The chairman of the Human Rights Commission was being paid a basic salary of R183432 a year and full-time members R142731, Justice Minister Dullah Omar said on Monday.
Part-time members were also being paid R142731 (ie, R71 per hour or part thereof), he said in a written reply to a question from Democratic Party leader Tony Leon.
Omar said the President had not yet determined Commission members' remuneration package and meanwhile they were being paid the same salaries in terms of proposals of the Department of State Expenditure.
Full-time members also received a non-pensionable motor vehicle allowance based on the particular loan limits and the official interest rate applicable to officials in the Public Service's management echelon.
All members were entitled reimbursement for expenses incurred for subsistence for official purposes.
Full-time members were also entilted to normal Public Service housing allowances and leave benefits.
Omar said R6176000 had been budgetted for the 11-member Commission for the 1995/96 financial year, R6436000 for 1996/97 and R12745000 for 1997/98.