Air Force Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1965

No.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923-1965.*

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Air Force Act 1923-1965.

Dated this 18th

day of June, 1965.

HENRY ABEL SMITH

Administrator.

By His Excellency's Command,

(Sgd) PETER HOWSON

Minister of State for Air.

Amendments of the Air Force Regulations 

Certain regulations not applicable to officers receiving consolidated rates.

1. Regulation 542c of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting the figures and letter " 556c.".

2. Regulation 543 of the Air Force Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Active pay of officers.

"543.—(1.) Subject to sub-regulations (2.), (3.), (4.), (5.) and (6.) of this regulation, the daily rate of active pay of an officer of the Permanent Air Force, other than an officer of a rank higher than group captain, an officer of the medical branch who is a qualified medical or dental practitioner, an officer of the chaplains' branch or an officer of the Women's Service holding a rank specified in sub-regulations (9.) or (10.) of this regulation, is the rate specified, in relation to his rank and service, in the following table:—

Rank and Service	Rate per day
£	s.	d.
Group Captain—
On appointment ......................................................................................	9	17	5
After 2 years' service in rank ...................................................................	10	2	4
After 4 years' service in rank ...................................................................	10	7	3
After 6 years' in rank ...............................................................................	10	12	2
Wing Commander—
On appointment ......................................................................................	8	14	5
After 2 years' service in rank ...................................................................	8	19	4
After 4 years' service in rank ...................................................................	9	4	3
After 6 years' service in rank ...................................................................	9	9	2

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  , 1965.

  Statutory Rules 1927, No. 161, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Air Force Regulations, see footnote   to Statutory Rules 1965, No. 9; and see also Statutory Rules 1965, Nos. 9, 10, 25, 57, 58.

6207/65.—Price 1s. 14/8.6.1965.

 

Rank and Service	Rate per day
£	s.	d.
Squadron Leader—
On appointment—
Officer in receipt of increment for having had 12 years' service in rank of Flight Lieutenant ......................................................................................	7	3	1
Other Officer ......................................................................................	7	1	7
After 1 year's service in rank ...................................................................	7	6	6
After 2 years' service in rank ...................................................................	7	11	5
After 3 years' service in rank ...................................................................	7	16	4
After 4 years' service in rank ...................................................................	8	1	3
After 6 years' service in rank ...................................................................	8	6	2
Flight Lieutenant—
On appointment ......................................................................................	5	3	9
After 1 year's service in rank ...................................................................	5	8	8
After 2 years' service in rank ...................................................................	5	13	7
After 3 years' service in rank ...................................................................	5	18	6
After 4 years' service in rank ...................................................................	6	3	5
After 5 years' service in rank ...................................................................	6	8	4
After 6 years' service in rank ...................................................................	6	13	3
After 8 years' service in rank ...................................................................	6	18	2
After 12 years' service in rank .................................................................	7	3	1
Flying Officer—
On appointment ......................................................................................	4	1	0
After 2 years' service in rank ...................................................................	4	9	11
Pilot Officer ..............................................................................................	3	13	4

"(2.) The daily rate of active pay of an officer of the rank of flight lieutenant shall not exceed the rate specified in the table in the last preceding sub-regulation in relation to an officer of that rank who has completed six years' service in that rank unless the officer has passed such examinations for promotion to the rank of squadron leader as the Air Board determines.

"(3.) The daily rate of active pay of an officer who—

(a) was granted a commission in the Permanent Air Force after the thirty-first day of December, 1955, or is granted such a commission, with the rank of pilot officer;

(b) was or is, at the date of his appointment, enrolled as a student of science, engineering, medicine, dentistry or education at a University or Technical College; and

(c) is not a graduate of the Air Force Academy,

is the rate specified, in relation to his course of study and stage reached in the course, in the following table:—

Course of Study and Stage reached	Rate per day
Science, Engineering or Dental Students—	£	s.	d.
During second-year study of any course other than a five-year course ........	1	3	8
During third-year study of a five-year course ............................................	1	3	8
During third-year study of a four-year course ...........................................	1	8	4
During fourth-year study of a five-year course ..........................................	1	8	4
During final year study of any course .......................................................	2	1	3
Medical or Education Students ....................................................................	2	1	3

 

"(4.) The daily rate of active pay of an officer who—

(a) holds a degree in medicine or surgery of a University approved by the Director-General of Medical Services; and

(b) is appointed as a resident medical officer in a Royal Australian Air Force hospital or in another hospital approved by the Director-General of Medical Services,

in respect of the period from and including the date determined by the Air Board as the date of appointment of the officer as resident medical officer to and including the date as from which his appointment as resident medical officer is terminated, is Five pounds three shillings and ninepence.

"(5.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, where an amount equal to the daily rate of active pay of an officer of the Permanent Air Force who has been commissioned from warrant or non-commissioned rank when aggregated with any flying pay payable to him under regulation 553a would, but for this sub-regulation, be less than the daily rate of active pay, excluding any increase given by virtue of sub-regulation (3.) of regulation 550, from time to time payable to a member holding the like rank and mustering, and having completed the like service in that rank and mustering, as the officer held and had completed immediately before his appointment to commissioned rank—

(a) if the officer holds the rank of flying officer—the daily rate of active pay of the officer is the rate applicable to a flying officer having two years' service in that rank; or

(b) in any other case—the daily rate of active pay of the officer is that rate of active pay payable to such a member excluding any increase given by virtue of sub-regulation (3.) of regulation 550.

"(6.) Where the daily rate of active pay of an officer of the Permanent Air Force who has been commissioned in a branch other than the general duties branch from warrant or non-commissioned rank in an air crew mustering would, but for this sub-regulation, be less than the daily rate of active pay from time to time payable to a member of a ground mustering in Group 6 holding the like rank, and having completed the like service in that rank, as the officer held and had completed immediately before his appointment to commissioned rank, the daily rate of active pay of the officer is that latter rate.

"(7.) The daily rate of active pay of an officer of the medical branch of the Permanent Air Force who is a qualified medical or dental practitioner and holds a rank specified in the following table is the rate specified, in relation to his rank and service, in that table:—

Rank and Service	Rate per day
£	s.	d.
Group Captain .................................................................................................	12	15	11
Wing Commander—
On appointment............................................................................................	11	0	7
After 1 year's service in rank .........................................................................	11	10	6

   

Rank and Service	Rate per day
£	s.	d.
Squadron Leader—
On appointment ................................................................................................	8	17	10
After 1 year's service in rank .............................................................................	9	6	1
After 2 years' service in rank .............................................................................	9	14	4
After 3 years' service in rank .............................................................................	10	2	6
Flight Lieutenant—
On appointment ................................................................................................	6	13	1
After 1 year's service in rank .............................................................................	7	1	8
After 2 years' service in rank .............................................................................	7	8	3
After 3 years' service in rank .............................................................................	7	14	10
After 4 years' service in rank .............................................................................	8	1	5
After 5 years' service in rank .............................................................................	8	9	8

"(8.) The daily rate of active pay of an officer of the chaplains' branch of the Permanent Air Force is the rate specified, in relation to his classification and service, in the following table:—

Classification and Service	Rate per day
£	s.	d.
Principal Air Chaplain ..........................................................................................	9	4	7
Chaplain, First Class—
On appointment ................................................................................................	8	3	9
After 1 year's service in classification ................................................................	8	6	9
After 2 years' service in classification ................................................................	8	9	9
After 3 years' service in classification ................................................................	8	12	9
After 4 years' service in classification ................................................................	8	15	9
Chaplain, Second Class—
On appointment ................................................................................................	7	5	9
After 1 year's service in classification ................................................................	7	8	9
After 2 years' service in classification ................................................................	7	11	9
After 3 years' service in classification ................................................................	7	14	9
After 4 years' service in classification ................................................................	7	17	9
After 5 years' service in classification ................................................................	8	0	9
Chaplain, Third Class—
On appointment ................................................................................................	5	15	9
After 1 year's service in classification ................................................................	5	18	9
After 2 years' service in classification ................................................................	6	1	9
After 3 years' service in classification ................................................................	6	4	9
After 4 years' service in classification ................................................................	6	7	9
After 5 years' service in classification ................................................................	6	10	9
After 6 years' service in classification ................................................................	6	13	9
Chaplain, Fourth Class—
On appointment ................................................................................................	5	3	9
After 1 year's service in classification ................................................................	5	6	9
After 2 years' service in classification ................................................................	5	9	9

 

"(9.) The daily rate of active pay of an officer of the Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service or the Women's Royal Australian Air Force, other than an officer who is a qualified medical or dental practitioner, is the rate specified, in relation to her rank and service, in the following table:—

Rank and Service	Rate per day
£	s.	d.
Group Officer—
On appointment .................................................................................................	6	13	2
After 2 years' service in rank ...............................................................................	6	16	6
After 4 years' service in rank ...............................................................................	6	19	9
After 6 years' service in rank ...............................................................................	7	3	0
Wing Officer—
On appointment .................................................................................................	5	17	10
After 2 years' service in rank ...............................................................................	6	1	2
After 4 years' service in rank ...............................................................................	6	4	5
After 6 years' service in rank ...............................................................................	6	7	9
Squadron Officer—
On appointment .................................................................................................	4	15	11
After 1 year's service in rank ...............................................................................	4	19	3
After 2 years' service in rank ...............................................................................	5	2	6
After 3 years' service in rank ...............................................................................	5	5	10
After 4 years' service in rank ...............................................................................	5	9	1
After 6 years' service in rank ...............................................................................	5	12	5
Flight Officer—
On appointment .................................................................................................	3	10	9
After 1 year's service in rank ...............................................................................	3	14	0
After 2 years' service in rank ...............................................................................	3	17	4
After 3 years' service in rank ...............................................................................	4	0	7
After 4 years' service in rank ...............................................................................	4	3	10
After 5 years' service in rank ...............................................................................	4	7	1
After 6 years' service in rank ...............................................................................	4	10	5
Section Officer—
On appointment .................................................................................................	2	15	7
After 2 years' service in rank ...............................................................................	3	1	6
After 4 years' service in rank ...............................................................................	3	4	10

"(10.) The daily rate of active pay of an officer of the Women's Royal Australian Air Force who is a qualified medical or dental practitioner is the rate specified, in relation to her rank and service, in the following table:—

Rank and Service	Rate per day
£	s.	d.
Group Officer ......................................................................................................	12	4	11
Wing Officer—
On appointment ................................................................................................	10	9	7
After 1 year's service in rank .............................................................................	10	19	5
Squadron Officer—
On appointment ................................................................................................	8	6	10
After 1 year's service in rank .............................................................................	8	15	1
After 2 years' service in rank .............................................................................	9	3	3
After 3 years' service in rank .............................................................................	9	11	6
Flight Officer—
On appointment ................................................................................................	6	4	1
After 1 year's service in rank .............................................................................	6	10	8
After 2 years' service in rank .............................................................................	6	17	3
After 3 years' service in rank .............................................................................	7	3	10
After 4 years' service in rank .............................................................................	7	10	5
After 5 years' service in rank .............................................................................	7	18	8

 

Consolidated rates of pay.

3. Regulation 544 of the Air Force Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (4.) the words "The rate" and inserting in their stead the words "Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the rate"; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

"(5.) The rate of pay of an air commodore of the medical branch of the Permanent Air Force who is a qualified medical or dental practitioner is a consolidated rate of pay of Five thousand two hundred and five pounds per year.".

4. Regulation 556c of the Air Force Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Allowance for air commodore who is a medical or dental practitioner.

"556c. An officer of the medical branch of the Permanent Air Force of the rank of air commodore who is a qualified medical or dental practitioner may be paid an allowance at the rate of Two hundred and forty pounds per year.".

Allowances and other benefits.

5. Regulation 647 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (3a.).

Application.

6.—(1.) The rates of pay specified in sub-regulation (8.) of regulation 543 of the Air Force Regulations as amended by regulation 2 of these Regulations apply in relation to service of an officer of the chaplains' branch of the Permanent Air Force on and after the twenty-fifth day of June, 1964, and in relation to service of an officer of the chaplains' branch of the Citizen Air Force on and after the first day of July, 1964.

(2.) The rate of pay specified in sub-regulation (5.) of regulation 544 of the Air Force Regulations as amended by regulation 3 of these Regulations and the allowance provided for in regulation 556c of the Air Force Regulations as amended by regulation 4 of these Regulations apply in respect of service of an Air Commodore who is a qualified medical or dental practitioner on and after the twenty-fifth day of June, 1964.

(3.) The daily rate of active pay that would, but for this sub-regulation, be the rate of active pay—

(a) for an officer referred to in sub-regulation (7.) or sub-regulation (10.) of regulation 543 of the Air Force Regulations as amended by these Regulations in respect of service on a day in the period from and including the twenty-fifth day of June, 1964, to and including the day immediately before the commencement of this regulation; or

(b) for an officer of the medical branch of the Citizen Air Force who is a qualified medical or dental practitioner holding a rank not higher than Group Captain in respect of service on a day in the period from and including the first day of July, 1964, to and including the day immediately before the commencement of this regulation,

is increased by the amount by which the sum of the active pay of the officer in respect of that day and the allowance payable in respect of that day by virtue of regulation 556c or sub-regulation (3a.) of regulation 647,

 

as the case requires, of the Air Force Regulations as in force on that day is less than the active pay would have been if the amendments effected by these Regulations had been in force on that day.

(4.) The daily rate of active pay of an officer referred to in sub-regulation (7.) or sub-regulation (10.) of regulation 543 of the Air Force Regulations as amended by these Regulations in respect of a day in the period from and including the twenty-first day of April, 1964, to and including the twenty-fourth day of June, 1964, is increased to the rate that would be the rate of active pay of the officer in respect of that day if it were a day in the period referred to in paragraph (a) of the last preceding sub-regulation, less an amount of—

(a) in the case of an officer referred to in sub-regulation (7.) of regulation 543 of the Air Force Regulations as amended by these Regulations—Three shillings and fourpence; and

(b) in the case of an officer referred to in sub-regulation (10.) of regulation 543 of the Air Force Regulations as amended by these Regulations—Two shillings and eightpence.

(5.) The rates of pay specified in sub-regulation (9.) of regulation 543 of the Air Force Regulations as amended by regulation 2 of these Regulations apply in respect of service, on and after the twenty-fifth day of June, 1964, of a member to whom that sub-regulation applies.

By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.