The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Chief Magistrate and Director of Public Prosecutions could be set for a pay rise after a review by the ACT Remuneration Tribunal.
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The tribunal has called for public submissions for its spring meeting and annual review of salaries for public officials, including magistrates, ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal members and other officials.
Determinations by the tribunal set the pay, allowances and other entitlements for various public officials in the ACT, including members of the Legislative Assembly.
Led by chairwoman Anne Cahill Lambert, the latest determination on pay for officials will be made after considerations of public submissions, which close on September 8.
Chief Justice Helen Murrell now has a benchmark salary of $412,550 in line with the pay of Federal Court judges, plus an additional allowance.
Under ACT law, Supreme Court judges are entitled to same level of pay as Federal Court judges, as set by the Commonwealth Remuneration Tribunal.
An additional allowance is paid to the Chief Justice, determined by the ACT body.
Victoria's Chief Justice Marilyn Warren has a salary of $465,617, while NSW Chief Justice Tom Bathurst receives $450,750 with a conveyance allowance of $22,550.
Based on the pay of his predecessor, Queensland's controversial new Chief Justice Tim Carmody will receive an annual salary of $456,060.
Any decision to increase pay to public officials in the territory is likely to consider submissions from members of the public, the ACT government and public service directorate chiefs.
Previous Remuneration Tribunal determinations have also considered the rates of pay for interstate and federal office holders, with some calculated at a percentage of levels set by the Commonwealth Remuneration Tribunal, which also sets the pay of MPs and senators.
ACT Chief Magistrate Lorraine Walker has an annual salary of $331,392, also below her NSW counterpart's $381,100 including allowances, and Victoria's $357,429.
The Court of Appeal President has an annual salary of more than $442,000 with allowances and the Master of the Supreme Court receives a salary of $350,668 a year.
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Director of Public Prosecutions Jon White has an annual salary of $354,979, lower than that of the NSW DPP who receives $387,200 plus a conveyance allowance of $22,500.
In the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal, both the general president and the appeals president earn $297,928 a year.
Full-time non-presidential members of the tribunal receive $121,932 annually and part-time ordinary members are paid $440 a day.
Other positions to be considered in the coming tribunal determination include part-time office holders in statutory and non-statutory offices outlined in ACT law.
In its most recent determination in April, the tribunal abolished taxpayer-funded study tours and spousal travel for members of the ACT Legislative Assembly.
