Section 206 — Employment Relations Act 2000: Salaries and allowances of Judges

206 Salaries and allowances of Judges (1) There is to be paid to each Judge of the Court, out of public money, without further appropriation than this section,— (a) a salary at such rate as the Remuneration Authority from time to time determines; and (b) such allowances as are from time to time determined by the Remuneration Authority; and (c) such additional allowances, being travelling allowances or other incidental or minor allowances, as may be determined from time to time by the Governor-General. (2) In the case of the Chief Judge, the rate of salary and the allowances determined may be higher than those for the other Judges. (3) The salary of a Judge is not to be reduced while the Judge holds office. (3A) The salary and allowances payable for a period during which a Judge acts on a part-time basis must be calculated and paid as a pro-rata proportion of the salary and allowances for a full-time equivalent position. (3B) For the purpose of subsection (3) , the payment of salary and allowances on a pro-rata basis under subsection (3A) is not a reduction of salary. (4) Any determination made under subsection (1)(c) , and any provision of any such determination, may be made so as to come into force on a date specified in the determination, being the date of the making of the determination or any other date, whether before or after the date of the making of the determination or the date of the commencement of this section. (5) Every determination made under subsection (1)(c) , and every provision of any such determination, in respect of which no date is specified under subsection (4) comes into force on the date of the making of the determination. Compare: 1991 No 22 s 115 Subsection (1) was amended, as from 1 April 2003, by section 4(1) Remuneration Authority (Members of Parliament) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 54) by substituting the words “ Remuneration Authority ” for the words “ Higher Salaries Commission ” in both places where they appear. Subsections (3A) and (3B) were inserted, as from 20 May 2004, by section 5 Employment Relations Amendment Act 20004 (2004 No 43).