Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1975 No. 141

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE FORCE RETIREMENT AND DEATH BENEFITS ACT 1973-1974.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Force Retirement andDeath Benefits Act 1973-1974.

Dated this twenty-second day of July, 1975.

JOHN R. KERR

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. L. MORRISON

Minister of State for Defence.

Amendments of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits

(Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations

Schedule 2.

1. (1) Schedule 2 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations is amended by omitting items 1 and 2 and substituting the following items:—

1. Admiral (Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee)	General (Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee)	Air Chief Marshal (Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee)	32,500
2. Vice-Admiral (The First Naval Member of the Naval Board)	Lieutenant-General (Chief of the General Staff)	Air Marshal (Chief of the Air Staff)	30,000

(2) Schedule 2 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations is amended by omitting items 3, 4 and 5 and substituting the following items:—

3. Rear-Admiral ................	Major-General ...................	Air Vice-Marshal ..............	25,690
4. Commodore ..................	Brigadier ...........................	Air Commodore.................	21,830
5. Captain to whom sub-regulation 15 (6) of the Naval Financial Regulations applies	...........................................	...........................................	21,830

(3) Sub-regulation (1) has effect and shall be deemed to have taken effect in relation to members of the Defence Force, the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in item 1 or 2 of Schedule 2 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations as amended by sub-regulation (1), from and including 1 March 1975.

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Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 29 July 1973.

Statutory Rules 1973, No. 188, as amended by Statutory Rules 1973, No. 261; 1974, Nos. 14, 161 and 234.

(4) Sub-regulation (2) has effect from and including, and shall be deemed to have taken effect on—

(a) in relation to members of the Naval Forces or the Military Forces the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in item 3, 4 or 5 of Schedule 2 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations as amended by sub-regulation (2)—21 March 1975; and

(b) in relation to members of the Air Force, the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in those items—20 March 1975.

Schedule 3.

2. (1) Schedule 3 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:—

SCHEDULE 3 Regulation 4 (7)

Chaplains

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force	Annual Fay
$
1.	Chaplain-General ..............	Principal Air Chaplain .......	16,703
2. Chaplain with not less than 20 years’ service as a Chaplain	Chaplain, Third Class, with not less than 16 years service in that classification	Chaplain with not less than 20 years’ service as a Chaplain	16,263
3. Chaplain with less than 20 but not less than 12 years’ service as a Chaplain	Chaplain, Third Class, with less than 16 but not less than 8 years’ service in that classification	Chaplain with less than 20 but not less than 12 years’ service as a Chaplain	15,383
4. Chaplain with less than 12 but not less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain	Chaplain, Third Class, with less than. 8 years’ service in that classification	Chaplain with less than 12 but not less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain	13,627
5. Chaplain with less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain	Chaplain, Fourth Class ..	Chaplain with less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain	11,766

(2) Sub-regulation (1) has effect from and including, and shall be deemed to have taken effect on—

(a) in relation to members of the Naval Forces or the Military Forces the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in Schedule 3 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations as amended by that sub-regulation—1 November 1974; and

(b) in relation to members of the Air Force the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in that Schedule—31 October 1974.

Schedule 4.

3. (1) Schedule 4 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:—

                                                                      SCHEDULE 4  Regulation 4 (8)

Members Undergoing Training

Item No.	Training Capacities	Annual Pay
$
1	Normal Entry Recruits during basic recruit training .. ………………………..	5,624
2	Trainees, including Seamen in the Naval Forces who have attained the age of 17 years and who have not completed their category training—
	1st year .................................................................................................	5,873
	2nd and subsequent years ......................................................................	6,726

Schedule—continued

Item No.	Training Capacities	Annual Pay
3	Junior Trainees, being Junior Musicians, Apprentice Musicians and other Apprentices—	$
1st year....................................................................................................	3,610
2nd year .................................................................................................	3,610
3rd year ..................................................................................................	4,923
4th year ..................................................................................................	5,776
4	Seamen in the Naval Forces who have not attained the age of 17 years and Junior Recruits in those Forces .. .. .. ..	2,739
5	Royal Military College Cadets, Air Cadets at the Air Force Academy and subordinate officers (that is to say, offers of the Naval Forces who hold the rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant or a lower rank) who entered the Royal Australian Naval College by way of Senior Entry—
1st year ...................................................................................................	4,465
2nd year .................................................................................................	4,465
3rd year ..................................................................................................	4,976
4th year ..................................................................................................	5,484
5th year ..................................................................................................	5,994
6th year ..................................................................................................	6,504
6	Subordinate officers (that is to say, officers of the Naval Forces who hold the rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant or a lower rank) who entered the Royal Australian Naval College by way of Junior Entry—
1st year ...................................................................................................	3,044
2nd year .................................................................................................	3,499
3rd year ..................................................................................................	4,465
4th year ..................................................................................................	4,465
5th year ..................................................................................................	4,976
6th year ..................................................................................................	5,484
7	Members, not being members referred to in items 5 and 6, undertaking degree courses—
with 3 years to graduation ........................................................................	4,465
with 2 years to graduation ........................................................................	4,976
in final year ............................................................................................	5,484
8	Members of the Naval Forces, and Air Cadets not at the Air Force Academy, undertaking Diploma courses—
1st year ...................................................................................................	3,499
2nd year (or matriculation or equivalent entry) ..........................................	4,465
3rd year ..................................................................................................	4,465
4th year ..................................................................................................	4,976
9	Male Officer Trainees—
Officer Cadets (Army) and Aircrew Cadets (Air Force) .............................	4,976
If completed degree course ......................................................................	5,484
10	Female Officer Trainees ..........................................................................	3,981
If completed degree course ......................................................................	4,387
11	Members of the Naval Forces, other than Members referred to in another item of this Schedule, who hold the rank of Midshipman (Supplementary List)—
1st year ...................................................................................................	4,976
2nd year .................................................................................................	5,484

(2) Sub-regulation (1) has effect from and including, and shall be deemed to have taken effect on—

(a) in relation to members of the Naval Forces or the Military Forces the descriptions applicable to whom, are set out in Schedule 4 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations as amended by that sub-regulation—1 November 1974; and

(b) in relation to members of the Air Force the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in that Schedule—31 October 1974.

Special annual rate of pay—Chaplains.

4. (1) For the purposes of the definition of “annual rate of pay” in sub-section 3 (1) of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973-1974, the annual pay applicable to a member of the Defence Force referred to in the following table—

(a) in the case of a member of the Naval Forces or the Military Forces—on a day during the period from and including 12 July 1974 to and including 31 October 1974; or

(b) in the case of a member of the Air Force—on a day during the period from and including 11 July 1974 to and including 30 October 1974,

is the rate specified in the fourth column of that table opposite to the description of the member:—

Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force	Annual Pay
$
1.......................................................................................	Chaplain-General .............................	Principal Air Chaplain	16,503
2. Chaplain with not less than 20 years’ service as a Chaplain	Chaplain, Third Class, with not less than 16 years’ service in that classification	Chaplain with not less than 20 years’ service as a Chaplain	16,063
3. Chaplain with less than 20 but not less than 12 years’ service as a Chaplain	Chaplain, Third Class, with less than 16 but not less that 8 year’ service in that classification	Chaplain with less than 20 but not less than 12 years’ service as a Chaplain	15,183
4. Chaplain with less than 12 but not less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain	Chaplain, Third Class, with less than 8 year’ service in that classification	Chaplain with less: than 12 but not less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain	13,427
5. Chaplain with less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain	Chaplain, Fourth Class ..	Chaplain with less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain	11,566

(2) Sub-regulation (1) has effect from and including, and shall be deemed to have taken effect on—

(a) in relation to members of the Naval Forces or the Military Forces the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in Schedule 3 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations as amended by sub-regulation 2 (1) of these Regulations—12 July 1974; and

(b) in relation to members of the Air Force the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in that Schedule—11 July 1974.

Special annual rate of pay—members undergoing training.

5. (1) For the purposes of the definition of “ annual rate of pay ” in subsection 3 (1) of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973-1974, the annual pay applicable to a member of the Defence Force referred to in the following table—

(a) in the case of a member of the Naval Forces or the Military Forces—on a day during the period from and including 20 September 1974 to and including 31 October 1974; or

(b) in the case of a member of the Air Force—on a day during the period from and including 19 September 1974 to and including 30 October 1974,

is the rate specified In the third column of that table opposite to the description of the member:—

Item No.	Training Capacities	Annual Pay
1	Normal Entry Recruits during basic recruit training .......................................	5,424
2	Trainees, including Seamen in the Naval Forces who have attained the age of 17 years and who have not completed their category training—
1st year ...................................................................................................	5,673
2nd and Subsequent years ........................................................................	6,526
3	Junior Trainees, being Junior Musicians, Apprentice Musicians and other Apprentices—
1st year ...................................................................................................	3,610
2nd year .................................................................................................	3,610
3rd year ..................................................................................................	4,923
4th year ..................................................................................................	5,776
4	Seamen in the Naval Forces who have not attained the age of 17 years and Junior Recruits in those Forces	2,759
5	Royal Military College Cadets, Air Cadets at the Air Force Academy and subordinate officers (that is to say, officers of the Naval Forces who hold the rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant or a lower rank) who entered the Royal Australian Naval College by way of Senior Entry—
1st year ...................................................................................................	4,465
2nd year .................................................................................................	4,465
3rd year ..................................................................................................	4,976
4th year ..................................................................................................	5,484
5th year ..................................................................................................	5,994
6th year ..................................................................................................	6,504
6	Subordinate officers (that is to say, officers of the Naval Forces who hold the rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant or a lower rank) who entered the Royal Australian Naval College by way of Junior Entry—
1st year ...................................................................................................	3,044
2nd year .................................................................................................	3,499
3rd year ..................................................................................................	4,465
4th year ..................................................................................................	4,465
5th year ..................................................................................................	4,976
6th year ..................................................................................................	5,484
7	Members, not being members referred to in items 5 and 6, undertaking degree courses—
with 3 years to graduation ........................................................................	4,465
with 2 years to graduation ........................................................................	4,976
in final year ............................................................................................	5,484
8	Members of the Naval Forces and Air Cadets not at the Air Force Academy, undertaking Diploma courses—
1st year ...................................................................................................	3,499
2nd year (or matriculation or equivalent entry) ..........................................	4,465
3rd year ..................................................................................................	4,465
4th year ..................................................................................................	4,976
9	Male Officer Trainees—
Officer Cadets (Army) and Aircrew Cadets (Air Force)	4,976
If completed degree course ......................................................................	5,484
10	Female Officer Trainees...........................................................................	3,981
If completed degree course ......................................................................	4,387
11	Members of the Naval Forces, other than Members referred to in another item of this Schedule, who hold the rank of Midshipman (Supplementary List)—
1st year ...................................................................................................	4,976
2nd year .................................................................................................	5,484

(2) Sub-regulation (1) has effect from and including, and shall be deemed to have taken effect on—

(a) in relation to members of the Naval Forces or the Military Forces the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in Schedule 4 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations as amended by sub-regulation 3 (1) of these Regulations—20 September 1974; and

(b) in relation to members of the Air Force the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in that Schedule—19 September 1974.

Application of regulations 4 and 5.

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