Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations (Amendment)

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1974 No. 14

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE FORCE RETIREMENT AND DEATH BENEFITS ACT 1973.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973.

Dated this fifth day of February, 1974.

PAUL HASLUCK

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

LANCE BARNARD

Minister of State for Defence.

Amendments of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations†

Schedule 3.

1. (1) Schedule 3 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:—

“ SCHEDULE 3 Regulation 4 (7)

Chaplains

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Naval Forces

Military Forces

Air Force

Annual Pay

 

 

 

$

1....................

 Chaplain-General .......

 Principal Air Chaplain....

14,750

2. Chaplain with not less than 20 years’ service as a Chaplain

 Chaplain, Third Class, with not less than 16 years’ service in that classification

 Chaplain with not less than 20 years’ service as a Chaplain

14,330

3. Chaplain with less than 20 but not less than 12 years’ service as a Chaplain

 Chaplain, Third Class, with less than 16 but not less than 8 years’ service in that classification

 Chaplain with less than 20 but not less than 12 years’ service as a Chaplain

13,530

4. Chaplain with less than 12 but not less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain

 Chaplain, Third Class, with less than 8 years’ service in that classification

 Chaplain with less than 12 but not less than 4 years’ service as a chaplain

11,930

5. Chaplain with less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain

 Chaplain, Fourth Class ...

 Chaplain with less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain

10,230 ”.

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 12 February 1974.

† Statutory Rules 1973, No. 188, as amended by Statutory Rules 1973, No. 261.


(2) Sub-regulation (1) has effect and shall be deemed to have taken effect—

(a) in relation to members of the Naval Forces or the Military Forces the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in Schedule 3 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations as amended by these Regulations—from and including 2 November 1973; and

(b) in relation to members of the Air Force the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in that Schedule—from and including 1 November 1973.

Schedule 4.

2. (1) Schedule 4 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations is amended by omitting items 5 and 6 and substituting the following items:—

“ 5

 Royal Military College Cadets, Air Cadets at the Air Force Academy and subordinate officers (that is to say, officers of the Naval Forces who hold the rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant or a lower rank) who entered the Royal Australian Naval College by way of Senior Entry—

 

 

1st year...........................................

3,082

 

2nd year...........................................

3,082

 

3rd year...........................................

3,434

 

4th year...........................................

3,785

 

5th year...........................................

4,137

 

6th year...........................................

4,489

6

 Subordinate officers (that is to say, officers of the Naval Forces who hold the rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant or a lower rank) who entered the Royal Australian Naval College by way of Junior Entry—

 

 

1st year...........................................

2,100

 

2nd year...........................................

2,415

 

3rd year...........................................

3,082

 

4th year...........................................

3,082

 

5th year...........................................

3,434

 

6th year...........................................

3,785 ”.

(2) Schedule 4 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations is amended by omitting item 11 and substituting the following item:—

“ 11

 Members of the Naval Forces, other than Members referred to in another item of this Schedule, who hold the rank of Midshipman (Supplementary List)—

 

 

1st year...........................................

3,434

 

2nd year...........................................

3,785 ”.

(3) Schedule 4 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations as amended by these Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:—

“ SCHEDULE 4 Regulation 4 (8)

Members Undergoing Training

Item No.

Training Capacities

Annual Rate of Salary

 

 

$

1

Normal Entry Recruits during basic recruit training.................

4,323

2

 Trainees, including Ordinary Seamen in the Naval Forces who have not completed their category training—

 

 

1st year...........................................

4,548

 

2nd and subsequent years................................

5,206


Schedule 4—continued

Item No.

Training Capacities

Annual Rate of Salary

3

 Junior Trainees, being Junior Musicians, Apprentice Musicians and other Apprentices—

 

 

1st year...........................................

2,785

 

2nd year...........................................

2,785

 

3rd year...........................................

3,798

 

4th year...........................................

4,456

4

 Junior Recruits in the Naval Forces—

 

 

 1st year or 2nd year if under the age of 17.......................

2,117

5

 Royal Military College Cadets, Air Cadets at the Air Force Academy and subordinate officers (that is to say, officers of the Naval Forces who hold the rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant or a lower rank) who entered the Royal Australian Naval College by way of Senior Entry—

 

 

1st year...........................................

3,452

 

2nd year...........................................

3,452

 

3rd year...........................................

3,846

 

4th year...........................................

4,239

 

5th year...........................................

4,633

 

6th year...........................................

5,028

6

 Subordinate officers (that is to say, officers of the Naval Forces who hold the rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant or a lower rank) who entered the Royal Australian Naval College by way of Junior Entry—

 

 

1st year...........................................

2,352

 

2nd year...........................................

2,705

 

3rd year...........................................

3,452

 

4th year...........................................

3,452

 

5th year...........................................

3,846

 

6th year...........................................

4,239

7

 Members, not being members referred to in items 5 and 6, undertaking degree courses—

 

 

with 3 years to graduation ...............................

3,452

 

with 2 years to graduation...............................

3,846

 

in final year.........................................

4,239

8

 Members of the Naval Forces, and Air Cadets not at the Air Force Academy, undertaking Diploma courses—

 

 

1st year...........................................

2,705

 

2nd year (or matriculation or equivalent entry)..................

3,452

 

3rd year...........................................

3,452

 

4th year...........................................

3,846

9

 Male Officer Trainees—

 

 

Officer Cadets (Army) and Aircrew Cadets (Air Force).............

3,846

 

If completed degree course................................

4,239

10

 Female Officer Trainees...................................

3,077

 

If completed degree course................................

3,391

11

 Members of the Naval Forces, other than Members referred to in another item of this Schedule, who hold the rank of Midshipman (Supplementary List)—

 

 

1st year...........................................

3,846

 

2nd year...........................................

4,239 ”.

(4) Schedule 4 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting item 2 and substituting the following item:—

“ 2

 Trainees, including Seamen in the Naval Forces who have attained the age of 17 years and who have not completed their category training—

 

 

1st year ...........................................

4,548

 

2nd and subsequent years................................

5,206 ”;

and

(b) by omitting item 4 and substituting the following item:—

“ 4

 Seamen in the Naval Forces who have not attained the age of 17 years and Junior Recruits in those Forces             

2,117 ”.


(5) Sub-regulations (1) and (2) have effect and shall be deemed to have taken effect—

(a) in relation to members of the Naval Forces or the Military Forces, the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in Schedule 4 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations as amended by those sub-regulations—from and including 1 June 1973; and

(b) in relation to members of the Air Force the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in the Schedule—from and including 31 May 1973.

(6) Sub-regulation (3) has effect and shall be deemed to have taken effect—

(a) in relation to members of the Naval Forces or the Military Forces the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in Schedule 4 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations as amended by that sub-regulation—from and including 2 November 1973; and

(b) in relation to members of the Air Force the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in that Schedule—from and including 1 November 1973.

(7) Sub-regulation (4) has effect and shall be deemed to have taken effect from and including 1 January 1974.

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