EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1982 NO. 52
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.
These Statutory Rules amend the Defence Force (Reserves) (Financial) Regulations to provide for a restructure of, and increases in, pay for members of the Reserve and Citizen Forces, other than trainees and certain medical and dental officers.
The restructure of, and increases in, pay were 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.
The pay increases are effective from 5 November 1981.