Commonwealth of Australia

Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973

DECLARATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE,                     EMPLOYING BODIES AND RELATED MATTERS

I, GARY GRAY, Minister for the Public Service and Integrity, acting under s.3A(1) and s.3B of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 and s.33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, hereby:

In relation to the offices of:

(i)       Commissioner of the Productivity Commission;

(ii)     Deputy Chair of the Productivity Commission:

(a)  DECLARE under s.3A(l) (and s.33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901) that all previous declarations specifying that the offices listed above are a Principal Executive Office are revoked;

(b)  DECLARE under s.3A(2) (and s.33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901) that all previous declarations assigning the offices to a classification band within the Principal Executive Office structure determined by the Remuneration Tribunal under s.5(2A), are revoked; and

(c)  DECLARE under s.3B (and s.33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901) that all previous declarations specifying employing bodies for the offices are revoked.

This declaration takes effect on and from 1 December 2012.

Dated this 2 day of October 2012.

The Hon Gary Gray AO MP

Minister for the Public Service and Integrity