EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1982 NO. 279
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 allows the Minister to make interim determinations amending or repealing regulations. The Act also deems such interim determinations to be Statutory Rules.
Regulation 4 of the Defence Force (Reserves) (Financial) Regulations specifies an annual rate of pay applicable to certain officers. These Statutory Rules amend regulation 4 by omitting the appointments of Chaplains-General and the rates of pay applicable to them and substituting the appointment of Principal Chaplain and an annual rate of pay. The date of effect is 27 September 1982, the date on which appointments to the positions of Principal Chaplain in the Army were made.
The Statutory Rules also provide for the payment of an additional amount of pay to Reserve Principal Chaplains in respect of the performance of their duties between 1 July 1981, when revised chaplaincy arrangements were introduced in the Army, and 27 September 1982, the date of formal appointment of Army Principal Chaplains.
Naval officers of the ranks of Commodore and Rear Admiral may request transfer to the Australian Naval Reserve on completion of full-time service. The Statutory Rules amend Schedule 1 to the Defence Force (Reserves)(Financial) Regulations to provide rates of pay for officers of these ranks.