Government Sector Employment Act 2013

The remuneration package of a Public Service senior executive must be within the range determined under the Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Act 1975 for the band in which the executive is employed.

The kinds and value of employment benefits and the allowances for a Public Service senior executive are to be determined in accordance with the regulations or (subject to the regulations) by the Commissioner.

A Public Service senior executive is only entitled to the remuneration, employment benefits or allowances provided in the executive’s contract of employment.

For the purposes of this Division, employment benefits for a Public Service senior executive are—

contributions by the executive’s employer to a superannuation scheme or fund of the executive, and

other benefits provided to the executive at the cost of the executive’s employer that are of a private nature.

For the purposes of this Division, allowances for a Public Service senior executive are allowances paid in money, other than allowances excluded by the government sector employment rules.