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(1) In determining any remuneration under section 12(1)(a) or section 12B(1) of this Act, or under any other enactment, the Authority shall have regard in particular to the following criteria:
(a) The need to achieve and maintain fair relativity with the levels of remuneration received elsewhere; and
(b) The need to be fair both—
(i) To the persons or group of persons whose remuneration is being determined; and
(ii) To the taxpayer or ratepayer; and
(c) The need to recruit and retain competent persons.
(2) In determining the remuneration of any persons or group of persons pursuant to any subparagraph of section 12(1)(a) of this Act or in determining the remuneration of any persons or group of persons pursuant to section 12B(1) of this Act or under any other Act, the Authority shall take into account—
(a) The requirements of the position concerned; and
(b) The conditions of service enjoyed by the persons whose remuneration is being determined and those enjoyed by the persons or members of the group of persons whose remuneration and conditions of employment are, in the opinion of the Authority, comparable with those of the persons or members of the group of persons whose remuneration is being determined.
Section 18 was substituted, as from 1 April 1985, by section 5 Higher Salaries Commission Amendment Act (No 2) 1985 (1985 No 135).
Section 18 was substituted, as from 1 April 1988, by section 7 Higher Salaries Commission Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 24).
Section 18 was amended, as from 1 April 2003, pursuant to 3(2) Remuneration Authority (Members of Parliament) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 54) by substituting the word “Authority”
for the word “Commission”
wherever it appears.