REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL
Explanatory Statement: Determination 2012/20
Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Public Office, Principal Executive Office – Classification Structure and Terms and Conditions and Judicial and Related Offices
1. The Remuneration Tribunal has inquired into and determined the remuneration and significantly related matters for certain 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.
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 – FULL-TIME OFFICES
5. Clause 1.1 specifies the Principal Determination (Number 12 of 2012 as amended) for the purposes of Part 1 of the Determination.
6. Clause 1.2 sets remuneration for the new office of National Children’s Commissioner.
7. Clauses 1.3 to 1.5 set remuneration for the incoming Administrator of Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands with effect on and from 5 October 2012.
8 Clauses 1.6 and 1.7 set the additional benefits for the Administrator of Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
9. Clause 1.8 extends the additional loading for the current Chief Executive Officer, Aboriginal Hostels Limited, until 31 March 2013.
10. Clause 1.9 extends the additional loading for the current Chief Executive Officer, Australian Sports Anti Doping Authority, until 9 May 2013.
11. Clause 1.10 deletes all reference to the Chief Executive Officer, Centrelink. This office has been incorporated into the structure of the Department of Human Services.
12. Clauses 1.11 and 1.12 reinstate Travel Tier 1 for the Director, Old Parliament House. The date of effect is on and from 1 July 2012.
13. Clauses 1.13 to 1.15 set personal base salary for Ms Anthea Harris on and from 1 July 2012.
PART 2 – PART-TIME OFFICES
14. Clause 2.1 specifies the Principal Determination (Number 13 of 2012 as amended) for the purposes of Part 2 of the Determination.
15. Clauses 2.2 and 2.3 set remuneration for the new offices of Chair and Member of the Australian Therapeutic Goods Advisory Committee with effect on and from 1 September 2012.
16. Clause 2.4 removes all reference to the National Medicines Policy Committee. This committee is now defunct.
17. Clauses 2.5 to 2.7 set remuneration for the new offices of Chair and Member of the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency which replaced Skills Australia from 1 July 2012.
PART 3 – PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES
18. Clause 3.1 specifies the Principal Determination (Number 14 of 2012) for the purposes of Part 3 of the Determination.
19. Clauses 3.2 and 3.3 capture amendments from previous years, omitted from 2012/14.
20. Clause 3.4 amends a typographical error in Clause 6.5.
21. Clauses 3.5 and 3.6 capture amendments from previous years, omitted from 2012/14.
PART 4 – JUDICIAL AND RELATED OFFICES
22. Clause 4.1 specifies the Principal Determination (Number 9 of 2012 as amended) for the purposes of Part 4 of the Determination.
23. Clause 4.2 sets an accommodation and fares allowance for the current President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in lieu of the arrangements that would otherwise apply for his travel to Melbourne.
Authority: Subsections 7(3), 7(4) and 5(2A) of
the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.