Military Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1974 No. 201

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1973.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1973.

Dated this twenty-fourth day of October, 1974.

JOHN R. KERR

Governor-General,

By His Excellency’s Command,

LANCE BARNARD

Minister of State for Defence.

Amendments of the Military Financial Regulations 

Senior appointments.

1. Regulation 189 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following table:—

Appointment	Rate per annum
$
Citizen Military Forces Member of the Military Board......................................................	5,436
Commander of a Division...............................................................................................	5,176
Commander of a Communication Zone............................................................................	4,393
Commander of a Task Force...........................................................................................	4,393
Chief of Staff, Headquarters, 1st Division........................................................................	4,393
Commander of an Officer Training Group—
(a) if the rank for the appointment according to the Establishment of the Military Forces is a Brigadier............................................................................................................	4,393
(b) in any other case...................................................................................................	3,223
Commander, Royal Artillery in a Command—
(a) if the rank for the appointment according to the Establishment of the Military Forces is a Brigadier............................................................................................................	4,393
(b) in any other case...................................................................................................	3,223
Commander of a Support Group......................................................................................	3,223
Senior Medical Officer—
Consultant Colonel C.M.F., 2nd Military District.........................................................	4,304
Consultant Colonel C.M.F., 3rd Military District..........................................................	4,304
Colonel Medical, 1st Division.....................................................................................	4,304
Chaplain-General—
Church of England .....................................................................................................	3,054
Roman Catholic.........................................................................................................	3,054
Presbyterian...............................................................................................................	2,495
Methodist...................................................................................................................	2,495
United Churches.........................................................................................................	2,495
Senior Jewish Chaplain...............................................................................................	1,658

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 29 October 1974.

  Statutory Rules 1960, No. 35, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Military Financial Regulations see footnote   to Statutory Rules 1974, No. 159 and see also Statutory Rules 1974, No. 159. See also the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations (Statutory Rules 1973, No. 100, as amended by 1973, Nos. 132, 201, 203, 249 and 269; and 1974, Nos. 71, 77, 90, 92 and 93).

Rates of pay for members other than senior appointments.

2. Regulation 190 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended—

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

Rank	Rate per day
$
Major-General.........................................................................................................................	54.87
Brigadier.........................................................................................................................	46.28
Colonel.........................................................................................................................	33.48
Lieutenant-Colonel.........................................................................................................................	30.06
Major.........................................................................................................................	24.65
Captain.........................................................................................................................	18.37
Lieutenant.........................................................................................................................	14.60
Second Lieutenant.........................................................................................................................	13.67
Warrant Officer, Class 1.........................................................................................................................	19.81
Warrant Officer, Class 2.........................................................................................................................	17.88
Staff Sergeant (or relative rank).........................................................................................................................	15.11
Sergeant.........................................................................................................................	11.44
Corporal (or relative rank).........................................................................................................................	8.95
Lance Corporal (or relative rank).........................................................................................................................	8.36
Private (or relative rank).........................................................................................................................	8.02

 

(b) by omitting the table in sub-regulation (2) and substituting the following table:—

Rank	Rate per day
$
Brigadier.........................................................................................................................	50.59
Colonel.........................................................................................................................	45.31
Lieutenant-Colonel.........................................................................................................................	41.98
Major.........................................................................................................................	29.69
Captain.........................................................................................................................	23.42

 

(c) by omitting the table in sub-regulation (3) and substituting the following table:—

Classification	Rate per day
$
Chaplain Second Class (Lieutenant-Colonel).........................................................................................................................	27.01
Chaplain Third Class (Major).........................................................................................................................	22.36
Chaplain Fourth Class (Captain).........................................................................................................................	18.37

(d) by omitting sub-regulation (4);

(e) by omitting the table in sub-regulation (5) and substituting the following table:—

Rank	Rate per day
$
Colonel............................................................................................................	26.86
Lieutenant-Colonel..............................................................................................	24.12
Major..................................................................................................................	19.79
Captain...............................................................................................................	14.77
Lieutenant..........................................................................................................	11.74
Second Lieutenant...............................................................................................	11.01
Warrant Officer, Class 1......................................................................................	18.55
Warrant Officer, Class 2......................................................................................	17.01
Staff Sergeant.....................................................................................................	14.78
Sergeant..............................................................................................................	11.11
Corporal.............................................................................................................	8.77
Lance Corporal...................................................................................................	8.30
Private................................................................................................................	8.02

and

(f) by omitting from sub-regulation (13) the words “ Seven dollars twenty-five cents ” and substituting the words “ Seven dollars seventy-seven cents ”.

Application.

3. (1) The rates of pay specified in the table in sub-regulation (1) of regulation 189 of the Military Financial Regulations as amended by these Regulations apply in respect of service in an appointment specified in that table on and after 31 May 1974.

(2) The rates of pay specified in regulation 190 of the Military Financial Regulations as amended by these Regulations apply in respect of service by a member in the Citizen Military Forces on and after 31 May 1974.