Australian Capital Territory
Board of Senior Secondary Studies (Appointment Conditions) Determination 2016 (No 1)*
Notifiable instrument NI2016—665
made under the
Board of Senior Secondary Studies Act 1997, s 6(2)

I determine the following terms for public servants who are appointed to a committee or advisory panel by the Board of Senior Secondary Studies at the rates and in the capacities set out below:

Definitions:

course accreditation panel means people appointed as members or
chair of an advisory panel, under the Board of Senior Secondary
Studies Act 1997, section 6 (a), for the purposes of reviewing and
accrediting courses.

moderation means those processes designed to ensure comparability
of grades and scores reported on the ACT Senior Secondary Certificate.

moderation group leader means a person appointed under the
Board of Senior Secondary Studies Act 1997, section 6 (a) to
oversee, direct and manage moderation day proceedings at a venue
at which moderation day meetings are held.

small group moderator means a person appointed under the Board
of Senior Secondary Studies Act 1997, section 6 (a) to oversee,
monitor and report on teaching, curriculum and assessment practices
in relation to subject moderation groups of 10 or fewer tertiary eligible students.

subject group leader means a person appointed under the Board of
Senior Secondary Studies Act 1997, section 6 (a) to oversee, direct
and manage moderation for a specific subject group during
scheduled moderation days.

Rates of Payment:
The payments set out in table 1 and table 2 are payable to public servants (officers and employees) appointed under Section 6(a) of the Board of Senior Secondary Studies Act 1997. The payments are in addition to the public servants normal salary and the following terms apply:

(1)	Payments count as salary for taxation purposes only.

(2)	The base rates detailed below took effect from 1 January 2002 and are adjusted annually by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) (All Groups-ACT) for the previous calendar year. They will continue to be adjusted through the same process.

Table 1. Payments to Course Accreditation Panels

column 1
number of courses
accredited	column 2
payment to panel
members
	column 3
payment to chairs of course
accreditation panels
	
1 – 4 	$225	$350	
5 - 9	$275	$400	
10 or more	$325	$450	

Payments to Moderation Group Leaders and Subject Group Leaders
(2) A single payment of $100 is payable to Moderation Group Leaders
and Subject Group Leaders for each moderation day, or part thereof.
Payments to Small Group Moderators
(3) Payments to Small Group Moderators will be made according to
table 2 for each school they moderate.

Table 2. Payments to Small Group Moderators
column 1
number of students moderated
	column 2
payment to moderator	
1 - 4	$120	
5 - 9	$230	

Natalie Howson
Director-General Education
Delegate of the Head of Service

   5 December 2016