5ASalary of Director

5A Salary of Director

[Section 5A Inserted by No. 45 of 1996, s. 4 ]

(1)  For the period 26 June 1995 to 30 September 1996, both days inclusive, the Director is to be paid a salary at the rate of 90% of the salary payable to a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania for the same period.

(2)  After 30 September 1996, the Director is to be paid a salary equivalent to the salary payable to a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania.

(2A)  [Section 5A Subsection (2A) inserted by No. 91 of 1999, s. 6, Applied:15 Dec 1999] [Section 5A Subsection (2A) substituted by No. 52 of 2002, s. 20, Applied:27 Nov 2002] Notwithstanding subsection (2) , the Director may elect, in writing to the Secretary, at any time but not more than once in a period of one year, that the salary determined in accordance with subsection (2) may be provided –

(a) in part by the payment of salary to the Director; and

(b) [Section 5A Subsection (2A) amended by No. 65 of 2005, Sched. 1, Applied:15 Dec 2005] in part by the payment of employer superannuation contributions to an RSA or a complying superannuation scheme, which may include the accumulation scheme.

(2B)  [Section 5A Subsection (2B) inserted by No. 91 of 1999, s. 6, Applied:15 Dec 1999] If the Director elects to sacrifice some or all of his or her salary under subsection (2A)  –

(a) the election has effect from the date of the election or from a later date specified in the election for that purpose; and

(b) the Director is taken, for any purpose related to superannuation, to have received the salary determined in accordance with subsection (2) , notwithstanding the salary sacrifice.

(3)  [Section 5A Subsection (3) amended by No. 4 of 2017, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2019] The Director is entitled to be paid out of the Public Account.