Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2009/05 Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Public Office (Cth)

Determination 2009/05:

Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Public Office

(i)        Pursuant to subsections 7(3) and 7(4) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973, the Remuneration Tribunal has inquired into the remuneration and allowances to be paid to holders of public office, and other matters significantly related thereto, and determines as set out below.

(ii)        This Determination takes effect on and from the day following the day it is registered in the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments unless otherwise specified.

PART 1 – PART-TIME OFFICES

1.1       In this part, Determination Number 7 of 2008 (as amended) is referred to as the Principal Determination.

1.2Table A1A of Schedule A of the Principal Determination is amended by deleting the entry for the following body: “Telstra Sale Company Limited”.

1.3Table A1A of Schedule A of the Principal Determination is amended by inserting the following entry after the entry for “Australia Council, Boards”.

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Tuggeranong Office Park Pty Limited  (TOP)	16,000	a	-	1

1.4       Clause 1.3 has effect on and from 4 December 2008.

1.5Table A1A of Schedule A of the Principal Determination is amended by inserting the following entry after the entry “Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board”.

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Member, Tax Practitioners Board	-	865	d	A43	2

1.6       The Principal Determination is amended by including Clause A43 after Clause A42 in the Additional Clauses to Table A1A as follows: “A43 Tax Practitioners Board: The maximum fees payable each year to part-time Members of the Tax Practitioners Board are capped at 80% of the sum of the base salary payable each year to a full-time Member”.

1.7Table A1A of Schedule A of the Principal Determination is amended by inserting the following entry after the entry “National Film and Sound Archive”.

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Committee Member, Tax Practitioners Board	-	597	d	2

1.8       Clauses 1.5 to 1.7 have effect on and from 27 April 2009

1.9Table A1A of Schedule A of the Principal Determination is amended by inserting the following entry after the entry for “Medical Training Review Panel”.

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Ministerial Advisory Committee on Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections	366	d	274	d	A44	2

1.10     The Principal Determination is amended by including Clause A44 after Clause A43 in the Additional Clauses to Table A1A as follows: “A44 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections (MACBBVSTI): Members appointed as organisational representatives, such as Federal Parliamentarians and State/Territory Officials, will not receive the travel allowance determined for MACBBVSTI Members if they have an entitlement to travel allowance from a different source.”

1.11Clauses 1.9 and 1.10 have effect on and from 17 March 2009.

1.12 Clause B1.1 Professional Committees of Schedule B of the Principal Determination is amended by deleting the entries for the following bodies: “Australian Health Information Council”, “Australian Influenza Vaccine Committee”, “Medical Services Committees of Inquiry”, “Optometrical Services Committee of Inquiry”, “Optometrical Services Review Tribunal”, and “Therapeutic Goods Committee, Subcommittee on Child Resistant Packaging”.

1.13The Principal Determination is amended by deleting Clause “C5” in the Additional   Clauses to Table C1A in Schedule C and replacing with the following: “C5. Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA): A member of the AFMA Selection Committee appointed under section 141B(1)(b) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 shall be paid a daily fee of $479.”

1.14Table A1A of Schedule A of the Principal Determination is amended by inserting the following entry after the entry for “Tax Agents’ Board”.

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Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys Disciplinary Tribunal	865	d	2

1.15Clause 1.14 has effect on and from 20 March 2009.

1.16Table A1A of Schedule A of the Principal Determination is amended by inserting the following entry after the entry “Australian Rail Track Corporation”.

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Civil Aviation Safety Authority Board (CASA)	92,960	a	46,490	a	A45	1

1.17The Principal Determination is amended by including Clause A45 after Clause A44 in the Additional Clauses to Table A1A as follows: “A45 Civil Aviation Safety Authority Board: A member who is appointed a Deputy Chair will receive $52,945 per annum.”

1.18Table A1A of Schedule A of the Principal Determination is amended by inserting the following entry after the entry “Civil Aviation Safety Authority Board (CASA)”

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Commissioner, Australian Transport Safety Bureau Commission	(full-time)	46,490	a	1

1.19Clauses 1.16 to 1.18 have effect on and from 26 March 2009

PART 2 – FULL-TIME OFFICES

2.1       In this part, Determination Number 8 of 2008 (as amended) is referred to as the Principal Determination.

2.2Table 2A of Part 2 of the Principal Determination is amended by inserting the following entry after the entry for “Fair Work Ombudsman”:

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Chair, Tax Practitioners Board	$226,300	$310,000	Nil	Tier 1

2.3       Table 2A of Part 2 of the Principal Determination is amended by inserting the following entry after the entry for “Chief Executive, National Capital Authority”:

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Member, Tax Practitioners Board	$171,550	$235,000	Nil	Tier 2

2.4         Clauses 2.2 and 2.3 have effect on and from 27 April 2009.

2.5Table 2A of Part 2 of the Principal Determination is amended by inserting the following entry after the entry for “Chairperson, Productivity Commission”

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Chief Commissioner, Australian Transport Safety Bureau Commission	$242,510	$330,000	Nil	Tier 1

2.6       Clause 2.5 has effect on and from 26 March 2009

2.7         Table 3B of Part 3 of the Principal Determination is amended by deleting the   entry for the following: “Mr A Milroy, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Crime      Commission”

2.8         Table 2A of Part 2 of the Principal Determination is amended by inserting       “2.2.12” in Column 5 of the entry for “Gene Technology Regulator”.

2.9         Part 3 of the Principal Determination is amended by inserting Clause 2.2.12

after Clause 2.2.11 as follows: “2.2.12 Gene Technology Regulator:

Dr Joe Smith will receive $201,400 base salary and $265,000 Total Remuneration while he occupies the office shown in Column 1, commencing on 23 March 2009.”

Signed this 12^th day of May 2009

Signed	Signed	Signed
John C Conde AO PRESIDENT	Janet E Grieve MEMBER	John D C Allen MEMBER