New Zealand Legislation: Acts

9 Salaries and allowances of Ombudsmen

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

  • (a) A salary at such rate as the Remuneration Authority from time to time determines; and

  • (b) Such allowances as are from time to time determined by the Remuneration Authority.

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

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

  (4) Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1) of this section, 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.

  Section 9 was substituted, as from 14 February 1978, by section 33(1) Higher Salaries Commission Act 1977 (1977 No 110) and was further substituted, as from 1 April 1985, by section 9(2) Higher Salaries Commission Amendment Act (No 2) 1985 (1985 No 135).

  Subsection (1) was amended, as from 1 July 1989, by section 86(1) Public Finance Act 1989 (1989 No 44) by substituting the words “public money” for the words “the Consolidated Account”.

  Subsection (1) was amended, as from 1 April 2003, by section 4(1) Remuneration Authority (Members of Parliament) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 54) by substituting the words “Remuneration Authority” for the words “Higher Salaries Commission” in both places where they appear.