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Remuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Parttime Public Office) Determination 2021

 

We, the members of the Remuneration Tribunal, make the following determination.

Dated  15 June  2021

 

 

Signed

Signed

John Conde AO

Heather Zampatti

President

Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 When this instrument takes effect

4 Authority

5 Determination supersedes previous determination

6 Schedules

7 Simplified outline of this instrument

8 Definitions

Part 2—General provisions

9 Fees are gross fees

10 Remuneration packaging

11 Employer shortfall exemption certificate

12 Other holders of parttime public office

Part 3—Annual fees

13 Simplified outline of this Part

14 Application of this Part

15 Payment of annual fees

16 Annual fees

17 Special provisions for certain offices

Part 4—Daily fees

18 Simplified outline of this Part

19 Application of this Part

20 Payment of daily fees

21 Calculation of daily fees

22 Daily fees

23 Special provisions for certain offices

24 Specified professional committees

Part 5—Annual meeting fees and additional daily fees

25 Simplified outline of this Part

26 Application of this Part

27 Payment of annual meeting fees

28 Payment of additional daily fees

29 Authority business—exclusion

30 Calculation of additional daily fees

31 Annual meeting fees and additional daily fees

32 Special provisions for certain offices

Part 6—Base fees and meeting fees

33 Simplified outline of this Part

34 Application of this Part

35 Payment of base fees

36 Payment of meeting fees

37 Base fees and meeting fees

38 Special provisions for certain offices

Part 7—Aboriginal Land Councils fees

39 Simplified outline of this Part

40 Application of this Part

41 Payment of annual fees

42 Payment of daily fees

43 Calculation of daily fees

44 Travel tier

45 Annual fees

46 Daily fees

Schedule 1—Repeals

Remuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Parttime Public Office) Determination 2020

Part 1Preliminary

 

1  Name

  This instrument is the Remuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Part-time Public Office) Determination 2021.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

1.  The whole of this instrument

1 July 2021.

1 July 2021

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  When this instrument takes effect

  This instrument takes effect at the start of 1 July 2021.

4  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsections 7(3) and (4) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.

5  Determination supersedes previous determination

  This instrument supersedes the Remuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Parttime Public Office) Determination 2020.

6  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

7  Simplified outline of this instrument

This instrument is structured so that Part 2 contains general provisions, and each of Parts 3 to 7 contains the provisions for a specific remuneration model, as follows:

 Part 3 applies to office holders remunerated by annual fees;

 Part 4 applies to office holders remunerated by daily fees;

 Part 5 applies to office holders who are remunerated under an annual meeting fee and additional daily fee model;

 Part 6 applies to office holders who are remunerated under a base (annual) fee and (daily) meeting fee model;

 Part 7 applies to offices of the Aboriginal Land Councils.

8  Definitions

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including office and public office.

  In this instrument:

ADF Super member has the same meaning as in the Australian Defence Force Superannuation Act 2015.

agency, of an office holder, means:

 (a) the agency to which the office holder is attached; or

 (b) if the office holder is not attached to an agency—the portfolio Department.

authority is the body or office to which an office holder is appointed.

authority business means any authority business conducted by an office holder with the authority’s approval, but does not include the following:

 (a) attendance at a formal meeting;

 (b) official travel time on a meeting day;

 (c) normal preparation time for a formal meeting (although time spent by the office holder preparing for a formal meeting may be treated as authority business if the Chair considers the time excessive to normal preparation time).

CSS (short for Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme) has the same meaning as in the Superannuation Act 1976.

DFRDB (short for Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits) means the scheme established by the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973.

employing authority, in relation to an office holder, means an entity exercising a power or performing a function in relation to the office holder’s employment or remuneration.

fringe benefits tax means fringe benefits tax (within the meaning of the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986 as it applies of its own force or because of the Fringe Benefits Tax (Application to the Commonwealth) Act 1986).

MSBS (short for Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme) has the same meaning as Scheme has in the Military Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991.

normal preparation time means the time that a member of an authority (including the Chair or a Deputy Chair) ordinarily requires to prepare for a meeting of the authority. It can occur on either a day of a meeting or on another day.

office holder means the holder of a parttime public office.

official travel determination means the Remuneration Tribunal (Official Travel) Determination 2019 (or any determination that supersedes that determination).

official travel time is the reasonable period, certified by a Chair, that an office holder spends travelling on official business away from the town or city in which the office holder’s principal place of residence is located. It does not include time spent travelling between an office holder’s home and principal place of work. The Chair may consider agency travel guidelines (if any) when determining the reasonable period.

PSS (short for Public Sector Superannuation Scheme) has the same meaning as Public Sector Superannuation Scheme has in the Superannuation Act 1990.

PSSAP (short for Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan) has the same meaning as in the Superannuation Act 2005.

specified professional committee means a professional committee specified in Table 4C.

Table 2A means the table of daily fees in subsection 12(1).

Table 3A means the table of annual fees in section 16.

Table 3B means the table of special provisions for certain offices in section 17.

Table 4A means the table of daily fees in section 22.

Table 4B means the table of special provisions for certain offices in section 23.

Table 4C means the table of specified professional committees in section 24.

Table 5A means the table of annual meeting fees and additional daily fees in section 31.

Table 5B means the table of special provisions for certain offices in section 32.

Table 6A means the table of base fees and meeting fees in section 37.

Table 6B means the table of special provisions for certain offices in section 38.

Table 7A means the table of annual fees for holders of public offices in Aboriginal Land Councils in section 45.

Table 7B means the table of daily fees for holders of public offices in Aboriginal Land Councils in section 46.

Part 2General provisions

 

9  Fees are gross fees

  Fees set out in this instrument are gross fees, and no additional amount is payable by the employing authority to meet any taxation obligations.

10  Remuneration packaging

 (1) An employing authority may provide access to remuneration packaging to office holders.

 (2) An office holder may elect to take the fees and allowances payable under this instrument either as a cash payment, or a combination of a cash payment and other benefits.

 (3) An election made in accordance with subsection (2) must be consistent with:

 (a) applicable agency policies and procedures on remuneration packaging; and

 (b) relevant taxation laws, rulings and guidelines issued by the Australian Taxation Office.

 (4) Remuneration packaging must be administered without additional cost to the employing authority and any fringe benefits tax associated with a benefit must be included in the remuneration package.

11  Employer shortfall exemption certificate

 (1) This section applies to an office holder if:

 (a) the office holder is not a member of the CSS, DFRDB, MSBS, PSS or PSSAP, or an ADF Super member; and

 (b) an employer shortfall exemption certificate has been issued under the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 to the office holder in relation to:

 (i) the office holder’s employer; and

 (ii) a quarter in a financial year.

 (2) Any remuneration payable to the office holder in accordance with this instrument in respect of the quarter is to be increased by the amount of the minimum contribution that would (if the certificate had not been issued), under section 23 of the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992, reduce the charge percentage for the office holder to nil.

12  Other holders of parttime public office

 (1) The following daily fees apply to offices that are not specified in Part 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7.

 

Table 2A—Other office holders

Column 1

Kind of office

Column 2

Daily fee

Chair

$556

Member

$418

 

 (2) Fees set out in subsection (1) are to be paid in accordance with Part 4.

 (3) For the purposes of the official travel determination, travel tier 2 applies to an office holder whose fees are set out in subsection (1).

Note: This instrument applies only to offices that are public offices (see the definition of public office in subsection 3(4) of the Act).

Part 3Annual fees

 

13  Simplified outline of this Part

This Part applies to office holders who receive an annual fee. It sets out the way fees are paid and the activities covered by the fee. Table 3A sets out the following:

 the individual public offices remunerated by annual fees;

 the fees payable to Chairs, Deputy Chairs and Members (where applicable);

 any additional provisions or conditions that apply to the office;

 the travel tier for the office.

14  Application of this Part

  This Part applies to office holders whose annual fees are set out in Table 3A.

15  Payment of annual fees

 (1) The annual fees set out in Table 3A are payable on a periodic basis throughout each year. Part years are paid on a proportionate basis. The annual fee covers all activities undertaken by the office holder in performing the duties of their office.

Reduction for lengthy absence

 (2) The annual fee is proportionally reduced where an office holder is unavailable to perform the duties of their office for a period of more than 3 months, except to the extent that a reduction would be inconsistent with the terms of the office holder’s appointment.

16  Annual fees

  The following table (Table 3A) sets out, for each office holder or authority in column 1:

 (a) if column 1 specifies an office holder—the annual fee for the office holder; and

 (b) if column 1 specifies an authority—the annual fee for one or more of the following office holders in relation to the authority:

 (i) the Chair;

 (ii) a Deputy Chair;

 (iii) a member other than the Chair or a Deputy Chair; and

 (c) the special provisions (if any) of this instrument that apply to the office holder or office holders; and

 (d) the travel tier that applies to the office holder or office holders for the purposes of the official travel determination.

Note: Some authorities specified in column 1 have office holders who receive daily fees under Part 4, who are not covered by this instrument because they hold office on a fulltime basis, or who do not receive fees.

 

Table 3A—Annual fees

Column 1

Office or authority

Column 2

Chair

Column 3

Deputy Chair

Column 4

Member

Column 5

Special provisions

Column 6

Travel tier

NBN Co Limited

$226,930

$182,710

$113,520

 

1

Snowy Hydro Limited

$226,930

 

$113,470

Table 3B, item 1

1

Future Fund

$214,670

 

$107,340

 

1

Commonwealth Grants Commission

$211,080

 

$111,740

 

1

Australia Post

$193,710

$108,100

$96,890

Table 3B, items 1, 6 and 7

1

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

$178,190

$87,970

$58,670

 

1

Airservices Australia

$166,290

$124,720

$83,150

 

1

ASC Pty Ltd

$166,290

 

$77,620

Table 3B, items 2 and 8

1

Australian Rail Track Corporation

$166,290

 

$83,150

Table 3B, item 2

1

Independent National Security Legislation Monitor

$166,290

 

 

 

1

WSA Co Limited

$166,290

$124,720

$83,150

Table 3B, item 2

1

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

$140,820

$70,410

$70,410

Table 3B, items 2 and 21

1

Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation

$140,820

 

$67,360

Table 3B, items 2 and 4

See Table 3B, item 4

National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency

$140,820

 

$70,410

Table 3B, items 2 and 9

1

Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility

$119,890

 

$59,600

Table 3B, items 2 and 10

1

Australian Digital Health Agency Board

$119,180

 

$59,590

Table 3B, item 11

1

Australian Maritime Safety Authority

$119,180

$89,390

$59,590

Table 3B, item 2

1

Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd

$119,180

 

$59,590

Table 3B, item 2

1

Board of Taxation

$119,180

 

$59,590

 

1

Civil Aviation Safety Authority Board

$119,180

$89,390

$59,590

Table 3B, item 2

1

Defence Housing Australia

$119,180

 

$59,590

Table 3B, item 2

1

Export Finance and Insurance Corporation

$119,180

$89,390

$59,590

Table 3B, item 2

1

Infrastructure Australia

$119,180

 

$59,590

 

1

Moorebank Intermodal Company Limited

$119,180

$95,350

$59,590

 

1

MurrayDarling Basin Authority

$119,180

 

$71,510

 

1

Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority

$110,860

$83,150

Daily fee

Table 3B, item 5

See Table 3B, item 5

Clean Energy Finance Corporation

$110,860

 

$55,430

 

1

Foreign Investment Review Board

$110,860

 

$55,430

Table 3B, item 12

1

National Health and Medical Research Council

$110,860

 

$27,720

Table 3B, item 4

See Table 3B, item 4

National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation

$110,860

 

$55,430

Table 3B, item 2

2

Special Broadcasting Service

$110,860

$83,150

$44,350

 

1

Tax Practitioners Board

$110,860

 

Daily fee

 

1

Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Ltd

$102,560

$76,920

Daily fee

Table 3B, item 5

See Table 3B, item 5

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Board

$102,560

$76,920

$51,280

Table 3B, item 2

1

Financial Reporting Council

$102,560

 

Daily fee

 

1

Innovation and Science Australia Board

$102,560

 

$46,160

Table 3B, items 4 and 13

See Table 3B, item 4

National Water Grid Advisory Body

$102,560

 

$46,160

 

2

Tourism Australia

$102,560

$76,920

$51,280

Table 3B, item 2

1

Australian Sports Commission

$94,240

$70,680

$47,120

Table 3B, items 2 and 14

1

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

$94,240

 

$47,120

 

2

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission

$94,240

 

$42,410

 

1

Food Standards Australia New Zealand

$85,920

 

$42,960

Table 3B, item 3

1

Independent Hospital Pricing Authority

$85,920

$31,850

$31,850

 

2

International Air Services Commission

$85,920

 

$42,960

 

1

Medical Services Advisory Committee

$85,920

 

Daily fee

 

1

National Health and Medical Research Council—Research Committee

$85,920

 

 

 

2

Prostheses List Advisory Committee

$85,920

 

 

 

1

Regional Investment Corporation Board

$85,920

 

$42,960

Table 3B, item 2

2

Aboriginal Hostels Limited

$77,620

 

$38,810

Table 3B, item 23

2

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

$77,620

 

$25,850

 

2

Australian Electoral Commission

$77,620

 

 

 

1

Australian Fisheries Management Authority Commission

$77,620

$38,810

$38,810

 

1

Australian Hearing Services

$77,620

 

$34,930

Table 3B, items 2 and 15

1

Australian Heritage Council

$77,620

 

$34,930

 

1

Australian Heritage Council—Associate Member

 

 

$34,930

 

1

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

$77,620

$38,810

$38,810

 

2

Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority

$77,620

 

$25,850

 

2

Grains Research and Development Corporation

$77,620

 

$38,810

Table 3B, item 2

1

Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority

$77,620

 

$38,810

 

2

Indigenous Business Australia

$77,620

$58,220

$38,810

Table 3B, items 2 and 16

1

Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation

$77,620

$58,220

$38,810

Table 3B, item 2

1

National School Resourcing Board

$77,620

$58,220

 

 

2

Outback Stores Pty Ltd

$77,620

 

$38,810

 

2

Prime Minister’s Indigenous Advisory Council

$77,620

 

Daily fee

 

2

Referendum Council, CoChair

$77,620

 

Daily fee

 

2

Wine Australia

$77,620

$38,810

$38,810

 

2

Australian Medical Research Advisory Board

$69,290

$51,970

 

 

1

Cancer Australia Advisory Council

$69,290

 

$34,650

Table 3B, item 17

2

National Health and Medical Research Council—Australian Health Ethics Committee

$69,290

 

 

 

2

National Health and Medical Research Council—All other Principal Committees

$69,290

 

 

 

2

National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority Board

$69,290

 

$34,650

 

1

Army and Air Force Canteen Service (AAFCANS)

$60,980

 

$30,490

Table 3B, item 2

2

Australia Council

$60,980

$45,740

$33,540

Table 3B, item 3

1

Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee

$60,980

 

$25,230

 

2

Climate Change Authority

$60,980

 

$30,490

Table 3B, item 18

2

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation

$60,980

 

$36,590

 

1

National Capital Authority

$60,980

 

$24,400

 

1

National Rural Advisory Council

$60,980

 

$33,540

 

1

Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation

$60,980

 

$36,590

Table 3B, item 3

1

Safe Work Australia

$60,980

 

 

 

2

Screen Australia

$60,980

$45,740

$33,540

Table 3B, item 3

1

Australian Film Television and Radio School—Council

$52,680

 

$26,340

Table 3B, items 2 and 19

2

Australian Institute of Marine Science Council

$52,680

 

$26,340

Table 3B, item 3

2

Australian War Memorial Council

$52,680

 

$26,340

Table 3B, item 22

2

Cotton Research and Development Corporation

$52,680

 

$26,340

 

2

National Gallery of Australia Council

$52,680

$39,510

$26,340

 

2

Radiation Health and Safety Advisory Council

$52,680

 

 

 

2

Sydney Harbour Federation Trust

$52,680

 

$26,340

Table 3B, item 2

2

Australian National Maritime Museum Council

$44,350

 

$22,180

 

2

Fishing Industry Policy Council

$44,350

 

 

 

2

National Film and Sound Archive

$44,350

$22,180

$22,180

 

2

National Library of Australia Council

$44,350

$33,270

$22,180

 

2

National Museum of Australia Council

$44,350

 

$22,180

 

2

National Portrait Gallery of Australia

$44,350

$22,180

$22,180

 

2

Old Parliament House Board

$44,350

$22,180

$22,180

 

2

Australia Business Arts Foundation

$36,040

$27,030

$18,020

 

1

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare—Ethics Committee

$36,040

 

 

 

2

Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority—Advisory Board

$36,040

 

Daily fee

 

2

Australian Statistics Advisory Council

$36,040

 

 

Table 3B, item 4

See Table 3B, item 4

Classification Review Board

$36,040

Daily fee

Daily fee

 

2

Defence Strategic Reform Advisory Board

$36,040

 

$25,230

 

1

Public Lending Right Committee

$36,040

 

 

 

2

Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council

$27,740

 

Daily fee

 

2

Innovation and Science Australia Committee

$19,420

 

$11,660

Table 3B, item 13

2

Reserve Bank of Australia

Fulltime

 

$77,620

Table 3B, item 1

1

Australian Transport Safety Bureau Commission, Commissioner

 

 

$60,980

 

1

Payments System Board

Fulltime

 

$60,980

 

1

Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee

Fulltime

 

$55,440

Table 3B, item 20

1

Clean Energy Regulator

Fulltime

 

$55,430

 

1

 

17  Special provisions for certain offices

  The provisions in column 2 of the following table (Table 3B) apply for the purposes of paragraph 16(c).

 

Table 3B—Special provisions for certain offices

Item

Column 1

Description

Column 2

Special provision

1

Audit fees

A member (other than the Chair or Deputy Chair) who is also appointed to an Audit Committee (however named) is entitled to additional fees as follows:

(a) for the Chair of the Audit Committee—$22,430 per year;

(b) for a member of the Audit Committee—$11,220 per year.

2

Audit fees

A member (other than the Chair or Deputy Chair) who is also appointed to an Audit Committee (however named) is entitled to additional fees as follows:

(a) for the Chair of the Audit Committee—$16,320 per year;

(b) for a member of the Audit Committee—$8,160 per year.

3

Audit fees

A member (other than the Chair or Deputy Chair) who is also appointed to an Audit Committee (however named) is entitled to additional fees as follows:

(a) for the Chair of the Audit Committee—$9,880 per year;

(b) for a member of the Audit Committee—$4,940 per year.

4

Travel tier

The Chair is entitled to tier 1 travel arrangements. Other members or directors are entitled to tier 2 travel arrangements.

5

Travel tier

The Chair and Deputy Chair are entitled to tier 1 travel arrangements. Other members or directors are entitled to tier 2 travel arrangements.

6

Australia Post

A member (other than the Chair or Deputy Chair) who is also appointed to the People and Sustainability Committee is entitled to additional fees as follows:

(a) for the Chair of the People and Sustainability Committee—$19,110 per year;

(b) for a member of the People and Sustainability Committee—$9,560 per year.

7

Australia Post—Deputy Chair

The Deputy Chair is entitled to additional fees as follows:

(a) if the Deputy Chair is also appointed as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee—$22,430 per year;

(b) if the Deputy Chair is also appointed as a member of the Audit and Risk Committee—$11,220 per year.

8

ASC Pty Ltd

A member (other than the Chair) who is also appointed to the Business Assurance and Security Committee (the BAS Committee) is entitled to additional fees as follows:

(a) for the Chair of the BAS Committee—$15,670 per year;

(b) for a member of the BAS Committee—$7,840 per year.

9

National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency

A member (other than the Chair) who is also appointed to the Sustainability Committee is entitled to additional fees as follows:

(a) for the Chair of the Sustainability Committee—$12,210 per year;

(b) for a member of the Sustainability Committee—$6,110 per year.

10

Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility

Mr Barry Coulter is to receive an annual member fee of $46,530 instead of the amount in column 4 of Table 3A.

11

Australian Digital Health Agency Board

A member (other than the Chair) who is also appointed to chair a Standing Advisory Committee is entitled to an additional fee of $10,620 per year.

12

Foreign Investment Review Board

While the Hon Cheryl Edwardes occupies the office of Member she is to receive an annual fee of $44,440 instead of the amount in column 4 of Table 3A.

13

Innovation and Science Australia Board

The Chair and Members of the Innovation and Science Australia Board are to receive remuneration for only one committee.

14

Australian Sports Commission

The Hon Hugh Delahunty is to receive, while he occupies the office of member, an annual fee of $40,280 instead of the amount in column 4 of Table 3A.

15

Australian Hearing Services

While Dr Peta Seaton occupies the office of Chair she is to receive an annual fee of $55,520 instead of the amount in column 2 of Table 3A.

16

Indigenous Business Australia

A member (other than the Chair or Deputy Chair) who is also appointed to the Finance, Investment and Products Committee is entitled to additional fees as follows:

(a) for the Chair of the Finance, Investment and Products Committee—$12,210 per year;

(b) for a member of the Finance, Investment and Products Committee—$6,110 per year.

17

Cancer Australia Advisory Council

The Hon Jillian Skinner is to receive an annual member fee of $34,040 instead of the amount in column 4 of Table 3A.

18

Climate Change Authority

The Chair and Members of the Climate Change Authority appointed prior to 12 February 2018 are to be paid in accordance with Part 6, instead of this Part, for the duration of each office holder’s current term of appointment.

19

Australian Film Television and Radio School—Council

A member (other than the Chair) who is also appointed Chair of the Academic Board is entitled to an additional fee of $12,210 per year.

20

Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC)

A member (other than the Chair or Deputy Chair) who is a PBAC Executive subcommittee member is entitled to an additional fee of $10,740 per year.

21

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation—committees

A member (other than the Chair) who chairs either of the following committees is entitled to an additional fee of $12,000 per year:

(a) the People and Safety Committee;

(b) the Science Excellence Committee.

22

Australian War Memorial Council

During the period beginning on 21 October 2019 and ending on 30 June 2028:

(a) the Chair of the Australian War Memorial Council is entitled to an additional fee of $30,000 per year; and

(b) other members of the Australian War Memorial Council are entitled to an additional fee of $15,000 per year.

23

Aboriginal Hostels Limited

A member (other than the Chair) who is also appointed to the Audit, Risk and Finance Committee or the Asset Management Committee is entitled to additional fees as follows:

(a) for the Chair of the Audit, Risk and Finance Committee—$16,320 per year;

(b) for a member of the Audit, Risk and Finance Committee—$8,160 per year;

(c) for the Chair of the Asset Management Committee—$8,160 per year;

(d) for a member of the Asset Management Committee—$4,080 per year.

A member who is covered by more than one of the above paragraphs receives only the highest additional fee for any of the paragraphs that applies to the member.

 

Part 4Daily fees

 

18  Simplified outline of this Part

This Part applies to office holders who receive a daily fee. It sets out the conditions that must be met for payment of fees, including certification of hours and minimum claim and maximum payment arrangements. Table 4A identifies the following:

 the individual public offices remunerated by daily fees;

 the fees payable to Chairs, Deputy Chairs and Members (where applicable);

 any additional provisions or conditions that apply to the office;

 the travel tier for the office.

This Part also applies to office holders whose daily fees are set out in Table 2A.

19  Application of this Part

  This Part applies to:

 (a) office holders whose daily fees are set out in Table 2A; and

 (b) office holders whose daily fees are set out in Table 4A.

20  Payment of daily fees

 (1) The daily fees set out in Tables 2A and 4A are payable in accordance with this Part.

Certification of time

 (2) For an office holder other than the Chair, daily fees may only be paid after the Chair certifies the total time claimed by the office holder, including any official travel time.

 (3) However, if the Chair is absent from a meeting, the office holder’s daily fees which relate to that meeting may only be paid after the nominated presiding officer for the meeting certifies the total time claimed by the office holder for the day or days to which those fees relate.

 (4) For the Chair, daily fees may only be paid after the total time claimed by the Chair is certified in accordance with the terms set out in the Chair’s appointment or under governance arrangements approved by the responsible portfolio minister or employing authority.

Maximum payment

 (5) The maximum payable for any one day is one daily fee.

Minimum claim

 (6) Unless the employing authority determines otherwise, the minimum amount that may be claimed for payment at any one time is one daily fee.

21  Calculation of daily fees

Meeting days

 (1) The amount of a daily fee paid to an office holder for a meeting day is:

 (a) if the office holder’s qualifying meeting day time is less than 2 hours—40% of the daily fee; or

 (b) if the office holder’s qualifying meeting day time is at least 2 hours and less than 3 hours—60% of the daily fee; or

 (c) otherwise—100% of the daily fee.

 (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), qualifying meeting day time is time that an office holder spends on a meeting day:

 (a) attending a formal meeting; or

 (b) on authority business; or

 (c) on official travel time.

Nonmeeting days

 (3) The amount of a daily fee paid to an office holder for a nonmeeting day is 20% of the daily fee set out in Table 4A for each hour, to a maximum of 5 hours per day, that the office holder spends:

 (a) on authority business; or

 (b) on official travel time.

Note: Normal preparation time must not be taken into account in working out fees under this section (see paragraph (c) of the definition of authority business in section 8).

22  Daily fees

  The following table (Table 4A) sets out, for each office or authority in column 1:

 (a) if column 1 specifies an office—the daily fee for the office holder; and

 (b) if column 1 specifies an authority—the daily fee for each of the following office holders in relation to the authority:

 (i) the Chair;

 (ii) a Deputy Chair;

 (iii) a member other than the Chair or a Deputy Chair; and

 (c) the special provisions (if any) of this instrument that apply to the office holder or office holders; and

 (d) the travel tier that applies to the office holder or office holders for the purposes of the official travel determination.

Note: Some offices or authorities specified in column 1 have office holders who receive annual fees under Part 3 or annual meeting fees under Part 5, who are not covered by this instrument because they hold office on a fulltime basis, or who do not receive fees.

 

Table 4A—Daily fees

Column 1

Office or authority

Column 2

Chair

Column 3

Deputy Chair

Column 4

Member

Column 5

Special provisions

Column 6

Travel tier

Companies Auditors Disciplinary Board

$1,499

$1,350

$1,200

 

1

Independent Reviewer appointed under the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct

$1,499

 

 

 

1

Professional Services Review—Committees

$1,499

 

$1,350

 

1

Professional Services Review—Determining Authority

See Part 6

 

$1,350

Table 4B, item 1

1

Australian Medical Research Advisory Board

 

 

$1,066

 

1

Australian Renewable Energy Agency

$1,333

 

$1,066

 

2

Health and Hospitals Fund Advisory Board

$1,333

 

$1,066

 

1

InspectorGeneral of Biosecurity

$1,333

 

 

Table 4B, item 2

2

InspectorGeneral of Live Animal Exports

$1,333

 

 

Table 4B, item 20

2

Specialist Medical Review Council—Convenor or Councillor

$1,333

 

$1,066

Table 4B, item 3

1

Administrative Review Council

$1,166

 

$934

 

1

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

$1,166

 

$876

 

2

Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority—Vigilance and Surveillance Expert Advisory Committee

$1,166

 

$876

 

1

Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal

$1,166

 

$876

 

2

Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee

$1,166

 

$876

 

2

Family Law Council

$1,166

 

$934

 

1

Gene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee

$1,166

 

$876

Table 4B, item 4

1

Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee

$1,166

 

$876

Table 4B, item 4

1

Hazardous Waste Technical Group

$1,166

 

$876

 

2

Innovation and Science Australia Committee—NonBoard Member

$1,166

 

$1,166

 

2

National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency—Advisory Council

$1,166

 

$876

 

2

National Mental Health Commission (Chair or Commissioner)

$1,166

 

$876

 

2

National Transport Commission

$1,166

 

$1,050

 

1

Repatriation Medical Authority

$1,166

 

$1,050

Table 4B, item 5

1

Scientific Advisory Group (Biosecurity)

$1,166

 

$1,050

 

2

Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority

$1,166

$1,073

 

 

1

Specified professional committees (see Table 4C)

$1,166

 

$876

 

1

Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency—Chief Commissioner and Commissioners

$1,166

 

$876

 

2

Threatened Species Scientific Committee

$1,166

 

$778

 

1

TransTasman IP Attorneys Board

$1,166

 

$876

 

2

TransTasman IP Attorneys Disciplinary Tribunal

$1,166

 

$876

 

2

Tuition Protection Service Advisory Board

$1,166

 

$584

 

2

Aged Care Quality and Safety Advisory Council

$1,000

 

$801

 

2

Ambassador for Women and Girls

$1,000

 

 

 

2

Australia Council, Sector Strategy Panels

$1,000

 

$801

 

2

Australian Community Pharmacy Authority

$1,000

 

$801

 

2

Australian National Council on Drugs

$1,000

$900

$801

 

2

Commission for International Agricultural Research

$1,000

 

$750

 

2

Disability Standards Review Panel

$1,000

 

$502

 

2

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Selection Committees

$1,000

 

 

 

1

Fuel Standards Consultative Committee

$1,000

 

$668

 

2

Indigenous Advisory Committee established by the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

$1,000

 

$668

 

2

Land Sector Carbon and Biodiversity Board

$1,000

 

$900

 

2

Ministerial Council on Asylum Seekers and Detention

$1,000

 

$900

 

2

National Blood Authority

$1,000

 

$750

 

1

National Faster Rail Agency—Expert Panel

$1,000

 

$850

 

2

National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Advisory Council

$1,000

 

$801

 

2

National Soils Advocate

$1,000

 

 

Table 4B, item 21

2

Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee

$1,000

 

$801

 

2

Selection Committees for Research and Development Corporations

$1,000

 

 

Table 4B, item 6

1

Special Envoy for Human Rights

$1,000

 

 

 

2

Sport Integrity Australia Advisory Council

$1,000

 

$800

 

2

Wine Australia Selection Committee

$1,000

 

 

 

2

Veterans’ Review Board (Senior Member or Member)

$949

 

$813

 

2

Australian Strategic Policy Institute

$890

 

$712

 

2

Future Drought Fund Consultative Committee

$890

 

$801

 

2

Geographical Indications Committee

$890

 

$801

 

2

Prime Ministerial Advisory Council on Veterans’ Mental Health

$890

 

No fee

 

2

ABC Advisory Council

$778

 

$701

 

2

Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation

$778

$584

$584

 

2

Committees of Research and Development Corporations

$778

 

$701

Table 4B, item 7

2

Defence Industry Study Course

$778

 

 

 

2

Editorial Advisory Board

$778

 

 

Table 4B, item 8

2

Higher Education Standards Panel

$778

 

$701

 

2

Management Advisory Committees, Australian Fisheries Management Authority

$778

 

$584

 

2

National Archives of Australia Advisory Council

$778

 

$701

 

2

National Customs Brokers Licensing Advisory Committee

$778

 

$701

 

2

Religious Advisory Committee to the Services

$778

 

$778

 

2

Statutory Fishing Rights Allocation Review Panel

$778

 

$701

 

2

Aboriginals Benefit Account Advisory Committee

$668

 

$502

 

2

APS Reconsideration Committee

$668

 

$602

 

2

Booderee Board of Management

$668

 

$502

 

2

CSIRO Advisory Committees

$668

 

$502

 

2

Defence Force Case Assessment Panel

$668

 

$602

 

2

Kakadu Board of Management

$668

 

$502

 

2

Land Sector Carbon and Biodiversity Board—Committees

$668

 

$502

 

2

Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme Reconsideration Committee

$668

 

$602

 

2

National Health and Medical Research Council—Commissioner of Complaints

$668

 

 

 

2

UluruKata Tjuta Board of Management

$668

 

$502

 

2

Defence Families of Australia—National Convenor

$556

 

 

 

3

Defence Families of Australia—National Communications Officer

 

 

$419

 

3

Defence Families of Australia—National Delegates

 

 

$419

 

3

Defence Families of Australia—National Policy Officer

 

 

$419

 

3

Ministerial Advisory Committee on Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections

$556

 

$419

Table 4B, item 9

2

Regional and Small Publishers Jobs and Innovation Fund Advisory Committee

$556

 

$419

 

2

Examiner, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

 

 

$1,499

Table 4B, item 10

1

Australian Energy Regulator

 

 

$1,278

 

1

Registration and Disciplinary Committees (Bankruptcy Practitioners)

 

 

$1,200

 

1

Registration and Disciplinary Committees (Corporate Insolvency Practitioners)

 

 

$1,200

 

1

Australian Communications and Media Authority—Associate Member

 

 

$1,110

 

1

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission—Associate Member

 

 

$1,110

Table 4B, item 11

1

Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority

Annual fee

Annual fee

$1,110

 

2

Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Ltd

Annual fee

Annual fee

$1,110

 

2

Fair Work Commission Expert Panel Member

 

 

$1,110

Table 4B, item 12

1

National Science and Technology Council

 

 

$1,110

 

1

Tax Practitioners Board—Member

 

 

$1,110

 

2

Auditing and Assurance Standards Board

 

 

$1,066

 

1

Australian Accounting Standards Board

 

 

$1,066

 

1

Financial Reporting Council

Annual fee

 

$1,066

 

1

Administrative Appeals Tribunal (former Migration Review Tribunal (MRT) Member)

 

 

$945

Table 4B, item 13

2

Administrative Appeals Tribunal (former Refugee Review Tribunal (RRT) Member)

 

 

$945

Table 4B, item 13

2

Classification Review Board

Annual fee

$974

$945

Table 4B, item 14

2

Defence Force Advocate

 

 

$945

Table 4B, item 15

1

Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal

 

 

$945

 

1

Pharmaceutical Benefits Remuneration Tribunal

 

 

$945

 

1

Productivity Commission, Associate Commissioner

 

 

$945

 

1

Superannuation Complaints Tribunal

Fulltime

 

$945

Table 4B, item 16

2

Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee—Review Members

 

 

$876

 

2

Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation

Annual meeting fee

 

$876

 

1

Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority, Director

 

 

$876

 

1

Climate Change Authority Associate Member

 

 

$876

Table 4B, item 17

2

Australian Digital Health Agency—Standing Advisory Committees

Annual fee

 

$833

 

2

Australian National Maritime Museum—Committee (nonBoard member)

 

 

$833

 

2

Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority—Advisory Board

Annual fee

 

$833

 

2

Medical Services Advisory Committee

Annual fee

 

$833

 

1

Tax Practitioners Board—Committee Member

 

 

$833

 

2

National School Resourcing Board

Annual fee

Annual fee

$801

 

2

Prime Minister’s Indigenous Advisory Council

Annual fee

 

$801

 

2

Referendum Council

Annual fee

 

$801

 

2

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Ethics Committee

Annual fee

 

$801

 

2

Australia Council, Peer Assessment Panel Members

 

 

$750

 

2

National Rural Advisory Council—Specialist Committees

 

 

$723

 

2

Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council

Annual fee

 

$668

 

2

AIATSIS Research Advisory Committee

 

 

$502

 

2

Torres Strait Regional Authority

 

$677

$502

Table 4B, item 18

2

Torres Strait Regional Authority Member Advisory Committees

 

 

$502

Table 4B, item 18

2

Australian Bravery Decorations Council

No fee

 

No fee

 

1

Council for the Order of Australia

No fee

 

No fee

 

1

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission

No fee

 

No fee

Table 4B, item 19

2

 

23  Special provisions for certain offices

  The provisions in column 2 of the following table (Table 4B) apply for the purposes of paragraph 22(c).

 

Table 4B—Special provisions for certain offices

Item

Column 1

Office

Column 2

Special provision

1

Professional Services Review—Determining Authority

The following are to be paid in accordance with Part 6 instead of this Part:

(a) the Chair;

(b) the nonpractitioner member mentioned in paragraph 106ZPA(1)(b) of the Health Insurance Act 1973;

(c) the member appointed, as mentioned in paragraph 106ZPA(1)(c) of that Act, as a medical practitioner (within the meaning of that Act). To avoid doubt, this does not include a member who is a medical practitioner but whose appointment relates to another kind of practitioner (within the meaning of Part VAA of that Act).

2

InspectorGeneral of Biosecurity

The daily fee is capped at 175 days per year.

3

Specialist Medical Review Council

In addition to the relevant daily fee, the Convenor is to receive a retainer of $29,500 per year. A councillor who is appointed as a presiding councillor under subsection 196ZK(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 is to receive a retainer of $19,910 per year in addition to the relevant daily fee.

4

Gene Technology Committees

An Expert Advisor appointed to either the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee or the Gene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee is to receive $876 per day and is entitled to Tier 1 Travel.

5

Repatriation Medical Authority

In addition to the relevant daily fee, retainers of $58,910 per year for the Chair and $39,280 per year for Members are payable.

6

Selection Committees for Research and Development Corporations

This entry refers to Selection Committees established under Part 4 of the Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989.

7

Committees of Research and Development Corporations

This entry refers to committees established under Part 2 of the Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989.

8

Editorial Advisory Board

Subject to a minimum payment of $3,423 per year.

9

Ministerial Advisory Committee on Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections (MACBBVSTI)

Members appointed as organisational representatives, such as Federal Parliamentarians and State or Territory officials, do not receive the travel allowance determined for MACBBVSTI Members if they have an entitlement to travel allowance from a different source.

10

Examiner, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

The maximum amount an Examiner who is paid by way of daily fees can be paid in one year is $247,330.

11

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission—Associate Member (Agriculture)

The office holder is to receive an annual fee of $267,020 while working the equivalent of 3 days per week, in accordance with Part 3, instead of the amount in column 4 of Table 4A.

12

Fair Work Commission—Expert Panel Member

Fees for all official business are to be calculated in accordance with subsection 21(3). Subsection 21(1) does not apply.

13

Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT)—former Migration Review Tribunal (MRT) and Refugee Review Tribunal (RRT)

This instrument applies to an AAT member appointed on a parttime basis who is a former member of the MRT or the RRT and is covered by item 5 of Schedule 9 to the Tribunals Amalgamation Act 2015 (i.e. for the remaining balance of the former MRT or RRT member’s term of appointment that commenced before 1 July 2015). Section 21 of this instrument does not apply. The following conditions apply:

(a) members receive a daily fee for 7 hours work (which may accumulate over several days);

(b) the nature, reasonableness and duration of official business is to be reviewed prior to payment of fees, according to governance arrangements established by the President of the AAT.

14

Classification Review Board

When the Deputy Convenor acts as Convenor, the Deputy Convenor is entitled to the remuneration and other conditions determined for the Convenor.

15

Defence Force Advocate

The daily fee specified in Table 4A is payable when the Advocate undertakes tasks that do not require the advocacy and legal advice skills of a Senior Counsel. Fees payable for advocacy and legal advice that the Department certifies as within the Advocate’s functions under section 58T of the Defence Act 1903, and requiring the skills of a Senior Counsel or a Queen’s Counsel, is to be at the rate of $3,500 per day.

16

Superannuation Complaints Tribunal (SCT)

All daily fees for parttime office holders of the SCT are calculated in accordance with subsection 21(3); subsection 21(1) does not apply. The following conditions also apply:

(a) the time referred to in subsection 21(3) includes all official travel time; time spent on Tribunal business; and preparation for, attendance and finalisation of all matters associated with a Tribunal hearing;

(b) the Chair of the SCT is to certify the nature, reasonableness and duration of official business undertaken prior to any payment of fees.

17

Climate Change Authority Associate Member

An Associate Member of the Climate Change Authority appointed before 12 February 2018 is to receive $934 instead of the fee in Table 4A for the duration of the office holder’s current term of appointment.

18

Torres Strait Regional Authority

Section 21 does not apply. Office holders are to be paid in accordance with the following conditions:

(a) for formal meetings or authority business aggregating 6 hours or more on any one day—100% of the daily fee;

(b) for formal meetings or authority business aggregating 3 hours or more but less than 6 hours on any one day—60% of the daily fee;

(c) for formal meetings or authority business aggregating less than 3 hours on any one day—40% of the daily fee.

19

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission

Where a member has an entitlement to Tier 1 travel by virtue of a fulltime appointment, that entitlement also applies to this office.

20

InspectorGeneral of Live Animal Exports

The daily fee is capped at 120 days per year.

21

National Soils Advocate

The daily fee is capped at 100 days per year.

 

24  Specified professional committees

  The following table (Table 4C) sets out the specified professional committees.

 

Table 4C—Specified professional committees

Item

Professional committee

1

Advisory Committee for Biologicals

2

Advisory Committee on Chemicals Scheduling

3

Advisory Committee on Complementary Medicines

4

Advisory Committee on Medical Devices

5

Advisory Committee on Medicines

6

Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling

7

Advisory Committee on Vaccines

8

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care—Expert Committees

9

Independent Hospital Pricing Authority Clinical Advisory Committee

10

Medicare Participation Review Committees

11

National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council

12

Pharmaceutical Services Federal Committee of Inquiry

 

Part 5Annual meeting fees and additional daily fees

 

25  Simplified outline of this Part

This Part applies to office holders who receive an annual meeting fee and additional daily fee. The annual meeting fee compensates for formal meetings of the authority with the additional daily fee payable for authority business unrelated to the formal meetings.

This Part sets out the conditions that must be met for payment of both the annual meeting fee and the additional daily fee, including certification of hours and minimum claim and maximum payment arrangements. Table 5A identifies the following:

 the individual public offices remunerated by annual meeting and additional daily fees;

 the fees payable to Chairs and Members (where applicable);

 any additional provisions or conditions that apply to the office, including any caps that apply to the additional daily fee;

 the travel tier for the office.

26  Application of this Part

  This Part applies to office holders whose annual meeting fees and additional daily fees are set out in Table 5A.

27  Payment of annual meeting fees

 (1) The annual meeting fees set out in Table 5A are payable on a periodic basis throughout each year. Part years are paid on a proportionate basis. The annual meeting fee covers the following:

 (a) attendance at all formal meetings of the authority (regardless of their duration);

 (b) any preparation time for the formal meetings;

 (c) any official travel time associated with the formal meetings.

Reduction for lengthy absence

 (2) The annual meeting fee is proportionally reduced where an office holder is unavailable to attend meetings of the authority for a period of more than 3 months, except to the extent that a reduction would be inconsistent with the terms of the office holder’s appointment.

28  Payment of additional daily fees

 (1) The additional daily fees set out in Table 5A are payable for time spent on authority business in accordance with this Part and as calculated under section 30.

Certification of time

 (2) For an office holder other than the Chair, additional daily fees may only be paid after the Chair certifies the total time claimed by the office holder, including any official travel time that is not associated with a formal meeting.

 (3) For the Chair, additional daily fees may only be paid after the total time claimed by the Chair is certified in accordance with the terms set out in the Chair’s appointment or under governance arrangements approved by the responsible portfolio minister or employing authority.

Maximum payment

 (4) The maximum payable for any one day is one additional daily fee.

Minimum claim

 (5) Unless the employing authority determines otherwise, the minimum amount that may be claimed for payment at any one time is one additional daily fee.

Annual cap

 (6) If Table 5A sets out a cap on additional daily fees for an office holder, additional daily fees are not payable to the office holder once their aggregate additional daily fee earnings during that financial year reach the cap.

29  Authority business—exclusion

  For the purposes of this Part, time spent on the following is not to be treated as time spent on authority business:

 (a) all preparation for a formal meeting, even where it is considered excessive to normal preparation time;

 (b) any official travel time associated with a formal meeting regardless of when the travel occurs.

30  Calculation of additional daily fees

 (1) The amount of an additional daily fee paid to an office holder for a day is 20% of the additional daily fee set out in Table 5A for each hour, to a maximum of 5 hours per day, that the office holder spends:

 (a) on authority business; or

 (b) on official travel time that is not associated with a formal meeting.

 (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), disregard any period of time of less than one hour that the office holder spends as mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (b).

31  Annual meeting fees and additional daily fees

  The following table (Table 5A) sets out, for each office holder in column 1:

 (a) the annual meeting fee for the office holder; and

 (b) the additional daily fee for the office holder; and

 (c) the annual cap on additional daily fees for the office holder (if applicable); and

 (d) the special provisions (if any) of this instrument that apply to the office holder; and

 (e) the travel tier that applies to the office holder for the purposes of the official travel determination.

 

Table 5A—Annual meeting fees and additional daily fees

Column 1

Office holder

Column 2

Annual meeting fee

Column 3

Additional daily fee

Column 4

Annual cap on additional daily fees

Column 5

Special provisions

Column 6

Travel tier

Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development—Chair

$85,920

$1,166

$23,310

 

1

Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development—Member

$57,300

$876

$17,490

 

1

Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation—Chair

$69,290

$876

 

Table 5B, item 1

1

National Competition Council—President

$36,040

$1,166

 

Table 5B, item 2

1

National Competition Council—other councillor

$18,020

$876

 

Table 5B, item 2

1

Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority—Chair

$24,480

$1,166

 

 

1

Prostheses List Advisory Committee—Member

$22,180

$876

 

 

1

 

32  Special provisions for certain offices

  The provisions in column 2 of the following table (Table 5B) apply for the purposes of paragraph 31(d).

 

Table 5B—Special provisions for certain offices

Item

Column 1

Description

Column 2

Special provision

1

Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation

A CoChair in any CoChair arrangement for the Group is to receive:

(a) an annual meeting fee of $34,645; and

(b) an additional daily fee of $876.

2

National Competition Council

The annual fee applies to all Council work including governance, meeting preparation and consideration of applications at and prior to scheduled meetings. The additional daily fee applies only to consideration of applications that are not able to be covered in the scheduled meetings due to statutory timeframes.

 

Part 6Base fees and meeting fees

 

33  Simplified outline of this Part

This Part applies to office holders who receive a combination of a base (annual) fee and a (daily) meeting fee. The base fee compensates for a wide range of work undertaken by the office holder as set out in this Part. The meeting fee component applies only to full day formal meetings of the authority and is payable in accordance with the provisions set out in this Part. Table 6A identifies the following:

 the individual public offices remunerated by base fees and meeting fees;

 the fees payable to Chairs and Members (where applicable);

 any additional provisions or conditions that apply to the office;

 the travel tier for the office.

34  Application of this Part

  This Part applies to office holders whose base fees and meeting fees are set out in Table 6A.

35  Payment of base fees

 (1) The base fees set out in Table 6A are annual fees payable on a periodic basis throughout each year. Part years are paid on a proportionate basis. The base fee covers all activities undertaken by an office holder in performing the duties of their office, including the following:

 (a) part day meetings (involving less than 5 hours including official travel time);

 (b) preparation for a formal meeting;

 (c) subcommittee work;

 (d) formal dinners;

 (e) teleconferences;

 (f) representational activities;

 (g) other authority business.

Reduction for lengthy absence

 (2) The base fee is proportionally reduced where an office holder is unavailable to attend meetings of the authority for a period of more than 3 months, except to the extent that a reduction would be inconsistent with the terms of the office holder’s appointment.

36  Payment of meeting fees

 (1) The meeting fees set out in Table 6A are payable in accordance with this Part.

 (2) Meeting fees are payable only where the total time spent on a formal meeting of the authority, combined with official travel time associated with the meeting, is 5 hours or more on the same day. Part days do not accrue.

Certification of time

 (3) For an office holder other than the Chair, meeting fees may only be paid after the Chair certifies the total time claimed by the office holder, including any official travel time.

 (4) However, if the Chair is absent from a meeting, the office holder’s meeting fees which relate to the meeting may only be paid after the nominated presiding officer for the meeting certifies the total time claimed by the office holder for the day or days to which those fees relate.

 (5) For the Chair, meeting fees may only be paid after the total time claimed by the Chair is certified in accordance with the terms set out in the Chair’s appointment or under governance arrangements approved by the responsible portfolio minister or authority.

37  Base fees and meeting fees

  The following table (Table 6A) sets out, for each office holder in column 1:

 (a) the base fee for the office holder; and

 (b) the meeting fee for the office holder; and

 (c) the special provisions (if any) of this instrument that apply to the office holder; and

 (d) the travel tier that applies to the office holder for the purposes of the official travel determination.

 

Table 6A—Base fees and meeting fees

Column 1

Office

Column 2

Base fee

Column 3

Meeting fee

Column 4

Special provisions

Column 5

Travel tier

Climate Change Authority—Chair

$60,980

$1,166

Table 6B, item 1

2

Climate Change Authority—Member

$30,490

$934

Table 6B, item 1

2

Australian Charities and Notforprofits Commission Advisory Board—Chair

$36,040

$1,000

 

2

Australian Charities and Notforprofits Commission Advisory Board—Member

$14,420

$668

 

2

Professional Services Review—Determining Authority—Chair

$28,560

$1,499

 

1

Professional Services Review—Determining Authority—Member

$26,520

$1,350

Table 6B, item 2

1

Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation—Chair

$27,740

$1,166

 

1

Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation—Member

$13,870

$1,050

 

1

Takeovers Panel—Chair

$27,740

$1,166

Table 6B, item 3

1

Takeovers Panel—Member

$5,550

$1,166

Table 6B, item 3

1

Woomera Prohibited Area Advisory Board—Independent Chair

$14,430

$1,000

 

2

 

38  Special provisions for certain offices

  The provisions in column 2 of the following table (Table 6B) apply for the purposes of paragraph 37(c).

 

Table 6B—Special provisions for certain offices

Item

Column 1

Description

Column 2

Special provision

1

Climate Change Authority

The fees set out in Table 6A apply only to the Chair and Members of the Climate Change Authority appointed prior to 12 February 2018, for the duration of such an appointment that was in force on that day.

2

Professional Services Review—Determining Authority—Member

The fees set out in Table 6A apply only to the following:

(a) the nonpractitioner member mentioned in paragraph 106ZPA(1)(b) of the Health Insurance Act 1973;

(b) the member appointed, as mentioned in paragraph 106ZPA(1)(c) of that Act, as a medical practitioner (within the meaning of that Act). To avoid doubt, this does not include a member who is a medical practitioner but whose appointment relates to another kind of practitioner (within the meaning of Part VAA of that Act).

Other members are to be paid in accordance with Part 4.

3

Takeovers Panel

Meeting fees are payable for sitting days of takeover proceedings and for Panel days where the duration of the proceedings is of a minimum of 3 hours. Payment of fees is subject to a maximum of one meeting fee for any one day. For periods of work of less than 3 hours, a fee is payable as follows:

(a) less than 2 hours—40% of a meeting fee;

(b) 2 hours to less than 3 hours—60% of a meeting fee.

 

Part 7Aboriginal Land Councils fees

 

39  Simplified outline of this Part

This Part applies to office holders of the Aboriginal Land Councils. Depending on their Council, Councillors may receive either an annual fee or a daily fee. This Part sets out the conditions that must be met for payment of fees, including certification of hours and minimum claim and maximum payment arrangements. Table 7A sets out:

 the individual office holders who receive annual fees; and

 the fees payable to Chairs, Deputy Chairs (where applicable) and Members who receive annual fees.

Table 7B sets out:

 the individual office holders who receive daily fees; and

 the fees payable to Chairs, Deputy Chairs (where applicable) and Councillors who receive daily fees.

40  Application of this Part

  This Part applies to:

 (a) office holders whose annual fees are set out in Table 7A; and

 (b) office holders whose daily fees are set out in Table 7B.

41  Payment of annual fees

 (1) The annual fees set out in Table 7A are payable on a periodic basis throughout each year. Part years are paid on a proportionate basis. The annual fee covers all activities undertaken by an office holder in performing the duties of their office.

Reduction for lengthy absence

 (2) The annual fee is proportionally reduced where an office holder is unavailable to perform the duties of their office for a period of more than 3 months, except to the extent that a reduction would be inconsistent with the terms of the office holder’s appointment.

42  Payment of daily fees

 (1) The daily fees set out in Table 7B are payable in accordance with this Part.

Certification of time

 (2) For an office holder other than the Chair, daily fees may only be paid after the Chair certifies the total time claimed by the office holder, including any official travel time.

 (3) However, if the Chair is absent from a meeting, the office holder’s daily fees which relate to that meeting may only be paid after the nominated presiding officer for the meeting certifies the total time claimed by the office holder for the day or days to which those fees relate.

 (4) For the Chair, daily fees may only be paid after the total time claimed by the Chair is certified in accordance with the terms set out in the Chair’s appointment or under governance arrangements approved by the responsible portfolio minister or employing authority.

Maximum payment

 (5) The maximum payable for any one day is one daily fee.

Minimum claim

 (6) Unless the employing authority determines otherwise, the minimum amount that may be claimed for payment at any one time is one daily fee.

43  Calculation of daily fees

Meeting days

 (1) The amount of a daily fee paid to an office holder for a meeting day is:

 (a) if the office holder’s qualifying meeting day time is less than 2 hours—40% of the daily fee; or

 (b) if the office holder’s qualifying meeting day time is at least 2 hours and less than 3 hours—60% of the daily fee; or

 (c) otherwise—100% of the daily fee.

 (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), qualifying meeting day time is time that an office holder spends on a meeting day:

 (a) attending a formal meeting; or

 (b) on authority business; or

 (c) on official travel time.

Nonmeeting days

 (3) The amount of a daily fee paid to an office holder for a nonmeeting day is 20% of the daily fee set out in Table 7B for each hour, to a maximum of 5 hours per day, that the office holder spends:

 (a) on authority business; or

 (b) on official travel time.

Note: Normal preparation time must not be taken into account in working out fees under this section (see paragraph (c) of the definition of authority business in section 8).

44  Travel tier

  For the purposes of the official travel determination, travel tier 2 applies to an office holder.

45  Annual fees

  The following table (Table 7A) sets out, for each office holder in column 1, the annual fee for the office holder.

 

Table 7A—Annual fees for holders of public offices in Aboriginal Land Councils

Column 1

Office

Column 2

Annual fee

Tiwi Land Council—Chair

$60,980

Tiwi Land Council—Deputy Chair

$36,590

Tiwi Land Council—Member of the Management Committee

$36,590

 

46  Daily fees

  The following table (Table 7B) sets out, for each office holder in column 1, the daily fee for the office holder when the office holder is engaged in the activity in column 2.

 

Table 7B—Daily fees for holders of public offices in Aboriginal Land Councils

Column 1

Office

Column 2

Activity

Column 3

Daily fee

Northern Land Council—Chair

If engaged parttime on the functions and duties of the office

$778

Northern Land Council—Member

If engaged on general Council business

$312

Northern Land Council—Member

If engaged on business of the executive

$506

Central Land Council—Chair

If engaged parttime on the functions and duties of the office

$778

Central Land Council—Member

If engaged on general Council business

$312

Central Land Council—Member

If engaged on business of the executive

$506

Anindilyakwa Land Council—Chair

If engaged parttime on the functions and duties of the office

$668

Anindilyakwa Land Council—Member

If engaged parttime on the functions and duties of the office

$334

 

Schedule 1Repeals

 

Remuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Parttime Public Office) Determination 2020

1  The whole of the instrument

Repeal the instrument.