive | 2010-10-14 |
| Amended | State Executive | 2011-11-24 |
| Amended | State Executive | 2018-01-18 |
| Amended | State Executive | 2019-09-19 |