Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2013/08 - Specified Statutory offices - Remuneration and Allowances

REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL

Explanatory Statement:  Determination 2013/08
Specified Statutory Offices – Remuneration and Allowances

1. The Remuneration Tribunal has inquired into and determined a general adjustment of 2.4 per cent in the remuneration of Public Offices in its jurisdiction with effect on and from 1 July 2013, 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.

PART 1 – GENERAL

3.                 Part 1 specifies the authority for and the date of effect of the Determination and revokes and supersedes the previous principal Determination 2012/16 (as amended) applying to the Offices covered by this Determination.  The Part also contains definitions of certain words used in the Determination.  

PART 2 – REMUNERATION AND RELATED MATTERS

4.                 Table 1 of Schedule A has been revised to provide increased Base Salary and Total Remuneration effective on and from the dates specified for the Specified Statutory Offices listed in the Table. The Commissioner of Taxation’s remuneration will be maintained at its current level until 1 July 2014 as the phased arrangements that apply to the other offices do not apply to this office.

5.                 Clause 2.4 has been modified to remove the reference to parking as a new clause 2.6 has been added. This clause removes any doubt that the value of parking forms part of Total Remuneration. Some clauses in this Part have been renumbered as a consequence of the added clause.

6.                 Other provisions in Part 2 remain unchanged from those contained in Determination 2012/16.             

PART 3 – OFFICIAL TRAVEL

7.                 Part 3 sets out the official travel provisions which are contained in Determination 2004/03.  The provisions of this Part remain unchanged from those contained in Determination 2012/16, except that references have been inserted to any Determination that may supersede Determination 2004/03.

PART 4 – COMPENSATION FOR LOSS OF OFFICE

8.                 Part 4 refers to the compensation for early loss of office provisions which are contained in Determination 2012/10. The provisions of this Part remain unchanged from those contained in Determination 2012/16.

PART 5 – RECREATION LEAVE

9.                 Part 5 refers to the recreation leave provisions which are contained in Determination 2012/11. The provisions of this Part remain unchanged from those contained in Determination 2012/16.

Authority: Sub-sections 7(3) and 7(4) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973