13864 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Attorney-General

13864 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Attorney-General: 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 Chris Bishop: The only such fee increase proposed or approved in my Attorney General portfolio since 27 November 2023 is for the revision certifier. A retired High Court Judge is nominated by the Attorney General to certify revision bills drafted by the Parliamentary Counsel Office under the Legislation Act 2019. When the revision certifier was reappointed in March 2024 their daily fee was increased from $895 to $974 pursuant to the Cabinet Revised Fees Framework CO (22)(2).