Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Daily Rates of Pay) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1970 No. 54

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE FORCES RETIREMENT BENEFITS ACT 1948-1969.*

WHEREAS by sub-section (1.) of section 88 of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1969 it is provided that the Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with that Act, prescribing all matters which by that Act are required or permitted to be prescribed, or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to that Act:

AND WHEREAS by sub-section (2.) of that section it is provided that, where the pay of any class of members is increased or reduced, regulations for the purposes of the definition of “daily rate of pay” in sub-section (1.) of section 4 of that Act in relation to members included within that class made after the date on and from which the increase or reduction took effect may be expressed to have taken effect from and including that date:

AND WHEREAS the pay of members the descriptions applicable to whom are referred to in Part II. of the First Schedule to the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Daily Rates of Pay) Regulations as amended by these Regulations has been increased, in the case of members of the Naval Forces or the Military Forces, on and from the fourth day of July, 1969, and in the case of members of the Air Force, on and from the third day of July, 1969:

AND WHEREAS the pay of the following members has been increased on and from the nineteenth day of December, 1969, that is to say—

(a) those members the descriptions applicable to whom are referred to in the items in the First Schedule to the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Daily Rates of Pay) Regulations as amended by these Regulations, other than items 1 and 2 in that Schedule; and

(b) those members who hold any of the ranks specified in the Fourth Schedule to those Regulations as so amended and are included in any of the groups specified in the Second Schedule or Third Schedule to those Regulations as so amended:

NOW THEREFORE I, the Governor-General in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1969 for the purpose of the definition of “daily rate of pay” in subsection (1.) of section 4 of that Act.

Dated this sixteenth day of April, 1970.

Paul Hasluck

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

 

Sgd. Phillip Lynch

Minister of State for Immigration Acting

for and on behalf of the Treasurer.

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* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  1970

12797/70—Price 15c  12/23.3.1970

Amendments of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Daily Rates of Pay) Regulations*

Maximum daily rates of active pay of members.

1. Regulation 2 of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Daily Rates of Pay) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“2.—(1.) For the purpose of the definition of ‘daily rate of active pay’ in sub-section (1.) of section 4 of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1968—

(a) the maximum daily rate of active pay of an officer (including a chaplain) the description applicable to whom is referred to in the First Schedule to these Regulations is the amount specified in column 4 of that Schedule opposite to the description of the officer referred to in column 1, column 2 or column 3, as the case may be, of that Schedule;

(b) the maximum daily rate of active pay of a member, not being an officer, the description applicable to whom is referred to in Part VI. or Part VII. of the First Schedule to these Regulations is the amount specified in column 4 of that Part of that Schedule opposite to the description of the member referred to in column 1, column 2 or column 3, as the case may be, of that Part of that Schedule;

(c) the maximum daily rate of active pay of a male member, not being an officer—

(i) who, being a member of the Military Forces, holds a rank specified in the Second Schedule to these Regulations; or

(ii) who, not being a member of the Military Forces, holds a rank that corresponds with a rank in the Military Forces specified in the Second Schedule to these Regulations,

and who is included in a group specified in Part I., Part II., Part III. or Part IV. of that Schedule is the amount specified in that Part in relation to—

(iii) the rank in the Military Forces that he holds or the rank in the Military Forces that corresponds with the rank that he holds, as the case may be; and

(iv) the group in which he is included; and

(d) the maximum daily rate of active pay of a female member, not being an officer—

(i) who, being a member of the Military Forces, holds a rank specified in the Third Schedule to these Regulations; or

(ii) who, not being a member of the Military Forces, holds a rank that corresponds with a rank in the Military Forces specified in the Third Schedule to these Regulations,

and who is included in a group specified in Part I., Part II., Part III. or Part IV. of that Schedule is the amount specified in that Part in relation to—

(iii) the rank in the Military Forces that she holds or the rank in the Military Forces that corresponds with the rank that she holds, as the case may be; and

(iv) the group in which she is included.

“(2.) For the purpose of the last preceding sub-regulation—

(a)in the case of male members of the Naval Forces—the rank in the Naval Forces that corresponds with a rank in the Military Forces

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* Statutory Rates 1963, No. 37, as amended by Statutory Rules 1963; Nos. 87 and 93; 1964, Nos. 79, 113 and 163; 1965 Nos. 20, 38, 130 and 160; 1966, Nos. 37, 42 and 133; 1967, Nos. 25 and 119; 1968, Nos. 17, 81, 94, 105 and 163; 1969, Nos. 9, 47, 129 and 149; and 1970, No. 15.

specified in column 1 of Part I. of the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations is the rank specified in column 2 of that Part of that Schedule opposite to that rank in the Military Forces in column 1;

(b) in the case of male members of the Air Force—the rank in the Air Force that corresponds with a rank in the Military Forces specified in column 1 of Part I. of the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations is the rank specified in column 3 of that Part of that Schedule opposite to that rank in the Military Forces in column 1;

(c) in the case of female members of the Naval Forces—the rank in the Naval Forces that corresponds with a rank in the Military Forces specified in column 1 of Part II. of the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations is the rank specified in column 2 of that Part of that Schedule opposite to that rank in the Military Forces in column 1;

and

(d) in the case of female members of the Air Force—the rank in the Air Force that corresponds with a rank in the Military Forces specified in column 1 of Part II. of the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations is the rank specified in column 3 of that Part of that Schedule opposite to that rank in the Military Forces in column 1.

“(3.) In the Schedule to these Regulations—

(a) references to the Permanent Naval Forces shall be read as including references to the Naval Emergency Reserve Forces and the Citizen Naval Forces;

(b) references to the Permanent Military Forces shall be read as including references to the Citizen Military Forces; and

(c) references to the Permanent Air Force shall be read as including references to the Air Force Emergency Force and the Citizen Air Force.

“(4.) Where a member of the Naval Forces, Military Forces or Air Force is classified for the purposes of pay in a group identified by a particular number, the member shall, for the purposes of these Regulations, be deemed to be included in the group so numbered in the Second Schedule to these Regulations or the Third Schedule to these Regulations, as the case requires.”.

References to Artificer, Artisan or Mechanician.

2. Regulation 5 of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Daily Rates of Pay) Regulations is repealed.

The Schedules.

3. The Schedule to the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Daily Rates of Pay) Regulations is repealed and the following Schedules are inserted in its stead:—

THE SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE Regulation 2(1.) (a), (b).

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Permanent Naval Forces	Permanent Military Forces	Permanent Air Force	Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay
$
Part I.
Male Officers, other than Chaplains and Medical and Dental Officers
1. Vice-Admiral (Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee)	Lieutenant - General (Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee)	Air Marshal (Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee)	56.98

First Schedule—continued

Column 1		Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Permanent Naval Forces		Permanent Military Forces	Permanent Air Force	Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay
Part I.—continued	$
2. Vice-Admiral (The First Naval Member of the Naval Board)		Lieutenant-General (Chief of the General Staff)	Air Marshal (Chief of the Air Staff)	55.20
3. Rear-Admiral..........................................		Major-General............................	Air Vice-Marshal...................	42.38
4. Commodore or Captain (Special Rate)		Brigadier......................................	Air Commodore.....................	35.72
5. Captain (or relative rank)		Colonel........................................	Group Captain........................	26.73
6. Commander (or relative rank)		Lieutenant-Colonel...................	Wing Commander.................	24.04
7. Lieutenant-Commander (or relative rank)		Major...........................................	Squadron Leader....................	21.35
8. Lieutenant (Special Duties)		Captain (Administrative and Technical Officers’ List)	Flight Lieutenant...................	18.66
9 ...................................................................		Captain .. ..	..................................................	17.51
10. Lieutenant (or relative rank)		.. ..	..................................................	16.93
11..................................................................		Lieutenant (other than a Lieutenant described in item 17 or 19)	Flying Officer.........................	13.02
12- Sub-Lieutenant (other than a Sub-Lieutenant described in item 17)		.......................................................	..................................................	12.44
13..................................................................		Second Lieutenant....................	..................................................	10.95
14..................................................................		......................................................	Pilot Officer (other than a Pilot Officer described in item 17 or 19)	10.50
15. Acting Sub-Lieutenant (other than an Acting Sub-Lieutenant described in item 19)		......................................................	....................................................	9.43
16. Midshipman (Supplementary List)		......................................................	....................................................	7.24
17	Midshipman (other than a Midshipman. described in item 16 or 20) Sub-Lieutenant (Undergraduate)	Lieutenant (Undergraduate) during medical course or final year or any other course	Pilot Officer (Student) during medical course or final year of any other course	6.56
18..................................................................		Royal Military College Cadet undergoing third or fourth year training	Air Cadet undergoing third or fourth year training	5.10
19. Acting Sub-Lieutenant (Undergraduate)		Any other Lieutenant (Undergraduate)	Any other Pilot Officer (Student)	4.49
20. Midshipman (Undergraduate)		.......................................................	....................................................	4.01
21. Cadet Midshipman (other than a Cadet Midshipman described in item 22)		Royal Military College Cadet undergoing first or second year training	Air Cadet undergoing first or second year training	3.78
22. Cadet Midshipman, Junior Entry, undergoing first year training		.......................................................	.......................................................	1.27
Part II.
Chaplains
23..................................................................		Chaplain-General......................	Principal Air Chaplain..........	24.04
24. Chaplain with not less than 20 years’ service as a Chaplain		Chaplain, Third Class, with not less than 16 years’ service in that classification	Chaplain with not less than 20 years’ service in that rank	22.88

First Schedule—continued

Column 1				Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Permanent Naval Forces				Permanent Military Forces	Permanent Air Force	Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay
Part II.—continued						$
25. Chaplain with less than 20 but not less than 12 years’ service as a Chaplain				Chaplain, Third Class, with less than 16 but not less than 8 years’ service in that classification	Chaplain with less than 20 but not less than 12 years’ service in that rank	20.78
26.  Chaplain with less than 12 but not less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain				Chaplain, Third Class, with less than 8 years’ service in that classification	Chaplain with less than 12 but not less than 4 years’ service in that rank	18.47
27. Chaplain with less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain				Chaplain, Fourth Class..............	Chaplain with less than 4 years’ service in that rank	15.78
Part III.
Male Medical and Dental Officers
28. Rear-Admiral.......................................				Major-General...........................	Air Vice-Marshal....................	42.38
29. Commodore or Captain (Special Rate)				Brigadier............................................................	Air Commodore.....................	39.05
30. Surgeon Captain.................................				Colonel............................................................	Group Captain........................	30.77
31. Surgeon Commander.........................				Lieutenant-Colonel............................................................	Wing Commander.................	28.35
32. Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander				Major............................................................	Squadron Leader....................	24.93
33. Surgeon Lieutenant............................				Captain............................................................	Flight Lieutenant....................	21.11
34.Surgeon Lieutenant (Resident Medical Officer)				Captain (Resident Medical Officer)	Flight Lieutenant (Resident Medical Officer)	14.05
Part IV.
Female Officers, other than Medical Officers
35. Superintendent.....................................				Colonel............................................................	Group Officer..........................	18.50
36.		Chief Officer	Lieutenant-Colonel............................................................	Wing Officer...........................	16.70
		Matron..................................................
37.		First Officer	Major............................................................	Squadron Officer....................	14.92
		Superintending Sister
38.		Second Officer	Captain............................................................	Flight Officer...........................	12.36
		Senior Sister
39.		Third Officer	Lieutenant............................................................	Section Officer........................	9.37
		Sister..................................................
40.................................................................				Second Lieutenant............................................................	...................................................	7.99
Part V.
Female Medical Officers
41.................................................................				Colonel.........................................	Group Officer..........................	29.56
42.................................................................				Lieutenant-Colonel....................	Wing Officer...........................	27.14
43.................................................................				Major............................................	Squadron Officer....................	23.73
44.................................................................				Captain........................................	Flight Officer..........................	19.90
Part VI.
Male Members, other than Officers
45	. Recruit Seaman ..			Recruit Private............................	Recruit Aircraftman....................................................	6.96
46	Junior Musician who has not attained the age of 17 years			Apprentice Musician who has not attained the age of 17 years	...................................................	3.18
Junior Recruit who has not attained the age of 17 years
Junior Musician who has attained the age of 17 years			Apprentice Musician who has attained the age of 17 years
47	Junior Recruit who has attained the age of 17 years			Aircrew Trainee....................................................	6.96
	Apprentice during his eighth term

First Schedule—continued

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Permanent Naval Forces	Permanent Military Forces	Permanent Air Force	Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay
Part VI.—continued		$
48. Apprentice, before commencement of his eighth term	.......................................................	Apprentice Airman	3.64
49. ................................................................	Apprentice Tradesman.............	.......................................................	3.45
50. ................................................................	Cadet (Officer Cadet School)	.......................................................	7.79
51. Sergeant, First Class, Naval Dockyard Police	.......................................................	.......................................................	11.71
52. Sergeant, Second Class, Naval Dockyard Police	.......................................................	.......................................................	11.35
53. Constable, Naval Dockyard Police	.......................................................	.......................................................	10.59
Part VII.
Female Members, other than Officers
54. Recruit Wran.......................................	Recruit Private............................	Recruit Aircraftwoman	4.94
55. Wran, Officer Training Scheme	Student, Officer Cadet Course	.......................................................	5.49

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SECOND SCHEDULE  Regulation 2 (1.) (c).

Male Members included in a Group

Part I.—Groups 1 to 8 (Inclusive)

Rank in the Permanent Military Forces	Maximum Dally Rate of Active Pay in Dollars
	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5	Group 6	Group 7	Group 8
Warrant Officer, Class I...................................................	9.86	9.86	10.00	10.22	10.45	10.70	10.93	11.19
Warrant Officer, Class II.................................................	9.51	9.50	9.64	9.87	10.09	10.35	10.57	10.83
Staff Sergeant....................................................................	9.23	9.23	9.36	9.58	9.80	10.06	10.28	10.54
Sergeant..............................................................................	8.75	8.75	8.88	9.11	9.33	9.59	9.81	10.07
Corporal..............................................................................	7.79	7.78	7.95	8.17	8.40	8.66	8.88	9.14
Lance Corporal..................................................................	7.26	7.28	7.45	7.67	7.93	8.18	8.41	8.67
Private.................................................................................	6.96	6.96	7.12	7.37	7.59	7.85	8.10	8.36

Part II.—Groups 9 to 16 (inclusive)

Rank in the Permanent Military Forces

Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay in Dollars
Group 9	Group 10	Group 11	Group 12	Group 13	Group 14	Group 15	Group 16
Warrant Officer, Class I...................................................	11.45	11.71	11.96	12.22	12.48	12.74	12.99	13.25
Warrant Officer, Class II.................................................	11.09	11.35	11.60	11.86	12.12	12.38	12.63	12.89
Staff Sergeant....................................................................	10.80	11.06	11.31	11.57	11.83	12.09	12.34	12.60
Sergeant..............................................................................	10.33	10.59	10.84	11.10	11.36	11.62	11.87	12.13
Corporal..............................................................................	9.40	9.66	9.91	10.17	10.43	10.69	10.94	11.20
Lance Corporal..................................................................	8.93	9.19	9.44	9.70	9.96	10.22	10.47	10.73
Private.................................................................................	8.62	8.88	9.13	9.39	9.65	9.91	10.16	10.42

Second Schedule—continued

Part III.—Groups 17 to 24 (inclusive)

Rank in the Permanent Military Forces	Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay in Dollars
	Group 17	Group 18	Group 19	Group 10	Group 21	Group 22	Group 23	Group 24
Warrant Officer, Class I..................................................	13.51	13.77	14.02	14.28	14.54	14.80	15.05	15.31
Warrant Officer, Class II.................................................	13.15	13.41	13.66	13.92	14.18	14.44	14.69	14.95
Staff Sergeant....................................................................	12.86	13.12	13.37	13.63	13.89	14.15	14.40	14.66
Sergeant..............................................................................	12.39	12.65	12.90	13.16	13.42	13.68	13.93	14.19
Corporal..............................................................................	11.46	11.72	11.97	12.23	12.49	12.75	13.00	13.26
Lance Corporal..................................................................	10.99	11.25	11.50	11.76	12.02	12.28	12.53	12.79
Private.................................................................................	10.68	10.94	11.19	11.45	11.71	11.97	12.22	12.48

Part IV.—Groups 25 to 30 (inclusive)

Rank in the Permanent Military Forces	Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay in Dollars
	Group 25	Group 26	Group 27	Group 28	Group 29	Group 30
Warrant Officer, Class I.................................	15.57	15.83	16.08	16.34	16.60	16.86
Warrant Officer, Class II...............................	15.21	15.47	15.72	15.98	16.24	16.50
Staff Sergeant..................................................	14.92	15.18	15.43	15.69	15.95	16.21
Sergeant............................................................	14.45	14.71	14.96	15.22	15.48	15.74
Corporal............................................................	13.52	13.78	14.03	14.29	14.55	14.81
Lance Corporal................................................	13.05	13.31	13.56	13.82	14.08	14.34
Private...............................................................	12.74	13.00	13.25	13.51	13.77	14.03

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THIRD SCHEDULE  Regulation 2 (1.) (d).

Female Members included in a Group

Part I.—Groups 1 to 8 (inclusive)

Rank in the Permanent Military Forces	Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay in Dollars
	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5	Group 6	Group 7	Group 8
Warrant Officer, Class 1....................	6.87	7.16	7.42	7.65	7.88	8.13	8.37	8.63
Warrant Officer, Class II...................	6.64	6.92	7.18	7.42	7.64	7.90	8.13	8.39
Staff Sergeant.......................................	6.45	6.74	6.99	7.22	7.44	7.70	7.93	8.19
Sergeant.................................................	6.13	6.42	6.67	6.91	7.13	7.39	7.62	7.88
Corporal................................................	5.49	5.78	6.05	6.28	6.51	6.77	7.00	7.26
Lance Corporal....................................	5.14	5.44	5.72	5.95	6.20	6.45	6.69	6.95
Private....................................................	4.94	5.23	5.50	5.75	5.97	6.23	6.48	6.74

Part II.—Groups 9 to 16 (inclusive)

Rank in the Permanent Military Forces	Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay in Dollars
	Group 9	Group 10	Group 11	Group 12	Group 13	Group 14	Group 15	Group 16
Warrant Officer, Class I.....................	8.89	9.15	9.40	9.66	9.92	10.18	10.43	10.69
Warrant Officer, Class II...................	8.65	8.91	9.16	9.42	9.68	9.94	10.19	10.45
Staff Sergeant......................................	8.45	8.71	8.96	9.22	9.48	9.74	9.99	10.25
Sergeant................................................	8.14	8.40	8.65	8.91	9.17	9.43	9.68	9.94
Corporal................................................	7.52	7.78	8.03	8.29	8.55	8.81	9.06	9.32
Lance Corporal....................................	7.21	7.47	7.72	7.98	8.24	8.50	8.75	9.01
Private...................................................	7.00	7.26	7.51	7.77	8.03	8.29	8.54	8.80

Third Schedule—continued

Part III.—Groups 17 to 24 (inclusive)

Rank in the Permanent Military Forces	Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay in Dollars
	Group 17	Group 18	Group 19	Group 20	Group 21	Group 22	Group 23	Group 24
Warrant Officer, Class I....................	10.95	11.21	11.46	11.72	11.98	12.24	12.49	12.75
Warrant Officer, Class II..................	10.71	10.97	11.22	11.48	11.74	12.00	12.25	12.51
Staff Sergeant.....................................	10.51	10.77	11.02	11.28	11.54	11.80	12.05	12.31
Sergeant...............................................	10.20	10.46	10.71	10.97	11.23	11.49	11.74	12.00
Corporal...............................................	9.58	9.84	10.09	10.35	10.61	10.87	11.12	11.38
Lance Corporal...................................	9.27	9.53	9.78	10.04	10.30	10.56	10.81	11.07
Private..................................................	9.06	9.32	9.57	9.83	10.09	10.35	10.60	10.86

Part IV.—Groups 25 to 30 (inclusive)

Rank in the Permanent Military Forces	Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay in Dollars
	Group 25	Group 26	Group 27	Group 28	Group 29	Group 30
Warrant Officer, Class I	13.01	13.27	13.52	13.78	14.04	14.30
Warrant Officer, Class II	12.77	13.03	13.28	13.54	13.80	14.06
Staff Sergeant	12.57	12.83	13.08	13.34	13.60	13.86
Sergeant	12.26	12.52	12.77	13.03	13.29	13.55
Corporal	11.64	11.90	12.15	12.41	12.67	12.93
Lance Corporal	11.33	11.59	11.84	12.10	12.36	12.62
Private	11.12	11.38	11.63	11.89	12.15	12.41

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FOURTH SCHEDULE  Regulation 2 (2.).

CORRESPONDING RANKS

Column 1		Column 2	Column 3
Military Forces		Naval Forces	Air Force
Part I.—Male Members
1	Warrant Officer, Class I	Chief Petty Officer (Special Rate)	Warrant Officer
Chief Artificer (Special Rate)
Artificer, First Class (Special Rate)
Chief Artisan (Special Rate)
Chief Mechanician (Special Rate)
Mechanician, First Class (Special Rate)
2,	Warrant Officer, Class II	Chief Petty Officer	Flight Sergeant
Chief Artificer
Artificer, First Class
Chief Artisan
Chief Mechanician
Mechanician, First Class
3.	Staff Sergeant
4.	Sergeant	Petty Officer	Sergeant
Artificer, Second Class
Artisan, First Class
Mechanician, Second Class
5.	Corporal	Leading Seaman	Corporal
Artificer. Third Class
Artisan, Second Class
6.	Lance Corporal	..........................................................................	Leading Aircraftman

Fourth Schedule—continued

Column 1		Column 2	Column 3
Military Forces		Naval Forces	Air Force
Part I.—continued
7.	Private	Able Seaman	Aircraftman
Able Seaman, Second Class
Ordinary Seaman
Part II.—Female Members
8.	Warrant Officer, Class I	Warrant Officer
9.	Warrant Officer, Class II	........................................................................................	..
10.	Staff Sergeant	Chief Petty Officer Wran	Flight Sergeant
11.	Sergeant	Petty Officer Wran	Sergeant
12.	Corporal	Leading Wran	Corporal
13.	Lance Corporal	........................................................................................	Leading Aircraftwoman
14.	Private	Wran	Aircraftwoman

Chaplains.

4.—(1.) For the purpose of the definition of “daily rate of active pay” in sub-section (1.) of section 4 of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1968 or of that Act as in force at any time before the commencement of these Regulations, the maximum daily rate of active pay of a chaplain of the Defence Force the description applicable to whom is referred to in the Schedule to these Regulations in respect of service during the relevant period is the amount specified in column 4 of that Schedule opposite to the description of the chaplain referred to in column 1, column 2 or column 3, as the case may be, of that Schedule in lieu of the maximum daily rate of active pay specified, during the relevant period, opposite to the description of the officer in column 1, column 2 or column 3, as the case may be, of the Schedule to the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Daily Rates of Pay) Regulations.

(2.) In the last preceding sub-regulation, “the relevant period” means—

(a) in the case of a chaplain of the Naval Forces or the Military Forces —the period from and including the fourth day of July, 1969, to and including the eighteenth day of December, 1969; and

(b) in the case of a chaplain of the Air Force—the period from and including the third day of July, 1969, to and including the eighteenth day of December, 1969.

(3.) This regulation has effect and shall be deemed to have taken effect—

(a) in the case of a chaplain of the Naval Forces or the Military Forces —from and including the fourth day of July, 1969; and

(b) in the case of a chaplain of the Air Force—from and including the third day of July, 1969.

Application.

5. Regulations 1, 2 and 3 of these Regulations have effect and shall be deemed to have taken effect from and including the nineteenth day of December, 1969, in relation to—

(a) members of the Naval Forces, the Military Forces and the Air Force the descriptions applicable to whom are referred to in the items in the First Schedule to the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Daily Rates of Pay) Regulations as amended by these Regulations, other than items 1 and 2 in that Schedule; and

(b) members of the Naval Forces, the Military Forces and the Air Force who hold any of the ranks specified in the Fourth Schedule to those Regulations as so amended and are included in any of the groups specified in the Second Schedule or Third Schedule to these Regulations as so amended.

THE SCHEDULE  Regulation 4.

Daily Rates of Active Pay—Chaplains

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
			Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay
Permanent Naval Forces	Permanent Military Forces	Permanent Air Force
$
Chaplain-General...................................................................	Principal Air Chaplain......................	23.35
Chaplain with not less than 20 years’ service as a Chaplain	Chaplain, Third Class, with not less than 16 years’ service in that classification	Chaplain with not less than 20 years’ service in that rank	22.23
Chaplain with less than 20 but not less than 12 years’ service as a Chaplain	Chaplain, Third Class, with less than 16 but not less than 8 years’ service in that classification	Chaplain with less than 20 but not less than 12 years’ service in that rank	20.19
Chaplain with less than 12 but not less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain	Chaplain, Third Class, with less than 8 years’ service in that classification	Chaplain with less than 12 but not less than 4 years’ service in that rank	17.95
Chaplain with less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain	Chaplain, Fourth Class ..	Chaplain with less than 4 years’ service in that rank	15.34

                            

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