Defence Determination 2017/44, Medical officers increment advancement– amendment (Cth)

Defence Determination 2017/44, Medical officers increment advancement – amendment

I, PHILLIP JOHN HOGLIN, Acting Assistant Secretary, People Policy and Employment Conditions, make the following Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.

Dated   20 December 2017

P J HOGLIN

Acting Assistant Secretary
People Policy and Employment Conditions
Defence People Group

Contents

1......... Name.................................................................................................................... 2

2......... Commencement.................................................................................................... 2

3......... Authority.............................................................................................................. 2

4......... Schedules............................................................................................................. 2

Schedule 1— Medical officers increment advancement –amendment                 3

Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service

1  Name

This instrument is the Defence Determination 2017/44, Medical officers increment advancement– amendment.

2  Commencement

This instrument commences on 11 January 2018.

3  Authority

This instrument is made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.

4  Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Medical officers increment advancement –amendment

Defence Determination 2016/19, Conditions of service

1	Subsection 3.2.42.1 (Medical officers - increment advancement and promotion)
Omit the subsection, substitute:
1.	A medical officer may enter the medical officer specialist officer career structure in any of the following ways.
a.	The member ceases to be paid salary under item 5 of the table in subsection B.3.4.1 of DFRT Determination No. 2 of 2017, Salaries, and starts being paid under item 4 of the same table.
b.	The member ceases to be paid salary under item 6 of the table in subsection B.3.4.1 of DFRT Determination No. 2 of 2017, Salaries, and starts being paid under item 4 of the same table.
c.	The member otherwise becomes a medical officer.
2	Subsection 3.2.42.3 (Medical officers increment advancement and promotion)
Omit the subsection, substitute:
3.	A medical officer is eligible for an increment advancement in the specialist officer salary structure (up to the maximum increment level in the relevant Part of Schedule B.8 in DFRT Determination No. 2 of 2017 that applies to the medical officer) on their increment anniversary.
3A.	For the purpose of this section, increment anniversary means the day 12 months after the later of the following days.
a.	The day that the member begins to be paid salary under Schedule B.8, Specialist officer salary rates – medical officer.
b.	The day the member last advanced to a higher medical level.
c.	The day of the member's last increment advancement.
Exception: An increment advancement received under subsection 3.2.42.2.
Example 1: A member entered the medical officer specialist career structure on 1 June 2016 at medical level ML1-1 and was paid salary under Part 1 of Schedule B.8. The medical officer advanced to increment level ML1-2 on their increment anniversary which is 1 June 2017.
Example 2: A medical officer at ML1-2 with an increment anniversary of 1 June 2017 achieves ML2-1 on 1 November 2017. This then resets the anniversary date for increment advancement to 1 November 2018.