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This determination sets standard pay rates and allowances for part‑time Commonwealth public offices—covering hundreds of roles from high‑profile chairs to committee and tribunal members. Using five pay models and travel tiers, it prescribes fees, extra payments (eg. for audit chairs), travel/accommodation entitlements, tax treatment, and caps, and requires certification of member hours. It ensures consistent, transparent remuneration across government bodies for varied responsibility and time commitment.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Remuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Part-time Public Office) Determination 2018.
This instrument is the Remuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Part‑time Public Office) Determination 2018.
This instrument takes effect at the start of 1 July 2018.
Note: For application and transitional provisions dealing with amendments of this instrument, see Part 8.
This instrument is made under subsections 7(3) and (4) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.
This instrument supersedes Determination 2017/10: Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Part—Time Public Office.
This instrument is structured so that Part 2 contains general provisions, and each of Parts 3 to 7 contains the provisions for a specific remuneration model, as follows:
• Part 3 applies to office holders remunerated by annual fees;
• Part 4 applies to office holders remunerated by daily fees;
• Part 5 applies to office holders who are remunerated under an annual meeting fee and additional daily fee model;
• Part 6 applies to office holders who are remunerated under a base (annual) fee and (daily) meeting fee model;
• Part 7 applies to offices of the Aboriginal Land Councils.
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including office and public office.
In this instrument:
agency, of an office holder, means:
(a) the agency to which the office holder is attached; or
(b) if the office holder is not attached to an agency—the portfolio Department.
authority is the body or office to which an office holder is appointed.
authority business means any authority business conducted by an office holder with the authority’s approval, but does not include the following:
(a) attendance at a formal meeting;
(b) official travel time on a meeting day;
(c) normal preparation time for a formal meeting (although time spent by the office holder preparing for a formal meeting may be treated as authority business if the Chair considers the time excessive to normal preparation time).
employing authority, in relation to an office holder, means an entity exercising a power or performing a function in relation to the office holder’s employment or remuneration.
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).
normal preparation time means the time that a member of an authority (including the Chair or a Deputy Chair) ordinarily requires to prepare for a meeting of the authority. It can occur on either a day of a meeting or on another day.
office holder means the holder of a part‑time public office.
official travel determination means the Remuneration Tribunal (Official Travel) Determination 2018 (or any determination that supersedes that determination).
official travel time is the reasonable period, certified by a Chair, that an office holder spends travelling on official business away from the town or city in which the office holder’s principal place of residence is located. It does not include time spent travelling between an office holder’s home and principal place of work. The Chair may consider agency travel guidelines (if any) when determining the reasonable period.
specified professional committee means a professional committee specified in Table 4C.
Table 2A means the table of daily fees in section 10.
Table 3A means the table of annual fees in section 14.
Table 3B means the table of special provisions for certain offices in section 15.
Table 4A means the table of daily fees in section 20.
Table 4B means the table of special provisions for certain offices in section 21.
Table 4C means the table of specified professional committees in section 22.
Table 5A means the table of annual meeting fees and additional daily fees in section 29.
Table 5B means the table of special provisions for certain offices in section 30.
Table 6A means the table of base fees and meeting fees in section 35.
Table 6B means the table of special provisions for certain offices in section 36.
Table 7A means the table of annual fees for holders of public offices in Aboriginal Land Councils in section 43.
Table 7B means the table of daily fees for holders of public offices in Aboriginal Land Councils in section 44.
Table 8A means the table of application and transitional provisions in section 45.
Fees set out in this instrument are gross fees, and no additional amount is payable by the employing authority to meet any taxation obligations.
(1) An employing authority may provide access to remuneration packaging to office holders. (2) An office holder may elect to take the fees and allowances payable under this instrument either as a cash payment, or a combination of a cash payment and other benefits. (3) An election made in accordance with subsection (2) must be consistent with: (a) applicable agency policies and procedures on remuneration packaging; and (b) relevant taxation laws, rulings and guidelines issued by the Australian Taxation Office. (4) Remuneration packaging must be administered without additional cost to the employing authority and any fringe benefits tax associated with a benefit must be included in the remuneration package.
(1) The following daily fees apply to offices that are not specified in Part 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Table 2A—Other office holders</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:86.92%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Kind of office</span></p></td><td style="width:13.08%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="text-align:right"><span>Column 2</span></p><p class="TableHeading" style="text-align:right"><span>Daily fee</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:86.92%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Chair</span></p></td><td style="width:13.08%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="text-align:right"><span>$545</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:86.92%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Member</span></p></td><td style="width:13.08%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="text-align:right"><span>$409</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
(2) Fees set out in subsection (1) are to be paid in accordance with Part 4. (3) For the purposes of the official travel determination, travel tier 2 applies to an office holder whose fees are set out in subsection (1).
Note: This instrument applies only to offices that are public offices (see the definition of public office in subsection 3(4) of the Act).
This Part applies to office holders who receive an annual fee. It sets out the way fees are paid and the activities covered by the fee. Table 3A sets out the following:
• the individual public offices remunerated by annual fees;
• the fees payable to Chairs, Deputy Chairs and Members (where applicable);
• any additional provisions or conditions that apply to the office;
• the travel tier for the office.
This Part applies to office holders whose annual fees are set out in Table 3A.
(1) The annual fees set out in Table 3A are payable on a periodic basis throughout each year. Part years are paid on a proportionate basis. The annual fee covers all activities undertaken by the office holder in performing the duties of their office. Reduction for lengthy absence (2) The annual fee is proportionally reduced where an office holder is unavailable to perform the duties of their office for a period of more than 3 months, except to the extent that a reduction would be inconsistent with the terms of the office holder’s appointment.
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This instrument is the Remuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Part‑time Public Office) Determination 2018.
This instrument takes effect at the start of 1 July 2018.
Note: For application and transitional provisions dealing with amendments of this instrument, see Part 8.
This instrument is made under subsections 7(3) and (4) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.
This instrument supersedes Determination 2017/10: Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Part—Time Public Office.
This instrument is structured so that Part 2 contains general provisions, and each of Parts 3 to 7 contains the provisions for a specific remuneration model, as follows:
• Part 3 applies to office holders remunerated by annual fees;
• Part 4 applies to office holders remunerated by daily fees;
• Part 5 applies to office holders who are remunerated under an annual meeting fee and additional daily fee model;
• Part 6 applies to office holders who are remunerated under a base (annual) fee and (daily) meeting fee model;
• Part 7 applies to offices of the Aboriginal Land Councils.
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including office and public office.
In this instrument:
agency, of an office holder, means:
(a) the agency to which the office holder is attached; or
(b) if the office holder is not attached to an agency—the portfolio Department.
authority is the body or office to which an office holder is appointed.
authority business means any authority business conducted by an office holder with the authority’s approval, but does not include the following:
(a) attendance at a formal meeting;
(b) official travel time on a meeting day;
(c) normal preparation time for a formal meeting (although time spent by the office holder preparing for a formal meeting may be treated as authority business if the Chair considers the time excessive to normal preparation time).
employing authority, in relation to an office holder, means an entity exercising a power or performing a function in relation to the office holder’s employment or remuneration.
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).
normal preparation time means the time that a member of an authority (including the Chair or a Deputy Chair) ordinarily requires to prepare for a meeting of the authority. It can occur on either a day of a meeting or on another day.
office holder means the holder of a part‑time public office.
official travel determination means the Remuneration Tribunal (Official Travel) Determination 2018 (or any determination that supersedes that determination).
official travel time is the reasonable period, certified by a Chair, that an office holder spends travelling on official business away from the town or city in which the office holder’s principal place of residence is located. It does not include time spent travelling between an office holder’s home and principal place of work. The Chair may consider agency travel guidelines (if any) when determining the reasonable period.
specified professional committee means a professional committee specified in Table 4C.
Table 2A means the table of daily fees in section 10.
Table 3A means the table of annual fees in section 14.
Table 3B means the table of special provisions for certain offices in section 15.
Table 4A means the table of daily fees in section 20.
Table 4B means the table of special provisions for certain offices in section 21.
Table 4C means the table of specified professional committees in section 22.
Table 5A means the table of annual meeting fees and additional daily fees in section 29.
Table 5B means the table of special provisions for certain offices in section 30.
Table 6A means the table of base fees and meeting fees in section 35.
Table 6B means the table of special provisions for certain offices in section 36.
Table 7A means the table of annual fees for holders of public offices in Aboriginal Land Councils in section 43.
Table 7B means the table of daily fees for holders of public offices in Aboriginal Land Councils in section 44.
Table 8A means the table of application and transitional provisions in section 45.
Fees set out in this instrument are gross fees, and no additional amount is payable by the employing authority to meet any taxation obligations.
(1) An employing authority may provide access to remuneration packaging to office holders. (2) An office holder may elect to take the fees and allowances payable under this instrument either as a cash payment, or a combination of a cash payment and other benefits. (3) An election made in accordance with subsection (2) must be consistent with: (a) applicable agency policies and procedures on remuneration packaging; and (b) relevant taxation laws, rulings and guidelines issued by the Australian Taxation Office. (4) Remuneration packaging must be administered without additional cost to the employing authority and any fringe benefits tax associated with a benefit must be included in the remuneration package.
(1) The following daily fees apply to offices that are not specified in Part 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Table 2A—Other office holders</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:86.92%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Kind of office</span></p></td><td style="width:13.08%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="text-align:right"><span>Column 2</span></p><p class="TableHeading" style="text-align:right"><span>Daily fee</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:86.92%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Chair</span></p></td><td style="width:13.08%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="text-align:right"><span>$545</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:86.92%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Member</span></p></td><td style="width:13.08%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="text-align:right"><span>$409</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
(2) Fees set out in subsection (1) are to be paid in accordance with Part 4. (3) For the purposes of the official travel determination, travel tier 2 applies to an office holder whose fees are set out in subsection (1).
Note: This instrument applies only to offices that are public offices (see the definition of public office in subsection 3(4) of the Act).
This Part applies to office holders who receive an annual fee. It sets out the way fees are paid and the activities covered by the fee. Table 3A sets out the following:
• the individual public offices remunerated by annual fees;
• the fees payable to Chairs, Deputy Chairs and Members (where applicable);
• any additional provisions or conditions that apply to the office;
• the travel tier for the office.
This Part applies to office holders whose annual fees are set out in Table 3A.
(1) The annual fees set out in Table 3A are payable on a periodic basis throughout each year. Part years are paid on a proportionate basis. The annual fee covers all activities undertaken by the office holder in performing the duties of their office. Reduction for lengthy absence (2) The annual fee is proportionally reduced where an office holder is unavailable to perform the duties of their office for a period of more than 3 months, except to the extent that a reduction would be inconsistent with the terms of the office holder’s appointment.
The following table (Table 3A) sets out, for each office holder or authority in column 1: (a) if column 1 specifies an office holder—the annual fee for the office holder; and (b) if column 1 specifies an authority—the annual fee for one or more of the following office holders in relation to the authority: (i) the Chair; (ii) a Deputy Chair; (iii) a member other than the Chair or a Deputy Chair; and (c) the special provisions (if any) of this instrument that apply to the office holder or office holders; and (d) the travel tier that applies to the office holder or office holders for the purposes of the official travel determination.
Note: Some authorities specified in column 1 have office holders who receive daily fees under Part 4, who are not covered by this instrument because they hold office on a full‑time basis, or who do not receive fees.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="6" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Table 3A—Annual fees</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.64%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Office or authority</span></p></td><td style="width:13.64%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="text-align:right"><span>Column 2</span></p><p class="TableHeading" style="text-align:right"><span>Chair</span></p></td><td style="width:13.64%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="text-align:right"><span>Column 3</span></p><p class="TableHeading" style="text-align:right"><span>Deputy Chair</span></p></td><td style="width:13.64%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="text-align:right"><span>Column 4</span></p><p class="TableHeading" style="text-align:right"><span>Member</span></p></td><td style="width:15.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 5</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Special provisions</span></p></td><td style="width:13.08%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 6</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Travel tier</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:30.64%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>NBN Co Limited</span></p></td><td style="width:13.64%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="text-align:right"><span>$222,480</span></p></td><td style="width:13.64%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="text-align:right"><span>$179,120</span></p></td><td style="width:13.64%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="text-align:right"><span>$111,290</span></p></td><td style="width:15.36%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:13.08%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="text-align:center"><span>1</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.64%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Snowy Hydro Limited</span></p></td><td style="width:13.64%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="text-align:right"><span>$222,480</span></p></td><td style="width:13.64%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="text-align:right"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:13.64%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="text-align:right"><span>$111,240</span></p></td><td style="width:15.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Table 3B, item</span><span> </span><span>1 and Table 8A, item</span><span> </span><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:13.08%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="text-align:center"><span>1</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.64%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Future Fund</span></p></td><td style="width:13.64%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="text-align:right"><span>$210,460</span></p></td><td style="width:13.64%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="text-
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