Remuneration Tribunal (Judicial and Related Offices—Remuneration and Allowances) Determination 2025
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7 Definitions
In this instrument:
Act means the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.
ART means the Administrative Review Tribunal.
ART Act means the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024.
authority means the court, tribunal or other body to which an office holder is attached.
base salary, in relation to a judicial officer, is the amount specified in column 2 of Table 2A for the office that judicial officer holds.
benefit, in relation to a Part 3 office holder, means:
(a) any non‑monetary benefit provided at the authority’s expense to or for the benefit of an office holder as a personal benefit, including:
(i) a vehicle (see section 26); and
(ii) vehicle parking (see section 27); or
(b) any other benefits received by way of remuneration packaging (see section 23).
CSS (short for Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme) has the same meaning as in the Superannuation Act 1976.
DFRDB (short for Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits) means the scheme established by the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973.
employer superannuation contribution, for a Part 3 office holder, means:
(a) if the office holder is a member of the CSS, PSS, DFRDB or MSBS—the value attributed to the employer superannuation contribution under subsection 24(1), (2), (3) or (4); or
(b) if the office holder is a member of the PSSAP—15.4% of ordinary time earnings (within the meaning of the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992) for the office holder; or
(c) if the office holder is a member of another superannuation fund—the amount worked out under subsection 24(6).
Note 1: A Part 3 office holder’s employer superannuation contribution is part of the office holder’s total remuneration (see section 19).
Note 2: Superannuation contributions made as a result of remuneration packaging do not form part of a Part 3 office holder’s employer superannuation contribution (see section 23).
Federal Court means the Federal Court of Australia.
fringe benefits tax means fringe benefits tax (within the meaning of the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986 as it applies of its own force or because of the Fringe Benefits Tax (Application to the Commonwealth) Act 1986).