Made under Part II, Division 4 of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973

This Determination:

• These changes amend Table 2B of Part 2 of the Principal Determination, following the Tribunal’s consideration of amendments made to the Administrative Arrangements Order by the Governor-General on 20 December 2017.
• The Tribunal, consistent with its powers under section 13(3) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973, has assigned the newly titled office of Secretary Department of Home Affairs to Level 1 of the classification structure.  This recognises the expansion of functions and responsibilities of the office.
• The Determination also changes departmental titles for the following offices:
  • the Department of Employment has been renamed the Department of Jobs and Small Business;
  • the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development has been renamed the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities; and
  • the Department of Immigration and Border Protection has been renamed the Department of Home Affairs.

Authority 

1.1            This Determination is issued pursuant to Division 4 of Part II of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.

Date of Effect

1.2            This Determination commences on 1 March 2018.

PART 2 - SECRETARIES

2.1 In this part, Determination Number 06 of 2017 is referred to as the Principal  Determination.

2.2 Level 1 of Table 2B of Part 2 of the Principal Determination is amended by inserting  “Home Affairs” after “Health”.

2.2  Level 2 of Table 2B of Part 2 of the Principal Determination is amended by replacing  the entries with the following:

“Agriculture and Water Resources; Attorney-General’s; Communications and the Arts; Education and Training; Jobs and Small Business; Environment and Energy; Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities; Veterans’ Affairs”

Signed on this 20th day of February 2018