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(ii) Vice Chief of the Defence Force; or

          (iii) Chief of Naval Staff; or

          (iv) Chief of the General Staff; or

          (v) Chief of the Air Staff;".

Establishment of Remuneration Tribunal

25.     Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (4) "7 years" and substituting "12 months".

26.     After section 4a of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Disclosure of interest by Tribunal members

"4b. (1) Where the Chairman is taking part, or is to take part, in the consideration of a matter by the Tribunal and the Chairman has or acquires any interest, pecuniary or otherwise, that could conflict with the proper performance of his or her functions in relation to the matter:

     (a)     the Chairman must, in writing, disclose the interest to the Minister; and

   (b)     the Chairman must not take part, or continue to take part, in
     the consideration of the matter, unless the Minister consents in writing.

"(2) Where a member other than the Chairman is taking part, or is to take part, in the consideration of a matter by the Tribunal and the member has or acquires an interest, pecuniary or otherwise, that could conflict with the proper performance of the member's functions in relation to the matter:

    (a)     the member must, in writing, disclose the interest to the Chairman; and

    (b)     the member must not take part, or continue to take part, in the consideration of the matter, if the Chairman gives a direction under subsection (3).

  "(3) Where the Chairman becomes aware:

    (a)     that a member is taking part, or is to take part, in the consideration of a matter by the Tribunal; and

    (b)     that the member has, in relation to the consideration of the matter, an interest referred to in subsection (2);

then, if the Chairman considers that the member should not take part, or continue to take part, in the consideration of the matter, the Chairman is to give a direction in writing to the member accordingly.".

Inquiries and reports by Tribunal

27. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (2a) and substituting the following subsection:

"(2a) The Tribunal, from time to time as provided by this Part, is to inquire into, and report to the Minister on, the rates of salaries in relation to:

    (a)     Vice-Chancellors, Principals and other chief executive officers of higher education institutions (other than Commonwealth higher education institutions); and

    (b)     deputies (however described) of officers referred to in paragraph (a);

that should be used as a basis for making grants in relation to recurrent expenditure in connection with those institutions, and the dates as from which those rates of salary should be so used.".

Inquiries