Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 2021 (NO. 12, 2021) - SECT 18

             (1)  A Judge is to receive salary, annual allowances and travelling allowances at such respective rates as are fixed from time to time by the Parliament.

             (2)  The salary and annual allowances of a Judge:

                     (a)  accrue from day to day; and

                     (b)  are payable monthly.

             (3)  The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for payment of salaries and annual allowances in accordance with this section.

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:       Under subsection 7(4) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 , the Remuneration Tribunal may determine any matter significantly related to the remuneration of Judges.