28Payment of additional daily fees

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.

Note 1: If a person undertakes activities for which the person receives an annual fee under this instrument, the person is not entitled to a daily fee for those activities.

Note 2: If a person undertakes activities for which the person does not receive an annual fee under this instrument, the person is entitled to only one daily fee under this instrument for those activities.

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.