Military Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1967 No. 111

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1966.*

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 1903-1966.

Dated this fourteenth day of August, 1967.

CASEY.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

MALCOLM FRASER

Minister of State for the Army.

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Amendments of the Military Financial Regulations.  

Consolidated rates of pay—General Officers.

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

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (3,) the words “Twelve thousand six hundred and five dollars” and inserting in their stead the words “Twelve thousand six hundred and fifty-seven dollars; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (4.) the words “Ten thousand six hundred and five dollars” and inserting in their stead the words “Ten thousand six hundred and fifty-seven dollars”.

Members other than General 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:—

PART A—OFFICERS

Rank and length of service in the rank	Rate per day
Colonel—	$
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank.........................................................................	20.90
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank................................	21.42
With not less than 4 years’ but less than 6 years’ service in the rank................................	21.93
With not less than 6 years’ service in the rank..................................................................	22.44
Lieutenant-Colonel—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank.........................................................................	18.50
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank................................	19.02
With not less than 4 years’ but less than 6 years’ service in the rank................................	19.53
With not less than 6 years’ service in the rank..................................................................	20.04
Major—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank.........................................................................	15.09
With not less than 1 year’s but less than 2 years’ service in the rank................................	15.60
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 3 years’ service in the rank................................	16.12
With not less than 3 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank................................	16.63
With not less than 4 years’ but less than 6 years’ service in the rank................................	17.14
With not less than 6 years’ service in the rank..................................................................	17.65

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  1967.

  Statutory Rules 1966, No. 35, as amended by Statutory Rules 1966, Nos. 58, 87, 129 and 151; 1967, Nos. 24 and 34.

10111/67—Price 15c 10/3.8.1967

Part A—Officers—continued

Rank and length of service in the rank	Rata per day
Captain—	$
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank.........................................................................	11.15
With not less than 1 year’s but less than 2 years’ service in the rank................................	11.67
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 3 years’ service in the rank................................	12.18
With not less than 3 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank................................	12.69
With not less than 4 years’ but less than 5 years’ service in the rank................................	13.21
With not less than 5 years’ but less than 6 years’ service in the rank................................	13.72
With not less than 6 years’ service in the rank..................................................................	14.23
Lieutenant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank.........................................................................	8.79
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank................................	9.72
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank..................................................................	10.23
Second Lieutenant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank.........................................................................	7.99
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank..................................................................	8.39

PART B—SOLDIERS

Rank and length of service in the rank	Rate per day
	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5	Group 6	Group 7
$	$	$	$	$	$	$
Warrant Officer, Class 1—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank..	7.24	7.52	7.75	7.98	8.19	8.44	8.66
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank........................................................	7.40	7.68	7.92	8.14	8.36	8.60	6.83
Warrant Officer, Class 2—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank..	6.92	7.20	7.43	7.66	7.88	8.12	8.35
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank........................................................	7.06	7.33	7.57	7.80	8.01	8.26	8.48
Staff Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank..	6.48	6.76	6.99	7.22	7.43	7.68	7.91
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank.......................	6.63	6.90	7.14	7.36	7.58	7.82	8.05
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank........................................................	6.78	7.06	7.29	7.52	7.73	7.98	8.20
Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank..	6.02	6.30	6.53	6.76	6.97	7.22	7.44
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank.......................	6.17	6.45	6.69	6.91	7.13	7.37	7.60
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank........................................................	6.32	6.60	6.83	7.06	7.27	7.52	7.74
Corporal.........................................................	5.39	5.66	5.93	6.15	6.37	6.62	6.84
Lance Corporal...............................................	4.87	5.17	5.44	5.66	5.91	6.15	6.38
Private............................................................	4.58	4.86	5.12	5.37	5.58	5.83	6.08

(2.) Regulation 12 of the Military Financial Regulations is further amended by omitting sub-regulations (3.) and (4.) and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulations:—

“(3.) The rate of pay of a medical officer who is a captain in the Regular Army Supplement and holds a position as a resident medical officer at a hospital is Eleven dollars fifteen cents per day.

“(4.) The rate of pay of a chaplain is the rate per day specified in relation to his classification and length of service in the classification in the following table:—

Classification and length of service in the classification	Rate per day
Chaplain, First Class (Colonel)—	$
With less than 1 year’s service in the classification...........................................................	17.40
With not less than 1 year’s but less than 2 years’ service in the classification..................	17.71
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 3 years’ service in the classification..................	18.03
With not less than 3 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the classification..................	18.33
With not less than 4 years’ service in the classification.....................................................	18.65
Chaplain, Second Class (Lieutenant-Colonel)—
With less than 1 year’s service in the classification...........................................................	15.53
With not less than 1 year’s but less than 2 years’ service in the classification..................	15.84
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 3 years’ service in the classification..................	16.16
With not less than 3 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the classification..................	16.47
With not less than 4 years’ but less than 5 years’ service in the classification..................	16.77
With not less than 5 years’ service in the classification.....................................................	17.08
Chaplain, Third Class (Major)—
With less than 1 year’s service in the classification...........................................................	12.41
With not less than I year’s but less than 2 years’ service in the classification...................	12.71
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 3 years’ service in the classification..................	13.03
With not less than 3 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the classification..................	13.35
With not less than 4 years’ but less than 5 years’ service in the classification..................	13.66
With not less than 5 years’ but less than 6 years’ service in the classification..................	13.96
With not less than 6 years’ service in the classification.....................................................	14.27
Chaplain, Fourth Class (Captain)—
With less than 1 year’s service in the classification...........................................................	11.15
With not less than 1 year’s but less than 2 years’ service in the classification..................	11.46
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 3 years’ service in the classification..................	11.78”.

(3.) Regulation 12 of the Military Financial Regulations is further amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a)of sub-regulation (6.) the words “Fourteen dollars and sixty-three cents” and inserting in their stead the words “Fourteen dollars seventy-four cents”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (6.) the words “Fifteen dollars and fifteen cents” and inserting in their stead the words “Fifteen dollars twenty-six cents”; and

(c)by omitting from sub-regulation (7.) the words “Four dollars and forty-seven cents” and inserting in their stead the words “Four dollars fifty-eight cents”.

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

Nature of course of studies and stage of training	Rata per day
Member undergoing a three-year course at a University—	$
During the second year of the course.................................................................................	2.55
During the third year of the course....................................................................................	4.58
Member undergoing a four-year course at a University—
During the second year of the course.................................................................................	2.55
During the third year of the course....................................................................................	3.01
During the fourth year of the course..................................................................................	4.58
Member undergoing a five-year course at a University—
During the third year of the course....................................................................................	2.55
During the fourth year of the course..................................................................................	3.01
During the fifth year of the course..................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................	4.58
Member undergoing the final year of a course at a Technical College.................................	4.58
Member who has successfully completed his course at a University or Technical College.	4.58

 

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

Length of service in the rank of Warrant Officer, Class 1	Rata per day
$
Less than 2 years’ service in the rank....................................................................................	9.17
Not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank............................................	9.54
Not less than 4 years’ service in the rank..............................................................................	9.74

(6.) Regulation 12 of the Military Financial Regulations is further amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (12.) 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........................................................................	11.25	0.25	11.00
Second year of training—
At 16 or 17 years of age.............................................................	12.50	0.50	12.00
At 18 years of age or over.........................................................	12.85	0.50	12.35
Third year of training—
At 17 years of age......................................................................	13.75	0.50	13.25
At 18 years of age or over.........................................................	14.10	0.50	13.60
Rate per day
Apprentice Musician and Apprentice Clerk—
First year of training—
Under 16 years of age................................................................	1.27	..	1.27
At 16 year* of age.....................................................................	1.77	0.50	1.27
At 17 years of age......................................................................	3.50	1.65	1.85
At 18 years of age or over.........................................................	4.58	1.93	2.65
Second year of training—
Under 16 years of age................................................................	1.27	..	1.27
At 16 years of age......................................................................	1.77	0.18	1.59
At 17 years of age......................................................................	3.50	1.29	2.21
At 18 years of age or over.........................................................	4.58	1.62	2.96

(7.) Regulation 12 of the Military Financial Regulations is further amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (15.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

PART A—OFFICERS

Rank and length of service in the rank	Rate per day
$
Colonel—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank.........................................................................	14.13
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4years’ service in the rank................................	14.47
With not less than 4 years’ but less than 6 years’ service in the rank................................	14.81
With not less than 6 years’ service in the rank..................................................................	15.16
Lieutenant-Colonel—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank.........................................................................	12.53
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank................................	12.87
With not less than 4 years’ but less than 6 years’ service in the rank................................	13.22
With not less than 6 years’ service in the rank..................................................................	13.56

Part A—Officers—continued

Rank and length of service in the rank	Rate per day
$
Major—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank.........................................................................	10.26
With not less than 1 year’s but less than 2 years’ service in the rank................................	10.60
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 3 years’ service in the rank................................	10.94
With not less than 3 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank................................	11.28
With not less than 4 years’ but less than 6 years’ service in the rank................................	11.63
With not less than 6 years’ service in the rank..................................................................	11.96
Captain—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank.........................................................................	7.63
With not less than 1 year’s but less than 2 years’ service in the rank................................	7.98
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 3 years’ service in the rank................................	8.32
With not less than 3 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank................................	8.66
With not less than 4 years’ but less than 5 years’ service in the rank................................	9.00
With not less than 5 years’ but less than 6 years’ service in the rank................................	9.34
With not less than 6 years’ service in the rank..................................................................	9.68
Lieutenant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank.........................................................................	6.06
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank................................	6.68
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank..................................................................	7.02
Second Lieutenant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank.........................................................................	5.52
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank..................................................................	5.79

 

PART B—SOLDIERS

Rank and length of service in the rank	Rate per day
	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5	Group 6	Group 7
$	$	$	$	$	$	$
Warrant Officer, Class 1—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank.....................................................	5.18	5.46	5.69	5.93	6.14	6.39	6.62
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank.....................................................	5.28	5.56	5.81	6.04	6.25	6.50	6.73
Warrant Officer, Class 2—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank.....................................................	4.96	5.24	5.48	5.72	5.93	6.18	6.41
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	5.05	5.33	5.57	5.81	6.02	6.27	6.50
Staff Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank.....................................................	4.67	4.95	5.19	5.43	5.64	5.88	6.12
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank.................	4.77	5.04	5.29	5.52	5.73	5.98	6.21
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank.....................................................	4.87	5.15	5.39	5.62	5.83	6.08	6.31
Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank.....................................................	4.36	4.64	4.88	5.12	5.33	5.58	5.81
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank.................	4.46	4.74	4.99	5.22	5.43	5.68	5.91
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank.....................................................	4.56	4.84	5.08	5.32	5.53	5.78	6.01
Corporal......................................................	3.94	4.21	4.48	4.71	4.93	5.18	5.41
Lance Corporal............................................	3.59	3.89	4.15	4.38	4.62	4.86	5.10
Private.........................................................	3.40	3.68	3.94	4.19	4.40	4.65	4.90

 

Marriage allowance.

3. Regulation 19 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “One dollar and two cents” and inserting in their stead the words “One dollar five cents”;

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “One dollar and fifty-seven cents” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “One dollar sixty cents”; and

(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (5.) the words “One dollar and fifty-seven cents” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “One dollar sixty cents”.

Qualifying allotment for payment of full rate of marriage allowance.

4. Regulation 22 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1.) the words “Two dollars and fifty-nine cents” and inserting in their stead the words “Two dollars sixty-five cents”; and

(b) by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1.) the words “Three dollars and twenty-nine cents” and inserting in their stead the words “Three dollars thirty-five cents”.

General provisions relating to eligibility for certain allowances.

5. Regulation 27 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (3.) the words “One dollar and eighty cents” and inserting in their stead the words “One dollar eighty-five cents”;

(b)by omitting from sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (3.) the words “Two dollars and fifty cents” and inserting in their stead the words “Two dollars fifty-five cents”;

(c) by omitting from sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (b)of sub-regulation (3.) the words “One dollar and two cents” and inserting in their stead the words “One dollar five cents”; and,

(d)by omitting from sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (b)of sub-regulation (3.) the words “One dollar and seventy-two cents” and inserting in their stead the words “One dollar seventy-five cents”.

Rates of pay for members other than senior appointments.

6.—(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........................................................................................................................	34.64
Brigadier................................................................................................................................	29.16
Colonel...................................................................................................................................	20.90
Lieutenant-Colonel................................................................................................................	18.50
Major......................................................................................................................................	15.09
Captain...................................................................................................................................	11.15
Lieutenant..............................................................................................................................	8.79
Second Lieutenant.................................................................................................................	7.99
Warrant Officer, Class 1........................................................................................................	7.75
Warrant Officer, Class 2........................................................................................................	7.43
Staff Sergeant (or relative rank).............................................................................................	6.99
Sergeant.................................................................................................................................	6.53
Corporal (or relative rank).....................................................................................................	5.39
Lance Corporal (or relative rank)..........................................................................................	4.87
Private (or relative rank)........................................................................................................	4.58

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

Classification	Rate per day
$
Chaplain, First Class (Colonel)..............................................................................................	17.40
Chaplain, Second Class (Lieutenant-Colonel).......................................................................	15.53
Chaplain, Third Class (Major)...............................................................................................	12.41
Chaplain, Fourth Class (Captain)...........................................................................................	11.15

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

Rank and age	Rate per day
$
Sergeant.................................................................................................................................	3.32
Corporal.................................................................................................................................	2.84
Lance Corporal.......................................................................................................................	2.24
Private who has attained the age of 21 years.........................................................................	0.78
Private who has not attained the age of 21 years...................................................................	0.56

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

Rank	Rate per day
$
Colonel...................................................................................................................................	14.13
Lieutenant-Colonel................................................................................................................	12.53
Major......................................................................................................................................	10.26
Captain...................................................................................................................................	7.63
Lieutenant..............................................................................................................................	6.06
Second Lieutenant.................................................................................................................	5.52
Warrant Officer, Class 1........................................................................................................	5.69
Warrant Officer, Class 2........................................................................................................	5.48
Staff Sergeant........................................................................................................................	5.19
Sergeant.................................................................................................................................	4.88
Corporal.................................................................................................................................	3.94
Lance Corporal.......................................................................................................................	3.59
Private....................................................................................................................................	3.40

 

Continuous full time military service.

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

Rank and length of service in the rank	Rate per day
$
Warrant Officer, Class 1—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank.........................................................................	7.75
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank..................................................................	7.92
Warrant Officer. Class 2—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank.........................................................................	7.43
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank..................................................................	7.57
Staff Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank.........................................................................	6.99
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank................................	7.14
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank..................................................................	7.29
Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank.........................................................................	6.53
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank................................	6.69
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank..................................................................	6.83
Corporal.................................................................................................................................	5.39
Lance Corporal.......................................................................................................................	4.87
Private....................................................................................................................................	4.58

Marriage allowance.

8. Regulation 196 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “One dollar and two cents” and inserting in their stead the words “One dollar five cents”.

Officers of cadets—marriage allowance.

9. Regulation 225 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “One dollar and two cents” and inserting in their stead the words “One dollar five cents”.

Living out allowance—unmarried members.

10. Regulation 247 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “One dollar and nine cents” and inserting in their stead the words “One dollar twelve cents”.

Retention of lodgings allowance—P.M.F.

11. Regulation 251 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (4.) the words “One dollar and nine cents” and inserting in their stead the words “One dollar twelve cents”.

Retention of lodgings allowance—Regular Army Emergency Reserve and Citizen Military Forces.

12. Regulation 252 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “One dollar and nine cents” and inserting in their stead the words “One dollar twelve cents”.

Application.

13.—(1.) The rates of pay and rates of allowances provided for in the Military Financial Regulations as amended by these Regulations apply in respect of service in the Permanent Military Forces or the Citizen Military Forces, as the case may be, on and after the seventh day of July, 1967.

(2.) The rate of allowance provided for in regulation 225 of the Military Financial Regulations as amended by regulation 9 of these Regulations applies to marriage allowance payable to an officer of cadets in respect of the seventh day of July, 1967 or any subsequent day.

(3.) Where, but for this sub-regulation, a male member would, by virtue of the application of the amendment of sub-regulations (3.) or (5.) of regulation 19, or the amendment of regulation 22, of the Military Financial Regulations as from the seventh day of July, 1967, in accordance with sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, cease to be entitled to marriage allowance or become entitled to marriage allowance at a reduced rate, the member shall not cease to be so entitled to marriage allowance, or the rate of marriage allowance shall not be so reduced, as the case may be, until the date of commencement of these Regulations.

(4.) Where an allotment made by a male member was in force in respect of the period from and including the seventh day of July, 1967, to and including the day immediately before the commencement of these Regulations, or in respect of a part of that period, at a rate that entitled him to marriage allowance at the rate of One dollar two cents per day but would not entitle him to marriage allowance at the rate of One dollar five cents per day under the Military Financial Regulations as amended by these Regulations, the member may increase his allotment in respect of the period or the part of the period, as the case may be, and, if he does so, marriage allowance is payable to him in accordance with the Military Financial Regulations as so amended as if his increased allotment had been in force during the period or the part of the period.

                              

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