{"id":"F2021L01067","name":"Water (Remuneration and Allowances of the Inspector-General of Water Compliance) Determination 2021","slug":"water-remuneration-and-allowances-of-the-inspector-general-of-water-compliance-determination-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440949,"registerId":"F2021L01067-fast-fetch-1775956391943","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Water (Remuneration and Allowances of the Inspector-General of Water Compliance) Determination 2021","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nWater (Remuneration and Allowances of the Inspector‑General of Water Compliance) Determination 2021\n\nI, Keith Pitt, Minister for Resources and Water, make the following determination.\n\nDated 3 August 2021\n\nKeith Pitt\n\nMinister for Resources and Water\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Remuneration and allowances\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Water (Remuneration and Allowances of the Inspector‑General of Water Compliance) Determination 2021.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (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.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument At the same time as the Water Legislation Amendment (Inspector‑General of Water Compliance and Other Measures) Act 2021 commences. 5 August 2021\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.\n\n (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.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 215L(5) of the Water Act 2007.\n\n4  Remuneration and allowances\n\n (1) The Inspector‑General is to be paid the same remuneration and allowances the Inspector‑General would be paid if:\n\n (a) a reference in the Remuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Full‑time Public Office) Determination 2021, as in force at the commencement of this instrument, to an office holder included a reference to the Inspector‑General; and\n\n (b) Table 2A in section 10 of that instrument included:\n\n (i) a reference in column 1 to the office of Inspector‑General; and\n\n (ii) a reference in column 2 to a total remuneration (per year) of $360,250 for that office.\n\n (2) The Inspector‑General is also to be paid the same allowances in relation to travel for business pertaining to or required by the duties of the office that the Inspector‑General would be paid if:\n\n (a) a reference in Parts 4, 5 and 6 of the Remuneration Tribunal (Official Travel) Determination 2019, as in force as the commencement of this instrument, to an office holder included a reference to the Inspector‑General; and\n\n (b) the travel tier specified for the Inspector‑General for the purposes of that instrument was tier 2.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, technical function suggested by its title: setting remuneration and allowances for a specific office. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short: only 4 operative sections","No defined terms section","Simple conditional logic: single 'if' structure in each subsection with two conditions","Cross-references to external instruments (Remuneration Tribunal determinations) but uses straightforward incorporation by reference rather than complex integration","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions","Single purpose instrument with linear structure"],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument fixes pay and travel entitlements for the new Inspector‑General of Water Compliance, setting salary at $360,250 (2021) and assigning Tier 2 travel allowances. \n\nIt does so by treating the office as covered by existing Remuneration Tribunal determinations, giving the appointee and the Commonwealth clear, immediate pay and travel rules for this senior water‑oversight role."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the statutory functions, powers or remit of the Inspector‑General. It solely prescribes the officeholder’s remuneration and travel allowances by linking them to specified entries and tiers in Remuneration Tribunal determinations (see s4(1)–(2)), and commences with the enabling Act (Commencement table). It therefore alters pay entitlements but not the legal scope of the office (authority: s3)."},"complexity_factors":["Short, self-contained instrument with a single substantive purpose (remuneration and allowances) (see s4).","Direct numeric salary specification ($360,250) reduces interpretive ambiguity (s4(1)(b)(ii)).","Cross‑references to external Remuneration Tribunal instruments require users to consult those instruments to see operative details (s4(1)(a); s4(2)(a)).","Travel entitlements are applied by reference to a travel tier in another instrument (tier 2), creating a dependency on that instrument's rules (s4(2)(b)).","Commencement is tied to the enabling Act, so practical effect depends on that Act's commencement timing (Commencement table).","Made under a specific statutory power (s215L(5) Water Act 2007), limiting scope to remuneration/allowances rather than functions (s3)."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination fixes the pay and travel entitlements for the Inspector‑General of Water Compliance. It sets a total annual remuneration of $360,250 and links travel allowances to ‘tier 2’ of the Remuneration Tribunal’s Official Travel Determination. It takes effect on commencement of the enabling Act and is made under s.215L(5) of the Water Act 2007. The instrument governs who the officeholder is paid and which external Tribunal instruments determine the rates and travel rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/water-remuneration-and-allowances-of-the-inspector-general-of-water-compliance-determination-2021","history":"/api/acts/water-remuneration-and-allowances-of-the-inspector-general-of-water-compliance-determination-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/water-remuneration-and-allowances-of-the-inspector-general-of-water-compliance-determination-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/water-remuneration-and-allowances-of-the-inspector-general-of-water-compliance-determination-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/water-remuneration-and-allowances-of-the-inspector-general-of-water-compliance-determination-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/water-remuneration-and-allowances-of-the-inspector-general-of-water-compliance-determination-2021/documents"}}