Australian Capital Territory
Public Sector Management Amendment Standards 2007 (No 6)
Disallowable instrument DI2007–196
made under the  
Public Sector Management Act 1994, s 251 (Management Standards)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Public Sector Management Act 1994 (the Act) regulates the management of the public sector.  Section 251 of the Act empowers the Commissioner for Public Administration, with the written approval of the Chief Minister, to make Public Sector Management Standards (Standards) for the purposes of the Act.  More specifically, sections 251(6) and (7) of the Act provide that the Chief Minister can give a general approval to the Commissioner for Public Administration to make Standards for specified purposes, subject to conditions where necessary.  

The Chief Minister has given standing order approval for the Commissioner to make an annual amendment to the base monthly lease rate for executive vehicles set out in section 552(6) of the Standards.  The Chief Minister has approved an amendment methodology to be used whereby the annual change to the base monthly lease rate for executive vehicles reflects the percentage change in remuneration granted to executives by the Remuneration Tribunal.

On 1 July 2007 Remuneration Tribunal Determination 5 of 2007 ‘Chief Executives and Executives’ increased the remuneration for executives by 4%.  

The amendment increases the base monthly lease rate for executive vehicles prescribed in section 552(6) of the Standards by 4%.  The revised base monthly lease rate has been rounded up to the nearest whole dollar.