27Payment of additional daily fees

27 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 29. 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.