Part three of the act determined the remuneration of Ministers of the Crown, Parliamentary Under-Secretaries, and members of Parliament.

It established the Remuneration Authority to fix salaries and allowances for MPs, and includes provisions for the Speaker of House of Representatives and Chairpersons of Committees.

The act also defined payments to spouse or partner, or dependent children of member of parliament dying in office.

[2] In a press release, Law Commission President Sir Geoffrey Palmer said "The Act has not been comprehensively reviewed for many years.

The Law Commission recommended that part 1 of the Civil List Act be repealed, and replaced with a new statute to reflect the nature of the modern office of Governor-General.