EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1982 NO. 57
ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE
AMENDMENT OF THE DEFENCE FORCE (RESERVES) (FINANCIAL) REGULATIONS
Section 12 of the Defence Amendment Act 1979 provides that the Minister may make interim determinations amending or repealing regulations. The Act also deems such interim determinations to be Statutory Rules.
Sub-regulation 8(1A) of the Defence Force (Reserves) (Financial) Regulations provides that a member’s service in a rank for the purposes of pay shall be actual service completed in that rank.
These Statutory Rules extend sub-regulation 8(1A) to provide that where a member is reduced or reverted to the rank of Corporal, Lance Corporal, Private or equivalent rank he may be paid in respect of service that he has previously served in that rank.
Sub-regulation 8(2) of the Defence Force (Reserves) (Financial) Regulations provides that where a member of the rank of Private attains a certain level of training, proficiency and experience he may be paid as if he were a Lance Corporal.
These Statutory Rules amend sub-regulation 8(2) to provide that all such service as a Private shall be deemed to be service as a Lance Corporal.
The amendments are necessary to permit the introduction of increments of pay for members below the rank of Sergeant and equivalent as recommended by the Committee of Reference for Defence Force Pay in its report on salary structure dated 4 November 1981.
The Committee’s recommendations were approved by the Government on 15 December 1981, effective from 5 November 1981.