35Payment of meeting fees

35 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.