Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Act 2019

The Tribunal has the following functions—

inquire into and determine the basic salary and the value of work-related parliamentary allowances for Members;

inquire into and determine the additional salary and value of parliamentary allowances for specified parliamentary office holders;

inquire into and determine the Budget;

inquire into and determine the remuneration bands for executives employed in prescribed public entities;

issue guidelines with respect to the placement of executives within the remuneration bands determined under paragraph (d);

at the request of the Minister, inquire into and determine the remuneration package for a Chief Executive Officer employed in a prescribed public entity;

inquire into and determine the remuneration bands for executives employed in public service bodies;

issue guidelines with respect to the placement of public service body Heads and other executives within the remuneration bands determined under paragraph (g);

provide advice about requests to approve remuneration for public service body Heads and other executives which is above the relevant remuneration band;

inquire into and determine the allowances payable to Mayors, Deputy Mayors and Councillors;

determine Council allowance categories;

make recommendations to the Minister about the remuneration of any specified occupational group;

conduct reviews and analyse public sector remuneration trends in relation to any specified occupational group;

provide advice to the Minister on any matter relating to the remuneration of any specified occupational group;

prepare and publish information on any matter relating to the remuneration of any specified occupational group.

Subject to subsection (3), the Tribunal has the power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done in connection with the performance of its functions.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Tribunal does not have the power to perform any function or make any Determination in relation to any matter that is within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Fair Work Commission.