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Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2015/18 - Judicial and Related Offices - Remuneration and Allowances
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6.1 AAT members (with a term of appointment commencing prior to 1 July 2015): The provisions of Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2015/05 – Judicial and Related Offices – Remuneration and Allowances will continue to apply to members of the AAT who are subject to Item 4 of Schedule 9 to the Amending Act (i.e. for the remaining balance of the AAT member’s term of appointment that commenced before 1 July 2015), with the following exceptions:
6.1.1 Clause 2.5.4 (ii) of this determination will apply in lieu of clause 2.5.4 (ii) of Determination 2015/05; and
6.1.2 Remuneration as set out in Table 4 applies in lieu of the remuneration included in Tables 2A, 2B and 3 of Determination 2015/05:
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:486.75pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:12.75pt"><td style="width:60.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#000000"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-weight:bold; color:#ffffff">Table 4</span></p></td><td colspan="7" style="width:404.3pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#000000"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-weight:bold; color:#ffffff">Full-Time Salary and Part-Time Daily Fees – Transitional AAT Offices</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:12.75pt"><td colspan="8" style="width:475.95pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Effective on and from 1 January 2016</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:12.75pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:153pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Full-Time Office</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:109.65pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Base Salary</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:90.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Total Remuneration</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:90.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Travel Tier</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:12.75pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:153pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>Deputy President</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:109.65pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span>$341,570</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:90.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span>$467,910</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:90.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span>1</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:12.75pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:153pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>Senior Member</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:109.65pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span>$269,600</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:90.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span>$369,320</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:90.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span>1</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:12.75pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:153pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>Member</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:109.65pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span>$226,820</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:90.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span>$310,890</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:90.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span>1</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:10.5pt"><td colspan="8" style="width:475.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#808080"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:1pt"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:12.75pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:153pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Part-Time Office – Annual Fees</span></p></td><td style="width:69.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">1 day per week</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:69.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">2 days per week</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:69.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">3 days per week</span></p></td><td style="width:69.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">4 days per week</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:12.75pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:153pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>Deputy President</span></p></td><td style="width:69.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span>$79,550</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:69.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span>$159,100</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:69.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span>$238,650</span></p></td><td style="width:69.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span>$318,200</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:12.75pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:153pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>Senior Member</span></p></td><td style="width:69.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span>$62,790</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:69.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span>$125,580</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:69.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span>$188,370</span></p></td><td style="width:69.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span>$251,160</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:12.75pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:153pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>Member</span></p></td><td style="width:69.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span>$52,860</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:69.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span>$105,720</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:69.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span>$158,580</span></p></td><td style="width:69.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span>$211,440</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:12.75pt"><td colspan="8" style="width:475.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#808080"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:2pt"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:12.75pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:153pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Part-Time Office – Daily Fees</span></p></td><td colspan="4" style="width:210.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Daily fee</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:90.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Travel Tier</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:12.75pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:153pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>Deputy President </span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:super">(1) (2)</span></p></td><td colspan="4" style="width:210.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span>$1,577</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:90.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span>1</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:12.75pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:153pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>Senior Member </span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:super">(1) (2)</span></p></td><td colspan="4" style="width:210.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span>$1,248</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:90.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span>1</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:12.75pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:153pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>Member </span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:super">(1) (2)</span></p></td><td colspan="4" style="width:210.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center"><span>$1,048</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:90.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span>1</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:12.75pt"><td colspan="8" style="width:475.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:17.85pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-17.85pt; font-size:8pt"><span>(1)</span><span> </span><span>For part-time office holders a minimum annual payment of ten times the daily fee applies, whether the office holder receives a fee based on daily rates or on hourly rates (under 2.4).</span></p><p style="margin-left:18pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-18pt; font-size:8pt"><span></span><span>(2)</span><span> </span><span>In addition to fees specified a part-time member shall be paid a cancellation fee equivalent to 50 per cent of one day’s fee where all of a day’s work is cancelled with fewer than 5 working days’ notice (this includes the circumstance where a hearing does not proceed on a day on which a member has attended).</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="width:71.65pt"></td><td style="width:92.15pt"></td><td style="width:80.7pt"></td><td style="width:39.75pt"></td><td style="width:41pt"></td><td style="width:60.25pt"></td><td style="width:20.5pt"></td><td style="width:80.75pt"></td></tr></tbody></table>
6.2 Former Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal (MRT/RRT) members: The provisions of Remuneration Tribunal Determinations 2015/07 – Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Full-Time Public Office (as amended) and 2015/08 – Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Part-Time Public Office (as amended) will continue to apply to former members of the MRT/RRT, who are now members of the AAT subject to Item 5 of Schedule 9 to the Amending Act (i.e. for the remaining balance of the former MRT/RRT member’s term of appointment that commenced before 1 July 2015), with the following exceptions:
6.2.1 Clause 2.5.4 (ii) of this determination will apply in lieu of equivalent arrangements under Determination 2015/08.
6.3 Former Social Security Appeals Tribunal (SSAT) members: The provisions of Remuneration Tribunal Determinations 2015/07 – Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Full-Time Public Office (as amended) and 2015/08 – Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Part-Time Public Office (as amended) will continue to apply to former members of the SSAT, who are now members of the AAT subject to Item 5 of Schedule 9 to the Amending Act (i.e. for the remaining balance of the former SSAT member’s term of appointment that commenced before 1 July 2015), with the following exceptions:
6.3.1 Clause 2.5.4 (ii) of this determination will apply in lieu of clause B3.6 (b) of Determination 2015/08.
Notes to Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2015/18
Judicial and Related Offices – Remuneration and Allowances
This determination as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the tables below. Under the Legislation Act 2003, which came into force on 1 January 2005, it is a requirement for all non-exempt legislative instruments to be registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.
Table of Instruments
| Title | Date of FRLI registration | Date of commencement | Application, saving or transitional provisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Determination 2015/18 – Judicial and Related Offices – Remuneration and Allowances | 14/12/2015F2015L01977 | 1/01/2016 | - |
| Determination 2016/01 – Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Public Office, Judicial and Related Offices and Principal Executive Office | 26/02/2016F2016L00162 | Cl 3.1, 3.2 – 27/02/2016 | - |
| Determination 2016/03 – Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Public Office and Judicial and Related Offices | 27/05/2016F2016L00840 | Cl 3.1,3.2 – 28/05/2016 | - |
| Determination 2016/06 – Judicial and Related Offices – Remuneration and Allowances | 01/07/2016F2016L01160 | Cl 1.1,1.2 – 01/07/2016 | - |
| Determination 2016/09 – Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Public Office and Judicial and Related Offices | 8/08/2016F2016L01269 | Cl 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 – 9/08/2016 | - |
| Determination 2016/11 – Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Public Office and Judicial and Related Offices | 27/09/2016F2016L01508 | Cl 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 – 22/09/2016Cl 2.1, 2.5 – 28/09/2016 |
Notes to Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2015/18:
Judicial and Related - Remuneration and Allowances
Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rs. = repealed and substituted rep. = repealed
| Provision affected | How affected |
|---|---|
| Part 2 | |
| Sub-clause 2.6.1 | am 2016/01 |
| Sub-clause 2.6.2 | am 2016/01 |
| Table 1 | am 2016/06 |
| Table 2A | rep 2016/09, am 2016/11 |
| Part 5 | |
| Table 3 | am 2016/06, am 2016/09, am 2016/11 |