Military Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1972 No. 145

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1970.*

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 Act 1903-1970.

Dated this twenty-fourth day of August, 1972.

Paul Hasluck

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

BOB KATTER

Minister of State for the Army.

Amendments of the Military Financial Regulations 

Consolidated rates of pay—general officers.

1.—(1.) Regulation 11 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “Eighteen thousand eight hundred and ninety-one dollars” and inserting in their stead the words “Eighteen thousand nine hundred and ninety-five dollars”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “Fifteen thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine dollars” and inserting in their stead the words “Fifteen thousand nine hundred and eighty-three dollars”.

(2.) Regulation 11 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (3.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Rank	Consolidated rate per year
Brigadier .....................................................................................................................	17,489
Colonel .......................................................................................................................	15,638
Lieutenant-Colonel ......................................................................................................	14,468

(3.) Regulation 11 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (4.).

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1972.

  Statutory Rules 1966 No. 35, as amended by Statutory Rules 1966, Nos. 56, 87, 129 and 151; 1967, Nos. 24, 34, 111, 145 and 163; 1968,Nos. 49, 50, 62, 63, 111 and 154; 1969, Nos. 6, 15, 53,67, 97, 112, 113, 131, 132and 169; 1970, Nos. 5, 46, 76, 102, 133, 157 and 175; 1971, Nos. 8, 45, 79, 98, 118, 131, 155 and 164; and 1972, Nos. 25, 80,

17768/72—Price 10c 9/7.8.1972

Rates of pay—male officers.

2.—(1.) Regulation 12 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Rank and length of service in the rank	Rate per day
$
Colonel—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank .....................................................................	31.46
With not less than 1 year’s service in the rank ...............................................................	33.25
Lieutenant-Colonel—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank .....................................................................	28.18
With not less than 1 year’s service in the rank ...............................................................	29.68
Major—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank .....................................................................	22.97
With not less than 1 but less than 2 years’ service in the rank .........................................	24.20
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ service in the rank .........................................	25.44
With not less than 3 years’ service in the rank ...............................................................	26.67
Captain—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank .....................................................................	16.94
With not less than 1 but less than 2 years’ service in the rank .........................................	17.90
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ service in the rank .........................................	18.86
With not less than 3 but less than 4 years’ service in the rank .........................................	19.82
With not less than 4 but less than 5 years’ service in the rank .........................................	20.78
With not less than 5 years’ service in the rank ...............................................................	21.74
Lieutenant—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank .....................................................................	13.31
With not less than 1 but less than 2 years’ service in the rank .........................................	14.20
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ service in the rank .........................................	15.09
With not less than 3 years’ service in the rank ...............................................................	15.98
Second Lieutenant...........................................................................................................	12.42

(2.) Regulation 12 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (4.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Rank and length of service in the rank	Rate per day
$
Captain—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank .....................................................................	20.30
With not less than 1 but less than 3 years’ service in the rank .........................................	20.78
With not less than 3 but less than 5 years’ service in the rank .........................................	21.26
With not less than 5 years’ service in the rank ...............................................................	21.74
Lieutenant—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank .....................................................................	18.38
With not less than 1 but less than 2 years’ service in the rank .........................................	18.86
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ service in the rank .........................................	19.34
With not less than 3 years’ service in the rank ...............................................................	19.82

(3.) Regulation 12 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (5.) the word “Six dollars twelve cents” and inserting in their stead the words “Six dollars forty cents”.

(4.) Regulation 12 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (6.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Nature of course of studies and stage of training	Rate per day
$
Member undergoing a three-year course at a University—
During the second year of the course ............................................................................	5.66
During the third year of the course ................................................................................	6.40
Member undergoing afour-year course at a University—
During the second year of the course ............................................................................	5.66
During the third year of the course ................................................................................	6.03
During the fourth year of the course ..............................................................................	6.40
Member undergoing a five-year course at a University—
During the third year of the course ................................................................................	5.66
During the fourth year of the course ..............................................................................	6.03
During the fifth year of the course ................................................................................	6.40
Member undergoing the final year of a course at a Technical College..................................	6.40
Member who has successfully completed his course at a University or Technical College ....	6.40

Rates of pay—chaplains.

3. Regulation 12a of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Classification and length of service in the classification	Rate per day
$
Chaplain-General ............................................................................................................	29.68
Chaplain Third Class (Major)—
With less than 2 years’ service in the classification ........................................................	20.78
With not less than 2 but less than 4 years’ service in the classification ............................	21.74
With not less than 4 but less than 6 years’ service in the classification ............................	22.61
With not less than 6 but less than 8 years’ service in the classification ............................	23.49
With not less than 8 but less than 10 years’ service in the classification ...........................	24.37
With not less than 10 but less than 12 years’ service in the classification .........................	25.25
With not less than 12 but less than 14 years’ service in the classification .........................	26.12
With not less than 14 but less than 16 years’ service in the classification .........................	27.00
With not less than 16 but less than 18 years’ service in the classification .........................	27.88
With not less than 18 years’ service in the classification .................................................	28.75
Chaplain Fourth Class (Captain)—
With less than 1 year’s service in the classification ........................................................	16.94
With not less than 1 but less than 2 years’ service in the classification ............................	17.90
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ service in the classification ............................	18.86
With not less than 3 years’ service in the classification ..................................................	19.82

Rates of pay—Corps of Staff Cadets.

4. Regulation 12aa of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Class	Rate per day
$
Fourth Class ..................................................................................................................	5.29
Third Class ....................................................................................................................	5.66
Second Class .................................................................................................................	6.03
First Class ......................................................................................................................	6.40

Rates of pay—medical officers and dental officers.

5.—(1.) Regulation 12aaa of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Rank and length of service in the rank	Rate per day
$
Major—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank .....................................................................	27.81
With not less than 1 but less than 2 years’ service in the rank .........................................	28.97
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ service in the rank .........................................	30.50
With not less than 3 years’ service in the rank ...............................................................	31.66
Captain—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank .....................................................................	21.80
With not less than 1 but less than 2 years’ service in the rank .........................................	22.73
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ service in the rank .........................................	23.66
With not less than 3 but less than 4 years’ service in the rank .........................................	24.58
With not less than 4 but less than 5 years’ service in the rank .........................................	25.51
With not less than 5 years’ service in the rank ...............................................................	26.66

(2.) Regulation 12aaa of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “Sixteen dollars sixty-six cents” and inserting in their stead the words “Sixteen dollars ninety-four cents”.

Rates of pay—male nurses.

6. Regulation 12aab of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Rank and length of service in the rank	Rate per day
$
Colonel—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank .....................................................................	25.09
With not less than 1 year’s service in the rank ...............................................................	26.52
Lieutenant-Colonel—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank .....................................................................	22.46
With not less than 1 year’s service in the rank ...............................................................	23.67
Major—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank .....................................................................	18.30
With not less than 1 but less than 2 years’ service in the rank .........................................	19.29
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ service in the rank .........................................	20.27
With not less than 3 years’ service in the rank ...............................................................	21.26
Captain—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank .....................................................................	13.48
With not less than 1 but less than 2 years’ service in the rank .........................................	14.25
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ service in the rank .........................................	15.01
With not less than 3 but less than 4 years’ service in the rank .........................................	15.78
With not less than 4 but less than 5 years’ service in the rank .........................................	16.55
With not less than 5 years’ service in the rank ...............................................................	17.31
Lieutenant—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank .....................................................................	10.57
With not less than 1 but less than 2 years’ service in the rank .........................................	11.29
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ service in the rank..........................................	12.00
With not less than 3 years’ service in the rank ...............................................................	12.71
Second Lieutenant...........................................................................................................	9.86

General rates of pay—soldiers holding the rank of Corporal or a lower rank.

7. Regulation 12b of the Military Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) The daily rate of pay of a soldier, whether male or female, who is a recruit for the purpose of this regulation is Six dollars seventy-five cents.”; and

(b) by omitting sub-regulation (4.).

General rates of pay—soldiers holding the rank of Sergeant or a higher rank.

8. Regulation 12ba of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (3.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Male soldiers—scale or rates per day in dollars	Female soldiers—scale of rates per day in dollars
1. Warrant Officer, Class 1 .............................................................	(a) 18.32	(a) 17.11
	(b) 19.28	(b) 17.87
2. Warrant Officer, Class 2 .............................................................	(a) 16.48	(a) 15.63
	(b) 17.37	(b) 16.34
3. Staff Sergeant .............................................................................	(a) 13.80	(a) 13.49
	(b) 14.69	(b) 14.20
	(c) 15.58	(c) 14.91
4. Sergeant .....................................................................................	(a) 8.57	(a) 8.25
	(b) 9.39	(b) 9.08
	(c) 10.27	(c) 9.96
	(d) 11.16	(d) 10.84
	(e) 12.04	(e) 11.72
	(f) 12.92	(f) 12.60
	(g) 13.80	(g) 13.49

Rates of pay—apprentices.

9. Regulation 12c of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Classification, stage of training and age	Rate of pay	Rate of deferred pay	Rate of net pay
$	$	$
Rate per week
Apprentice Tradesman—
First year of training .....................................................	15.12	0.25	14.87
Second year of training .................................................	19.25	0.50	18.75
Third year of training ....................................................	33.95	0.50	33.45
Fourth year of training ..................................................	42.91	..	42.91
Rate per day
Apprentice Musician—
First year of training—
Under 16 years of age ...............................................	2.23	2.23
At 16 years of age .....................................................	2.96	0.50	2.46
At 17 years of age .....................................................	5.15	1.65	3.50
Second year of training—
Under 16 years of age ...............................................	2.23	2.23
At 16 years of age .....................................................	2.96	0.18	2.78
At 17 years of age .....................................................	5.15	1.29	3.86

Rates of pay—female officers.

10.—(1.) Regulation 12d of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Rank and length of service in the rank	Rate per day
$
Colonel—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank ....................................................................	25.09
With not less than 1 year’s service in the rank ..............................................................	26.52
Lieutenant-Colonel—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank ....................................................................	22.46
With not less than 1 year’s service in the rank ..............................................................	23.67
Major—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank ....................................................................	18.30
With not less than 1 but less than 2 years’ service in the rank ........................................	19.29
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ service in the rank ........................................	20.27
With not less than 3 years’ service in the rank ..............................................................	21.26
Captain—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank ....................................................................	13.48
With not less than 1 but less than 2 years’ service in the rank ........................................	14.25
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ service in the rank ........................................	15.01
With not less than 3 but less than 4 years’ service in the rank ........................................	15.78
With not less than 4 but less than 5 years’ service in the rank ........................................	16.55
With not less than 5 years’ service in the rank ..............................................................	17.33
Lieutenant—
With not less than 1 year’s service in the rank ..............................................................	10.57
With not less than 1 but less than 2 years’ service in the rank ........................................	11.29
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ service in the rank ........................................	12.00
With not less than 3 years’ service in the rank ..............................................................	12.71
Second Lieutenant .........................................................................................................

9.86

(2.) Regulation 12d of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “Six dollars twelve cents” and inserting in their stead the words “Six dollars forty cents”.

Higher duties allowance.

11. Regulation 28 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (4.) the word “Where” and inserting in its stead the words “Subject to sub-regulation (5c.) of this regulation, where”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (5e.) the words “the last preceding sub-regulation” and inserting in their stead the words “sub-regulation (5c.) of this regulation”.

District allowance.

12. Regulation 41 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (b)of sub-regulation (3.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(b) classify that isolated district in a grade referred to in sub-regulation (4b.) of this regulation.”.

Rates of travelling allowance.

13.—(1.) Regulation 99 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “Twenty-eight dollars” and inserting in their stead the words “Thirty-four dollars”.

(2.) The rate of travelling allowance specified in sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 99 of the Military Financial Regulations as amended by the last preceding sub-regulation applies in relation to travelling allowance paid or payable to a member holding the office of Chief of the General Staff in respect of the seventeenth day of May, 1972, or any subsequent day.

Rates of pay for members other than senior appointments.

14.—(1.) Regulation 190 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Rank	Rate per day
$
Major-General ...............................................................................................................	52.04
Brigadier .......................................................................................................................	43.79
Colonel .........................................................................................................................	31.46
Lieutenant-Colonel ........................................................................................................	28.18
Major ............................................................................................................................	22.97
Captain ..........................................................................................................................	16.94
Lieutenant .....................................................................................................................	13.31
Second Lieutenant .........................................................................................................	12.42
Warrant Officer, Class 1 .................................................................................................	18.32
Warrant Officer, Class 2 .................................................................................................	16.48
Staff Sergeant (or relative rank) ......................................................................................	13.80
Sergeant ........................................................................................................................	10.27
Corporal (or relative rank) ..............................................................................................	7.88
Lance Corporal for relative rank) ....................................................................................	7.32
Private (or relative rank) .................................................................................................	6.99

(2.) Regulation 190 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Rank	Rate per day
$
Brigadier .......................................................................................................................	47.92
Colonel .........................................................................................................................	42.84
Lieutenant-Colonel ........................................................................................................	39.64
Major ............................................................................................................................	27.81
Captain ..........................................................................................................................	21.80

(3.) Regulation 190 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (3.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Classification	Rate per day
$
Chaplain Second Class (Lieutenant-Colonel) ...................................................................	25.25
Chaplain Third Class (Major) .........................................................................................	20.78
Chaplain Fourth Class (Captain) .....................................................................................	16.94

(4.) Regulation 190 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (5.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Rank	Rate per day
$
Colonel .........................................................................................................................	25.09
Lieutenant-Colonel ........................................................................................................	22.46
Major ............................................................................................................................	18.30
Captain ..........................................................................................................................	13.48
Lieutenant .....................................................................................................................	10.57
Second Lieutenant .........................................................................................................	9.86
Warrant Officer, Class 1 .................................................................................................	17.11
Warrant Officer, Class 2 .................................................................................................	15.63
Staff Sergeant ................................................................................................................	13.49
Sergeant ........................................................................................................................	9.96
Corporal ........................................................................................................................	7.70
Lance Corporal ..............................................................................................................	7.25
Private ...........................................................................................................................	6.99

(5.) Regulation 190 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (13.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(13.) The daily rate of pay of a member, whether male or female, who holds the rank of Private and is a recruit for the purpose of this regulation is Six dollars seventy-five cents.”.

Second and Third Schedules.

15. The Second and Third Schedules of the Military Financial Regulations are repealed and the following Schedules inserted in their stead:—

SECOND SCHEDULE Regulation 12b (1.).

Rates of Pay—Male Soldiers Holding Certain Ranks

Rank	Rate per day in dollars
	Pay level 1	Pay level 2	Pay level 3	Pay level 4	Pay level 5	Pay level 6
Corporal ......................................	7.83	8.71	9.59	10.47	11.35	12.23
Lance Corporal ......................................	7.32	8.15	9.03	9.91	10.79	11.67
Private ......................................	6.99	7.82	8.70	9.58	10.46	11.34

THIRD SCHEDULE Regulation 12b(3.).

Rates of Pay—Female Soldiers Holding Certain Ranks

Rank	Rate per day in dollars
	Pay level 1	Pay level 2	Pay level 3	Pay level 4	Pay level 5	Pay level 6
Corporal ......................................	7.70	8.53	9.41	10.29	11.17	12.06
Lance Corporal ......................................	7.25	8.08	8.96	9.85	10.72	11.61
Private ......................................	6.99	7.82	8.70	9.58	10.46	11.34

Application.

16. The rates of pay provided for in the Military Financial Regulations as amended by these Regulations apply to and in relation to service in the Military Forces on and after the nineteenth day of May, 1972.

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