Judicial Entitlements Act 2015

In making an own motion recommendation, the Panel must take into account the following—

the importance of the judicial function to the community;

the need to maintain the standing of the judiciary in the community;

the need to attract and retain suitably qualified candidates to judicial office;

the level and nature of conditions of service of judicial officers in other Australian jurisdictions;

movement in the Consumer Price Index;

the level and nature of conditions in other public offices in Victoria;

how any proposed own motion recommendation affects the total remuneration packages of judicial officers;

relevant economic and remuneration factors in Victoria, including the capacity of the State to meet any proposal for more generous conditions of service;

any other relevant matter.

In giving an advisory opinion, the Panel must take into account—

the factors specified in subsection (1), to the extent that those factors are relevant; and

any factors set out in the Attorney-General's request for the advisory opinion.