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 1 | Column 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 1 | Column 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