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

Statutory Rules

1973 No. 269

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1970, THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1971 AND THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923-1965.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1970, the Naval Defence Act 1910-1971 and the Air Force Act 1923-1965.

Dated this eighteenth day of December, 1973.

PAUL HASLUCK

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

LANCE BARNARD

Minister of State for Defence.

Amendments of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 January 1974.

Schedule 7.

2.Schedule 7 to the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended by omitting Part I and substituting the following Part:—

“ Part I

Ranks			Annual rates of Salary
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Pay Level One	Pay Level Two	Pay Level Three	Pay Level Four	Pay Level Five	Pay Level Six
Naval Force.	Military Forces	Air Force
$	$	$	$	$	$
Seaman ...........................	Private .......................	Aircraftman ..........................	3,945	4,315	4,687	5,064	5,441	5,817
Able Seaman ...........................	Lance Corporal	Leading Aircraftman ........................	4,087	4,459	4,829	5,207	5,583	5,961
Leading Seaman	Corporal.......................	Corporal ..........................	4,327	4,698	5,069	5,447	5,823	6,200

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 19 December 1973.

  Statutory Rules 1973, No. 100, as amended by Statutory Rules 1973, Nos. 132, 201, 203 and 249.

3. Schedule 8 to the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended by Schedules, omitting Part I and substituting the following Part:—

“ Part I

Ranks			Annual rates of Salary
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Pay Level One	Pay Level Two	Pay Level Three	Pay Level Four	Pay Level Five	Pay Level Six
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force
$	$	$	$	$	$
Wran ..........................	Private.......................	Aircraftwoman....	3,945	4,315	4,687	5,064	5,441	5,817
Senior Wran ..........................	Lance Corporal.......................	Leading Aircraftwoman..	4,059	4,430	4,801	5,178	5,555	5,932
Leading Wran ..........................	Corporal .......................	Corporal ............	4,251	4,621	4,993	5,370	5,747	6,123

Schedule 9.

4. Schedule 9 to the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting item 2 and substituting the following item:—

“ 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 ...................................................................................................	3,798
2nd and subsequent years .........................................................................	4,456 ”;

and

(b) by omitting item 4 and substituting the following item:—

“ 4  Seamen in the Naval Forces who have not attained the age of 17 years and Junior Recruits in those Forces ............................................................................  2,117 ”.

Transitional.

5. (1) A member who—

(a) immediately before the date of commencement of these Regulations, held the rank of Able Seaman; and

(b) has not, on the date of commencement of these Regulations, served for a period of twelve months after having completed his category training,

shall, for the purpose of regulation 8 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations, be deemed to hold the rank of Seaman until he has served for such a period.

(2) A member who—

(a) immediately before the date of commencement of these Regulations, held the rank of Wran;

(b) holds the rank of Senior Wran; and

(c) has not, on the date of commencement of these Regulations, served for a period of twelve months after having completed her category training,

shall, for the purposes of regulation 8 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations