EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1982 NO. 306
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.
These Statutory Rules amend the Defence Force (Reserves) (Financial) Regulations to provide for an increase in pay for medical and dental officers, Chaplains and trainees of the Reserve Forces. They also change the pay of medical and dental officers of the rank of Brigadier or equivalent to maintain the relationship of their salaries with those of members of the Permanent Force.
The increase in salaries for medical and dental officers is a flow-on from corresponding increases recently granted to medical officers in the Australian Public Service. The remaining amendments implement recommendations of the Committee of Reference for Defence Force Pay in its report dated 12 August 1982. The Committee’s recommendations were approved by the Minister on 28 October 1982.
The opportunity has also been taken to omit superseded regulations 5AA, 5AB and 5AC.
The date of effect of the increase in salaries for medical and dental officers is 15 July 1982 and for implementation of the recommendations of the Committee of Reference is 12 August 1982.