REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL
Explanatory Statement: Determination 2008/17
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 8 of 2008 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 Official Secretary to the Governor-General, with effect on and from 1 July 2008.
6. Clause 1.4 corrects a drafting error made in a previous amending Determination (No 16 of 2008).
Authority: Sub-sections 7(3) and 7(4) of
the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.