REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL
Explanatory Statement: Determination 2014/04
Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Public Office including 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.
Contents
PART 1 – FULL-TIME OFFICES
PART 2 – PART-TIME OFFICES
PART 3 – JUDICIAL AND RELATED OFFICES
PART 1 – FULL-TIME OFFICES
4. Clause 1.1 specifies the Principal Determination (Number 10 of 2013 as amended) for the purposes of Part 1 of the Determination.
5. Clause 1.2 sets an accommodation allowance for the new Human Rights Commissioner.
6. Clause 1.3 sets a reunion allowance for the new Human Rights Commissioner.
7. Clause 1.4 sets the date of effect of Clauses 1.2 and 1.3.
PART 2 – PART-TIME OFFICES
8. Clause 2.1 specifies the Principal Determination (Number 3 of 2014) for the purposes of Part 2 of the Determination.
9. Clause 2.2 removes all reference to the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme Review Authority. This body has been abolished.
10. Clause 2.3 corrects a reference to a Clause number in Clause 7.1.
11. Clause 2.4 sets the date of effect of Clause 2.3.
12. Clause 2.5 sets remuneration for the newly established office of Presiding Member of the Australian Grape and Wine Authority Selection Committee.
13. Clause 2.6 sets increased person-specific remuneration for Mr Andrew Fraser, Director of Moorebank Intermodal Terminal (IMT).
14. Clause 2.7 sets increased person-specific remuneration for Mr Craig Knowles, Chair of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority.
15. Clause 2.8 corrects the definition of the additional remuneration determined for Mr Mark Darras, Chair of the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency.
16. Clause 2.9 sets the date of effect of Clauses 2.6, 2.7 and 2.8 as at 1 March 2014.
PART 3 – JUDICIAL AND RELATED OFFICES
17. Clause 3.1 specifies the Principal Determination (Number 12 of 2013 as amended) for the purposes of Part 3 of the Determination.
18. Clause 3.2 removes an unnecessary heading from Part 2 of the Principal Determination.
19. Clause 3.3 clarifies the preamble to Clause 2.5, to define more clearly to whom the clause refers.
20. Clause 3.4 amends clause 2.5.5 of the Principal Determination, to ensure that part-time members of the AAT can be paid daily fees or annual fees but not both.
21. Clause 3.5 introduces a new clause which has a provision to pay annual fees rather than daily fees to part-time AAT members who come to an agreement with the AAT President to establish a set work pattern, and sets out the provisions relating to the payment of an annual fee. The subclauses define those members to whom the annual fee will apply.
22. Clause 3.6 amends a clause relating to loss of office provisions, in recognition that there are now part-time office holders in the Principal Determination paid by way of annual fees.
23. Clause 3.7 amends the title of Table 2, to clarify that remuneration for part-time office holders paid by way of annual fees is not included in that Table.
24. Clause 3.8 introduces a new Table, which sets the level of remuneration for those AAT Members paid by way of annual fees.
25. Clause 3.9 expands the provision in which AAT Members were paid a portion of their daily fee when their cases were cancelled at short notice, to ensure that this also covers the circumstance where a case does not proceed when the member is already in attendance.
Authority: Subsections 7(3) and 7(4) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.