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NATIONAL PARLIAMENTSALARIES AND REMUNERATIONCOMMISSIONDETERMINATIONS2015Printed by TREID PRINTCATEGORY A:ELECTED LEADERSNO. OF DETS:23 (EL2015 - 01 TO EL 2015 – 23)15th January, 2015
Table of ContentsMEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION . - vii SALARIES AND REMUNERATION COMMISSION . - 1 Introduction: . - 1 Composition of the SRC. - 1 Roles and responsibilities of the SRC. - 1 SRC DETERMINATION EL2015-01 . - 2 EL2015-01:SALARIES . - 2 -SCHEDULE EL2015 - 01(a) :SALARIES . - 3 “ELECTED LEADERS” . - 3 SCHEDULE EL2015-01(b) . - 4 MONTHLY ALLOWANCE . - 4 SCHEDULE 2015-01(c) . - 5 STIPEND FOR POLITICAL PARTY EXECUTIVE OFFICERS . - 5 SRC DETERMINATION EL2015–02 . - 6 EL2015 – 02 : ENTERTAINMENT ALLOWANCE . - 6 SCHEDULE EL2015-02 . - 7 ENTERTAINMENT ALLOWANCE. - 7 SRC DETERMINATION EL2015 – 03 . - 8 EL2015 – 03: TRANSPORT ENTITLEMENT . - 8 -SCHEDULE 2015–03 . - 11 TRANSPORT ENTITLEMENT . - 11 SCHEDULE EL2015-03/1 . - 15 OFFICIAL VEHICLE ALLOWANCE 1 . - 15 SCHEDULE EL2015-03/2 . - 16 OFFICIAL VEHICLE ALLOWANCE 2 . - 16 SCHEDULE 2015 – 03/3 . - 17 OFFICIAL VEHICLE ALLOWANCE 3 . - 17 SCHEDULE 2015 – 03/4 . - 18 OFFICIAL VEHICLE ALLOWANCE 4 . - 18 SCHEDULE 2015 – 03/5 . - 19 SUPPORT VEHICLE ALLOWANCE . - 19 SCHEDULE 2015 – 03/6 . - 20 ELECTORAL VEHICLE ALLOWANCE . - 20 SRC DETERMINATION EL2015-04 . - 21 EL2015 – 04: ACCOMODATION ALLOWANCE . - 21 -SCHEDULE EL2015 – 04 . - 23 ACCOMODATION ALLOWANCE. - 23 i
SRC DETERMINATION EL2015-05 . - 26 EL2015 – 05 : DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE/GARDENER ALLOWANCE . - 26 SCHEDULE EL2015 – 05 . - 27 DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE/GARDENER ALLOWANCE. - 27 SRC DETERMINATION EL2015 - 06 . - 28 EL2015 - 06 : SITTING ALLOWANCE . - 28 SCHEDULE EL2015 - 06. - 30 SITTING ALLOWANCE . - 30 SRC DETERMINATION EL2015 – 07 . - 32 EL2015 – 07: RECREATION LEAVE . - 32 SCHEDULE EL2015 – 07 . - 33 RECREATIONAL LEAVE . - 33 SRC DETERMINATION EL2015 – 08 . - 34 EL2015 – 08 : TERMINATION BENEFITS. - 34 SCHEDULE EL2015 – 08 . - 35 TERMINATION BENEFIT . - 35 SRC DETERMINATION EL2015 – 09 . - 36 EL2015 – 09 : UTILITIES ALLOWANCE . - 36 SCHEDULE EL2015 – 09 . - 37 UTILITIES ALLOWANCE . - 37 EL2015 – 10 : TELEPHONE ALLOWANCE. - 39 SCHEDULE EL2015 – 10 . - 40 TELEPHONE /FACSIMILE AND MOBILE TELEPHONE ALLOWANCE . - 40 SRC DETERMINATION EL2015 – 11 . - 41 EL2015 – 11 : DUTY TRAVEL ( MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT) . - 41 SRC DETERMINATION EL2015-12 . - 43 EL2015-12 : DUTY TRAVEL WITHIN PNG . - 43 SCHEDULE EL2015 – 12 . - 45 EL2015 – 12 : DUTY TRAVEL WITHIN PNG . - 45 SRC DETERMINATION EL2015 – 13 . - 46 EL2015 – 13 : OVERSEAS DUTY TRAVEL . - 46 SCHEDULE EL2015 – 13 . - 49 OVERSEAS TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE. - 49 EL2015 – 14 SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS . - 50 SCHEDULE EL2015 – 14 . - 51 SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS . - 51 SRC DETERMINATION EL2015 – 15 . - 52 EL2015 – 15 : MEDICAL AND HEALTH INSURANCE . - 52 SCHEDULE EL2015 – 15 . - 53 ii
MEDICAL AND HEALTH INSURANCE . - 53 EL2015 – 16 : HIGHER DUTY ALLOWANCE . - 54 EL2015 – 17 : ELECTORAL ALLOWANCES . - 55 SCHEDULE EL2015 – 17 . - 56 ELECTORAL ALLOWANCES . - 56 SRC DETERMINATION EL2015 – 18 . - 59 EL2015 – 18 : OFFICIAL PERSONAL STAFF . - 59 SCHEDULE EL2015 – 18 . - 60 OFFICIAL PERSONAL STAFF . - 60 SRC DETERMINATION EL2015 – 19 . - 62 EL2015 – 19: ENTITLEMENTS OF FORMER PRIME MINISTERS . - 62 -SCHEDULE EL2015 – 19 . - 63 ENTITLEMENTS OF FORMER PRIME MINISTERS . - 63 SRC DETERMINATION EL2015 – 20 . - 64 EL2015 – 20: TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS . - 64 -SCHEDULE EL2015 – 20 . - 65 TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS. - 65 SRC DETERMINATION EL2015 – 21 . - 66 EL2015 – 21: DEATH OF A LEADER IN OFFICE . - 66 -SRC DETERMINATION EL2015 – 22 . - 67 EL2015 – 22: ENTITLEMENTS DURING SUSPENSION . - 67 -SRC DETERMINATION EL2015 – 23 . - 68 EL2015 – 23: SCHOOL FEES . - 68 -SCHEDULE EL2015 – 23 . - 69 SCHOOL FEES . - 69 -iii
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MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSIONHon Theo Zurenuoc MP-Chairman/SpeakerHon Sir PukaTemu MP-Member/rep. Prime MinisterHon Dr Allan Marat MP- Member/rep. Lder of OppJustice Don Sawong- Member/rep. Chief JusticeMr John Kali- Member/Sec DPMMs Mary Marola- Member/Sec Lab & IRvii
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SALARIES AND REMUNERATION COMMISSIONIntroduction:The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) is established under Section 216A of the Constitution.Its powers and procedures are as provided for by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission Act 1988.The Act also provides for the establishment, within the Parliamentary Service, of a Secretariat for theCommission.The Secretariat is administered, ex-officio, by the Clerk of the Parliament under the directions of theSpeaker.Composition of the SRCThe SRC comprises six members as follows:: Speaker of the National Parliament or his nominee as Chairman: the Prime Minister or his nominee as a Member: the Chief Justice or his nominee as a Member: the Leader of the Opposition or his nominee as a Member: the Secretary for Department of Personnel Management or his nominee as a Member: the Secretary for Department of Labour or his nominee as a MemberRoles and responsibilities of the SRCIt is to be noted that SRC is the only body empowered under Section 216A of the constitution to determinelevels of benefits for elected leaders at the National, Provincial or Local Government levels, Members of theJudiciary, Constitutional Office Holders, Departmental Heads and Heads of Statutory Authorities.No other body or individual has this authority.Once a decision on a particular benefit is made, the SRC then reports it to the Parliament in the form of arecommendation for the Parliament’s consideration. The Parliament may accept or reject, but it may notamend or alter a SRC recommendation. All SRC decisions have immediate effect, unless otherwise set asideby the Parliament.The SRC, since its establishment in 1988 has made some 23 determinations, which cover the only authorisedbenefits that Members of Parliament may legally receive during their term in Parliament. Members ofParliament are, therefore, urged to familiarise themselves with the SRC Determinations so that they do notget themselves into trouble for receiving or asking for an unauthorised benefit.-1-
SRC DETERMINATION EL2015-01EL2015-01:SALARIES1.Description:A Determination to establish a salary scale for Elected Leaders subjectto the Commission’s Determinations.2.Recipients:As per the Schedule forming part of this Determination.3.Benefits:As per the Schedule forming part of this Determination.4.Special Provisions:i)Advances :Elected Leaders subject to theCommissions’ Determinations may not receive advances againstsalary with the sole exception of advances for the payment ofschool fees for their natural born children or legally adoptedchildren. In all cases payment of school fees must be made bythe administering authority directly to the educationalinstitution providing education for the child or childrenconcerned. Under no circumstances may the payment be madedirectly to a Leader.Advance payments must be fully recovered within the financialyear that they were made.ii)Members of the National Parliament are not entitled to aProvincial Assembly salary whether a member of a PEC or not.Only one salary may be received as a Leader.5.Adjustments:As advised by the Commission.6.Date of Commencement:25th September 1997.-2-
SCHEDULE EL2015 - 01(a) :SALARIES“ELECTED LEADERS”Sal PtDesignationEL 13EL 12EL 11EL 11EL 10EL 9aEL 9EL 9EL 8EL 8EL 8EL 8EL 8EL 7EL 6EL 6EL 5EL 5EL 5EL 4EL 3EL 2EL 1Prime MinisterSpeakerD/Prime MinisterOpposition LeaderState MinisterProv. GovernorDeputy SpeakerDep Opp. LeaderChair Spec CommitteeVice MinisterChair-PACChair-PWCChair-PPC(vacant)Shadow MinisterWhip-Govt/OppD/Ch-PAC/PWCAsst SpeakerNat Parlt Member(vacant)D/Prov GovernorPEC MemberProvAssm MemberDate of 4732086258071st January 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015-3-
SCHEDULE EL2015-01(b)MONTHLY ALLOWANCERecipients:Benefits:Members of Local-level Governments who do not receive asalary under Schedule 01 of this Determination1)Deputy heads of Local-level GovernmentsAn allowance of K425 payable monthly in retrospect.No Advances of this allowance are permissible.:2)Members of Local-level GovernmentsA monthly allowance of between K85-K340 as determined byeach Local Level Government, payable monthly in retrospect.No advances of this allowance are permissible.:3)Heads of Local-level Governments who are notmembers of a Provincial AssemblyA monthly allowance of K595 payable monthly in retrospect. Noadvances of this allowance are permissible.Date of Commencement:1st January 2013-4-
SCHEDULE 2015-01(c)STIPEND FOR POLITICAL PARTY EXECUTIVE OFFICERSRecipients:President, Treasurer and General Secretary of A Political Partywith at least one serving Member in the National Parliament.Benefits:1)PresidentA yearly stipend of K15,000 and a sitting allowance of K50 perDay for attendance in Party meetings:2)TreasurerA yearly stipend of K13, 000 and a sitting allowance of K50 perday for attendance at Party meet:3)General SecretaryA salary and allowances equivalent to a Grade 20 position in thePublic Service.Date of Commencement:This Determination shall take effect when the repealed andreplaced Organic Law on Integrity of Political Parties andCandidates comes into being.-5-
SRC DETERMINATION EL2015–02EL2015 – 02 : ENTERTAINMENT ALLOWANCE1.Description:A non acquittable allowance provided to reimburseLeaders for personal costs incurred in respect ofentertainment that is not regarded as an official function2.Recipients:As per the Schedule forming part of thisDetermination3.Benefits:As per the Schedule forming part of thisDetermination4.Special Provisions:i)The National Parliament entertainment allowance maynot be paid to recipients but will be in the form of acredit maintained by the Parliament.ii)Entertainment allowance shall be paid to recipientsfortnightly in conjunction with salaryiii)The official entertainment costs in respect of the PrimeMinister shall be met by the Department of the PrimeMinister. Appropriate administering authorities willmeet the Official entertainment cost in respect of otherLeaders listed in Schedule EL2015-02.iv)Provincial Governors are eligible for entertainmentallowance in Port Moresby as well as their entitlementin the Provincial level.5.Adjustments:As advised by the Commission from time to time6.Date of Commencement:1st January 2013-6-
SCHEDULE EL2015-02ENTERTAINMENT ALLOWANCERecipientsAllowance (p.a.)NP Cr (p.a.)Prime Minister19,37550,000Speaker19,37525,000Deputy Prime Minister19,37512,000Leader of the Opposition19,37512,000Minister of State11,3135,000Provincial Governor- POM8,5005,000- Province8,500Vice Minister6,5002,500Deputy Speaker6,5002,500Deputy Leader of Opposition6,5002,500Chairman-Special PWD6,5002,500Chairman-PPC6,5002,500Whip-Govt /Opp2,500Shadow Minister2,500Deputy Governor2,500Lord Mayor1,625Date of Commencement:1st January 2013-7-
SRC DETERMINATION EL2015 – 03EL2015 – 03:TRANSPORT ENTITLEMENT1. Description:A Determination to provide for the use of state owned transport bycertain Leaders and to provide transport allowances and advances forother Leaders.2. Recipients:As per the Schedule forming part of this Determination.3. Benefits:As per the Schedule forming part of this Determination4. General Provisions::i)ii)Advancesa)Provided that the necessary funds have beenappropriated in current budgets advances of allowancesspecified in the Schedule may be made available byadministering authorities for the purpose of purchasingand/or maintaining Leaders’ vehicles, boats, aircraft orother approved conveyances provided that all suchadvances are made payable to the supplier of the goodsor the services concerned. Advances may not be madedirectly to a Leader.b)The period of advance may not exceed 48 months or theunexpired portion of a Leader's term of office if this isless than 48months. More than one advance may bemade during a term of office.c)No advances may be made to elected Leaders until theperiod allowed for appeals to the Court of DisputedReturns has expired.Duty ExemptionsVehicles purchased by Leaders under this Determination are notexempted from duty.:iii)Vehicle Operating AllowanceRecipients of vehicle allowances will be paid an operational allowancefortnightly with salary in accordance with the Schedule. The operationalallowance is calculated to make provision for fuel and lubricantpurchases, repairs, service and maintenance, and annual registration,Third Party Insurance and Comprehensive Insurance, and replacementvehicle hire. Recipients are not permitted to take this allowance inadvance when purchasing vehicle.-8-
:iv)Recipients entitled to more than one allowance under theSchedule may pool the allowances together to meet total transportneeds.:v)Leaders in receipt of vehicle allowances under thisDetermination are prohibited from making any use of State ownedvehicles in Port Moresby or in their own electorates with the exceptionof the Prime Minister and Speaker.Leaders being provided with a State owned vehicle as a transitionalBenefit under Determination EL2015-20 or under the special Provisionsof this Determination are not entitled to vehicle allowances whilst usingthe State owned vehicle during the transitional period or the durationof the Court of Disputed Returns proceedings as the case may be.As vehicle allowance covers all operational costs including the hire ofreplacement vehicles when the Leader’s vehicle is unserviceable,administering authorities are prohibited from hiring private vehicles foruse of Leaders as a charge to the State.5. Special Provisions ::vi)Leaders using State owned vehicles in accordance withEntitlement A in the attached Schedule must surrender use of thesevehicles within a period of 14 days after ceasing in the office thatentitled them to the use of the vehicle.:vii)A transport cost to a maximum of K1000 may be paid byParliament to locate an electorate vehicle in an electorate if required.A)Disputed Election Results1)In any case where the election of an elected Leader is disputed in theCourt of Disputed Returns no advance payment of electoral vehicleallowance is permitted until the petition has been disposed of by theCourt. Normal allowances will continue to be paid each fortnight.2)In any case where the election of an elected Leader is disputed in theCourt of Disputed Returns the following special provisions apply:a) Newly elected Leaders with Entitlements B, C, D and H aredefined in the Schedule EL2015-03 of these Determinations maymeet their official transport needs by either:i)ii)Receiving no vehicle allowances and utilising a Stateowed vehicle during the period the Election result isdisputed: orReceiving an advance limited to their allowance for amaximum period of 12 months and buying their ownvehicle.-9-
b) Newly elected Leaders with Entitlements E and F as defined inSchedule EL2015-03 of these Determinations, and who do nothave a State vehicle option shall meet their official transportneeds by receiving an advance limited to 12 months’ allowanceonly and buying their own vehicle.c) Re-elected Leaders with Entitlements B, C,D,E,F and H norestrictions shall apply and they shall be eligible for normaladvances where they wish to purchase their own vehicle.6. Adjustments:7. Date of Commencement :As advised by the Commission from time to time11th July 2001- 10 -
SCHEDULE 2015–03TRANSPORT ENTITLEMENTEntitlementA:State Owned VehicleUse of a State owned vehicle on an unrestricted basis with all necessaryfuel and maintenance requirements and a driver being provided by theadministering authority. The authorising authority for determining theappropriate level vehicle shall rest with the respective administeringauthorities.RecipientsPrime Minister (such vehicles as and where required anywhere in PNG)Speaker – 1 vehicle in Port Moresby. This entitlement shall be extendedto his Electorate whenever he is in the electorate.Deputy Prime Minister – 1 vehicle in Port MoresbyLeader of the Opposition – 1 vehicle in Port MoresbyEntitlementB:Private Vehicle Allowancea)Vehicle AllowanceAn annual allowance of K74,250 for the purchase of an appropriatevehicle. Full duty must be paid on the vehicle.b)Operational AllowanceAn allowance in accordance with Schedule EL2015-03/1 payablefortnightly with salary for the operation and maintenance for theirvehicle. Advance payment of this allowance is not permitted.c)Driver’s AllowanceAn annual allowance of K9,724 paid fortnightly to a driver. Advancepayment of this allowance is not permitted and administeringauthorities are forbidden form providing drivers for private vehicles asa charge to the State.RecipientsPrime MinisterSpeakerDeputy Prime MinisterLeader of the Opposition- 11 -
EntitlementC:Official Vehicle Allowance 1a) Vehicle AllowanceAn annual allowance of K74,250 for the Purchase of an Appropriatevehicle. Full duty must be paid on the vehicle.b) Operational AllowanceAn allowance in accordance with Schedule EL2015-03/1 payablefortnightly with sala
salary with the sole exception of advances for the payment of school fees for their natural born children or legally adopted children. In all cases payment of school fees must be made by . 2015 Salary EL 13 Prime Minister 262762 282469 302242 323399 346037 EL 12 Speaker 223029 239756 256539 274497 293712 EL 11 D/Prime Minister 204585 219929 .
