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

Statutory Rules 1982 No. 531

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Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES acting for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence, hereby make the following Interim Determination under section 12 of the Defence Amendment Act 1979.

Dated 23 February 1982.

KEVIN NEWMAN

Minister of State for Administrative Services for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence

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Annual rates of salary payable to officers

1. Regulation 7 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (5) “9 (3)” (wherever occurring) and substituting “regulation 9a”; and

(b) by inserting in sub-regulation (5) “(if any)” after “service allowance” (wherever occurring).

General rates of salary payable to members

2. Regulation 8 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following sub-regulation:

 

“(1) Subject to sub-regulations (1a) and (2), the rate of salary payable to a member who is included in the class of members the description of which is specified in the heading to Schedule 7 is—

(a) in the case of a member who holds the rank of Seaman, Private or Aircraftman—the rate specified in that Schedule in relation to that rank and the pay level appropriate, under the Service Financial Regulations, to the member; and

(b) in any other case—the rate specified in that Schedule in relation to—

(i) the rank held by the member;

(ii) the pay level appropriate, under the Service Financial Regulations, to the member; and

(iii) the number of years that is equal to the number of years of service that the member has completed in that rank.”; and

(b) by omitting sub-regulations (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (7a), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13) and (14) and substituting the following sub-regulations:

“(2) In this regulation, a reference to service that a member has completed in a rank shall, in relation to a member other than a member referred to in sub-regulation (3), be a reference to the service actually completed by the member in that rank.

“(3) Where the Minister, in the period ending immediately before the day on which the making of this sub-regulation was notified in the Gazette, made an approval under the relevant provision in respect of a member who has been downgraded, reverted or reduced to a lower rank being a rank specified in Part II or Part III of Schedule 7, the number of years of service that the member has completed in that rank shall, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) (b) (iii), be—

(a) in the case of a member who has been downgraded, reverted or reduced for reasons of inefficiency–the number of years that the member has actually completed in that rank including any previous service rendered by the member in that rank; and

(b) in the case of a member who has been downgraded, reverted or reduced for reasons other than inefficiency–the number of years equal, to the sum of the member’s actual service in that rank including any previous service rendered by the member in that rank and the service actually rendered by the member in the rank from which he has been downgraded, reduced or reverted.

“(4) In sub-regulation (3), ‘relevant provision’ means—

(a) in the case of a member of the Navy–paragraph 3a (4) (b) of the Naval Financial Regulations;

 

(b) in the case of a member of the Army—paragraph 12ba (5) (b) of the Military Financial Regulations; and

(e) in the case of a member of the Air Force—paragraph 549a (4) (b) of the Air Force Regulations.”.

3. After regulation 8 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations, the following regulations are inserted:

Annual rate of salary during prescribed period

“8a. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision in these Regulations or any provision in the Service Financial Regulations, the rate of salary payable in respect of service on a day during the prescribed period to a member who on that day is included in an employment category, employment classification, mustering or grade thereof specified in the following table shall be—

(a) in the case of a member who holds the rank of Seaman, Private or Aircraftman—$14,800;

(b) in the case of a member who holds the rank of Able Seaman, Lance Corporal or Leading Aircraftman—$15,100; and

(c) in the case of a member who holds the rank of Leading Seaman or Corporal and has completed—

(i) less than 1 year’s service in that rank—$ 15,700; and

(ii) not less than 1 year’s service in that rank—$ 16,200.

Navy	Army	Air Force Mustering
Employment category	Employment classification
Medical (qualified X-ray Assistant) Leading Seaman Signals	Bookbinder, Grade 2 Compositor, Grade 2 Illustrator Publications Mechanic Radar, Grade 1 Mechanic Radio, Grade 1 Operator Specialist Vehicles Photographer Cinematographic Photographer Public Relations Printer Letterpress, Grade 2 Surveyor Artillery, Grade 3 Technician Electronic, Grade 1 Technician Photographic, Grade 1 Technician Printing, Grade 2	Air Photo Plotter Laboratory Technician, Grade 1 Printer (Bookbinder), Grade 2 Radio Technician (Air), Grade 1 Radio Technician (Ground), Grade 1 Telecommunications Technician, Grade 1

“(2) Notwithstanding any other provision in these Regulations or any provision in the Service Financial Regulations, the rate of salary payable in respect of service on a day during the prescribed period to a member who on that day is included in an employment category, employment classification, mustering or grade thereof specified in the following table shall be—

(a) in the case of a member who holds the rank of Seaman, Private or Aircraftman—$ 14,300;

(b) in the case of a member who holds the rank of Able Seaman, Lance Corporal or Leading Aircraftman—$ 14,600; and

(c) in the case of a member who holds the rank of Leading Seaman or Corporal and has completed—

(i) less than 1 year’s service in that rank—$15,200; and

(ii) not less than 1 year’s service in that rank—$15,700.

Navy	Army	Air Force
Employment category	Employment classification	Mustering
Employment category in the General entry Ratings Structure scheme– Electronic Technical Communications Electronic Technical Weapons Systems	Bookbinder, Grade 1 Compositor, Grade 1 Operator Data Processing Photographer Still Printer Letterpress, Grade 1 Technician Printing, Grade I	EDP Operator Printer (Bookbinder), Grade 1

“(3) Notwithstanding any other provision in these Regulations or any provision in the Service Financial Regulations, the rate of salary payable in respect of service on a day during the prescribed period to a member who on that day is included in an employment category, employment classification, mustering or grade thereof specified in the following table shall be—

(a) in the case of a member who holds the rank of Seaman, Private or Aircraftman—$13,500;

(b) in the case of a member who holds the rank of Able Seaman, Lance Corporal or Leading Aircraftman—$13,800; and

(c) in the case of a member who holds the rank of Leading Seaman or Corporal and has completed—

(i) less than 1 year’s service in that rank—$ 14,400; and

(ii) not less than 1 year’s service in that rank—$14,900.

Navy	Army	Air Force
Employment category	Employment classification	Mustering
Leading Seaman Aviation WRAN Motor Transport Driver, Grade 1 Employment category in the General entry Ratings Structure scheme– Air Technical Weapons Ordnance Employment category in the General entry Sailors Structure scheme– Air Technical Aircraft, Grade 1 Air Technical Communications, Grade 1 Air Technical Weapons Electrical, Grade 1	Assistant Health Assistant Traffic Baker Dispatch Rider Driver, Grade 1 Handler Freight Operator Petroleum	Bookbinder Motor Transport Driver, Grade 1 Publications Assistant

 

Navy Employment category	Army Employment classification	Air Force Mustering
Air Technical Weapons Ordnance, Grade 1
Electrical Technical Power, Grade 1
Electrical Technical Weapons, Grade 1
Electronic Technical Communications, Grade 1
Electronic Technical Weapons Systems, Grade 1

“(4) Notwithstanding any other provision in these Regulations or any provision in the Service Financial Regulations, the rate of salary payable in respect of service on a day during the prescribed period to a member who on that day is included in an employment category, employment classification, mustering or grade thereof specified in the following table shall be—

(a) in the case of a member who holds the rank of Seaman, Private or Aircraftman—$12,800;

(b) in the case of a member who holds the rank of Able Seaman, Lance Corporal or Leading Aircraftman and has completed—

(i) less than 1 year’s service in that rank—$ 13,100; and

(ii) not less than 1 year’s service in that rank—$ 13,400; and

(c) in the case of a member who holds the rank of Leading Seaman or Corporal and has completed—

(i) less than 1 year’s service in that rank—$14,000; and

(ii) not less than 1 year’s service in that rank—$ 14,400.

Navy	Army	Air Force
Employment category	Employment classification	Mustering
Steward (Male), Grade 1	Assistant Supplier

Pay of members entitled to certain allowances

“8b. Notwithstanding any other provision in these Regulations, the rate of salary payable to a member in respect of service on a day during the prescribed period shall, for the purposes of these Regulations, be the amount which would otherwise be payable to him, but for this regulation, less the sum of any amounts to which he is entitled under—

(a) in the case of a member who holds the rank of Commander or a higher rank, the rank of Lieutenant Colonel or a higher rank or the rank of Wing Commander or a higher rank—regulation 10 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations;

(b) regulation 10a of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations;

(c) regulation 18 of the Naval Financial Regulations; or

(d) regulation 38 of the Naval Financial Regulations, regulation 13 of the Military Financial Regulations or regulation 552 of the Air Force Regulations,

in respect of service on that day.

“8c. In regulations 8a and 8b, ‘prescribed period’ means the period from and including 5 November 1981 to and including the day immediately before the day on which the making of those regulations was notified in the Gazette.”.

Rates of salaries of members undergoing training

4. Regulation 9 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) “sub-regulations (2) and (3)” and substituting “sub-regulation (2) and regulation 9a”; and

(b) by omitting sub-regulation (3).

5. Regulation 9a of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation substituted:

Rate of salary of members undergoing training to become officers

“9a. (1) In this regulation—

‘notional salary’, in relation to a trainee, means the salary that would have been payable to the trainee from time to time but for sub-regulation 9 (1);

‘trainee’ means a member undergoing training in a capacity specified in Item 9 or 10 of Schedule 9.

“(2) Where the rate of salary payable from time to time to a trainee in accordance with sub-regulation 9 (1) is less than the rate of his notional salary he shall be paid salary at that higher rate.

“(3) Where a trainee, immediately before he became a trainee, was paid service allowance, the reference in sub-regulation (2) to the rate of his notional salary includes a reference to the rate from time to time of service allowance that would be payable to him had he not become such a trainee.”.

Service allowance

6. Regulation 10 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following sub-regulation:

“(1) Subject to sub-regulation (2), an allowance called ‘service allowance’ is payable to a member in respect of his service at the rate of—

(a) in the case of a member referred to in Schedule 9—$ 1,652; and

(b) in any other case—$2,500.”;

 

(b) by omitting paragraphs (2) (a) and (2) (b) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(a) holds the rank of Commander or a higher rank, the rank of Lieutenant Colonel or a higher rank or the rank of Wing Commander or a higher rank;”; and

(c) by omitting sub-regulation (3).

Repeal

7. Regulation 10a of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is repealed.

Schedules 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7

8. Schedules 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations are repealed and the following Schedules substituted:

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SCHEDULE 1 Regulation 7

OFFICERS WHO HOLD SPECIFIED RANKS OTHER THAN OFFICERS DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE 5

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Navy	Army	Air Force	Rate of salary
$
Rear Admiral.......	Major General.....	Air Vice Marshal.......	52,000
Commodore.........	Brigadier .............	Air Commodore.........	45,000
Captain................	Colonel...............	Group Captain...........	38,500
Commander	Lieutenant Colonel	Wing Commander
Under 1 Year....	Under 1 year.....	Under 1 year...........	33,300
1 year................	1 year................	1 year......................	34,300

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SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 7

OFFICERS OTHER THAN OFFICERS WHO HOLD A RANK SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 1 OR ARE OFFICERS DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE 4, 5, 6 OR 9

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Navy	Army	Air Force	Rate of salary
$
Acting Sub Lieutenant–	Second Lieutenant–	Pilot Officer–
Under 1 year....................	Under 1 year...........	Under 1 year...........	16,000
1 year................................	1 year.......................	1 year.......................	16,600
Sub Lieutenant–	Lieutenant–	Flying Officer–
Under 1 year....................	Under 1 year...........	Under 1 year...........	17,200
1 year................................	1 year.......................	1 year.......................	17,900
2 years...............................	2 years......................	2 years......................	18,600
3 years...............................	3 years......................	3 years......................	19,300
Lieutenant–	Captain–	Flight Lieutenant–
Under 1 year....................	Under 1 year...........	Under 1 year...........	20,750
1 year................................	1 year.......................	1 year.......................	21,600
2 years...............................	2 years	2 years......................	22,450
3 years...............................	3 years......................	3 years......................	23,300
4 years...............................	4 years......................	4 years......................	24,150
5 years...............................	5 years......................	5 years......................	25,000
Lieutenant Commander–	Major–	Squadron Leader–
Under 1 year....................	Under 1 year...........	Under 1 year...........	26,500
1 year................................	1 year.......................	1 year.......................	27,400
2 years...............................	2 years......................	2 years......................	28,300

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SCHEDULE 4 Regulation 7

OFFICERS OF THE NAVY, THE ARMY (OTHER THAN GRADUATES OF AN OFFICER CADET SCHOOL) AND THE AIR FORCE, BEING OFFICERS WHO, IMMEDIATELY BEFORE APPOINTMENT AS OFFICERS WITH A RANK SPECIFIED IN THIS SCHEDULE, WERE MEMBERS WHO HELD A RANK SPECIFIED IN PART II OR III OF SCHEDULE 7

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Navy	Army	Air Force	Rate of salary
$
Acting Sub Lieutenant	Pilot Officer..................	20,200
Sub Lieutenant–	Lieutenant–	Flying Officer–
Under 1 year...............	Under t year............	Under 1 year.............	20,800
1 year...........................	1 year.......................	1 year.........................	21,400
2 years .........................	2 years......................	2 years........................	22,000
3 years..........................	3 years......................	3 years........................	22,600
Lieutenant–	Captain–	Flight Lieutenant–
Under 1 year...............	Under 1 year...........	Under 1 year.............	23,200
1 year...........................	1 year.......................	1 year.........................	23,800
3 years..........................	3 years......................	3 years........................	24,400
5 years..........................	5 years......................	5 years........................	25,000

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SCHEDULE 5 Regulation 7

MEDICAL OFFICERS AND DENTAL OFFICERS

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Navy	Army	Air Force	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).......	20,750
Lieutenant–	Captain–	Flight Lieutenant–
Under 1 year..............	Under 1 year.............	Under 1 year...............	22,739
1 year..........................	1 year.........................	1 year...........................	24,590
2 years.........................	2 years........................	2 years..........................	25,512
3 years.........................	3 years........................	3 years..........................	26,435
4 years.........................	4 years........................	4 years..........................	27,364
5 years.........................	5 years........................	5 years..........................	28,286
Lieutenant Commander–	Major–	Squadron Leader–
Under 1 year..............	Under 1 year.............	Under 1 year...............	30,307
1 year..........................	1 year.........................	1 year...........................	31,319
2 years.........................	2 years........................	2 years..........................	32,329
3 years.........................	3 years........................	3 years..........................	33,343
Commander..................	Lieutenant Colonel.......	Wing Commander........	37,555
Captain..........................	Colonel..........................	Group Captain...............	41,490
Commodore..................	Brigadier........................	Air Commodore............	45,000
Rear Admiral.................	Major General..............	Air Vice Marshal..........	52,000

SCHEDULE 6 Regulation 7

CHAPLAINS

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Navy	Army	Air Force	Rate of salary
$
Chaplain–	Chaplain, 4th Class–	Chaplain–
Under 1 year............	Under 1 year...................	Under 1 year.........	17,469
1 year........................	1 year...............................	1 year.....................	18,285
2 years.......................	2 years..............................	2 years....................	19,102
3 years	3 years..............................	3 years....................	19,928
Chaplain, 3rd Class–
4 years.......................	Under 2 years.................	4 years....................	20,756
6 years.......................	2 years..............................	6 years....................	21,583
8 years.......................	4 years..............................	8 years....................	22,313
10 years....................	6 years..............................	10 years.................	23,045
12 years....................	8 years..............................	12 years.................	23,775
14 years....................	10 years...........................	14 years.................	24,506
16 years....................	12 years...........................	16 years.................	25,247
18 years....................	14 years...........................	18 years.................	25,988
20 years....................	16 years...........................	20 years.................	26,730
22 years....................	18 years...........................	22 years.................	27,471
Principal Naval Chaplain	Chaplain General...............	Principal Air Chaplain	29,000

SCHEDULE 7 Regulation 8

MEMBERS OTHER THAN OFFICERS AND MEMBERS UNDERGOING TRAINING IN A CAPACITY REFERRED TO IN SCHEDULE 9

Part I

Column 4
Ranks	Rates of salary
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Pay	Pay	Pay	Pay	Pay	Pay	Pay
level	level	level	level	level	level	level
Navy	Army	Air Force	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
$	$	$	$	$	$	$
Seaman....	Private........	Aircraftman	12,000	12,800	13,500	14,300	14,800	15,900	15,900
Able	Lance	Leading
Seaman–	Corporal–	Aircraftman–
Under 1 year............	Under 1 year	Under 1 year	12,300	13,100	13,800	14,600	15,100	16,200	16,600
1 year....	1 year	1 year..........	12,600	13,400	13,800	14,600	15,100	16,200	16,600
Leading
Seaman–	Corporal–	Corporal–
Under 1 year.............	Under 1 year	Under 1 year	13,200	14,000	14,400	15,200	15,700	16,700	17,200
1 year....	1 year....	1 year..........	13,600	14,400	14,900	15,700	16,200	17,200	17,700

Part II

Ranks	Column 4 Rates of salary
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Pay	Pay	Pay	Pay	Pay	Pay	Pay
level	level	level	level	level	level	level
Navy	Army	Air Force	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
$	$	$	$	$	$	$
Petty Officer–	Sergeant–	Sergeant–
Under 1 year	Under 1 year...............	Under 1 year............	14,400	15,200	15,700	16,700	17,200	18,200	18,700
1 year......	1 year......	1 year......	14,800	15,600	16,200	17,200	17,700	18,700	19,200
2 years.....	2 years.....	2 years.....	15,200	16,000	16,700	17,700	17,700	18,700	19,200
3 years.....	3 years.....	3 years.....	15,600	16,400	17,200	17,700	17,700	18,700	19,200
4 years.....	4 years.....	4 years.....	16,000	16,800	17,200	17,700	17,700	18,700	19,200
5 years.....	5 years.....	5 years.....	16,400	17,200	17,200	17,700	17,700	18,700	19,200
6 years.....	6 years.....	6 years.....	16,800	17,200	17,200	17,700	17,700	18,700	19,200
7 years.....	7 years.....	7 years.....	17,200	17,200	17,200	17,700	17,700	18,700	19,200

SCHEDULE 7–continued

Part III

Column 4
Ranks	Rates of salary
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Pay	Pay	Pay	Pay	Pay	Pay	Pay
level	level		level	level	level	level	level
Navy	Army	Air Force	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
$	$	$	$	$	$	$
Artificer, 1st Class–	Staff Sergeant–
Under 1 year..............	Under 1 year.............	18,200	18,200	18,200	18,700	18,700	19,700	20,200
1 year......	1 year.....	18,700	18,700	18,700	19,200	19,200	20,200	20,700
2 years....	2 years...	19,200	19,200	19,200	19,700	19,700	20,700	20,700
3 years....	3 years...	19,700	19,700	19,700	19,700	19,700	20,700	20,700
Flight Sergeant–
Under 1 year...............	18,200	18,200	18,200	18,700	18,700	19,700	20,200
1 year......	18,700	18,700	18,700	19,200	19,200	20,200	20,700
2 years....	19,200	19,200	19,200	19,700	19,700	20,700	21,200
3 years....	19,700	19,700	19,700	20,200	20,200	21,200	21,700
4 years....	20,200	20,200	20,200	20,700	20,700	21,700	22,200
5 years....	20,700	20,700	20,700	21,200	21,200	22,200	22,200
6 years....	21,200	21,200	21,200	21,700	21,700	22,200	22,200
7 years....	21,700	21,700	21,700	21,700	21,700	22,200	22,200
Warrant Officer,
	Chief Petty
Officer–	Class–
Under 1 year..............	Under 1 year.............	20,800	20,800	20,800	20,800	20,800	21,800	21,800
1 year......	1 year.....	21,300	21,300	21,300	21,300	21,300	22,300	22,300
2 years....	2 years...	21,800	21,800	21,800	21,800	21,800	22,300	22,300
Warrant
Warrant	Officer,	Warrant
Officer	Class 1–	Officer–
Under 1 year..............	Under 1 year.............	Under 1 year..............	23,100	23,100	23,100	23,100	23,100	23,600	23,600
1 year......	1 year.....	1 year......	23,600	23,600	23,600	23,600	23,600	24,100	24,100
2 years....	2 years...	2 years....	24,100	24,100	24,100	24,100	24,100	24,100	24,100

Application

8. Paragraph 6 (a) and clauses 2, 3 and 8 of this Interim Determination shall be deemed to have come into operation on 5 November 1981.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 3 March 1982.

2. 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; 1976 Nos. 3, 13, 48, 81, 120, 130, 136, 197, 239 and 263; 1977 Nos. 69, 80, 95, 96, 101, 128, 139, 159, 215 and 216; 1978 Nos. 2, 3, 4, 50, 68, 90, 91, 116, 138, 152, 239, 252 and 278; 1979 Nos. 4, 23, 69, 84, 92, 119, 152, 161, 163, 203, 228, 247, 254, 265, 305, 306, 307, 311, 312 and 313; 1980 Nos. 1, 4, 9, 20, 23, 34, 42, 43, 55, 73, 132, 142, 148, 155, 174, 216, 217, 229, 249, 274, 302, 314, 333, 342, 349, 353, 362 and 407; 1981 Nos. 12, 21, 33, 47, 93, 120, 123, 133, 145, 220, 236, 254, 271, 330, 353 and 364.