13827 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister for Women

13827 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister for Women: What fee increases have been proposed or approved since 27 November 2023 for any chair, deputy chair, member, presiding member, or other appointed role on any Crown entity board, committee, authority, tribunal, or other statutory body within their ministerial portfolio, broken down by (a) the name of the entity and the specific role; (b) the fee (annual, daily, or per-meeting rate as applicable) immediately prior to the increase and the date that fee was last set; (c) the new approved fee and the effective date of the increase; (d) the percentage increase; (e) whether the increase was approved by them as the responsible minister or referred to the Cabinet Appointments and Honours Committee, and if the latter, the date of that approval; (f) whether the increase was made pursuant to the Cabinet Fees Framework changes of July 2025 or on another basis; (g) the primary justification recorded for the increase; (h) whether the proposed increase was approved, declined, or scaled back, and if declined or scaled back, the reasons recorded for that decision; (i) whether any part of the increase was applied backdated and if so to what date; (j) the total annual cost to the Crown of all increases approved within their portfolio; and (k) whether each review was initiated by them as the responsible minister, the entity itself, or the Public Service Commission?

Hon Nicola Grigg: Corrected reply: In response to parts a – g of your question: In October 2025, pursuant to the Cabinet Fees Framework, within my Women portfolio, I approved an increase in fees for Members of the National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women (NACEW). The effective date of the new fees was 1 January 2026. This was the first increase to NACEW Member fees since 2016. The fees prior to 1 January 2026 did not reflect the time and value members bring to their roles. Increasing fees may also help to attract and retain highly skilled members. I refer the Member to the attached table for a breakdown of the fees. In response to parts h – k of your question: With the decrease in the number of members on NACEW the total cost of fees to the Crown has reduced and the increase in fees was not backdated. The fee increase was initiated by the Ministry for Women. Note: the attached table also corrects an error in and earlier response to written question 13827 (2026) where a higher daily fee of $1124 for the Chair and $756 for Members was incorrectly provided.