A decision has been made to adjust certain salaries. The update will set a reference annual salary at $1.8 million. This change follows a review of existing benchmarks.

Existing holders of political appointments will see a one-off adjustment, subject to performance, from October 15. The amount of this adjustment can be up to 9 per cent.

Further details about this decision are available, including the context and reasoning behind the adjustment. The change represents a growth rate of 3.6 per cent per year since the last adjustment in 2011.