Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

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1976 No. 197

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903, THE NAVAL

DEFENCE ACT 1910 AND THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903, the Naval Defence Act 1910 and the Air Force Act 1923.

Dated this ninth day of September, 1976.

JOHN R. KERR

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

D. J. KILLEN

Minister of State for Defence.

Amendments of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations

General rates of salary payable to members.

1. Regulation 8 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2) and substituting the following sub-regulation:—

“ (2) Subject to sub-regulations (4) and (6), a member who is promoted to a rank specified in Part II of Schedule 7 or Part II of Schedule 8 shall, for the purposes of that Part, be deemed to have completed the number of years service in that rank specified in column 2 of the following table opposite the pay level specified in column 1 of that table that was appropriate, under the Service Financial Regulations, to the member immediately before he was so promoted:—

Column 1	Column 2
Appropriate pay level	Period of service deemed to have been completed in rank
Pay level 2 ......................................................................................	1 year
Pay level 3 ......................................................................................	2 years
Pay level 4 ......................................................................................	3 years
Pay level 5 ......................................................................................	4 years
Pay level 6 ......................................................................................	5 years

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 15 September 1976.

Statutory Rules 1973, No. 100, as amended by Statutory Rules 1973, Nos. 132, 201, 203, 249 and 269; 1974, Nos. 71, 77, 90, 92, 93 and 208; 1975, Nos. 34, 149, 163 and 197; and 1976, Nos. 3, 13, 48, 81, 120, 130 and 136.

Senior Chaplain’s allowance.

2. Regulation 16 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended by omitting the figures “ $327 ” and substituting the figures “ $332 ”.

Schedules 1-9 (inclusive).

3. Schedules 1 to 9 (inclusive) to the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations are repealed and the following Schedules substituted:—

SCHEDULE 1 Regulation 7

Officers who hold Specified Ranks

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Navy	Army	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
$
Rear-Admiral ..............	Major-General ..............	Air Vice-Marshal ............	29,951
Commodore ................	Brigadier .......................	Air Commodore .............	25,481

SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 7

MalE Officers other than Officers who hold a Rank Specified in Schedule 1 or are Officers described in schedules 3, 4, 5, 6 or 9

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Navy	Army	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
$
Acting Sub-Lieutenant.	Second Lieutenant .........	Pilot Officer ...................	8,958
(Supplementary List)
Sub-Lieutenant—	Lieutenant—	Flying Officer—
Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year .............	Under 1 year ..............	9,460
1 year ......................	1 year ........................	1 year .........................	9,959
Lieutenant— ...............
Under 1 year ...............	2 years ......................	2 years .......................	10,460
1 year ......................	3 years ......................	3 years .......................	10,960
Captain—	Flight Lieutenant—
2 years ....................	Under 1 year .............	Under 1 year ..............	11,533
3 years ....................	1 year ........................	1 year .........................	12,107
4 years ....................	2 years ......................	2 years .......................	12,680
5 years ....................	3 years ......................	3 years .......................	13,254
6 years ....................	4 years ......................	4 years .......................	13,826
7 years ....................	5 years ......................	5 years .......................	14,399
Lieutenant-Commander—	Major—	Squadron Leader—
Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year .............	Under 1 year ..............	15,104
1 year ......................	1 year ........................	1 year .........................	15,810
2 years ....................	2 years ......................	2 years .......................	16,515
3 years ....................	3 years ......................	3 years .......................	17,220
Commander—	Lieutenant-Colonel—	Wing Commander—
Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year .............	Under 1 year ..............	18,115
1 year ......................	1 year ........................	1 year .........................	19,009
Captain— ...................	Colonel—	Group Captain—
Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year .............	Under 1 year ..............	20,029
1 year ......................	1 year ........................	1 year .........................	21,051

SCHEDULE 3 Regulation 7

Female Officers and Officers who are Male Nurses

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Navy	Army	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
Second Lieutenant .........	Pilot Officer ...................	$
Sister or 3rd Officer—	Lieutenant—	Section Officer or Flying Officer—	7,230
Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year .............	Under 1 year ..............	7,625
1 year ......................	1 year ........................	1 year .........................	8,020
2 years ....................	2 years ......................	2 years .......................	8,413
3 years ....................	3 years ......................	3 years .......................	8,809
Senior Sister or 2nd Officer-	Captain—	Flight Officer or Flight Lieutenant—
Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year .............	Under 1 year ..............	9,267
1 year ......................	1 year ........................	1 year .........................	9,725
2 years ....................	2 years ......................	2 years .......................	10,185
3 years ....................	3 years ......................	3 years .......................	10,643
4 years ....................	4 years ......................	4 years .......................	11,101
5 years ....................	5 years ......................	5 years .......................	11,560
Superintending Sister or 1st Officer—	Major—	Squadron Officer or Squadron Leader—
Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year .............	Under 1 year ..............	12,124
1 year ......................	1 year ........................	1 year .........................	12,688
2 years ....................	2 years ......................	2 years .......................	13,252
3 years ....................	3 years ......................	3 years .......................	13,816
Matron or Chief Officer—	Lieutenant-Colonel—	Wing Officer or Wing Commander—
Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year .............	Under 1 year ..............	14,532
1 year ......................	1 year ........................	1 year .........................	15,247
Captain—	Colonel—	Group Officer or Group Captain—
Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year .............	Under 1 year ..............	16,063
1 year ......................	1 year ........................	1 year .........................	16,880

SCHEDULE 4 Regulation 7

Naval Officers of the Special Duties List, Army Officers Commissioned from Sergeant and above and equivalent ranks, other than graduates of an officer cadet school, and air Force Officers Commissioned from Sergeant and above and Equivalent Ranks

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Navy	Army	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
$
Pilot Officer ...................	11,818
Sub-Lieutenant—	Lieutenant—	Flying Officer—
Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year .............	Under 1 year ..............	12,392
1 year ......................	1 year ........................	1 year .........................	12,680
Lieutenant—
Under 1 year ...........	2 years ......................	2 years .......................	12,968
1 year ......................	3 years ......................	3 years .......................	13,254
Captain—	Flight Lieutenant—
2 years ....................	Under 1 year .............	Under 1 year	13,541
3 years ....................	1 year ........................	1 year .........................	13,826
5 years ....................	3 years ......................	3 years .......................	14,115
7 years ....................	5 years ......................	5 years .......................	14,399

SCHEDULE 5

Regulation 7

Medical Officers and Dental Officers

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Navy	Army	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
$
Officer performing year of compulsory residency (from under graduate scheme)	Officer performing year of compulsory residency (from undergraduate scheme)	Officer performing year of compulsory residency (from undergraduate scheme)	11,533
Lieutenant—	Captain—	Flight Lieutenant—
Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year .............	Under 1 year ..............	13,765
1 year ......................	1 year ........................	1 year .........................	14,923
2 years ....................	2 years ......................	2 years .......................	15,502
3 years ....................	3 years ......................	3 years .......................	16,081
4 years ....................	4 years ......................	4 years .......................	16,659
5 years ....................	5 years ......................	5 years .......................	17,240
Lieutenant-Commander—	Major— ........................	Squadron Leader—
Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year .............	Under 1 year ..............	18,505
1 year ......................	1 year ........................	1 year .........................	19,139
2 years ....................	2 years ......................	2 years .......................	19,772
3 years ....................	3 years ......................	3 years .......................	20,409
Commander ................	Lieutenant-Colonel ........	Wing Commander ..........	23,048
Captain .......................	Colonel .........................	Group Captain ................	25,363
Commodore ................	Brigadier .......................	Air Commodore .............	27,716
Rear-Admiral ..............	Major-General ..............	Air Vice-Marshal ............	29,951

SCHEDULE 6 Regulation 7

Chaplains

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Navy	Army	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
$
Chaplain—	Chaplain, 4th Class—	Chaplain—
Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year .............	Under 1 year .............	11,533
1 year ......................	1 year ........................	1 year ........................	12,107
2 years ....................	2 years ......................	2 years ......................	12,680
3 years ....................	3 years ......................	3 years ......................	13,254
Chaplain, 3rd Class—
4 years ....................	Under 2 years ............	4 years ......................	13,826
6 years ....................	2 years ......................	6 years ......................	14,399
8 years ....................	4 years ......................	8 years ......................	14,911
10 years ....................	6 years ......................	10 years ....................	15,423
12 years ....................	8 years ......................	12 years ....................	15,934
14 years ....................	10 years ....................	14 years ....................	16,447
16 years ....................	12 years ....................	16 years ....................	16,960
18 years ....................	14 years ....................	18 years ....................	17,471
20 years ....................	16 years ....................	20 years ....................	17,984
22 years ....................	18 years ....................	22 years ....................	18,495
Chaplain-General ..........	Principal Air Chaplain	19,009

SCHEDULE 7

Regulation 8

Male Members other than Officers and Members undergoing Training in a

Capacity referred to in Schedule 9

Part I

Ranks			Annual rates of Salary
Column 1 Navy	Column 2 Army	Column 3 Air Force	Pay Level 1	Pay Level 2	Pay Level 3	Pay Level 4	Pay Level 5	Pay Level 6
$	$	$	$	$	$
Seaman ...........	Private ............	Aircraftman ....	6,503	6,945	7,377	7,816	8,255	8,693
Able Seaman	Lance Corporal	Leading Aircraftman	6,672	7,113	7,543	7,983	8,420	8,861
Leading Seaman	Corporal ..	Corporal ..	6,959	7,391	7,822	8,262	8,700	9,144

Part II

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Navy	Army	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
$
Petty Officer—	Sergeant—	Sergeant—
Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year ...........	7,298
1 year ......................	1 year ......................	1 year ......................	7,730
2 years ....................	2 years ....................	2 years ....................	8,161
3 years ....................	3 years ....................	3 years ....................	8,601
4 years ....................	4 years ....................	4 years ....................	9,044
5 years ....................	5 years ....................	5 years ....................	9,489
6 years ....................	6 years ....................	6 years ....................	9,935

Part III

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Navy	Army	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
$
Artificer, 1st Class,
Mechanician,
1st Class, Naval
Shipwright,
1st Class— .. ..	Staff Sergeant—	Flight Sergeant—
Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year ...........	9,935
1 year ......................	1 year ......................	1 year ......................	10,386
2 years ....................	2 years ....................	2 years ....................	10,837
Chief Petty Officer—	Warrant Officer, Class 2—
Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year ...........	3 years ....................	11,290
1 year ......................	1 year ......................	4 years ....................	11,743
Warrant Officer—	Warrant Officer, Class 1—	Warrant Officer—
Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year ...........	12,229
1 year ......................	1 year ......................	1 year ......................	12,714

SCHEDULE 8

Regulation 8

Female Members other than Officers and Members undergoing Training in a

Capacity referred to in Schedule 9

Part I

Ranks			Annual rates of Salary
Column 1 Navy	Column 2 Army	Column 3 Air Force	Pay Level 1	Pay Level 2	Pay Level 3	Pay Level 4	Pay Level 5	Pay Level 6
$	$	$	$	$	$
Wran ..............	Private ............	Aircraftwoman	6,503	6,945	7,377	7,816	8,255	8,693
Senior Wran ....	Lance Corporal	Leading Aircraftwoman	6,638	7,080	7,510	7,950	8,387	8,827
Leading Wran	Corporal .........	Corporal .........	6,869	7,303	7,733	8,174	8,610	9,054

Part II

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Navy	Army	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
$
Petty Officer—	Sergeant—	Sergeant—
Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year ...........	7,142
1 year ......................	1 year ......................	1 year ......................	7,574
2 years ....................	2 years ....................	2 years ....................	8,005
3 years ....................	3 years ....................	3 years ....................	8,444
4 years ....................	4 years ....................	4 years ....................	8,884
5 years ....................	5 years ....................	5 years ....................	9,330
6 years ....................	6 years ....................	6 years ....................	9,773

Part III

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Navy	Army	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
$
Chief Petty Officer—	Staff Sergeant—	Flight Sergeant—
Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year ...........	9,773
1 year ......................	1 year ......................	1 year ......................	10,135
2 years ....................	2 years ....................	2 years ....................	10,495
Warrant Officer, Class 2—
Under 1 year ...........	...............................	10,858
1 year ......................	...............................	11,221
Warrant Officer—	Warrant Officer, Class 1—	Warrant Officer—
Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year ...........	11,609
1 year ......................	1 year ......................	1 year ......................	11,996

SCHEDULE 9

Regulation 9

Members undergoing Training

Item No.	Training Capacities	Annual rate of Salary
$
1	Normal entry recruits during basic recruit training	5,622
2	Trainees, including sailors in the Navy who hold the rank of Seaman, who have attained the age of 17 years and who have not completed their category training—
1st year .........................................................................................................	5,862
2nd and subsequent years ...............................................................................	6,878
3	Junior trainees, being junior musicians, apprentice musicians and other apprentices—
1st year .........................................................................................................	3,283
2nd year ........................................................................................................	4,299
3rd year .........................................................................................................	5,862
4th year .........................................................................................................	6,878
4	Sailors in the Navy who hold the rank of Seaman and who have not attained the age of 17 years and junior recruits in the Navy ..	3,262
5	Royal Military College cadets, air cadets at the Air Force Academy and subordinate officers (that is to say, officers of the Navy 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 .........................................................................................................	4,710
2nd year ........................................................................................................	5,317
3rd year .........................................................................................................	5,924
4th year .........................................................................................................	6,531
5th year .........................................................................................................	7,138
6th year .........................................................................................................	7,746
6	Subordinate officers (that is to say, officers of the Navy 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 .........................................................................................................	3,625
2nd year ........................................................................................................	4,167
3rd year .........................................................................................................	4,710
4th year .........................................................................................................	5,317
5th year .........................................................................................................

5,924
6th year .........................................................................................................	6,531
7th year .........................................................................................................	7,138
8th year .........................................................................................................	7,746
7	Members, not being members referred to in items 5 and 6, undertaking degree courses—
with 3 years to graduation ..............................................................................	5,317
with 2 years to graduation ..............................................................................	5,924
in final year ...................................................................................................	6,531
8	Members of the Navy and air cadets not at the Air Force Academy, undertaking diploma courses—
1st year .........................................................................................................	4,167
2nd year (or matriculation or equivalent entry) ................................................	4,710
3rd year .........................................................................................................	5,317
4th year .........................................................................................................	5,924
9	Male officer trainees, being officer cadets (Army) and aircrew cadets (Air Force)—
If not completed degree course .......................................................................	5,924
If completed degree course .............................................................................	6,531
10	Female officer trainees—
If not completed degree course .......................................................................	4,740
If completed degree course .............................................................................	5,225
11	Members of the Navy, other than members referred to in another item of this Schedule, who hold the rank of Midshipman of the Supplementary List—
1st year .........................................................................................................	5,924
2nd year ........................................................................................................	6,531

Further amendments of the Defence Farce (Salaries) Regulations.

4. The Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations are amended as set out in the following table:—

Provision	Amendment
Sub-regulation 4 (1) ........	After the definition of “ dependant ”, insert the following definitions:—
“ ‘ living in ’, in relation to a member, means that the member is provided with rations and quarters by the Department of Defence, and ‘ live in ’ has a corresponding meaning;
‘ living out ’ means that the member has permission to provide his own meals or accommodation, or both, or to reside in married quarters, and ‘live out ’ has a corresponding meaning;”.
After the definition of “ male nurse ”, insert the following definition:—
“ ‘ married quarters ’ means quarters—
(a) controlled by the Department of Defence and provided for the use of a member and his family us a residence; or
(b) controlled by another Australian Public Service Department and provided, by arrangement between the last-mentioned Department and the Department of Defence, for the use of a member and his family as a residence;”.
Omit the definition of “ officer ”.
Sub-regulation 9 (2) ........	Omit “ items 5 and 8 ”, substitute “ item 5 or 8 ”.
Omit “ being a member who is not in receipt of service allowance and ”.
Sub-regulation 9 (3) ........	Omit “, being a member who is not in receipt of service allowance,”.
Sub-regulation 9a (1) ......	Omit “ this ” (second occurring), substitute “ his ”.
Sub-regulation 9a (6) ......	After “ in ” (first occurring), insert “ a ”.
Sub-regulation 9a (7) ......	After “ in ” (first occurring), insert “ a ”.
Sub-regulation 9a (9) ......	Add at the end of paragraph (b) “ or ”.
Sub-regulation 9b (3) ......	Omit.
Sub-regulation 9b (4) ......	Omit “ commencing on or after 27 March 1975 ”.
Sub-regulation 9c (1) ......	Omit paragraph (a), substitute the following paragraph:—
“ (a) the Commonwealth; or ”.
Sub-regulation 12 (5) ......	Omit “ Australia ” (wherever occurring), substitute “ the Commonwealth ”.
Sub-regulation 14a (2) ....	Omit “ recreation leave bonus ”, substitute “ ‘ recreation leave bonus ’ ”.
Sub-regulation 15 (1) ......	Omit the definition of “ qualified member ”, substitute the following definition:—
“ ‘ qualified member ’ means an officer who is a qualified submarine officer or a sailor who is a qualified submarine sailor and includes a member who is undergoing that part of the course of initial training for qualified submarine officers and qualified submarine sailors known as ‘ Part III of Initial Submarine Training ’.”.
Sub-regulation 36 (1) ......	Omit “ annual ”.
Sub-regulation 36 (2) ......	Omit “ annual ”.
Sub-regulation 37 (2) ......	After “ absence ”, insert “ overnight ”.

Amendments of Statutory Rules 1976, No. 48.

5. Regulation 4 of Statutory Rules 1976, No. 48 is amended—

(a) by inserting in the table after the word “ ‘ fourteen ’ ” in the item, relating to sub-regulation 12 (1) the words “ (wherever occurring) ”; and
(b) by omitting from the table the word and figures “ Regulation 14e ” and substituting the word and figures “ Regulation 14c ”.

Application.

6. The Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations as amended by regulations 1, 2 and 3 apply to and in relation to service by—

(a) members of the Navy or of the Army—on or after 20 August 1976; and
(b) members of the Air Force—on or after 19 August 1976.

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