There are currently two mechanisms in New Zealand for determining the remuneration of judicial and statutory officers. One is the Cabinet fees framework administered by Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission. The framework classifies judicial and statutory officers into categories and prescribes a range of fees for each category. The responsible Minister makes the final decision on the fee to be paid to each type of officer within that fee's range. The other mechanism is the Remuneration Authority, an independent statutory body that determines remuneration for judicial and statutory officers, such as judges and ombudsmen, that need to be and to be seen to be free from external interference in their decision making. The Remuneration Authority Act requires the authority to take into account a range of factors when determining remuneration. These include the requirements of the position, the conditions of service, and a range of other things—and the committee of the whole House will be able to delve into—and, lastly, fairness to the person whose remuneration is being set, and to the taxpayer. These factors are very similar to the assessment criteria set out in the Cabinet fees framework for the determination of remuneration for each category of officers.