House of Assembly Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3) 51 3 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Governor's Payments GOVERNOR'S PAYMENTS Mr HAMILTON-SMITH House of Assembly Waite Leader of the Opposition GOVERNOR'S PAYMENTS 176 Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite—Leader of the Opposition) (30 September 2008). 1.	What criterion is used for making a determination on the pension paid to a former governor? 2.	Does the Governor contribute superannuation payments during his or her tenure? 3.	What pension was paid to the former governor, Marjorie Jackson-Nelson? The Hon. K.O. FOLEY House of Assembly Port Adelaide Deputy Premier Minister for Industry and Trade Minister for Federal/State Relations GOVERNOR'S PAYMENTS The Hon. K.O. FOLEY (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Treasurer, Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Federal/State Relations): I have been provided the following information: 1.	Section 4 of the Governors' Pensions Act 1976 sets down the criterion to be used in determining the pension to be paid to a former governor. Section 4 of the act provides that the amount of the pension shall not exceed 30 per cent of the salary of the former governor, and in determining an amount of pension the Treasurer may have regard to any other pension or retiring allowance paid or payable to a former governor in respect of any remunerative activity undertaken by the former governor before that former governor became governor. 2.	A governor is not required to make a personal contribution under the Governors' Pensions Act. 3.	Former governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson was provided with an annual pension of $68,866 and the order authorising this pension, as required in terms of section 3 of the Governors' Pensions Act, appeared in the Government Gazette on 16 August 2007.