Section 116 — Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021: Remuneration

(1) A Judge is to be paid such remuneration as is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal. (2) Subsection (1) has effect subject to the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973. (3) In this section: remuneration has the same meaning as in Part II of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973. Note 1: A Judge’s remuneration may not be diminished during the Judge’s continuance in office: see paragraph 72(iii) of the Constitution. Note 2: Subsection 3(2) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 provides that a reference in Part II of that Act to remuneration is to be read as including a reference to annual allowances. Note 3: Under subsection 7(4) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973, the Remuneration Tribunal may determine any matter significantly related to the remuneration of Judges.