Defence Force (Papua New Guinea) Retirement Benefits Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1974 No. 172

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE FORCE (PAPUA NEW GUINEA) RETIREMENT BENEFITS ACT 1973.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Force (Papua New Guinea) Retirement Benefits Act 1973.

Dated this twenty-fourth day of September, 1974.

JOHN R. KERR

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

LANCE BARNARD

Minister of State for Defence.

Amendments of the Defence Force (Papua New Guinea) Retirement Benefits Regulations

Daily rate of pay.

1. Regulation 5 of the Defence Force (Papua New Guinea) Retirement Benefits Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the table to sub-regulation (7) and substituting the following table:—

Column 1	Column 2
Length of Service in the Rank of Lieutenant	Daily Rate of Pay
$
Less than one year ....................................................................................................	7.31
Not less than one year ...............................................................................................	7.53

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 25 September 1974.

 Statutory Rules 1974, No. 18.

(b) by omitting the table to sub-regulation (8) and substituting the following table:—

Column 1	Column 2
Classification and Length of Service in the Classification	Daily Rate of Pay
$
Chaplain, Third Class—
Less than one year ................................................................................................	9.94
Not less than one year ...........................................................................................	11.01
Chaplain, Fourth Class—
Less than one year ................................................................................................	9.23
Not less than one year ...........................................................................................	9.58

(c) by omitting sub-regulations (9) and (10) and substituting the following sub-regulations:—

“ (9) Subject to sub-regulations (10) and (11), the daily rate of pay applicable to a recruit is—

(a) in the case of a recruit who has less than six months’ service—$2.39;

(b) in the case of an unmarried recruit who is not more than nineteen years of age and has not less than six months’ but less than one year’s service—$2.50;

(c) in the case of an unmarried recruit who is not more than nineteen years of age and has not less than one year’s but less than two years’ service—$2.64;

(d) in the case of an unmarried recruit who is aged twenty years and has not less than six months’ but less than two years’ service—$2.64; or

(e) in the case of any other recruit—$2.78.

“ (10) The daily rate of pay applicable to a member who is an apprentice and who is undergoing training in Papua New Guinea is—

(a) where the member is unmarried, has not attained nineteen years of age and has served as an apprentice for less than one year—$2.50;

(b) where the member is unmarried, has not attained twenty-one years of age and has served as an apprentice for less than two years—$2.64; or

(c) in any other case—$2.78.”; and

(d) by omitting the table to sub-regulation (11) and substituting the following table:—

Column 1	Column 2
Length of Service as Apprentice	Daily Rate of Pay
$
First year of training .................................................................................................	1.71
Second year of training .............................................................................................	1.99
Third year of training ................................................................................................	2.92
Fourth year of training ..............................................................................................	3.22

Schedules 1 to 5 (inclusive).

2. Schedules 1 to 5 (inclusive) of the Defence Force (Papua New Guinea) Retirement Benefits Regulations are repealed and the following Schedules substituted:—

“SCHEDULE 1 Regulation 5

Officers other than Dental Officers and Chaplains

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Daily Rate of Pay
$
Midshipman .............................................	Second Lieutenant—	4.57
Acting Sub-Lieutenant ..............................	Under 1 year .........................................	6.87
Sub-Lieutenant—
Under 1 year .........................................	1 year ...................................................	7.09
1 year ...................................................	2 years ..................................................	7.31
Lieutenant—	Lieutenant—
Under 1 year .........................................	Under 1 year .........................................	8.41
1 year ...................................................	1 year ...................................................	8.68
2 years ..................................................	2 years ..................................................	8.95
Captain—
3 years ..................................................	Under 1 year .........................................	9.23
4 years ..................................................	1 year ...................................................	9.58
5 years ..................................................	2 years ..................................................	9.94
Lieutenant Commander—	Major—
Under 1 year .........................................	Under 1 year .........................................	11.01
1 year ...................................................	1 year ...................................................	11.37
2 years ..................................................	2 years ..................................................	11.86
3 years ..................................................	3 years ..................................................	12.35
4 years ..................................................	4 years ..................................................	12.85
Commander—	Lieutenant Colonel—
Under 1 year .........................................	Under 1 year .........................................	15.86
1 year ...................................................	1 year ...................................................	16.49
Captain ....................................................	Colonel ....................................................	19.01
Commodore .............................................	Brigadier ..................................................	19.64

“ SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 5

Enlisted Members Included in a Class of Members to which Table 1 of the Third Schedule to the Naval Regulations or to which Table 1 of the Second Schedule to the Military Regulations Applies

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Daily Rate of Pay
$
Able Seaman—	Private—
Under 1 year .........................................	Under 1 year .........................................	2.86
1 year ...................................................	1 year ...................................................	2.97
2 years ..................................................	2 years ..................................................	3.08
3 years ..................................................	3 years ..................................................	3.19
4 years ..................................................	4 years ..................................................	3.30
5 years ..................................................	5 years ..................................................	3.50
Lance Corporal—
Under 1 year .........................................	4.04
1 year ...................................................	4.21
Leading Seaman—	Corporal—
Under 1 year .........................................	Under 1 year .........................................	4.39
1 year ...................................................	1 year ...................................................	4.57
2 years ..................................................	2 years ..................................................	4.75

“ SCHEDULE 3 Regulation 5

Enlisted Members Included in a Class of Members to which Table 2 of the Third SchedulEto the Naval Regulations or to Which Table 2 of the Second Schedule to the Military Regulations Applies

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Daily Rate of Pay
$
Able Seaman—	Private—
Under 1 year .........................................	Under 1 year	3.19
1 year ...................................................	1 year ...................................................	3.30
2 years ..................................................	2 years ..................................................	3.50
3 years ..................................................	3 years ..................................................	3.68
4 years ..................................................	4 years ..................................................	3.86
5 years ..................................................	5 years ..................................................	4.04
Lance Corporal—
Under 1 year .........................................	4.21
1 year ...................................................	4.39
Leading Seaman—	Corporal—
Under 1 year .........................................	Under 1 year .........................................	4.57
1 year ...................................................	1 year ...................................................	4.75
2 years ..................................................	2 years ..................................................	4.93
Petty Officer—	Sergeant—
Under 1 year .........................................	Under 1 year .........................................	5.10
1 year ...................................................	1 year ...................................................	5.28
2 years ..................................................	2 years ..................................................	5.46
Staff Sergeant—
Under 1 year .........................................	5.64
1 year ...................................................	5.82
2 years ..................................................	6.00
Chief Petty Officer—	Warrant Officer, Class 2—
Under 1 year .........................................	Under 1 year .........................................	6.21
1 year ...................................................	1 year ...................................................	6.43
Warrant Officer, Class 1—
Under 1 year .........................................	6.65
1 year ...................................................	6.87

“ SCHEDULE 4 Regulation 5

Enlisted Members Included in a Class of Members to which Table 3 of the Third Schedule to the Naval Regulations or to which Table 3 of the Second Schedule to the Military Regulations Applies

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Daily Rate of Pay
$
Able Seaman—	Private—
Under 1 year .........................................	Under 1 year .........................................	3.68
1 year ...................................................	1 year ...................................................	3.86
2 years ..................................................	2 years ..................................................	4.04
3 years ..................................................	3 years ..................................................	4.21
Lance Corporal—
Under 1 year .........................................	4.39
1 year ...................................................	4.57
Leading Seaman—	Corporal—
Under 1 year .........................................	Under 1 year .........................................	4.75
1 year ...................................................	1 year ...................................................	4.93
2 years ..................................................	2 years ..................................................	5.10
Petty Officer—	Sergeant—
Under 1 year .........................................	Under 1 year .........................................	5.28
1 year ...................................................	1 year ...................................................	5.46
2 years ..................................................	2 years ..................................................	5.64

Schedule 4—continued

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Daily Rate of Pay
$
Staff Sergeant—
Under 1 year .........................................	5.82
1 year ...................................................	6.00
2 years ..................................................	6.21
Chief Petty Officer— ................................	Warrant Officer, Class 2—
Under 1 year .........................................	Under 1 year .........................................	6.43
1 year ...................................................	1 year ...................................................	6.65
Warrant Officer, Class 1—
Under 1 year .........................................	6.87
1 year ...................................................	7.09

“SCHEDULE 5 Regulation 5

Enlisted Members Included in a Class of Members to which Table 4 of the Third Schedule to the Naval Regulations or to which Table 4 of the Second Schedule to the Military Regulations Applies

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Daily Rate of Pay
$
Able Seaman—	Private—
Under 1 year .........................................	Under 1 year .........................................	4.04
1 year ...................................................	1 year ...................................................	4.21
2 years ..................................................	2 years ..................................................	4.39
Lance Corporal—
Under 1 year .........................................	4.57
1 year ...................................................	4.75
Leading Seaman—	Corporal—
Under 1 year .........................................	Under 1 year .........................................	4.93
1 year ...................................................	1 year ...................................................	5.10
2 years ..................................................	2 years ..................................................	5.28
Petty Officer—	Sergeant—
Under 1 year .........................................	Under 1 year .........................................	5.46
1 year ...................................................	1 year ...................................................	5.64
2 years ..................................................	2 years ..................................................	5.82
Staff Sergeant—
Under 1 year .........................................	6.00
1 year ...................................................	6.21
2 years ..................................................	6.43
Chief Petty Officer (not including Chief Artificer)—	Warrant Officer, Class 2—
Under 1 year .........................................	Under 1 year .........................................	6.65
1 year ...................................................	1 year ...................................................	6.87
Chief Artificer—	Warrant Officer, Class 1—
Under 1 year .........................................	Under 1 year .........................................	7.09
1 year ...................................................	1 year ...................................................	7.31 ”.

Application.

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