Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2012/24 - Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Full-Time Public Office
Part 2–REMUNERATION AND RELATED MATTERS
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2.1 Total Remuneration: Office Holders are eligible for the annual amounts of Base Salary and Total Remuneration (including any additional amount shown in Column 4), as set out in Table 2A below with effect from 1 January 2013, unless otherwise specified.
TABLE 2A – FULL-TIME OFFICE HOLDERS – TOTAL REMUNERATION AND OTHER BENEFITS
Chair, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)
$560,000
$800,000
Nil
2.2.10
1
Chairperson, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
$490,000
$700,000
Nil
1
Chairperson, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
$490,000
$700,000
Nil
1
Solicitor-General
$511,000
$700,000
Nil
1
Deputy Chair, APRA
$448,000
$640,000
Nil
1
Member, APRA
$420,000
$600,000
Nil
1
Public Service Commissioner
$420,000
$600,000
Nil
1
Deputy Chairperson, ASIC
$392,000
$560,000
Nil
1
Chairman, Productivity Commission
$385,000
$550,000
Nil
1
Commissioner, Australian Federal Police
$385,000
$550,000
Nil
1
Deputy Chairperson, ACCC
$367,500
$525,000
Nil
1
Vice President, Fair Work CommissionEffective 1 March 2013 – Ref Det 2013/03
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$367,500
$525,000
Nil
2.2.16
1
Member, ASIC
$350,000
$500,000
Nil
1
Chair, Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
$350,000
$500,000
Nil
1
Chair, Australian Energy Regulator
$350,000
$500,000
Nil
1
Chief Executive Officer, Austrade
$350,000
$500,000
Nil
1
Director of Public Prosecutions
$375,000
$500,000
Nil
1
Director-General of Security, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
$350,000
$500,000
Nil
1
Chief Executive Officer, National Mental Health Commission (NMHC)
$387,940
$484,920
Nil
2.2.3
2
Chair/Chief Executive Officer, Clean Energy Regulator
$332,500
$475,000
Nil
2.2.4
1
Director-General, AusAID
$337,250
$475,000
Nil
1
Chief Executive Officer, Australian Crime Commission
$332,500
$475,000
Nil
1
Vice Chief of the Defence Force
$322,000
$460,000
Nil
1
Member, ACCC
$315,000
$450,000
Nil
1
Director-General, Office of National Assessments
$315,000
$450,000
Nil
1
Chief Executive Officer, Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
Administrator, Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands
$200,750
$275,000
Nil
2.2.2
2
Private Health Insurance Ombudsman
$200,750
$275,000
Nil
2
Director, Classification Board
$200,750
$275,000
Nil
2.2.20
2
Chairperson, Torres Strait Regional Authority
$200,750
$275,000
Nil
2
Administrator, Torres Strait Regional Authority
$200,750
$275,000
Nil
2
Deputy Principal Member, SSATEffective 1 January 2013 ref Det 2013/05
$200,750
$275,000
Nil
2
Chief Executive Officer, Telecommunications Universal Service Management Authority (TUSMA)
$175,000
$250,000
Nil
2
Executive Director of Township Leasing
$182,500
$250,000
Nil
2
Director, Tuition Protection Service
$157,500
$225,000
$22,348
2.2.13
2
Chief Executive Officer, National Health Funding Body
$157,500
$225,000
Nil
2
Deputy Chairperson, SCT
$164,250
$225,000
Nil
2
Senior Member, RRT
$164,250
$225,000
Nil
2
Senior Member, MRT
$164,250
$225,000
Nil
2
Senior Member, VRB
$164,250
$225,000
Nil
2
Deputy Director, Classification Board
$164,250
$225,000
Nil
2.2.20
2
Administrator, Norfolk Island
$146,000
$200,000
Nil
2.2.8
2
Senior Member, SSATEffective 1 January 2013 ref Det 2013/05
$146,000
$200,000
Nil
2
Member, RRT
$146,000
$200,000
Nil
2
Member, MRT
$146,000
$200,000
Nil
2
Chairman (full-time), Central Land Council
$146,000
$200,000
Nil
3
Chairman (full-time), Northern Land Council
$146,000
$200,000
Nil
2
Chair (full-time), Anindilyakwa Land Council
$127,750
$175,000
Nil
2
Senior Classifier, Classification Board
$150,500
$175,000
Nil
2
Member, SSATEffective 1 January 2013 ref Det 2013/05
$127,750
$175,000
Nil
3
Commonwealth Financial Officer for Norfolk Island
$129,000
$150,000
Nil
2
Classifier, Classification Board
$107,500
$125,000
Nil
2.2.21
3
2.2 Additional Provisions: Where an additional annual amount is specified in Column 4 of Table 2A in relation to an Office Holder, payment will be subject to the provisions of the sub-clause shown in Column 5. The amount will be added to the figure in Column 3 to provide Total Remuneration for that Office Holder.
2.2.1 Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate, Director: The Director will receive an additional loading as shown in Column 4 of Table 2A from 1 July 2012 until 31 May 2013. Base salary for superannuation purposes will be $266,040 until 31 May 2013.
2.2.2 Administrator, Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Mr Jon Stanhope will receive $248,900 Total Remuneration with $181,697 base salary from 1 January 2013 while he occupies the office shown in Column 1.
2.2.3 National Mental Health Commission: The current CEO, Ms Robyn Kruk will receive Total Remuneration as specified in column 3 and Base Salary as specified in Column 2 while she occupies this office. These rates are person-specific for Ms Kruk, and no ongoing rate has been determined for this office.
2.2.4 Clean Energy Regulator, Chair/Chief Executive Officer: Ms Chloe Munro will receive an additional $73,500 Total Remuneration loading per annum from 1 January 2013 to cease on 31 December 2013 including a Base Salary (salary for superannuation purposes) loading of $51,450 per annum.
2.2.5 National Water Commission: Mr James Cameron will receive an additional $22,980 Total Remuneration loading per annum, including a Base Salary (salary for superannuation purposes) loading of $16,730 from 1 January 2013 until 31 December 2015 while he occupies the office shown in Column 1.
2.2.6 Murray-Darling Basin Authority: The Chief Executive, Dr Rhondda Dickson, will have a Base Salary loading of $24,609 per annum from 1 January 2013, while she occupies the office.
2.2.7 Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, Commissioner: The Commissioner will receive Base Salary as specified in Column 2 and Total Remuneration as specified in Column 3 of the office in Column 1, effective on and from 6 December 2012.
2.2.8 Norfolk Island, Administrator: Mr Neil Pope will receive Total Remuneration of $157,420 with $114,917 base salary from 1 January 2013 while he occupies the office shown in Column 1.
2.2.9 Gene Technology Regulator: Dr Joe Smith will receive $301,470 Total Remuneration with $229,120 Base Salary while he occupies the office shown in Column 1.
2.2.10 APRA: Notwithstanding the above provisions, the Base Salary of Dr John Laker will be $640,000 from 10 August 2011, while he occupies the office of Chair, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
2.2.11 Health Workforce Australia, Chief Executive Officer: Mr Mark Cormack will receive a personal loading as shown in Column 4 of Table 2A from 1 January 2013 to 26 January 2015.
2.2.12 Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority, Chief Executive Officer: Ms Aurora Andruska will receive a personal loading as shown in Column 4 of Table 2A until 9 May 2014.
2.2.13 Tuition Protection Service: Mr Vipan Mahajan will receive a loading of $22,348 in addition to Total Remuneration, and a Base Salary of $182,842 while he holds appointment to the office of Director.
2.2.14 Deleted.
2.2.15 Productivity Commission: Mr Michael Woods will receive $339,970 Total Remuneration with $261,777 Base Salary while he occupies the office of Deputy Chair.
2.2.16 Fair Work Commission: Where an appointee as Deputy President or Commissioner of Fair Work Commission is a Judge, the comparative salary for the purposes of s.637(6) of the Fair Work Act 2009 is the amount in Column 2. Where a holder of the office of Vice President appointed under section 626 of the Fair Work Act 2009 has residual entitlements under the Fair Work Legislation Amendment Regulations 2012 (No.1), the salary applicable to that office holder is $423,024.
2.2.17 Deleted.
2.2.18 Productivity Commission: Ms Patricia Scott will receive $519,960 Total Remuneration with $415,968 Base Salary, and Tier 1 travel entitlements while she occupies the office of Commissioner.
2.2.19 National Archives of Australia, Director General: The Base Salary (salary for superannuation purposes) for Mr David Fricker will be $271,360 while he occupies the office shown in Column 1.
2.2.20 Classification Board: On any occasion when the Deputy Director acts as Director, he or she will be entitled to the remuneration and other conditions determined for the Director.
2.2.21 Temporary Classifier: Where a person is appointed to the Classification Board as a Temporary Classifier, a daily fee of $517 is payable from 1 January 2013, in lieu of other provisions in this Part. The provisions of Part 3 (Allowances), Part 5 (Recreation leave) and Part 6 (Compensation for early loss of office) do not apply.
2.2.22 Parliamentary Budget Officer: The Parliamentary Budget Officer will receive an additional amount as shown in Column 4 for the first term of his or her office.
2.2.23 Additional remuneration adjustments for certain offices are set out in Table 2B:
2.3 Part-time work: Where approval is given by the employer for an Office Holder to perform the duties of an Office on a part-time basis, the Base Salary and Total Remuneration contained in Table 2A will be payable on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the proportion of full-time hours worked. Where proposed hours are less than 60 per cent of the full-time rate, prior agreement of the Remuneration Tribunal is required to the remuneration level.
2.4 Remuneration packaging: Subject to this Part, an Office Holder may elect to receive the benefit of the Total Remuneration, other than the value of the Employer’s Superannuation Contribution, in cash as salary or as a combination of salary and Benefits. The Office Holder must take at least 50 per cent of Superannuation Salary as salary, except where agency policies and procedures on salary packaging allow otherwise. Any election must be consistent with relevant taxation laws and rulings or guidelines applicable to salary packaging schemes issued by the Australian Taxation Office. Any election must not result in a cost to the employer (including in relation to any fringe benefits taxation) additional to the cost which would be incurred if all of the Total Remuneration elements able to be taken as salary were taken as salary.
2.5 Superannuation Salary
2.5.1 For an Office Holder who is a member of the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme:
(a) the Officer Holder’s annual rate of salary for the purposes of the scheme is the Officer Holder’s Base Salary; and
(b) the value attributed to the Employer’s Superannuation Contribution is taken to be 15.4% of the Office Holder’s Base Salary.
2.5.2 For an Office Holder who is a member of the Public Sector Superannuation Scheme:
(a) the Office Holder’s basic salary for the purposes of the scheme is the Office Holder’s Base Salary; and
(b) the amount of the Officer Holder’s recognised allowances for the purpose of the scheme is zero; and
(c) the value attributed to the Employer’s Superannuation Contribution is taken to be 15.4% of the Officer Holder’s Base Salary.
2.5.3 For an Office Holder who is a member of the Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan, the Office Holder’s superannuation salary for the purposes of the scheme is the Office Holder’s ordinary time earnings (OTE).
2.5.4 For an Office Holder who is a member of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Scheme:
(a) the Office Holder’s annual rate of salary for the purposes of the scheme is the Office Holder’s Base Salary; and
(b) the value attributed to the Employer’s Superannuation Contribution is taken to be 15.4% of the Office Holder’s Base Salary.
2.5.5 For an Office Holder who is a member of the Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme:
(a) the Office Holder‘s annual rate of salary for the purposes of the scheme is the Office Holder’s Base Salary; and
(b) the value attributed to the Employer's Superannuation Contribution is taken to be 15.4% of the Office Holder's Base Salary.
2.5.6 For an Office Holder who is a member of any other superannuation fund, the Employer's Superannuation Contribution is to be made at the rate elected by the Office Holder, which must not be less than a rate that would, under section 23 of the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992, reduce the charge percentage in relation to that Office Holder to zero.
2.5.7 No cash in lieu: The value attributable by virtue of this clause to the Employer’s Superannuation Contribution is referable to a non-salary component of Total Remuneration and may not be the subject of an election to take an equivalent amount of salary instead.
2.6 Vehicles: Where an Office Holder accepts an offer of an agency owned or leased vehicle for private use, the Office Holder’s Total Remuneration will be reduced by the actual cost of the vehicle to the agency plus parking and fringe benefits taxation, less a reasonable amount (if any) reflecting business usage patterns. Where an Office Holder has access to an agency owned or leased vehicle for private use, the Office Holder will be considered to have accepted an offer of a vehicle for the purposes of this provision. Any business usage amount is to be assessed on log book records for at least a 12 week representative period. Where the annual business kilometres are less than 5,000 it will be based on the ‘cents per kilometre’ method. Where business kilometres are 5,000 kilometres or more, the percentage of business use to total kilometres travelled per annum will be applied to the total cost of the vehicle.
2.7 Business Support: Where an Office Holder is provided with communications, information technology and other office facilities necessary for the efficient conduct of his or her office, incidental private use of those facilities by the Office Holder does not necessitate the value of the facilities being included in Total Remuneration.