Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) For the purposes of this Part, there is hereby established a Tribunal to be known as the Remuneration Tribunal.
(2) The Tribunal shall consist of three members appointed by the Governor - General on a part - time basis.
(3) Subject to this Part, a member holds office for a period not exceeding 5 years, but is eligible for re - appointment.
(4) A person shall not be appointed as a member if he or she is:
(a) a member of the Parliament;
(b) a person appointed or engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 ;
(c) the holder of a public office;
(d) a Justice or Judge of a federal court or of the Supreme Court of a Territory; or
(e) a person who, by virtue of an Act, has the same status as a Justice or Judge of a court referred to in paragraph ( d).
(5) The Governor - General shall appoint one of the members to be the President of the Tribunal.
(7) The exercise of the powers, and the performance of the functions, of the Tribunal are not affected by a vacancy in the membership of the Tribunal.
(8) In this section, President does not include an acting President.