Remuneration Tribunal (Members' Fees and Allowances) Regulations 2026
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Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia
Remuneration Tribunal (Members’ Fees and Allowances) Regulations 2026
I, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.
Dated 19 March 2026
Sam Mostyn AC
Governor‑General
By Her Excellency’s Command
Katy Gallagher
Minister for the Public Service
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Schedules
5 Definitions
Part 2—Fees and allowances
6 Fees
7 Allowances
Schedule 1—Repeals
Remuneration Tribunal (Members’ Fees and Allowances) Regulation 2016
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
This instrument is the Remuneration Tribunal (Members’ Fees and Allowances) Regulations 2026.
2 Commencement
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
- Commencement information
- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
- Provisions Commencement Date/Details
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- The whole of this instrument 1 April 2026. 1 April 2026
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under section 12 of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.
4 Schedules
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
5 Definitions
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) allowance;
(b) Departmental Secretary;
(c) member;
(d) President.
In this instrument:
Act means the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.
Part 2—Fees and allowances
6 Fees
The following fees are prescribed for a member for the financial year beginning on 1 July 2025 or a later financial year:
(a) for the President—$148,932 per year;
(b) for other members—$50,780 per year.
7 Allowances
The allowances prescribed for the President and for other members are the travelling allowances to which a Departmental Secretary is entitled for travel on official business within Australia and internationally in accordance with a determination made under Division 4 of Part II of the Act.
Schedule 1—Repeals
Remuneration Tribunal (Members’ Fees and Allowances) Regulation 2016
1 The whole of the instrument
Repeal the instrument.