Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2012/06 - Departmental Secretaries - Classification Structure and Terms and Conditions

REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL

Explanatory Statement:  Determination 2012/06 Departmental Secretaries – Classification Structure and Terms and Conditions

1. The Remuneration Tribunal has inquired into and determined the remuneration and significantly related matters for Secretaries of Departments, 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.
4. This Determination is compatible with the human rights or freedoms recognised or declared in the international instruments listed in section 3 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011. This Determination does not engage any of the applicable rights or freedoms.

PART 1 - GENERAL

5.                 Part 1 specifies the authority for and the date of effect of the Determination. It also contains definitions of the terms used throughout the determination.

PART 2 – CLASSIFICATION, REMUNERATION AND RELATED MATTERS

6.                 Part 2 sets out the classification structure; total remuneration (including pay-points); transition paths and timing; and the classification of individual offices of Secretary, consistent with the classification structure. Under the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 (the Act), the Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (the Secretary), is responsible for assigning Departmental Secretaries (other than a Departmental Secretary referred to in s14(1) of the Act) to an amount of remuneration. Part 2 also provides an interface between roles of the Tribunal and those of the Secretary.                                                                                                 

PART 3 – OFFICIAL TRAVEL

7. Part 3 sets out the entitlements for official travel.   

PART 4 – LEAVE

8.              Part 4 sets out leave entitlements, including recreation, personal, miscellaneous and statutory leave.

PART 5 – LOSS OF OFFICE

9.              Part 5 sets out provisions for compensation for early loss of office.

PART 6 – NOTICE OF A DECISION NOT TO REAPPOINT

10. Part 6 sets out provisions relating to a decision not to reappoint.

PART 7 – REMOVAL AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE  

11. Part 7 sets out provisions for removal and relocation assistance where a Secretary               must move to take up his or her appointment.

PART 8 – ASSISTANCE FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

12. Part 8 sets out provisions for training and development assistance.

PART 9 – DELEGATION

13. Part 9 provides that a Secretary’s Minister may delegate any or all of his or  her functions under the Determination to another Minister.

Authority: Division 4 of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973