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Appendix B: Executive remuneration

This appendix contains information about the remuneration of the Office Australian Information Commissioner’s (OAIC) key management personnel and Senior Executive Service.

Key management personnel

The OAIC has determined that our key management personnel (KMP) are the Australian Information Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner. Ms Angelene Falk held the position of Australian Information Commissioner for the duration of the reporting period. Ms Falk initially acted in the position until her formal appointment on 16 August 2019.

Mr Andrew Solomon and Ms Melanie Drayton were acting in the Deputy Commissioner’s role from the commencement of the reporting period to 6 February 2019. On 14 January 2019 Ms Elizabeth Hampton was appointed to the substantive position.

Details of KMP remuneration are in Note 4.2 of the financial statements. Disaggregated information is shown in Table B.1 and is prepared in accordance with the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (PGPA Rule) and Commonwealth Entities Executive Remuneration Reporting Guide for Annual Reports, Resource Management Guide No. 138 (RMG 138).

Senior Executive Service

The OAIC has three substantive Senior Executive Service (SES) positions including the Deputy Commissioner; the Assistant Commissioner, Dispute Resolution; and the Assistant Commissioner, Regulation and Strategy.

Table B.2 is prepared in accordance with the PGPA Rule and RMG 138 and provides the average annual reportable remuneration for substantive SES.

Remuneration policies and practices

In accordance with s 17 of the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010, the Australian Information Commissioner’s remuneration is set by the Remuneration Tribunal. The Remuneration Tribunal also determine increases to remuneration or allowances.

The OAIC’s SES remuneration is determined by the Australian Information Commissioner under s 24(1) of the Public Service Act 1999. When determining SES remuneration, the Australian Information Commissioner has regard to the Australian Public Service Commission’s Australian Public Service Remuneration Report and comparable agencies.

SES determinations set out the salary on commencement and provide for increments in salary, in line with any percentage up to 5% set by the Remuneration Tribunal for the Australian Information Commissioner.

To be eligible for an increase in salary an SES officer must obtain an annual performance rating of effective or above. The OAIC’s performance management framework, Talking About Performance, enables SES officers’ performance agreements. The agreement objectives are directly linked to the SES officer’s business line responsibilities of the OAIC’s Corporate Plan.

The Australian Information Commissioner sets and reviews the Deputy Commissioner’s performance agreement. The Deputy Commissioner sets and reviews Assistant Commissioners’ performance agreements.

Remuneration governance arrangements

As a small agency, the Australian Information Commissioner is responsible for setting and monitoring remuneration for the OAIC’s SES officers.

Table B.1: KMP remuneration

Short-term benefits

Post-employment benefits

Other long-term benefits

Name

Position title

Base salary ($)

Bonuses ($)

Other benefits and allowances ($)

Superannuation contributions ($)

Long service leave ($)

Other long-term benefits ($)

Termination Benefits ($)

Total remuneration ($)

Angelene Falk

Australian Information Commissioner

449,986

–

Nil

34,292

10,599

–

–

494,877

Elizabeth Hampton

Deputy Commissioner

130,723

–

4,524*

22,436

3,004

–

–

160,687

Andrew Solomon

Acting Deputy Commissioner

162,093

–

397†

24,877

6,397

–

–

193,764

Melanie Drayton

Acting Deputy Commissioner

131,124

–

Nil

19,661

5,118

–

–

155,903

Total

873,927

–

4,921

101,266

25,118

–

–

1,005,232

* $4,524 for travel allowance.

† $397 for motor vehicle allowance.

Table B.2: Average SES remuneration

Short-term benefits

Post-employment benefits

Other long-term benefits

Termination benefits

Total remuneration

Remuneration band

Number of senior executives

Average base salary ($)

Average bonuses ($)

Average Other benefits and allowances ($)

Average superannuation contributions ($)

Average long service leave ($)

Average other long-term benefits ($)

Average termination benefits ($)

Average total remuneration ($)

$0 – $220,000

2*

76,300

–

–

13,961

4,763

–

–

95,024†

* Represents total number of substantive SES positions and excludes individuals partially assigned to SES responsibilities.

† Excludes KMP remuneration, which is shown in Table B.1.

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