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

Statutory Rules

1973 No. 249

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 fourth 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

Senior Chaplain’s allowances.

1. Regulation 16 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended by omitting the figures “ $223.00 ” and substituting the figures “ $250.00 ”.

Schedules 2 to 4 (inclusive).

2. Schedules 2 to 4 (inclusive) to the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations are repealed and the following Schedules substituted:—

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
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
$
A/Sub-Lieutenant (Supplementary List)	Second Lieutenant ...........	Pilot Officer ....................	6,100
Sub-Lieutenant—	Lieutenant—	Flying Officer—
Under 1 year.................	Under 1 year .................	Under 1 year .................	6,500
1 year ...........................	1 year ...........................	1 year ...........................	6,900

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 5 December 1973.

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

Schedule 2—continued

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
Lieutenant—	$
Under 1 year ...............	2 years ........................	2 years ........................	7,300
1 year ..........................	3 years ........................	3 years  .......................	7,700
Captain—	Flight Lieutenant—
2 years ........................	Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	8,140
3 years ........................	1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	8,580
4 years ........................	2 years ........................	2 years ........................	9,030
5 years ........................	3 years ........................	3 years ........................	9,480
6 years ........................	4 years ........................	4 years ........................	9,930
7 years ........................	5 years ........................	5 years ........................	10,380
Lieutenant-Commander—	Major—	Squadron Leader—
Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	10,920
1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	11,480
2 years ........................	2 years ........................	2 years ........................	12,040
3 years ........................	3 years ........................	3 years ........................	12,600
Commander—	Lieutenant-Colonel—	Wing Commander—
Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	13,300
1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	14,000
Captain—	Colonel—	Group Captain—
Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	14,800
1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	15,600

SCHEDULE 3 Regulation 7

Female Officers and Officers who are Male Nurses

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
$
....................................	Second Lieutenant ..........	Pilot Officer ...................	4,880
Section Officer or Flying
Sister or 3rd Officer—	Lieutenant—	Officer—
Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	5,200
1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	5,520
2 years ........................	2 years ........................	2 years ........................	5,840
3 years ........................	3 years ........................	3 years ........................	6,160
Senior Sister or 2nd	Flight Officer or Flight
Officer—	Captain—	Lieutenant—
Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	6,512
1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	6,864
2 years ........................	2 years ........................	2 years ........................	7,224
3 years ........................	3 years ........................	3 years ........................	7,584
4 years ........................	4 years ........................	4 years ........................	7,944
5 years ........................	5 years ........................	5 years ........................	8,304
Superintending Sister or 1st Officer—	Major—	Squadron Officer or Squadron Leader—
Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	8,736
1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	9,184
2 years ........................	2 years ........................	2 years ........................ ..	9,632
3 years ........................	3 years ........................	3 years ........................	10,080
Matron or Chief Officer—	Lieutenant-Colonel—	Wing Officer or Wing Commander—
Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	10,640
1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	11,200
Captain—	Colonel—	Group Officer or Group Captain—
Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	11,840
1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	12,480

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
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Forces	Annual rate of Salary
$
....................................	....................................	Pilot Officer ...................	8,380
Sub-Lieutenant—	Lieutenant—	Flying Officer—
Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	8,810
1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	9,030
Lieutenant—	....................................
Under 1 year ...............	2 years ........................	2 years ........................	9,255
1 year ..........................	3 years ........................	3 years ........................	9,480
Captain—	Flight Lieutenant—
2 years ........................	Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	9,705
3 years ........................	1 year ..........................	1 year .......................... .	9,930
5 years ........................	3 years ........................	3 years ........................	10,155
7 years ........................ ..	5 years ........................	5 years ........................	10,380

Schedule 5.

3. Schedule 5 to the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended by omitting the figures “ 7,393 ” in column 4 and substituting the figures “ 8,140 ”.

Schedules 6 to 9 (inclusive).

4. Schedules 6 to 9 (inclusive) to the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations are repealed and the following Schedules substituted:—

SCHEDULE 6 Regulation 7

Chaplains

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
Chaplain—	Chaplain, 4th Class—	Chaplain—	$
Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	8,140
1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	8,580
2 years ........................	2 years ........................	2 years ........................	9,030
3 years ........................	3 years ........................	3 years ........................	9,480
Chaplain, 3rd Class—
4 years ........................	Under 2 years...............	4 years ........................	9,930
6 years ........................	2 years ........................	6 years ........................	10,380
8 years ........................	4 years ........................	8 years ........................	10,780
10 years .......................	6 years ........................	10 years .......................	11,180
12 years .......................	8 years ........................	12 years .......................	11,580
14 years .......................	10 years .......................	14 years .......................	11,980
16 years .......................	12 years .......................	16 years .......................	12,380
18 years .......................	14 years .......................	18 years .......................	12,780
20 years .......................	16 years .......................	20 years .......................	13,180
22 years .......................	18 years .......................	22 years .......................	13,580
Chaplain-General ...........	Principal Air Chaplain ....	14,000

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 Level One	Pay Level Two	Pay Level Three	Pay Level Four	Pay Level Five	Pay Level Six
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force
$	$	$	$	$	$
Ordinary Seaman Able Seaman ......	Private .........................	Aircraftman .........................	3,945	4,315	4,687	5,064	5,441	5,817
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

Part II

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
$
Petty Officer—	Sergeant—	Sergeant—
Under 1 year................	Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	4,618
1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	4,990
2 years ........................	2 years ........................	2 years ........................	5,360
3 years ........................	3 years ........................	3 years ........................	5,738
4 years ........................	4 years ........................	4 years ........................	6,115
5 years ........................	5 years ........................	5 years ........................	6,492
6 years ........................	6 years ........................	6 years.........................	6,869

Part III

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Naval Forces	Military Forces	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................	6,869
1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	7,251
2 years ........................	2 years........................................ .	2 years ........................	7,634
3 years ........................	8,017
4 years ........................	8,400
Chief Petty Officer—	Warrant Officer, Class 2—
Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year................	......................................	8,017
1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	......................................	8,400
Warrant Officer—	Warrant Officer, Class 1—	Warrant Officer—
Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year................	Under 1 year ...............	8,811
1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	9,222

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 or 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
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

Part II

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
Petty Officer—	Sergeant—	Sergeant—	$
Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year ...............	4,484
1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	1 year ..........................	4,855
2 years ........................ ..	2 years ........................	2 years ........................	5,226
3 years ........................	3 years ........................	3 years ........................	5,603
4 years ........................	4 years ........................	4 years ........................	5,981
5 years ........................ ..	5 years ........................	5 years ........................	6,357
6 years ........................	6 years ........................	6 years ........................	6,734

Part III

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
Chief Petty Officer—	Staff Sergeant—	Flight Sergeant—	$
Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year .......................................	Under 1 year ...............	6,734
1 year ..........................	1 year .......................................	1 year ..........................	7,040
2 years ........................................ ..	2 years .......................................	2 years ........................	7,346
Warrant Officer, Class 2—
Under 1 year .......................................	....................................	7,652
1 year .......................................	....................................	7,958
Warrant Officer—	Warrant Officer, Class 1—	Warrant Officer—
Under 1 year ...............	Under 1 year .......................................	Under 1 year ...............	8,287
1 year ........................................ ..	1 year .......................................	1 year ..........................	8,616

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 ..............................	3,573
2	Trainees, including Ordinary Seamen in the Naval Forces who have not completed their category training—
1st year ........................................................................................	3,798
2nd and subsequent years ..............................................................	4,456
3	Junior Trainees, being Junior Musicians, Apprentice Musicians and other Apprentices—
1st year ........................................................................................	2,127
2nd year .......................................................................................	2,785
3rd year ........................................................................................	3,798
4th year ........................................................................................	4,456
4	Junior Recruits in the Naval Forces—
1st year or 2nd year if under the age of 17 ......................................	2,117
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 ........................................................................................	3,058
2nd year .......................................................................................	3,452
3rd year ........................................................................................	3,846
4th year ........................................................................................	4,239
5th year ........................................................................................	4,633
6th year ........................................................................................	5,028
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 ........................................................................................	2,352
2nd year .......................................................................................	2,705
3rd year ........................................................................................	3,058
4th year ........................................................................................	3,452
5th year ........................................................................................	3,846
6th year ........................................................................................ ..	4,239
7th year ........................................................................................	4,633
8th year ........................................................................................	5,028
7	Members, not being members referred to in items 5 and 6, undertaking degree courses—
with 3 years to graduation .............................................................

3,452
with 2 years to graduation .............................................................	3,846
in final year ..................................................................................	4,239
8	Members of the Naval Forces, and Air Cadets not at the Air Force Academy, undertaking Diploma courses—
1st year ........................................................................................	2,705
2nd year (or matriculation or equivalent entry) ...............................	3,058
3rd year ........................................................................................	3,452
4th year ........................................................................................	3,846
9	Male Officer Trainees—
Officer Cadets (Army) and Aircrew Cadets (Air Force) ...................	3,846
If completed degree course ............................................................	4,239
10	Female Officer Trainees— .................................................................	3,077
If completed degree course ............................................................	3,391
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 ........................................................................................	3,846
2nd year .......................................................................................	4,239

Schedule 14.

5. Schedule 14 to the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended by omitting the words—

“ Sub-regulation 645 (2) ”.

Schedule 13.

6. Schedule 15 to the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended by omitting the item relating to sub-regulation 646 (3a).

Application.

7. The amendments affected by regulations 1, 2, 3 and 4 apply to and in relation to—

(a) members of the Air Force—as if those amendments had come into operation on 1 November 1973; and

(b) members of the Naval Forces or of the Military Forces—as if those amendments had come into operation on 2 November 1973.