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

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1975 No. 195

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE FORCE RETIREMENT
AND DEATH BENEFITS ACT 1973-1974.*

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 1973-1974.

Dated this fifteenth day of October, 1975

JOHN R. KERR

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. L. MORRISON

Minister of State for Defence.

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

Annual rate of pay on or after 8 or 9 February 1973.

1. (1) Regulation 4 of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (4) the words “ Seven hundred and fifty dollars ” and substituting the figures “ $950 ”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (9) the words “ Seven hundred and fifty dollars ” and substituting the figures “ $950 ”

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

(a) in relation to members of the Naval Forces or the Military Forces—1 November 1974; and

(b) in relation to members of the Air Force—31 October 1974.

Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 21 October 1975.

Statutory Rules 1073, No. 183, as amended by Statutory Rules 1973, No. 261; 1974, Nos. 14, 161 and 234; and 1975, No. 141.


Schedule 2.

2. (1) Schedule 2 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:—

SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 4 (4)

Officers who hold specified Ranks

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Naval Forces

Military Forces

Air Force

Annual Pay

 

 

 

$

1. Admiral (Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee)

General (Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee)

Air Chief Marshal (Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee)

32,500

2. Vice-Admiral (Chief of the Naval Staff)

Lieutenant-General (Chief of the General Staff)

Air Marshal (Chief of the Air Staff)

30,000

3. Rear-Admiral..........

Major-General ...........

Air Vice-Marshal .........

26,615

4. Commodore ..........

Brigadier ..............

Air Commodore ..........

22,616

5. Captain to whom sub-regulation 15 (6) of the Naval Financial Regulations applies

...................

...................

22,616

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

(a) in relation to members of the Naval Forces or the Military Forces the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in Schedule 2 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations as amended by that sub-regulation—16 May 1975; and

(b) in relation to members of the Air Force the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in that Schedule—15 May 1975.

Schedule 3.

3. (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 ....

17,776

2. Chaplain with not less

Chaplain, Third Class,

Chaplain with not less

17,317

than 20 years’ service as a Chaplain

with not less than 16 years’ service in that classification

than 20 years’ service as a Chaplain

 

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

16,401

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 but not less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain

14,568

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

Chaplain, Fourth Class ....

Chaplain with less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain

12,627


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

(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 that sub-regulation—16 May 1975; and

(b) in relation to members of the Air Force the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in that Schedule—15 May 1975.

Schedule 4.

4. (1) Schedule 4 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:—

SCHEDULE 4 Regulation 4 (8)

Members Undergoing Training

Item No.

Training Capacities

Annual Pay

 

 

$

1

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

5,792

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 ............................................

6,050

 

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

6,934

3

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

 

 

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

3,740

 

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

3,740

 

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

5,100

 

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

5,984

4

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

2,838

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 ............................................

4,626

 

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

4,626

 

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

5,155

 

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

5,681

 

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

6,210

 

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

6,738

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 ............................................

3,154

 

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

3,625

 

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

4,626

 

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

4,626

 

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

5,155

 

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

5,681

7

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

 

 

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

4,626

 

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

5,155

 

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

5,681

8

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

 

 

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

3,625

 

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

4,626

 

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

4,626

 

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

5,155

9

Mate Officer Trainees—

 

 

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

5,155

 

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

5,681


Schedule—continued

Item No

Training Capacities

Annual Pay

 

 

$

10

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

4,124

 

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

4,545

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 ............................................

5,155

 

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

5,681

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

(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—16 May 1975; and

(b) in relation to members of the Air Force the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in that Schedule—5 May 1975.

Special annual rate of pay—Chaplains.

5. (1) For the purposes of the definition of “ annual rate of pay ” in subsection 3 (1) of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973-1974, the annual pay applicable to a member of the Defence Force referred to in the following table—

(a) in the case of a member of the Naval Forces or the Military Forces—on a day during the period from and including 21 February 1975 to and including 15 May 1975; or

(b) in the case of a member of the Air Force—on a day during the period from and including 20 February 1975 to and including 14 May 1975,

is the rate specified in the fourth column of that table opposite to the description of the member:—

Naval Forces

Military Forces

Air Force

Annual Pay

 

 

 

$

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

Chaplain-General ........

Principal Air Chaplain ....

17,191

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

16,748

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

15,864

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

14,095

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

Chaplain, Fourth Class ..

Chaplain with less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain

12,221

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

(a) in relation to members of the Naval Forces or the Military Forces

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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 sub-regulation 3 (1) of these Regulations—21 February 1975; and

(b) in relation to members of the Air Force the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in that Schedule—20 February 1975.

Overview

The Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973-1974, enacted by the Australian Parliament, was introduced to provide retirement and death benefits to members of the Australian Defence Force. This legislation ensures that serving and retired members, as well as their dependents, receive financial support in the event of retirement or death. The Regulations under the Act, particularly Statutory Rules 1975 No. 195, were established to implement and adjust the annual rates of pay for members of the Defence Force, reflecting changes in service conditions and the cost of living. These Regulations were made by the Governor-General, acting on the advice of the Executive Council, to ensure that the financial provisions of the Act are effectively administered and updated. The policy objective of these Regulations is to maintain equitable and adequate compensation for Defence Force members, aligning their pay with prevailing economic conditions.

Scope and Application

The Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Regulations 1975, made under the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973-1974, apply to members of the Australian Defence Force, including the Navy, Army, and Air Force. This legislation primarily concerns the adjustment of annual rates of pay for members of these forces, with specific amendments to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations. The Regulations address the annual pay rates for various ranks and positions within the Defence Force, effective from specific dates in 1974 and 1975, as outlined in the schedules attached to the Regulations. Notably, the legislation applies to members in the Naval Forces, Military Forces, and Air Force, detailing the pay scales for officers, chaplains, and trainees in training capacities. The changes in pay rates are effective from particular dates in May and October 1975, as specified in the various sub-regulations and schedules. The Regulations also address special annual rates of pay for chaplains, applicable for specific periods in February to May 1975.

Key Provisions

The Regulations under the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973-1974 amend the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations. Specifically, Regulation 4 of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations is amended to adjust the annual rates of pay for certain members of the Naval Forces, Military Forces, and Air Force. Effective from 1 November 1974 for members of the Naval Forces and Military Forces and from 31 October 1974 for members of the Air Force, the Regulations increase the annual rate of pay from $750 to $950. The Regulations also revise the annual rates of pay for officers and chaplains in the Naval Forces, Military Forces, and Air Force, with different rates based on rank and years of service. These amendments are effective from 16 May 1975 for Naval and Military Forces members and from 15 May 1975 for Air Force members. Furthermore, the Regulations introduce special annual rates of pay for chaplains, effective from 21 February 1975 for Naval and Military Forces members and from 20 February 1975 for Air Force members. The Regulations impose obligations on the relevant Defence Force members to ensure they are aware of and comply with the new annual rates of pay as outlined in the amended schedules. These obligations include adhering to the specified pay rates based on rank and years of service, as well as any transitional provisions that may apply. Defence Force personnel must keep accurate records and provide relevant documentation to support their entitlements under the new pay rates. There are no specific offences, penalties, or civil/criminal consequences outlined in the text for breach of these Regulations. However, failure to comply with the stipulated pay rates could lead to disputes regarding entitlements and benefits, potentially resulting in administrative or legal actions. The Defence Force would have the authority to investigate and address non-compliance through internal processes, but no specific penalties are mentioned in the text.

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