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REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1994 NO. 360

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Statutory Rules 1994 No. 360

Issued by the Authority of the Assistant Minister for Industrial Relations

Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973

Remuneration Tribunal (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Amendment)

Section 13 of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 (the Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of the Act.

Paragraph 3(4)(v) of the Act provides in part that a reference to a public office does not include a reference to an appointment which has been prescribed for the purposes of the paragraph.

Regulation 5 of the Remuneration Tribunal (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (the Regulations) prescribes offices and appointments for the purposes of paragraph 3(4)(v) of the act.

Under the Royal Commissions Act 1902 and other enabling powers, an inquiry has been established into the operations of the Civil Aviation Authority, in connection with the appropriateness of certain actions by officers of the Authority in relation to the operations of Seaview Air and the implications of the findings there from for ensuring total propriety in air safety administration.

The proposed Letters Patent require the inquiry to be undertaken and make a report to be furnished by 27 January 1995.

Remuneration for Commissioners appointed under the Royal Commissions Act 1902 has in the past been established by different processes including determination by the Tribunal, or by the Government based on legal or consultancy fees. In this case remuneration for the Commissioner has been determined by the Government.

Accordingly, the appointment of a person as a Commissioner to inquire into matters relating to the operations of the Civil Aviation Authority in connection with the operations of Seaview Air, has been prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 3(4)(v) of the Act.

The Regulations commenced on gazettal.


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