Judicial Remuneration Act 2007
sec.25Adjustment of salary of Federal Court judge
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sec.25 Adjustment of salary of Federal Court judge
An adjustment of an amount payable to a judicial officer under part 2 in relation to a financial year only takes effect as provided by subsection (2) . If— an adjustment of the salary of a Federal Court Judge takes effect during the financial year; and the relevant determination of the Federal Remuneration Tribunal is not disapproved of by a resolution passed by either House of the Parliament of the Commonwealth under the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 (Cwlth) ; the adjustment takes effect on the later of the following— the beginning of the day after the last day on which either House of that Parliament could have passed a resolution in relation to that determination; the date on which that determination takes effect. If, under subsection (2) , an adjustment takes effect after the date mentioned in subsection (2) (d) , a judicial officer who held the relevant office at any time during the period of deferral is entitled to receive the difference between— the amount that would have been payable to him or her during the period of deferral if the adjustment had taken effect on the date mentioned in subsection (2) (d) ; and the amount that was payable to him or her in relation to the period of deferral. In this section— Federal Remuneration Tribunal means the Remuneration Tribunal established by the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 (Cwlth) , section 4 (1) . period of deferral , in relation to an adjustment, means the period starting on the date mentioned in subsection (2) (d) and ending on the day on which the adjustment takes effect. (sec.25-ssec.1) An adjustment of an amount payable to a judicial officer under part 2 in relation to a financial year only takes effect as provided by subsection (2) . (sec.25-ssec.2) If— an adjustment of the salary of a Federal Court Judge takes effect during the financial year; and the relevant determination of the Federal Remuneration Tribunal is not disapproved of by a resolution passed by either House of the Parliament of the Commonwealth under the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 (Cwlth) ; the adjustment takes effect on the later of the following— the beginning of the day after the last day on which either House of that Parliament could have passed a resolution in relation to that determination; the date on which that determination takes effect. (sec.25-ssec.3) If, under subsection (2) , an adjustment takes effect after the date mentioned in subsection (2) (d) , a judicial officer who held the relevant office at any time during the period of deferral is entitled to receive the difference between— the amount that would have been payable to him or her during the period of deferral if the adjustment had taken effect on the date mentioned in subsection (2) (d) ; and the amount that was payable to him or her in relation to the period of deferral. (sec.25-ssec.4) In this section— Federal Remuneration Tribunal means the Remuneration Tribunal established by the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 (Cwlth) , section 4 (1) . period of deferral , in relation to an adjustment, means the period starting on the date mentioned in subsection (2) (d) and ending on the day on which the adjustment takes effect.