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Ombudsmen Act 1975

Ombudsmen

9: Salaries and allowances of Ombudsmen

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"How much Ombudsmen get paid and what extras they receive to help them do their job"

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The Ombudsmen get paid from public money. You know public money is the money the government has to spend. The Remuneration Authority decides how much they get paid. They also get allowances, which are like extra payments to help them do their job.

The Chief Ombudsman might get paid more than the other Ombudsmen. Once an Ombudsman's salary is set, it cannot be reduced while they are still in the job.

When Ombudsmen travel for work, they get travelling allowances and expenses, which are paid according to the Fees and Travelling Allowances Act 1951. This means they follow the same rules as people on statutory boards when they travel for work.

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9Salaries and allowances of Ombudsmen

  1. There shall be paid to each Ombudsman out of public money, without further appropriation than this section,—

  2. a salary at such rate as the Remuneration Authority from time to time determines; and
    1. such allowances as are from time to time determined by the Remuneration Authority.

      1. In the case of the Chief Ombudsman, the rate of salary and the allowances determined may be higher than those of the other Ombudsmen.

      2. The salary of an Ombudsman is not to be diminished during the continuance of the Ombudsman's appointment.

      3. Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1), there shall be paid to each Ombudsman, in respect of time spent in travelling in the exercise of his functions, travelling allowances and expenses in accordance with the Fees and Travelling Allowances Act 1951, and the provisions of that Act shall apply accordingly as if the Ombudsman were a member of a statutory board and the travelling were in the service of a statutory board.

      Notes
      • Section 9: replaced (with effect on 1 April 1985), on , by section 9(2) of the Higher Salaries Commission Amendment Act (No 2) 1985 (1985 No 135).
      • Section 9(1): amended, on , by section 86(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989 (1989 No 44).
      • Section 9(1)(a): amended, on , by section 4(1) of the Remuneration Authority (Members of Parliament) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 54).
      • Section 9(1)(b): amended, on , by section 4(1) of the Remuneration Authority (Members of Parliament) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 54).