8Time of making reports and determinations

#### 8 Time of making reports and determinations (1) Subject to this section, the Tribunal shall, as soon as practicable after the commencement of this Act, and at subsequent intervals of not more than 1 year, make: (a) reports on the matters referred to in subsection 6(2A); and (b) determinations in respect of the matters referred to in subsection 7(3). (2) Where: (a) an office came into existence before the commencement of the Remuneration and Allowances Amendment Act 1983 and the Tribunal has not determined the remuneration to be paid in respect of that office; (aa) an office comes into existence after that commencement; or (b) a substantial change in the functions or duties to be performed by the holder of an office has occurred since the Tribunal last determined the remuneration to be paid in respect of that office; the Tribunal shall, as soon as practicable but without prejudice to its obligations under subsection (1), inquire into and determine the remuneration to be paid in respect of that office. (2A) Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to the holder of an office who is a member of, or a candidate for election to, either House of the Parliament. (3) Where the Tribunal inquires into, and determines, the remuneration to be paid in respect of an office in accordance with subsection (2), the Tribunal may also inquire into, and either determine or report on, any matter that is, or is considered by it to be, significantly related to that remuneration. (4) In subsections (2), (2A) and (3), office means a public office.