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Busy schedule for Remuneration Tribunal
Volume 49, No. 10, June 14, 2007 |
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With more work scheduled and six recent cases behind it – two to come into effect later this year – the Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal (DFRT) is being kept busy.
Three other cases are either under review or scheduled for this year, including some further trade cases.
“Established in 1984 under the provisions of the Defence Act, the DFRT is the independent industrial body that determines ADF pay and related allowances,” Director Military Salaries and Allowances Policy COL Terry McCullagh said.
The tribunal ensures that members of the ADF have their pay and allowances reviewed independent of Government or Defence.
“It has the power to inquire into ADF salaries and allowance matters to inform its decisions when setting ADF pay and related allowances,” COL McCullagh said.
“Critical to the tribunal’s inquiries are its regular visits to ADF establishments, which allow ADF members to raise pay issues directly with the tribunal.
“The visits can assist with informing the tribunal on certain aspects of the ADF. The visits are also used to inform particular cases.”
The ADF regularly makes submissions to the DFRT asking it to review particular pay or allowance matters.
Individuals and organisations may also make submissions or provide information to the tribunal. The Returned and Services League and the Regular Defence Force Welfare Association are organisations which regularly provide submissions, and represent their organisation’s interests at tribunal hearings.
For more information, visit www.dfrt.gov.au or http://intranet.defence.gov.au/pac/
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