sec.247Remuneration payable to councillors

### sec.247 Remuneration payable to councillors A local government must pay remuneration to each councillor of the local government. The maximum amount of remuneration payable to a councillor under the remuneration schedule must be paid to the councillor, unless the local government, by resolution, decides the maximum amount is not payable to the councillor. However, a decision not to pay the maximum amount of remuneration to a councillor must not be made only because the councillor was absent, with or without the local government’s leave, for 1 or more ordinary meetings of the local government. In a resolution made under subsection (2) , the local government must also decide the amount of remuneration payable to the councillor. The amount of remuneration decided under subsection (4) for each councillor must not be more than the maximum amount of remuneration payable to the councillor under the remuneration schedule. The amount of remuneration for each councillor, other than a mayor or deputy mayor, must be the same. If the amount of remuneration for a councillor is a proportion of the maximum amount payable to the councillor under the remuneration schedule, the amount of remuneration for each other councillor, including a mayor or deputy mayor, must be the same proportion of the maximum amount payable to that other councillor under the schedule. If the amount of remuneration for the mayor of a local government is 90% of the maximum amount of remuneration payable to the mayor under the remuneration schedule— the amount of remuneration for the deputy mayor of the local government must be 90% of the maximum amount of remuneration payable to the deputy mayor under the schedule; and the amount of remuneration for the other councillors of the local government must be 90% of the maximum amount of remuneration payable to councillors other than the mayor or deputy mayor under the schedule. The local government must make a resolution under subsection (2) , for the remuneration payable from 1 July of a particular year, before 1 July of that year. Subsections (5) , (6) and (7) are subject to section 248 . s 247 sub 2013 Act No. 32 s 88 amd 2016 SL No. 217 s 8 ; 2025 SL No. 161 s 25 ; 2026 Act No. 5 s 122 (sec.247-ssec.1) A local government must pay remuneration to each councillor of the local government. (sec.247-ssec.2) The maximum amount of remuneration payable to a councillor under the remuneration schedule must be paid to the councillor, unless the local government, by resolution, decides the maximum amount is not payable to the councillor. (sec.247-ssec.3) However, a decision not to pay the maximum amount of remuneration to a councillor must not be made only because the councillor was absent, with or without the local government’s leave, for 1 or more ordinary meetings of the local government. (sec.247-ssec.4) In a resolution made under subsection (2) , the local government must also decide the amount of remuneration payable to the councillor. (sec.247-ssec.5) The amount of remuneration decided under subsection (4) for each councillor must not be more than the maximum amount of remuneration payable to the councillor under the remuneration schedule. (sec.247-ssec.6) The amount of remuneration for each councillor, other than a mayor or deputy mayor, must be the same. (sec.247-ssec.7) If the amount of remuneration for a councillor is a proportion of the maximum amount payable to the councillor under the remuneration schedule, the amount of remuneration for each other councillor, including a mayor or deputy mayor, must be the same proportion of the maximum amount payable to that other councillor under the schedule. If the amount of remuneration for the mayor of a local government is 90% of the maximum amount of remuneration payable to the mayor under the remuneration schedule— the amount of remuneration for the deputy mayor of the local government must be 90% of the maximum amount of remuneration payable to the deputy mayor under the schedule; and the amount of remuneration for the other councillors of the local government must be 90% of the maximum amount of remuneration payable to councillors other than the mayor or deputy mayor under the schedule. (sec.247-ssec.8) The local government must make a resolution under subsection (2) , for the remuneration payable from 1 July of a particular year, before 1 July of that year. (sec.247-ssec.9) Subsections (5) , (6) and (7) are subject to section 248 . - (a) the amount of remuneration for the deputy mayor of the local government must be 90% of the maximum amount of remuneration payable to the deputy mayor under the schedule; and - (b) the amount of remuneration for the other councillors of the local government must be 90% of the maximum amount of remuneration payable to councillors other than the mayor or deputy mayor under the schedule.