REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL
Explanatory Statement: Determination 2009/03
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 – PART-TIME OFFICES
4. Clause 1.1 specifies the Principal Determination (Number 7 of 2008 as amended) for the purposes of Part 1 of the Determination.
5. Clauses 1.2 to 1.3 set remuneration for the new offices of Chair and Member of the Health and Hospitals Fund Advisory Board, with effect on and from 13 February 2009.
6. Clauses 1.4 to 1.5 correct all references to the Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority. The associated fees and entitlements have not been changed.
7. Clause 1.6 deletes all references to now defunct offices associated with the Broadcasting Council and National Standards Commission.
8. Clauses 1.7 to 1.8 clarify all references to the Defence Reserves Support Council to ensure that there is no confusion regarding the offices to which the Determination applies. The associated fees and entitlements have not been changed.
9. Clauses 1.9 to 1.10 set remuneration for the new offices of Chair and Member of the Defence Science and Technology Organisation Advisory Board, with effect on and from 1 March 2009.
PART 2 – FULL-TIME OFFICES
10. Clause 2.1 specifies the Principal Determination (Number 8 of 2008 as amended) for the purposes of Part 2 of the Determination.
11. Clauses 2.2 to 2.3 provide for an increased level of remuneration for the office of Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations, with effect on and from 18 November 2008.
Authority: Sub-sections 7(3) and 7(4) of
the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.