STATUTORY RULES
1971 No. 121
REGULATIONS UNDER THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923-1965.*
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 Air Force Act 1923-1965.
Dated this sixth day of September, 1971.
Paul Hasluck
Governor-General.
By His Excellency's Command,
(Sgd.) TOM DRAKE-BROCKMAN
Minister of State for Air.
Amendments of the Air Force Regulations†
Active pay of officers.
1.—(1.) Regulation 543 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (3.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—
Course of study and stage reached | Rate per day |
| $ |
Science, Engineering, Dental or Education Students— |
|
During second-year study of any course other than a five-year course .. | 5.43 |
During third-year study of a five-year course .. .. .. .. | 5.43 |
During third-year study of a four-year course .. .. .. .. | 5.78 |
During fourth-year study of a five-year course .. .. .. .. | 5.78 |
During final year of study of any course .. .. .. .. | 6.12 |
Medical Students .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 6.12 |
(2.) Regulation 543 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (7.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—
Rank and service | Rate per day |
| $ |
Squadron Leader— |
|
On appointment ................................................ | 26.34 |
After 1 year's service in rank ........................................ | 27.49 |
After 2 years' service in rank ........................................ | 28.93 |
After 3 years' service in rank ........................................ | 30.07 |
Flight Lieutenant— |
|
On appointment ................................................ | 19.50 |
After 1 year's service in rank ........................................ | 20.64 |
After 2 years' service in rank ........................................ | 21.78 |
After 3 years' service in rank ........................................ | 22.92 |
After 4 years' service in rank ........................................ | 24.06 |
After 5 years' service in rank ........................................ | 25.20 |
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1971.
† Statutory Rules 1927, No. 161, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Air Force Regulations, see footnote † to Statutory Rules 1971, No. 50; and see also Statutory Rules 1971, Nos. 29, 50 and 78.
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(3.) Regulation 543 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (10.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—
Rank and service | Rate per day |
| $ |
Squadron Officer— |
|
On appointment ................................................ | 25.17 |
After 1 year's service in rank ........................................ | 26.31 |
After 2 years' service in rank ........................................ | 27.76 |
After 3 years' service in rank ........................................ | 28.90 |
Flight Officer— |
|
On appointment ................................................ | 18.49 |
After 1 year's service in rank ........................................ | 19.57 |
After 2 years' service in rank ........................................ | 20.66 |
After 3 years' service in rank ........................................ | 21.75 |
After 4 years' service in rank ........................................ | 22.89 |
After 5 years' service in rank ........................................ | 24.03 |
Consolidated rates of pay.
2.—(1.) Regulation 544 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (3.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—
Rank | Consolidated rate per year |
| $ |
Air Commodore .................................................. | 15,108 |
Group Captain ................................................... | 14,901 |
Wing Commander ................................................ | 13,779 |
(2.) Regulation 544 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—
" (4.) The rate at which active pay is payable to an officer of the Women's Royal Australian Air Force who is a qualified medical or dental practitioner and holds a rank specified in the following table is the consolidated rate specified, in relation to her rank, in that table:—
Rank | Consolidated rate per year |
| $ |
Group Officer ................................................... | 14,473 |
Wing Officer .................................................... | 13,351 |
Pay of air cadets.
3.—(1.) Regulation 548 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—
Stage of training | Rate per day |
| $ |
During first-year training ............................................ | 5.09 |
During second-year training .......................................... | 5.43 |
During third-year training ........................................... | 5.78 |
During fourth-year training .......................................... | 6.12 |
(2.) Regulation 548 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1a.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—
" (1a.) Subject to the succeeding sub-regulations of this regulation, the daily rate of active pay of an air cadet of the Permanent Air Force, not being an air cadet to whom the last preceding sub-regulation applies, is the rate specified in the following table in relation to the length of his course of training and the stage of his training.
Length of course and stage of training | Rate per day |
| $ |
Four-Year Course— |
|
During first-year training .......................................... | 4.14 |
During second-year training ........................................ | 5.09 |
During third-year training .......................................... | 5.43 |
During fourth-year training ......................................... | 5.78 |
Three-Year Course |
|
During first-year training .......................................... | 5.09 |
During second-year training ........................................ | 5.43 |
During third-year training .......................................... | 5.78 |
4. The rates of pay provided for in the Air Force Regulations as amended by these Regulations apply to and in relation to service in the Air Force on and after the first day of January, 1971.
Transitional.
5.—(1.) Each of the following periods is a period to which the next succeeding sub-regulation applies:—
(a) the period from and including the twenty-fourth day of September, 1970, to and including the sixteenth day of December, 1970; and
(b) the period from and including the seventeenth day of December, 1970, to and including the thirty-first day of December, 1970.
(2.) Where an officer of the Air Force was in receipt of active pay in respect of service in that Force at any time during a period to which this sub-regulation applies in accordance with sub-regulation (3.) of regulation 543 of the Air Force Regulations and the sum of the active pay that would have been payable to him in respect of that service if he had been entitled to be paid active pay at the rate per day specified in relation to his course of study and stage reached in the course—
(a) in the case of the period referred to in paragraph (a) of the last preceding sub-regulation—in the second column of the First Schedule to these Regulations; or
(b) in the case of the period referred to in paragraph (b) of the last preceding sub-regulation—in the third column of that Schedule,
exceeds the sum of the active pay paid or payable to him, but for this sub-regulation, in respect of that service, the officer is entitled to be paid an amount equal to the excess as additional active pay in respect of that service.
(3.) Where an officer of the Air Force was, by virtue of regulation 8 of Statutory Rules 1970, No. 156, in receipt of active pay in respect of service in that Force during the period from and including the eighth day of October, 1970, to and including the thirty-first day of December, 1970, in accordance with sub-regulation (7.) of regulation 543 of the Air Force Regulations as amended by those Statutory Rules and the sum of the active pay that would have been payable to him in respect of that service if he had been entitled to be paid active pay at the rate per day specified, in relation to his rank and service, in the Second Schedule to these Regulations exceeds the sum of the active pay paid or payable to him, but for this sub-regulation, in respect of that service, the officer is entitled to be paid an amount equal to the excess as additional active pay in respect of that service.
(4.) Where a male member of the medical branch held, during the period referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation or during any part of that period, the rank of group captain or wing commander and the member was a qualified medical practitioner or denial practitioner, the member is entitled to be paid in respect of his service during that period while holding such a rank, as additional active pay, an amount equal to the amount by which the sum of the active pay and allowances paid or payable to him in respect of that service is less than the sum of the active pay and allowances that would have been payable to him in respect of that service if the Air Force Regulations as amended by Statutory Rules 1970, No. 156, had been in force throughout that period and he would have been entitled to be paid active pay at the consolidated rate specified in relation to his rank in the following table instead of at the rate provided for in sub-regulation (3.) of regulation 544 of the Air Force Regulations as so amended:—
Rank | Consolidated rate per year |
| $ |
Group Captain .................................................... | 14,058 |
Wing Commander ................................................. | 12,999 |
(5.) Where an air cadet of the Permanent Air Force was by virtue of Statutory Rules 1971, No. 29, in receipt of active pay in respect of service in that Force at any time during the period referred to in paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation in accordance with sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 548 of the Air Force Regulations as amended by those Statutory Rules the cadet is entitled to be paid in respect of that service, as additional active pay, an amount equal to the amount by which the sum of the active pay paid or payable to him, but for this sub-regulation, in respect of that service is less than the sum of the active pay that would have been payable to him in respect of that service if he had been entitled to be paid active pay at the rate per day specified, in relation to the stage of his training, in the Third Schedule to these Regulations.
(6.) Where an air cadet of the Permanent Air Force was by virtue of Statutory Rules 1971, No. 29, in receipt of active pay in respect of service in that Force at any time during a period to which sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation applies in accordance with sub-regulation (1a.) of regulation 548 of the Air Force Regulations as amended by those Statutory Rules and the sum of the active pay that would have been payable to him in respect of that service if he had been entitled to be paid active pay at the rate per day specified, in relation to the length of his course of training and the stage of his training—
(a) in the case of the period referred to in paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation —in the second column of the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations; or
(b) in the case of the period referred to in paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation—in the third column of that Schedule,
exceeds the sum of the active pay paid or payable to him, but for this sub-regulation, in respect of that service, the cadet is entitled to be paid an amount equal to the excess as additional active pay in respect of that service.
THE SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE Regulation 5 (2.).
Rates of Active Pay for Officers Enrolled as Students in a Course of Study in Respect of Certain Periods
First Column | Second Column | Third Column |
Course of study and stage reached | From 24 September 1970 to 16 December 1970 | From 17 December 1970 to 31 December 1970 |
| Rate per day | Rate per day |
| $ | $ |
Science, Engineering, Dental or Education Students— |
|
|
During second-year study of any course other than a five-year course ............. | 4.63 | 5.12 |
During third-year study of a five-year course ........ | 4.63 | 5.12 |
During third-year study of a four-year course ........ | 5.00 | 5.42 |
During fourth-year study of a five-year course ....... | 5.00 | 5.42 |
During final year study of any course ............. | 5.49 | 5.72 |
Medical students ............................ | 5.49 | 5.72 |
SECOND SCHEDULE Regulation 5 (3.).
Rates of Active Pay for Male Medical and Dental Officers in Respect of the Period from 8th October, 1970, to 31st December, 1970, Inclusive
Rank and service | Rate per day |
Squadron Leader— | $ |
On appointment ................................................ | 24.91 |
After 1 year's service in rank ........................................ | 25.99 |
After 2 years' service in rank ........................................ | 27.36 |
After 3 years' service in rank ........................................ | 28.43 |
Flight Lieutenant— |
|
On appointment ................................................ | 18.46 |
After 1 year's service in rank ........................................ | 19.53 |
After 2 years' service in rank ........................................ | 20.61 |
After 3 years' service in rank ........................................ | 21.68 |
After 4 years' service in rank ........................................ | 22.76 |
After 5 years' service in rank ........................................ | 23.84 |
THIRD SCHEDULE Regulation 5 (5.).
Rates of Active Pay for Air Cadets Undergoing Training at the Air Force Academy for the Period from 17th December, 1970, to 31st December, 1970, Inclusive
Stage of training | Rate per day |
| $ |
During first-year training ............................................. | 4.81 |
During second-year training ........................................... | 5.12 |
During third-year training ............................................ | 5.42 |
During fourth-year training ........................................... | 5.72 |
FOURTH SCHEDULE Regulation 5 (6.).
Rates of Active Pay for Air Cadets other Than Air Cadets Undergoing Training at the Air Force Academy in Respect of Certain Periods
First Column | Second Column | Third Column |
Stage of training | From 24 September 1970 to 16 December 1970 | From 17 December 1970 to 31 December 1970 |
| Rate per day | Rate per day |
| $ | $ |
Four-year course— |
|
|
During first-year training ..................... | 3.55 | 3.92 |
During second-year training ................... | 4.27 | 4.81 |
During third-year training ..................... | 4.63 | 5.12 |
During fourth-year training .................... | 5.00 | 5.42 |
Three-year course— |
|
|
During first-year training ..................... | 4.27 | 4.81 |
During second-year training ................... | 4.63 | 5.12 |
During third-year training ..................... | 5.00 | 5.42 |
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