Instrument of Assignment

Under section 14 of the Act, the Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, in consultation with the President of the Remuneration Tribunal and the Australian Public Service Commissioner, must from time to time, assign each Departmental Secretary to an amount of remuneration.

REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL ACT 1973

INSTRUMENT OF ASSIGNMENT UNDER SECTION 14(3)

In accordance with subsection 14(3) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 and consistent with the classification structure determined by the Remuneration Tribunal in Remuneration Tribunal (Departmental Secretaries—Classification Structure and Terms and Conditions) Determination 2025, following consultation with the President of the Remuneration Tribunal and the Australian Public Service Commissioner, I assign the Departmental Secretary occupying the office of Secretary specified in Column 1 to the amounts of remuneration in Column 2 of the tables below, with effect from 1 July 2025.

In making these assignments I have had regard to a number of factors which influence the size and scope of each of the Offices of Secretary including the diversity and complexity of the functions and policy responsibilities in the portfolio; the scale of the Department's activities including its human, financial and material resources; the geographic spread of the Department and whether the Department has responsibility for issues which impact across government.

Level 3

Column 1Column 2
Department of Defence$983,910
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade$983,910
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing$983,910
Department of Home Affairs$983,910
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts$983,910
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry$932,120
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water$932,120
Department of Education$932,120
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations$932,120
Department of Finance$932,120

Level 4

Column 1Column 2
Attorney-General's Department$880,340
Department of Industry, Science and Resources$880,340
Department of Social Services$880,340
Department of Veterans' Affairs$828,550

[SIGNED]

Steven Kennedy

10 July 2025