Statutory Rules
1975 No. 141
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 twenty-second day of July, 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
Schedule 2.
1. (1) Schedule 2 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations is amended by omitting items 1 and 2 and substituting the following items:—
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 (The First Naval Member of the Naval Board) | Lieutenant-General (Chief of the General Staff) | Air Marshal (Chief of the Air Staff) | 30,000 |
(2) Schedule 2 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations is amended by omitting items 3, 4 and 5 and substituting the following items:—
3. Rear-Admiral ....... | Major-General ........ | Air Vice-Marshal ...... | 25,690 |
4. Commodore ........ | Brigadier ........... | Air Commodore....... | 21,830 |
5. Captain to whom sub-regulation 15 (6) of the Naval Financial Regulations applies | .................. | .................. | 21,830 |
(3) Sub-regulation (1) has effect and shall be deemed to have taken effect in relation to members of the Defence Force, the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in item 1 or 2 of Schedule 2 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations as amended by sub-regulation (1), from and including 1 March 1975.
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Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 29 July 1973.
Statutory Rules 1973, No. 188, as amended by Statutory Rules 1973, No. 261; 1974, Nos. 14, 161 and 234.
(4) Sub-regulation (2) 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 item 3, 4 or 5 of Schedule 2 to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations as amended by sub-regulation (2)—21 March 1975; and
(b) in relation to members of the Air Force, the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in those items—20 March 1975.
Schedule 3.
2. (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 Fay |
|
|
| $ |
Chaplain-General ....... | Principal Air Chaplain ... | 16,703 | |
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 | 16,263 |
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 | 15,383 |
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 | 13,627 |
5. Chaplain with less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain | Chaplain, Fourth Class .. | Chaplain with less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain | 11,766 |
(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—1 November 1974; and
(b) in relation to members of the Air Force the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in that Schedule—31 October 1974.
Schedule 4.
3. (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 .. ……………………….. | 5,624 |
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 ............................................ | 5,873 | |
2nd and subsequent years ................................ | 6,726 |
Schedule—continued
Item No. | Training Capacities | Annual Pay |
3 | Junior Trainees, being Junior Musicians, Apprentice Musicians and other Apprentices— | $ |
| 1st year............................................. | 3,610 |
| 2nd year ............................................ | 3,610 |
| 3rd year ............................................. | 4,923 |
| 4th year ............................................. | 5,776 |
4 | Seamen in the Naval Forces who have not attained the age of 17 years and Junior Recruits in those Forces .. .. .. .. | 2,739 |
5 | Royal Military College Cadets, Air Cadets at the Air Force Academy and subordinate officers (that is to say, offers 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 ............................................. | 4,465 |
| 2nd year ............................................ | 4,465 |
| 3rd year ............................................. | 4,976 |
| 4th year ............................................. | 5,484 |
| 5th year ............................................. | 5,994 |
| 6th year ............................................. | 6,504 |
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 ............................................. | 3,044 |
| 2nd year ............................................ | 3,499 |
| 3rd year ............................................. | 4,465 |
| 4th year ............................................. | 4,465 |
| 5th year ............................................. | 4,976 |
| 6th year ............................................. | 5,484 |
7 | Members, not being members referred to in items 5 and 6, undertaking degree courses— |
|
| with 3 years to graduation ................................. | 4,465 |
| with 2 years to graduation ................................. | 4,976 |
| in final year .......................................... | 5,484 |
8 | Members of the Naval Forces, and Air Cadets not at the Air Force Academy, undertaking Diploma courses— |
|
| 1st year ............................................. | 3,499 |
| 2nd year (or matriculation or equivalent entry) ................... | 4,465 |
| 3rd year ............................................. | 4,465 |
| 4th year ............................................. | 4,976 |
9 | Male Officer Trainees— |
|
| Officer Cadets (Army) and Aircrew Cadets (Air Force) ............. | 4,976 |
| If completed degree course ................................ | 5,484 |
10 | Female Officer Trainees .................................. | 3,981 |
| If completed degree course ................................ | 4,387 |
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 ............................................. | 4,976 |
| 2nd year ............................................ | 5,484 |
(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—1 November 1974; and
(b) in relation to members of the Air Force the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in that Schedule—31 October 1974.
Special annual rate of pay—Chaplains.
4. (1) For the purposes of the definition of “annual rate of pay” in sub-section 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 12 July 1974 to and including 31 October 1974; or
(b) in the case of a member of the Air Force—on a day during the period from and including 11 July 1974 to and including 30 October 1974,
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 | 16,503 |
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 | 16,063 |
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 that 8 year’ service in that classification | Chaplain with less than 20 but not less than 12 years’ service as a Chaplain | 15,183 |
4. Chaplain with less than 12 but not less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain | Chaplain, Third Class, with less than 8 year’ service in that classification | Chaplain with less: than 12 but not less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain | 13,427 |
5. Chaplain with less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain | Chaplain, Fourth Class .. | Chaplain with less than 4 years’ service as a Chaplain | 11,566 |
(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 sub-regulation 2 (1) of these Regulations—12 July 1974; and
(b) in relation to members of the Air Force the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in that Schedule—11 July 1974.
Special annual rate of pay—members undergoing training.
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 20 September 1974 to and including 31 October 1974; or
(b) in the case of a member of the Air Force—on a day during the period from and including 19 September 1974 to and including 30 October 1974,
is the rate specified In the third column of that table opposite to the description of the member:—
Item No. | Training Capacities | Annual Pay |
1 | Normal Entry Recruits during basic recruit training .................. | 5,424 |
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 ............................................. | 5,673 |
| 2nd and Subsequent years ................................. | 6,526 |
3 | Junior Trainees, being Junior Musicians, Apprentice Musicians and other Apprentices— |
|
| 1st year ............................................. | 3,610 |
| 2nd year ............................................ | 3,610 |
| 3rd year ............................................. | 4,923 |
| 4th year ............................................. | 5,776 |
4 | Seamen in the Naval Forces who have not attained the age of 17 years and Junior Recruits in those Forces | 2,759 |
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 ............................................. | 4,465 |
| 2nd year ............................................ | 4,465 |
| 3rd year ............................................. | 4,976 |
| 4th year ............................................. | 5,484 |
| 5th year ............................................. | 5,994 |
| 6th year ............................................. | 6,504 |
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 ............................................. | 3,044 |
| 2nd year ............................................ | 3,499 |
| 3rd year ............................................. | 4,465 |
| 4th year ............................................. | 4,465 |
| 5th year ............................................. | 4,976 |
| 6th year ............................................. | 5,484 |
7 | Members, not being members referred to in items 5 and 6, undertaking degree courses— |
|
| with 3 years to graduation ................................. | 4,465 |
| with 2 years to graduation ................................. | 4,976 |
| in final year .......................................... | 5,484 |
8 | Members of the Naval Forces and Air Cadets not at the Air Force Academy, undertaking Diploma courses— |
|
| 1st year ............................................. | 3,499 |
| 2nd year (or matriculation or equivalent entry) ................... | 4,465 |
| 3rd year ............................................. | 4,465 |
| 4th year ............................................. | 4,976 |
9 | Male Officer Trainees— |
|
| Officer Cadets (Army) and Aircrew Cadets (Air Force) | 4,976 |
| If completed degree course ................................. | 5,484 |
10 | Female Officer Trainees.................................. | 3,981 |
| If completed degree course ................................ | 4,387 |
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 ............................................. | 4,976 |
| 2nd year ............................................ | 5,484 |
(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 sub-regulation 3 (1) of these Regulations—20 September 1974; and
(b) in relation to members of the Air Force the descriptions applicable to whom are set out in that Schedule—19 September 1974.
Application of regulations 4 and 5.
6. Where provision is made in regulation 4 or 5 prescribing the annual pay applicable to a member of the Defence Force in respect of a specified period, that provision has effect in relation to that member notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations as in force during that period.