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

Statutory Rules

1976 No. 136

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1975, THE NAVAL

DEFENCE ACT 1910-1975 AND THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923-1975.*

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 1903-1975, the Naval Defence Act 1910-1975 and the Air Force Act 1923-1975.

Dated this twenty-third day of June, 1976.

JOHN R. KERR

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

A. A. STREET

Minister of State for Employment and Industrial Relations

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence.

Amendments of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations

Schedules 1-9 (inclusive).

1. Schedules 1 to 9 (inclusive) to the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations are repealed and the following Schedules substituted:—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........	29,508
Commodore...............................	Brigadier.................................	Air Commodore..........	25,104

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 24 June 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 and 130.

 

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 .....................	8,826
(Supplementary List)
Sub-Lieutenant—	Lieutenant—	Flying Officer—
Under 1 year ..............	Under 1 year ..................	Under 1 year....................................	9,320
1 year ........................	1 year .............................	1 year ....................................	9,812
Lieutenant—
Under 1 year ..............	2 years ............................	2 years....................................	10,305
1 year ........................	3 years ...........................	3 years ....................................	10,798
Captain—	Flight Lieutenant—
2 years .......................	Under 1 year ..................	Under 1 year....................................	11,363
3 years .......................	1 year .............................	1 year ....................................	11,928
4 years .......................	2 years ...........................	2 years....................................	12,493
5 years .......................	3 years ...........................	3 years....................................	13,058
6 years .......................	4 years ...........................	4 years ....................................	13,622
7 years .......................	5 years ...........................	5 years ....................................	14,186
Lieutenant-Commander—	Major—	Squadron Leader—
Under 1 year ..............	Under 1 year ..................	Under 1 year	14,881
1 year ........................	1 year .............................	1 year ....................................	15,576
2 years .......................	2 years ...........................	2 years .. ..	16,271
3 years .......................	3 years ...........................	3 years ....................................	16,966
Commander—	Lieutenant-Colonel—	Wing Commander—
Under 1 year ..............	Under 1 year ..................	Under 1 year....................................	17,847
1 year ........................	1 year .............................	1 year ....................................	18,728
Captain—	Colonel—	Group Captain—
Under 1 year ..............	Under 1 year .................	Under 1 year....................................	19,733
1 year ........................	1 year ...........................	1 year....................................	20,740

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 .........................	7,100
Sister or 3rd Officer—	Lieutenant—	Section Officer or Flying Officer—
Under 1 year ......	Under 1 year .................	Under 1 year	7,495
1 year..................	1 year ............................	1 year ...........................	7,890
2 years.............................	2 years ..........................	2 years ..........................	8,283
3 years.............................	3 years ....................................	3 years ..........................	8,679
Senior Sister or 2nd Officer—	Captain—	Flight Officer or Flight Lieutenant—
Under 1 year.......	Under 1 year .................	Under 1 year .................	9,130
1 year .................	1 year ............................	1 year ...........................	9,581
2 years .............................	2 years ..........................	2 years ..........................	10,034
3 years ...............	3 years...........................	3 years ..........................	10,486
4 years ...............	4 years ....................................	4 years............................	10,937
5 years .............................	5 years ....................................	5 years ...........................	11,389
Superintending Sister or 1st Officer—	Major—	Squadron Officer or Squadron Leader—
Under 1 year .............................	Under 1 year ....................................	Under 1 year...................	11,945
1 year .............................	1 year....................................	1 year .............................	12,500
2 years .............................	2 years....................................	2 years............................	13,056
3 years .............................	3 years ....................................	3 years............................	13,612

Schedule 3—continued

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Navy	Army	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
Matron or Chief Officer—	Lieutenant-Colonel—	Wing Officer or Wing Commander—
Under 1 year .............................. .	Under 1 year ......	Under 1 year ............	14,317
1 year ......................	1 year .................	1 year .. ..	15,022
Captain—	Colonel—	Group Officer or Group Captain—
Under 1 year ...........	Under 1 year ......	Under 1 year ............	15,826
1 year .....................	1 year .................	1 year .......................	16,631

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	11,643
Sub-Lieutenant—	Lieutenant—	Flying Officer—
Under 1 year .........	Under 1 year ...................................	Under 1 year ................................	12,209
1 year .............................	1 year ...................................	1 year ................................	12,493
Lieutenant—
Under 1 year...................	2 years ...................................	2 years ................................	12,776
1 year .............................	3 years...................................	3 years ................................	13,058
Captain—	Flight Lieutenant—
2 years...................	Under 1 year.................	Under 1 year ............	13,341
3 years ...........................	1 year ...................................	1 year ................................	13,622
5 years ...........................	3 years ...................................	3 years ................................	13,906
7 years............................	5 years ...................................	5 years ................................	14,186

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 under-graduate scheme)	Officer performing year of compulsory residency (from under-graduate scheme)	11,363
Lieutenant—	Captain—	Flight Lieutenant—
Under 1 year ............	Under 1 year ..	Under 1 year....................	13,562
1 year .......................	1 year .......................	1 year...............................	14,702
2 years .....................	2 years .....................	2 years.............................	15,273
3 years .....................	3 years .....................	3 years...............................	15,843
4 years .....................	4 years......................	4 years ..............................	16,413
5 years......................	5 years .....................	5 years.............................	16,985
Lieutenant-Commander—	Major—	Squadron Leader—
Under 1 year ............	Under 1 year.............	Under 1 year....................	18,232
1 year........................	1 year .......................	1 year .............................	18,856
2 years .....................	2 years......................	2 years ...........................	19,480
3 years......................	3 years......................	3 years............................	20,107

Schedule 5—continued

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Navy	Army	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
Commander .........	Lieutenant-Colonel ........................................	Wing Commander V.........	22,707
Captain ................	Colonel ........................................	Group Captain..................	24,988
Commodore .........	Brigadier.........................	Air Commodore ...............	27,306
Rear Admiral........	Major-General ........................................	Air Vice-Marshal .............	29,508

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 .........	11,363
1 year ..........................	1 year...................................	1 year....................	11,928
2 years..........................	2 years .................................	2 years...................	12,493
3 years ..........................	3 years..................................	3 years...................	13,058
Chaplain, 3rd Class—
4 years ..........................	Under 2 years .......................	4 years ..................	13,622
6 years ..........................	2 years..................................	6 years ..................	14,186
8 years..........................	4 years..................................	8 years...................	14,691
10 years..........................	6 years..................................	10 years ................	15,195
12 years ..........................	8 years..................................	12 years.................	15,699
14 years..........................	10 years................................	14 years.................	16,204
16 years..........................	12 years................................	16 years.................	16,709
18 years..........................	14 years ...............................	18 years.................	17,213
20 years..........................	16 years................................	20 years.................	17,718
22 years..........................	18 years ...............................	22 years.................	18,222
Chaplain-General......................	Principal Air Chaplain .	18,728

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	Column 2	Column 3	Pay	Pay	Pay	Pay	Pay	Pay
Navy	Army	Air Force	Level One	Level Two	Level Three	Level Four	Level Five	Level Six
$	$	$	$	$	$
Seaman ............................	Private ..............................	Aircraftman ...........................	6,373	6,815	7,247	7,686	8,125	8,563
Able Seaman .	Lance Corporal	Leading Aircraftman	6,542	6,983	7,413	7,853	8,290	8,730
Leading Seaman	Corporal ..............................	Corporal ...........................	6,829	7,261	7,692	8,132	8,570	9,009

Schedule 7—continued

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 .....................................	7,168
1 year..............	1 year ..............	1 year .....................................	7,600
2 years ............	2 years.............	2 years.....................................	8,031
3 years.............	3 years.............	3 years.....................................	8,471
4 years.............	4 years.............	4 years.....................................	8,910
5 years.............	5 years ............	5 years .....................................	9,349
6 years.............	6 years.............	6 years .....................................	9,788

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 .............................	9,788
1 year..............	1 year .......................	1 year .............................	10,233
2 years.............	2 years......................	2 years	10,677
Chief Petty Officer—	Warrant Officer, Class 2—
Under 1 year ...	Under 1 year.............	3 years .............................	11,123
1 year..............	1 year .......................	4 years.............................	11,569
Warrant Officer—	Warrant Officer, Class 1—	Warrant Officer—
Under 1 year....	Under 1 year ............	Under 1 year .............................	12,048
1 year..............	1 year .......................	1 year.............................	12,526

Part IV

Appropriate Pay Level	Period of service in  rank to which promoted
Pay Level Two ..............................................	One year
Pay Level Three..............................................	Two years
Pay Level Four ..............................................	Three years
Pay Level Five ..............................................	Four years
Pay Level Six..............................................	Five years

 

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	Column 2	Column 3	Pay	Pay	Pay	Pay	Pay	Pay
Navy	Army	Air Force	Level One	Level Two	Level Three	Level Four	Level Five	Level Six
$	$	$	$	$	$
Wran ……….	Private ..	Aircraftwoman	6,373	6,815	7,247	7,686	8,125	8,563
Senior Wran	Lance Corporal	Leading Aircraft woman	6,508	6,950	7,380	7,820	8,257	8,697
Leading Wran	Corporal ……..	Corporal ………....	6,739	7,173	7,603	8,044	8,480	8,920

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 ...............	7,012
1 year ..................................	1 year........................	1 year..........................	7,444
2 years .............................	2 years......................	2 years.........................	7,875
3 years.............................	3 years......................	3 years.........................	8,314
4 years .............................	4 years......................	4 years.........................	8,753
5 years.............................	5 years .....................	5 years.........................	9,192
6 years.............................	6 years......................	6 years ........................	9,629

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 .....................................	9,629
1 year ....................	1 year ............................	1 year .....................................	9,985
2 years ..................	2 years...........................	2 years.....................................	10,340
Warrant Officer, Class 2—
Under 1 year..................	10,698
1 year .. ..	11,055
Warrant Officer—	Warrant Officer, Class 1—	Warrant Officer—
Under 1 year .........	Under 1 year..................	Under 1 year .....................................	11,437
1 year ....................	1 year ............................	1 year.....................................	11,819

Part IV

Appropriate Pay Level	Period of service in rank to which promoted
Pay Level Two ...	One Year
Pay Level Three .	Two years
Pay Level Four ..	Three years
Pay Level Five ..	Four years
Pay Level Six ….	Five years

SCHEDULE 9 Regulation 9

Members undergoing Training

Item No.	Training Capacities	Annual rate of Salary
$
1	Normal entry recruits during basic Recruit training .. ..	5,492
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........................................................................................................	5,765
2nd and subsequent years.............................................................................	6,764
3	Junior Trainees, being junior musicians, apprentice musicians and other apprentices—
1st year........................................................................................................	3,228
2nd year......................................................................................................	4,227
3rd year.......................................................................................................	5,765
4th year.......................................................................................................	6,764
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 ..	3,208
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........................................................................................................	4,632
2nd year......................................................................................................	5,229
3rd year.......................................................................................................	5,826
4th year.......................................................................................................	6,422
5th year.......................................................................................................	7,019
6th year.......................................................................................................

7,617
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........................................................................................................	3,565
2nd year......................................................................................................	4,098
3rd year.......................................................................................................	4,632
4th year.......................................................................................................	5,229
5th year.......................................................................................................	5,826
6th year.......................................................................................................	6,422
7th year.......................................................................................................	7,019
8th year.......................................................................................................	7,617
7	Members, not being members referred to in items 5 and 6, undertaking degree courses—
with 3 years to graduation ............................................................................	5,229
with 2 years to graduation ............................................................................	5,826
in final year.................................................................................................	6,422
8	Members of the Navy and air cadets not at the Air Force Academy, undertaking diploma courses—
1st year........................................................................................................	4,098
2nd year (or matriculation or equivalent entry) .. ..	4,632
3rd year.......................................................................................................	5,229
4th year.......................................................................................................	5,826
9	Male officer trainees, being— officer cadets (Army) and aircrew cadets (Air Force)— If not completed degree course ..................................................................... If completed degree course...........................................................................
5,826
6,422
10	Female officer trainees If not completed degree course..................................................................... If completed degree course...........................................................................
4,661
5,138
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........................................................................................................	5,826
2nd year .....................................................................................................	6,422

Application.

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

(a) members of the Navy and of the Army—on or after 28 May 1976; and

(b) members of the Air Force—on or after 27 May 1976.