REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL
Explanatory Statement: Determination 2008/04
Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Public Office
1. The Remuneration Tribunal has inquired into and determined the remuneration and significantly related matters for office holders, as it is empowered to do by the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.
2. In making this determination the Tribunal has informed itself through consultation in accordance with established practice.
3. Any retrospective application of this determination is in accordance with subsection 12(2) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 as it does not affect the rights of a person (other than the Commonwealth or an authority of the Commonwealth) to that person’s disadvantage, nor does it impose any liability on such a person.
PART 1 – FULL-TIME OFFICES
4. Clause 1.1 specifies the Principal Determination (Number 13 of 2007 as amended) for the purposes of Part 1 of the Determination.
5. Clauses 1.2 and 1.3 provide for an increased level of remuneration for the office of Principal Member of the Veterans’ Review Board, with effect on and from 16 October 2007.
6. Clauses 1.4 and 1.5 provide remuneration for the office of Registrar, Administrative Appeals Tribunal, with effect on and from 1 June 2008, following that office’s removal from the Principal Executive Office structure.
7. Clauses 1.6 to 1.8 provide accommodation and reunion travel allowances for Mr Patrick Walker, the member of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission with responsibility for petrol price monitoring, with effect on and from 31 March 2008.
PART 2 – PART-TIME OFFICES
8. Clause 2.1 specifies the Principal Determination (Number 10 of 2007 as amended) for the purposes of Part 2 of the Determination.
9. Clauses 2.2 and 2.3 delete all references to offices associated with an obsolete authority.
10. Clauses 2.4 and 2.5 set remuneration for the new offices of Chair and Member of Skills Australia, with effect on and from 20 March 2008.
11. Clauses 2.6 to 2.8 provide an increased level of remuneration for offices associated with the Tourism Australia Board, with effect on and from 1 January 2008.
Authority: Sub-sections 7(3) and 7(4) of
the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.