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2016/137 Coroners (Salaries and Superannuation) Determination 2016 Pursuant to section 110(1) of the Coroners Act 2006 and section 12B(1)(f) and (2) of the Remuneration Authority Act 1977, the Remuneration Authority makes the follow- ing determination (to which is appended an explanatory memorandum).
Contents Title Commencement Expiry Interpretation Salaries of coroners and Chief Coroner Limited application of clause 7 Eligibility for subsidy on contributions to retirement scheme Judicial determinations do not apply to coroners Revocation Page 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 Determination Title This determination is the Coroners (Salaries and Superannuation) Determin- ation 2016.

Commencement This determination is deemed to have come into force on 1 January 2016.
Expiry This determination expires on 31 December 2016.
Interpretation In this determination, unless the context otherwise requires,— coroner— 1 cl 5 Coroners (Salaries and Superannuation) Determination 2016 2016/137 (a) means a person holding office under any of sections 103, 104, or 105 of the Coroners Act 2006; but (b) does not include a person who, under section 8(d) of the District Courts Act 1947, is a coroner by virtue of holding office as a District Court Judge new GSF Scheme means the new government service superannuation scheme established under Part 2A of the Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956 retirement scheme means a retirement scheme as defined in section 6(1) of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013, other than the new GSF Scheme year means a period of 12 months ending on 31 December.
5 (1) (2) Salaries of coroners and Chief Coroner The salary payable to a coroner must be at the annual rate of $264,690.

The salary payable to a Chief Coroner where that person is not a Judge must be at the annual rate of $339,150, payable from the date on which the Chief Coro- ner is appointed.
(3) A relief coroner appointed under section 104 of the Coroners Act 2006 is en- titled to an additional payment of up to $39,700 by way of salary, provided that the annual sum of the following amounts must not exceed $304,395: (a) (b) (c) the salary payable under subclause (1); and any additional payment under this subclause; and any superannuation subsidy (inclusive of any tax liability) that the coro- ner is entitled to be paid by the Crown other than under this determin- ation.
6 Limited application of clause 7 Clause 7 does not apply to— (a) (b) a Chief Coroner who is a Judge; or a coroner who— (i) (ii) (iii) is a former coroner appointed under section 103(5) of the Coro- ners Act 2006; or is a relief coroner appointed under section 104 of the Coroners Act 2006; or is a current contributor under Part 5A of the Government Super- annuation Fund Act 1956; or (iv) is a current contributor to the new GSF Scheme.
7 Eligibility for subsidy on contributions to retirement scheme (1) A coroner or Chief Coroner who chooses to contribute to a retirement scheme is entitled to have a subsidy paid on his or her contribution.

2 2016/137 Coroners (Salaries and Superannuation) Determination 2016 Explanatory memorandum (2) (3) The maximum amount of superannuation subsidy (inclusive of any tax liabil- ity) that is payable in any year is 20% of the gross salary actually paid to the coroner in that year.
In order to qualify for a superannuation subsidy, the contribution that the coro- ner or Chief Coroner must make to the retirement scheme, when expressed as a ratio of the superannuation subsidy to that person’s contribution, is 5:1.
8 Judicial determinations do not apply to coroners To avoid doubt,— (a) (b) nothing in the Judicial Salaries and Allowances Determination (No 2) 2015 applies to coroners; and nothing in the Judicial Superannuation Determination 2006 applies to coroners to whom clause 7 applies.

9 Revocation The Coroners (Salaries and Superannuation) Determination 2015 (LI 2015/66) is revoked.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of June 2016.

F Wilde, Chairperson.

A Foulkes, Member.

G Summers, Member.


Explanatory memorandum This memorandum is not part of the determination, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This determination, which is deemed to have come into force on 1 January 2016 and expires on 31 December 2016, sets the salaries and superannuation rights of coroners and a Chief Coroner who is not a Judge.
3 Explanatory memorandum Coroners (Salaries and Superannuation) Determination 2016 2016/137 The Remuneration Authority (the Authority) is responsible for setting the remuner- ation and the superannuation rights of coroners.
The Authority is required to have regard to the following when setting remuneration for coroners and other judicial officers: • • • the need to achieve and maintain fair relativity with the levels of remuneration received elsewhere; and the need to be fair both— • • to the persons or group of persons whose remuneration is being deter- mined; and to the taxpayer; and the need to recruit and retain competent persons.
In addition, the Authority must take into account— • • • the requirements of the position concerned; and 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 per- sons whose remuneration and conditions of employment are, in the opinion of the Authority, comparable with those of the persons or members of the group whose remuneration is being determined; and any prevailing adverse economic conditions, based on evidence from an au- thoritative source, and may determine the remuneration at a rate lower than it would otherwise have determined.
The Authority’s first determination for coroners came into force on 1 July 2007.

In determinations made since that time, the Authority has set coroners’ remuneration taking account of movement in the remuneration of other judicial officers and of those in the recruitment pools from which coroners are drawn.

This determination increases the salary of coroners from $259,500 to $264,690, in line with the increase in salaries that the Authority determined for District Court Judges in 2015/16.
It also provides for a salary of $339,150 for a Chief Coroner where that person is not a Judge.

The determination is for a year, from 1 January 2016.

The determination could not be finalised earlier because of the preparatory work that the Authority was required to undertake before making the determination.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 16 June 2016.

Wellington, New Zealand: Published under the authority of the New Zealand Government—2016 4