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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

The Tenancy Tribunal - Constitution and administration

69: Remuneration of Tenancy Adjudicators

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“How people who decide on tenancy disputes get paid for their work”

You need to know about how Tenancy Adjudicators get paid for their work. The Remuneration Authority decides how much money they receive. This can be a salary, a fee, or an allowance. Tenancy Adjudicators also get extra money for things like travel expenses. This is set by a law called the Fees and Travelling Allowances Act 1951.

The government can spend money on these payments without needing extra permission. For travel expenses, Tenancy Adjudicators are treated like members of a special government group under the Fees and Travelling Allowances Act 1951.

It’s important to know that once a Tenancy Adjudicator starts their job, their pay can’t be reduced while they’re working in that role. This rule applies to all Tenancy Adjudicators, including the main one (called the Principal Tenancy Adjudicator) and their deputy.

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Part 3 The Tenancy Tribunal
Constitution and administration

69Remuneration of Tenancy Adjudicators

  1. Each Tenancy Adjudicator—

  2. must be paid a salary, or a fee, or an allowance, at the rate determined by the Remuneration Authority; and
    1. must be paid any additional allowances (including travelling allowances and expenses) in accordance with the Fees and Travelling Allowances Act 1951.

      1. Expenses may be incurred, without further appropriation than this section, to meet the salaries, fees, or allowances determined under subsection (1)(a).

      2. For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), the Fees and Travelling Allowances Act 1951 applies as if each Tenancy Adjudicator were a member of a statutory Board as defined in section 2 of that Act.

      3. The remuneration of a Tenancy Adjudicator must not be reduced during the term of the Tenancy Adjudicator’s appointment.

      4. In this section, Tenancy Adjudicator includes the Principal Tenancy Adjudicator and the Deputy Principal Tenancy Adjudicator.

      Notes
      • Section 69: replaced, on , by section 24 of the Remuneration Authority Legislation Act 2022 (2022 No 74).