Reprint as at 4 April 2019
(LI 2018/42)
Governor-General (Annuities) Determination 2018: revoked (with effect on 1 April 2019), on 4 April 2019 (after expiring on 31 March 2019), by clause 5 of the Governor-General (Annuities) Determination 2019 (LI 2019/70).
Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.
Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.
Pursuant to section 8 of the Governor-General Act 2010 and to the Remuneration Authority Act 1977, the Remuneration Authority makes the following determination (to which is appended an explanatory memorandum).
This determination is the Governor-General (Annuities) Determination 2018.
This determination comes into force on 1 April 2018.
This determination expires on 31 March 2019.
(1)
The annual annuity payable under section 8(2) of the Governor-General Act 2010 to a person who has held the office of Governor-General for a total period of less than 2 complete years is $15,500.
(2)
The annual annuity payable under section 8(3) of the Governor-General Act 2010 to a person who has held the office of Governor-General for a total period of 2 or more complete years is the lesser of the following:
$15,500 for each complete year of the total period for which the person held the office (not exceeding 5 years):
$77,500 (the maximum annual annuity payable).
The Governor-General (Annuities) Determination 2017 (LI 2017/79) is revoked.
Dated at Wellington this 13th day of March 2018.
Fran Wilde,Chairperson.
Geoff Summers,Member.
Len Cook,Member.
This determination, which comes into force on 1 April 2018, increases the rate of the annuity payable to a former Governor-General.
The yearly rate of the annuity is increased from $15,270 to $15,500 from 1 April 2018 with the maximum annuity payable being increased from $76,350 to $77,500 per annum.
The rate of the annuity is the same regardless of whether the former Governor-General held office for a total period of less than 2 complete years or for a total period of 2 complete years or more. If a former Governor-General held office for 2 complete years or more, the annual annuity payable is determined by multiplying the yearly rate by each complete year of the period that the Governor-General held office, up to a maximum of 5 years.
Section 9 of the Governor-General Act 2010 (the Act) provides that if a former Governor-General dies, the surviving spouse or partner is to be paid an annuity at half of the yearly rate that would have been payable if the person had not died.
Section 8(4) of the Act provides that the annuity is payable from the date that is 6 months after the date on which the person ceased to hold office as Governor-General.
The annuity recognises the contribution made to the country by a former Governor-General when that person was in the role and it also recognises the role of the former Governor-General’s spouse or partner. In addition, it takes account of the former Governor-General’s ongoing commitments after their term of office has ended.
This determination takes into account a range of factors, including the pay for other senior positions where the Remuneration Authority sets the remuneration.
This determination is for the year beginning 1 April 2018 and ending on 31 March 2019.
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.
Date of notification in Gazette: 15 March 2018.
This is a reprint of the Governor-General (Annuities) Determination 2018 that incorporates all the amendments to that determination as at the date of the last amendment to it.
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Governor-General (Annuities) Determination 2019 (LI 2019/70): clause 5
Governor-General (Annuities) Determination 2018 (LI 2018/42): clause 3