Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The terms and conditions of appointment of the Secretary of a Department are as determined by the Presiding Officers.
(2) For each determination, the Presiding Officers must seek the advice of the Remuneration Tribunal and take that advice into account.
(3) Each determination must be:
(a) published in the Gazette within 14 days; and
(b) laid before the appropriate House of the Parliament as soon as practicable;
after the determination is made.
(4) In this section, appropriate House means:
(a) in relation to a determination relating to the Clerk of the Senate--the Senate; or
(b) in relation to a determination relating to the Clerk of the House of Representatives--the House of Representatives; or
(c) in relation to a determination relating to any other Secretary--the Senate and the House of Representatives.