Determination 2012/23

Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Public Office

(i)                     Pursuant to subsections 7(3) and 7(4) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973, the Remuneration Tribunal has inquired into the remuneration and allowances to be paid to certain holders of public office, and other matters significantly related thereto, and determines as set out below.

(ii) This Determination takes effect on and from the day following the day it is registered in the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments unless otherwise specified.

PART 1 – FULL-TIME OFFICES

1.1 In this part, Determination Number 12 of 2012 (as amended) is referred to as the Principal Determination.

1.2 Part 2 of the Principal Determination is amended by deleting “26 January 2014” in Clause 2.2.11 and replacing it with “26 January 2015”.

1.3 Table 2A of Part 2 of the Principal Determination is amended by inserting the following entry after the entry for “Director-General, AusAID”:

1.4 Table 2A of Part 2 of the Principal Determination is amended by replacing the current entry for the “Chief Executive Officer, Australian Commissioner on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC)” with the following entry and placing it after the entry for      “Chief Executive Officer, Australian Crime Commission”:

1.5 Part 2 of the Principal Determination is amended by replacing the wording in Clause 2.2.17 with the following, “Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care: Professor Debora Picone AM will receive an additional loading of $350 per annum until close of business on 5 March 2013.”

1.6 Table 2A of Part 2 of the Principal Determination is amended by replacing the current entry for the “Chief Executive Officer, National Health Performance Authority (NHPA)” with the following entry:

1.7 Part 2 of the Principal Determination is amended by deleting Clause 2.2.18.

1.8 Table 2A of Part 2 of the Principal Determination is amended by inserting the following entry after the entry for “Chief Executive Officer, ComSuper”:

1.9 Part 2 of the Principal Determination is amended by inserting Clause 2.2.15 as follows: “Productivity Commission, Mr Michael Woods will receive $339,970 Total Remuneration with $261,777 Base Salary while he occupies the office of Deputy Chair.”

1.10 Table 2A of Part 2 of the Principal Determination is amended by inserting the following entry after the entry for “Director, Professional Services Review”:

1.11 Part 2 of the Principal Determination is amended by inserting Clause 2.2.18 as follows: Productivity Commission, Ms Patricia Scott will receive $519,960 Total Remuneration with $415,968 Base Salary, and Tier 1 travel entitlements while she occupies the office of Commissioner”:

1.12 Table 3A of Part 3 of the Principal Determination is amended by inserting the following entry after the entry for “Mr Ivor Frischknecht”:

1.13 Table 3B of Part 3 of the Principal Determination is amended by inserting the following entry after the entry for “Mr M Cormack”:

1.14 Clauses 1.8 to 1.13 have effect on and from 1 December 2012.

PART 2 – PART-TIME OFFICES

2.1 In this part, Determination Number 13 of 2012 (as amended) is referred to as the Principal Determination.

2.2 The first page of the Principal Determination is amended by inserting in the section “This Determination comprises:” the following new schedule  “Schedule F – Specified Offices – Annual Meeting Fee and Additional Daily Fees” after Schedule E – Aboriginal Land Councils – Fees and Allowances:

2.3 The Principal Determination is amended by inserting the following the following new schedule heading “SCHEDULE F – SPECIFIED OFFICES – ANNUAL MEETING FEE AND ADDITIONAL DAILY FEES” after the last entry of Table E1A of

 Schedule E:

2.4 The Principal Determination is amended by inserting the following sentence, clauses and table after the Schedule F heading as follows:

 General Provisions relating to the following table:

 F1.  Application:  The office-holders specified in this Schedule shall be paid in  accordance with the following clauses.  For the purposes of Clauses F3 to F4               ‘business of the authority’ as defined at Clause 1.4, also excludes travel               associated with attendance at a formal meeting.

 F2. Annual meeting fee:  The annual meeting fee is an annual fee payable on a  periodic basis throughout each year.  Part years are paid on a proportionate               basis.  The annual meeting fee covers all formal meetings, regardless of their               duration, of the prescribed authority, including any preparation time and travel               associated with the meetings.

 F3. Additional daily fee:  The additional daily fee specified in Table F1A is  payable in respect of other business of the authority undertaken for periods of               a full day, or more, of at least five hours on each day.  For this purpose               business of the authority includes sub-committee work and reasonable travel               where it is not associated with a formal meeting.

 F.4 Aggregation of hours for additional daily fee:  An office-holder may also  be paid an additional daily fee in respect of aggregates of periods of business               of the authority of less than five hours, subject to the following conditions:

           (a)      individual periods of business must be for a minimum of one hour;

           (b)     to attract payment of an additional daily fee, aggregated periods shall                 total at least five hours;

     (c)     the maximum payment in respect of any one day shall be the      additional daily fee; and

           (d)   eligibility for each payment shall be certified by the chairperson.

 F.5 Annual cap: Payment of the additional daily fee to an office-holder may be  subject to an annual cap where specified in Column 4 of Table F1A.  No               additional daily fees are payable where the accumulated daily fee earnings of               the individual office-holder during a financial year reach the cap specified in               Column 4 of Table F1A. 

 F.6 Additional clauses: The additional clauses referred to in Column 5, where  applicable, are listed immediately following the Table.

Table F1A –Annual meeting fee and additional daily fee – fees and travel tier. 

Additional Clauses to Table F1A

F1A-1 IESC on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development:  The Chair will receive an additional establishment loading of $20,000 per annum until 15 November 2013.  Members will receive an additional establishment loading of $10,000 per annum until 15 November 2013.

2.5 Clauses 2.2 to 2.4 take effect on and from 9 November 2012.

Signed this 15th day of November 2012.