Statutory Rules
1977 No. 82
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE FORCE RETIREMENT AND DEATH BENEFITS ACT 1973.*
I. THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973.
Dated this eighth day of June, 1977.
A. R. CUTLER
Administrator.
By His Excellency’s Command,
D. J. KILLEN
Minister of State for Defence.
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Amendments of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations†
1. Schedule 2 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations is amended by omitting the words and figures—
“ Rear-Admiral......... | Major-General........... | Air Vice-Marshal......... | 30,610 |
Commodore.......... | Brigadier............... | Air Commodore.......... | 26,042 ”. |
and substituting the words and figures— |
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“ Rear-Admiral......... | Major-General........... | Air Vice-Marshal......... | 30,907 |
Commodore.......... | Brigadier............... | Air Commodore.......... | 26,339 ” |
2. Schedules 3 and 4 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations are repealed and the following Schedules substituted:—.
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* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 15 June 1977.
† Statutory Rules 1973. No, 188 as amended by Statutory Rules 1973, No. 261; 1974. Nos. 14, 161 and 234; 1975, Nos. 141 and 195; and 1976, Nos. 42, 99, 160, 170, 196, 207 and 265.
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SCHEDULE 3 Sub-regulation 4 (7)
Chaplains
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Navy | Army | Air Force | Annual pay |
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| $ |
| Chaplain-General......... | Principal Air Chaplain...... | 20,674 |
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 | 20,149 |
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 | 19,102 |
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 | 17,009 |
Chaplain with less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain | Chaplain, Fourth Class..... | Chaplain with less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain | 14,793 |
SCHEDULE 4 Sub-regulation 4 (8)
Members undergoing Training
Item No. | Training capacities | Annual pay |
1 | Normal entry recuits during basic recuit training........................... | 6,993 |
2 | Trainees, including sailors in the Navy who hold the rank of Seaman, who have attained the age of 17 years and who have not completed their category training— |
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| 1st year................................................... | 7,164 |
| 2nd and subsequent years....................................... | 8,241 |
3 | Junior trainees, being junior musicians, apprentice musicians and other apprentices— |
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| 1st year................................................... | 4,557 |
| 2nd year.................................................. | 4,557 |
| 3rd year.................................................. | 6,214 |
| 4th year.................................................. | 7,291 |
4 | Sailors in the Navy who hold the rank of Seaman and who have not attained the age of 17 years and junior recruits in the Navy | 3,457 |
5 | Royal Military College cadets, air cadets at the Air Force Academy and subordinate officers (that is to say, officers of the Navy who hold the rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant or a lower rank) who entered the Royal Australian Naval College by way of senior entry— |
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| 1st year................................................... | 5,636 |
| 2nd year.................................................. | 5,636 |
| 3rd year.................................................. | 6,280 |
| 4th year.................................................. | 6,923 |
| 5th year.................................................. | 7,566 |
| 6th year.................................................. | 8,211 |
6 | Subordinate officers (that is to say, officers of the Navy who hold the rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant or a lower rank) who entered the Royal Australian Naval College by way of junior entry— |
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| 1st year................................................... | 3,842 |
| 2nd year.................................................. | 4,417 |
| 3rd year.................................................. | 5,636 |
| 4th year.................................................. | 5,636 |
| 5th year.................................................. | 6,280 |
| 6th year.................................................. | 6,923 |
Schedule 4—continued
Members Undergoing Training—continued
Item No. | Training capacities | Annual pay |
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| $ |
7 | Members, not being members to whom item 5 or 6 applies, undertaking degree courses— |
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| with 3 years to graduation........................................ | 5,636 |
| with 2 years to graduation........................................ | 6,280 |
| in final year................................................. | 6,923 |
8 | Members of the Navy, and air cadets not at the Air Force Academy, undertaking diploma courses— |
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| 1st year.................................................... | 4,417 |
| 2nd year (or matriculation or equivalent entry).......................... | 5,636 |
| 3rd year.................................................... | 5,636 |
| 4th year.................................................... | 6,280 |
9 | Male officer trainees, being officer cadets (Army) and aircrew cadets (Air Force)— |
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| If not completed degree course..................................... | 6,280 |
| If completed degree course....................................... | 6,923 |
10 | Female officer trainees— |
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| If not completed degree course..................................... | 5,025 |
| If completed degree course....................................... | 5,538 |
11 | Members of the Navy, other than members to whom another item of this Schedule applies, who hold the rank of Midshipman of the Supplementary List— |
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| 1st year.................................................... | 6,280 |
| 2nd year................................................... | 6,923 |
Application.
3. The Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations as amended by these Regulations apply in relation to service by—
(a) members of the Navy and of the Army—on or after 1 April 1977; and
(b) members of the Air Force—on or after 31 March 1977.