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Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2015/20 - Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Part-Time Public Office
SCHEDULE E - ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCILS FESCHEDULE E - ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCILS FEES
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SCHEDULE E - ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCILS FEES
- Guide to this Schedule:
| This Schedule applies to office holders of the Aboriginal Land Councils. Depending on their Council, Councillors may receive either an annual fee or a daily fee. The Schedule sets out the conditions that must be met for payment of fees, including certification of hours and minimum claim and maximum payment arrangements. Tables E1 and E2 set out the different basis of calculation of the fee on a meeting and non-meeting days and the activities covered by the fee. Table E3 identifies:the individual office holders, and the basis of their remuneration – either daily fees or annual fees; andthe actual fee payable to Chairs, Deputy Chairs (where applicable) and Councillors. |
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Daily fees
- Conditions of payment of daily fees: Payment of daily fees under this Schedule is subject to the following conditions.
- Certification of hours: Prior to payment, the Chair must certify the total time claimed by the office holder, including any official travel time. If the claim relates to a meeting day and the Chair is absent from the meeting, the nominated presiding officer should certify the total time claimed by the office holder for that day.
- The Chair’s total time should be certified in accordance with the terms set out in the office holder's appointment or under governance arrangements approved by the responsible portfolio minister or authority.
- Maximum payment: The maximum payable for any one day is one daily fee.
- Minimum claim: Unless the authority determines otherwise, the minimum amount that may be claimed on each occasion is one daily fee.
- Calculation of daily fees: The daily fees set out in Table E3 are payable in accordance with the conditions of this Schedule.
- Meeting day: The fees payable to an office holder on a meeting day are calculated in accordance with Table E1.
- Non-meeting day: The fees payable to an office holder on a non-meeting day are calculated in accordance with Table E2.
(Note: Normal preparation time must not be taken into account in calculating ‘Total time’ under Column 3 of Table E1 or Table E2).
- Identifying daily fees in Table E3: A fee set out in Table E3 is a daily fee if it is expressed to be payable 'daily'.