sec.31ARemuneration determinations about salary entitlements following public service salary decisions

### sec.31A Remuneration determinations about salary entitlements following public service salary decisions The tribunal may not make a remuneration determination about a member’s salary entitlement unless a public service salary decision is made. Within 90 days after a public service salary decision is made, the tribunal must make a remuneration determination about members’ salary entitlements. The remuneration determination may not increase a member’s salary entitlement by a rate that is higher than the rate of increase to the salary or wage of a departmental employee under the public service salary decision. If the remuneration determination increases a member’s salary entitlement, the determination must provide for the increase to take effect, or to have taken effect, on the same day the increase to the salary or wage of a departmental employee takes or took effect under the public service salary decision. In this section— departmental employee means a public service employee employed to work in the administrative stream in the department. directive see the Public Sector Act 2022 , schedule 2 . industrial instrument see the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , schedule 5 . public service salary decision means an industrial instrument or directive that includes provision about the salary or wage of a departmental employee. salary entitlement means an entitlement to— an annual salary under section 41 ; or an additional salary under section 42 . s 31A ins 2015 No. 3 s 31 amd 2020 No. 25 s 21 ; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3 (sec.31A-ssec.1) The tribunal may not make a remuneration determination about a member’s salary entitlement unless a public service salary decision is made. (sec.31A-ssec.2) Within 90 days after a public service salary decision is made, the tribunal must make a remuneration determination about members’ salary entitlements. (sec.31A-ssec.3) The remuneration determination may not increase a member’s salary entitlement by a rate that is higher than the rate of increase to the salary or wage of a departmental employee under the public service salary decision. (sec.31A-ssec.4) If the remuneration determination increases a member’s salary entitlement, the determination must provide for the increase to take effect, or to have taken effect, on the same day the increase to the salary or wage of a departmental employee takes or took effect under the public service salary decision. (sec.31A-ssec.5) In this section— departmental employee means a public service employee employed to work in the administrative stream in the department. directive see the Public Sector Act 2022 , schedule 2 . industrial instrument see the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , schedule 5 . public service salary decision means an industrial instrument or directive that includes provision about the salary or wage of a departmental employee. salary entitlement means an entitlement to— an annual salary under section 41 ; or an additional salary under section 42 . - (a) an annual salary under section 41 ; or - (b) an additional salary under section 42 .