Explanatory Statement: Determination 2016/05:

Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Public Office and Official Travel by Office Holders  

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 Legislation 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 – TRAVEL ALLOWANCE – OFFICE HOLDERS

PART 1 – FULL-TIME OFFICES

4. Clause 1.1 specifies the Principal Determination (Number 21 of 2015 as amended) for the purposes of Part 1 of the Determination.

5. Clause 1.2 sets increased remuneration for the Administrator of Norfolk Island.

6. Clause 1.3 sets the commencement date of clause 1.2.

PART 2 – PART-TIME OFFICES

7. Clause 2.1 specifies the Principal Determination (Number 20 of 2015 as amended) for the purposes of Part 2 of the Determination.

8. Clauses 2.2 and 2.3 set remuneration and the daily fee cap for the new office of Inspector-General of Biosecurity.

9. Clause 2.4 sets the commencement date of clauses 2.2 and 2.3.

10. Clauses 2.5 and 2.6 set increased remuneration for the offices of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency, remove a remuneration loading that applied during the initial establishment period and maintain remuneration for existing office holders previously in receipt of the establishment loading.

11. Clause 2.7 sets the commencement date of clauses 2.5 and 2.6.

PART 3 – TRAVEL ALLOWANCE – OFFICE HOLDERS

12. Clause 3.1 specifies the Principal Determination (Number 11 of 2015) for the purposes of Part 3 of the Determination.

13. Clauses 3.2 and 3.3 amend the motor vehicle allowance provisions by removing Table 4A and any reference to the table and replacing the previous three cents per kilometre rates with a single motor vehicle rate of 66 cents per kilometre.

14. Clause 3.4 sets the commencement date of clauses 3.2 and 3.3.

Authority: Subsections 5(2A), 7(3) and 7(4)

 Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.