Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations (Amendment) - Legislation

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1975 No. 163

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1973, THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1973 AND THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923-1973.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1973, the Naval Defence Act 1910-1973 and the Air Force Act 1923-1973.

Dated this nineteenth day of August, 1975.

JOHN R. KERR

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. L. MORRISON

Minister of State for Defence.

Amendments of th0065 Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations

Uniform maintenance allowance.

1. Regulation 14 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended by omitting paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of sub-regulation (2) and substituting the following paragraphs:—

“ (a) in the case of an officer—$210.00;

(b) in the case of a member holding a rank specified in Part I of Schedule 7, or Part I of Schedule 8, or who is a member referred to in regulation 9, other than a member referred to in paragraph (c) or (e)—$130.00;

(c) in the case of a member of the Naval Forces who holds the rank of Midshipman or is a subordinate officer holding a higher rank, who is required to become, and becomes, a member of a wardroom mess on a permanent basis—$210.00;

(d) in the case of a member holding a rank specified in Part II or Part III of Schedule 7, or Part II or Part III of Schedule 8, other than a member referred to in paragraph (e)—$155.00; and ”.

Senior Chaplain’s allowance.

2. Regulation 16 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended by omitting the figures “ $278.00 ” and substituting the figures “ $297.00 ”.

Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 21 August 1975.

Statutory Rules 1973, No. 100, as amended by Statutory Rules 1973, Nos. 132, 201, 203, 249 and 269; 1974, Nos. 71, 77, 90, 92, 93 and 208; and 1975, Nos. 34 and 149.

Rations and quarters charge.

3. Regulation 19 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following table:—

Item No.	Description of Member	Rate of Deduction Per Day
		$
1	A member referred to in regulation 9..............................	2.20
2	A member holding a rank specified in Part I of Schedule 7 or Part I of Schedule 8.	2.20
3	A member holding a rank specified in Part II or Part III of Schedule 7 or Part II or Part III of Schedule 8, not being a member referred to in regulation 9	2.70
4	Any officer other than an officer referred to in item 1...................	3.00

Schedules 1 to 9 (inclusive).

4. Schedules 1 to 9 (inclusive) to the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations are repealed and the following Schedules substituted:—

SCHEDULE 1 Regulation 7

Officers who hold Specified Ranks

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
			$
Rear Admiral..........	Major-General.........	Air Vice Marshal.......	26,615
Commodore...........	Brigadier.............	Air Commodore........	22,616

SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 7

Male Officers other than Officers who hold a Rank Specified in Schedule 1 or are Officers described in Schedule 3, 4, 5, 6 or 9

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
			$
A/Sub-Lieutenant (Supplementary List)	Second Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	7,835
Sub-Lieutenant—	Lieutenant—	Flying Officer—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year.........	Under 1 year.........	8,283
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	8,730
Lieutenant—
Under 1 year.........	2 years............	2 years............	9,178
1 year.............	3 years............	3 years............	9,625
	Captain—	Flight Lieutenant—
2 years............	Under 1 year.........	Under 1 year.........	10,138
3 years............	1 year.............	1 year.............	10,651
4 years............	2 years............	2 years............	11,164
5 years............	3 years............	3 years............	11,677
6 years............	4 years............	4 years............	12,190
7 years............	5 years............	5 years............	12,702
Lieutenant-Commander—	Major—	Squadron Leader—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year.........	Under 1 year.........	13,333
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	13,964
2 years............	2 years............	2 years............	14,595
3 years............	3 years............	3 years............	15,226
Commander—	Lieutenant-Colonel—	Wing Commander—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year.........	Under 1 year.........	16,026
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	16,826
Captain—	Colonel—	Group Captain—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year.........	Under 1 year.........	17,739
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	18,653

SCHEDULE 3 Regulation 7

Female Officers and Officers who are Male Nurses

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
			$
	Second Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	6,268
Sister or 3rd Officer—	Lieutenant—	Section Officer or Flying Officer—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	6,626
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	6,985
2 years............	2 years............	2 years............	7,342
3 years............	3 years............	3 years............	7,701
Senior Sister or 2nd Officer—	Captain—	Flight Officer or Flight Lieutenant—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	8,111
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	8,521
2 years............	2 years............	2 years............	8,931
3 years............	3 years............	3 years............	9,342
4 years............	4 years............	4 years............	9,752
5 years............	5 years............	5 years............	10,162
Superintending Sister or		Squadron Officer or
1st Officer—	Major—	Squadron Leader—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	10,667
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	11,171
2 years............	2 years............	2 years............	11,676
3 years............	3 years............	3 years............	12,181
Matron or Chief Officer—	Lieutenant-Colonel—	Wing Officer or Wing Commander—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	12,821
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	13,461
Captain—	Colonel—	Group Officer or Group Captain—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	14,191
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	14,923

SCHEDULE 4 Regulation 7

Naval Officers of the Special Duties List, Army Officers Commissioned from Sergeant and Above and Equivalent Ranks, other, Than Graduates of an Officer Cadet School, and Air Force Officers Commissioned from Sergeant and above and Equivalent Ranks

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
			$
		Pilot Officer	10,393
Sub-Lieutenant—	Lieutenant—	Flying Officer—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	10,907
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	11,164
Lieutenant—
Under 1 year........	2 years............	2 years............	11,421
1 year.............	3 years............	3 years............	11,677
	Captain—	Flight Lieutenant—
2 years............	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	11,934
3 years............	1 year.............	1 year.............	12,190
5 years............	3 years............	3 years............	12,447
7 years............	5 years............	5 years............	12,702

SCHEDULE 5 Regulation 7

Medical Officer and Dental Officer

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
			$
Officer performing year of compulsory residency (from under-graduate scheme)	Officer performing year of compulsory residency (from undergraduate scheme)	Officer performing year of compulsory residency (from undergraduate scheme)	10,138
Lieutenant—	Captain—	Flight Lieutenant—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	12,135
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	13,171
2 years............	2 years............	2 years............	13,689
1 years............	3 years............	3 years............	14,207
4 years............	4 years............	4 years............	14,725
5 years............	5 years............	5 years............	15,243
Lieutenant-Commander—	Major—	Squadron Leader—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	16,376
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	16,943
2 years............	2 years............	2 years............	17,509
3 years............	3 years............	3 years............	18,078
Commander...........	Lieutenant-Colonel......	Wing Commander.......	20,440
Captain..............	Colonel..............	Group Captain.........	22,511
Commodore...........	Brigadier.............	Air Commodore........	24,615
Rear-Admiral..........	Major-General.........	Air Vice-Marshal.......	26,615

SCHEDULE 6 Regulation 7

Chaplains

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
			$
Chaplain—	Chaplain, 4th Class—	Chaplain—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	10,138
1 year............	1 year............	1 year............	10,651
2 years............	2 years............	2 years............	11,164
3 years............	3 years............	3 years............	11,677
	Chaplain. 3rd Class—
4 years............	Under 2 years.......	4 years............	12,190
6 years............	2 years............	6 years............	12,702
8 years............	4 years............	8 years............	13,160
10 years............	6 years............	10 years............	13,618
12 years............	8 years............	12 years............	14,076
14 years............	10 years............	14 years............	14,534
16 years............	12 years............	16 years............	14,993
18 years............	14 years............	18 years............	15,451
20 years............	16 years............	20 years............	15,909
22 years............	18 years............	22 years............	16,367
	Chaplain-General.......	Principal Air Chaplain....	16,826

SCHEDULE 7 Regulation 8

Male Members other than Officers and Members undergoing Training in a Capacity referred to in Schedule 9

Part I

Ranks

Annual rates of Salary

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Pay Level One

Pay Level Two

Pay Level Three

Pay Level Four

Pay Level Five

Pay Level Six

Naval Forces

Military Forces

Air Force

Seaman........

Private........

Aircraftman...

5,618

6,009

6,401

6,800

7,198

7,596

Able Seaman....

Lance Corporal...

Leading Aircraftman

5,767

6,161

6,552

6,952

7,348

7,748

Leading Seaman..

Corporal.......

Corporal.....

6,021

6,414

6,805

7,205

7,602

8,001

Part II

Naval Forces

Military Forces

Air Force

Annual rate of Salary

Petty Officer—

Sergeant—

Under 1 year........

6,329

1 year.............

6,722

2 years............

7,113

3 years............

7,512

4 years............

7,911

5 years............

8,310

6 years............

8,708

Part III

Naval Forces

Military Forces

Air Force

Annual rate of Salary

Artificer, 1st Class,

Mechanician,

1st Class, Naval

Shipwright,

1st Class—

Staff Sergeant—

Flight Sergeant—

Under 1 year........

8,708

1 year.............

9,112

2 years............

9,516

3 years............

9,921

4 years............

10326

Chief Petty Officer—

Warrant Officer, Class 2—

Under 1 year........

9,921

1 year.............

10,326

Warrant Officer—

Warrant Officer, Class 1—

Warrant Officer—

Under 1 year........

10,760

1 year.............

11,194

Part IV

Appropriate Pay Level

Period of service in rank to which promoted

Pay Level Two.......

One year

Pay Level Three......

Two years

Pay Level Four.......

Three years

Pay Level Five.......

Four years

Pay Level Six........

Five years

SCHEDULE 8 Regulation 8

Female Members other than Officers and Members undergoing Training in a Capacity referred to in Schedule 9

Part I

Ranks			Annual rates of Salary
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Pay Level One	Pay Level Two	Pay Level Three	Pay Level Four	Pay Level Five	Pay Level Six
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force	Pay Level One	Pay Level Two	Pay Level Three	Pay Level Four	Pay Level Five	Pay Level Six
			$	$	$	$	$	$
Wran.........	Private......	Aircraftwoman...	5,618	6,009	6,401	6,800	7,198	7,596
Senior Wran.....	Lance Corporal.	Leading Aircraftwoman	5,737	6,131	6,522	6,922	7,318	7,718
Leading Wran....	Corporal.....	Corporal.......	5,940	6,333	6,725	7,125	7,521	7,920

Part II

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
			$
Petty Officer—	Sergeant—	Sergeant—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	6,187
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	6,580
2 years............	2 years............	2 years............	6,971
3 years............	3 years............	3 years............	7,370
4 years............	4 years............	4 years............	7,768
5 years............	5 years............	5 years............	8,167
6 years............	6 years............	6 years............	8,564

Part III

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
			$
Chief Petty Officer—	Staff Sergeant—	Flight Sergeant—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	8,564
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	8,887
2 years............	2 years............	2 years............	9,210
	Warrant Officer, Class 2—
	Under 1 year........		9,534
	1 year.............		9,859
Warrant Officer—	Warrant Officer, Class 1—	Warrant Officer—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	10,206
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	10,553

Part IV

	Appropriate Pay Level	Period of service in rank to which promoted
	Pay Level Two.....	One year
	Pay Level Three....	Two years
	Pay Level Four.....	Three years
	Pay Level Five.....	Four years
	Pay Level Six......	Five years

SCHEDULE 9 Regulation 9

Members Undergoing Training

Item No.	Training Capacities	Annual rate of Salary
		$
1	Normal Entry Recruits during basic recruit training……………………………	4,842
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..............................................	5,100
	2nd and subsequent years..................................	5,984
3	Junior Trainees, being Junior Musicians, Apprentice Musicians and other Apprentices—
	1st year..............................................	2,856
	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..............................................	4,098
	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.............................................	4,098
	4th year..............................................	4,626
	5th year..............................................	5,155
	6th year..............................................	5,681
	7th year..............................................	6,210
	8th year..............................................	6,738
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)....................	4,098
	3rd year.............................................	4,626
	4th year..............................................	5,155
9	Male Officer Trainees—
	Officer Cadets (Army) and Aircrew Cadets (Air Force)………………………..	5,155
	If completed degree course.................................	5,681
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

Transitional—Senior Chaplain’s allowance.

5. (1) The rate of Senior Chaplain’s allowance payable to an officer of the Chaplain’s Branch of the Naval Forces who holds an appointment of Senior Chaplain shall, in respect of the period from and including 21 February 1975 to and including 15 May 1975, be the rate of Senior Chaplain’s allowance that would have been applicable to the officer if the figures “ $287.00 ” had, at the commencement of that period, been substituted for the figures “ $278.00 ” in regulation 16 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations and that regulation as so amended had remained in force during the whole of that period.

(2) Sub-regulation (1) has effect from and including, and shall be deemed to have taken effect on, 21 February 1975.

Transitional—salary payable to officers.

6. (1) The rate of salary payable to a member of the Defence Force included in a class of members the description of which is specified in the heading to Schedule 2, 3, 4 or 6 to the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations shall, in respect of service—

(a) in the case of a member of the Naval Forces or the Military Forces—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—during the period from and including 20 February 1975 to and including 14 May 1975,

be the rate of salary that would have been applicable to the member during that period if the following Schedules had, at the commencement of that period, been substituted for Schedules 2, 3, 4 and 6 to the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations and had remained in force during the whole of that period:—

SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 7

Male Officers other than Officers who hold a Rank Specified in Schedule 1 or are Officers described in Schedule 3, 4, 5, 6 or 9

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
			$
A/Sub-Lieutenant (Supplementary List)	Second Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	7,563
Sub-Lieutenant—	Lieutenant—	Flying Officer—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	7,995
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	8,427
Lieutenant—
Under 1 year........	2 years............	2 years............	8,859
1 year.............	3 years............	3 years............	9,291
	Captain—	Flight Lieutenant—
2 years............	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	9,786
3 years............	1 year.............	1 year.............	10,281
4 years............	2 years............	2 years............	10,776
5 years............	3 years............	3 years............	11,271
6 years............	4 years............	4 years............	11,766
7 years............	5 years............	5 years............	12,261
Lieutenant-Commander—	Major—	Squadron Leader—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	12,870
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	13,479
2 years............	2 years............	2 years............	14,088
3 years............	3 years............	3 years............	14,697
Commander—	Lieutenant-Colonel—	Wing Commander—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	15,469
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	16,241
Captain—	Colonel—	Group Captain—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	17,123
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	18,005

SCHEDULE 3 Regulation 7

Female Officers and Officers who are Male Nurses

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
			$
	Second Lieutenant	Pilot Officer……………..	6,050
Sister or 3rd Officer—	Lieutenant—	Section Officer or Flying Officer—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	6,396
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	6,742
2 years............	2 years............	2 years............	7,087
3 years............	3 years............	3 years............	7,433
Senior Sister or 2nd Officer—	Captain—	Flight Officer or Flight Lieutenant—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	7,829
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	8,225
2 years............	2 years............	2 years............	8,621
3 years............	3 years............	3 years............	9,017
4 years............	4 years............	4 years............	9,413
5 years............	5 years............	5 years............	9,809
Superintending Sister or 1st Officer—	Major—	Squadron Officer or Squadron Leader—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	10,296
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	10,783
2 years............	2 years............	2 years............	11,270
3 years............	3 years............	3 years............	11,758
Matron or Chief Officer—	Lieutenant-Colonel—	Wing Officer or Wing Commander—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	12,375
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	12,993
Captain—	Colonel—	Group Officer or Group Captain—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	13,698
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	14,404

SCHEDULE 4 Regulation 7

Naval Officers of the Special Duties List, Army Officers Commissioned from Sergeant and above and equivalent ranks, other than graduates of an officeR cadet school, and Air Force Officers Commissioned from Sergeant and above and Equivalent Ranks

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
			$
		Pilot Officer………………	10,032
Sub-Lieutenant—	Lieutenant—	Flying Officer—
Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	10,528
1 year.............	1 year.............	1 year.............	10,776
Lieutenant—
Under 1 year........	2 years............	2 years............	11,024
1 year.............	3 years............	3 years............	11,271
	Captain—	Flight Lieutenant—
2 years............	Under 1 year........	Under 1 year........	11,519
3 years............	1 year.............	1 year.............	11,766
5 years............	3 years............	3 years............	12,014
7 years............	5 years............	5 years............	12,261

SCHEDULE 6 Regulation 7

Chaplains

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Naval Forces	Military Forces	Air Force	Annual rate of Salary
			$
Chaplain—	Chaplain, 4th Class—	Chaplain—
Under 1 year.......	Under 1 year.......	Under 1 year.......	9,786
1 year............	1 year............	1 year............	10,281
2 years...........	2 years...........	2 years...........	10,776
3 years...........	3 years...........	3 years...........	11,271
	Chaplain, 3rd Class—	................
4 years...........	Under 2 years.......	4 years...........	11,766
6 years...........	2 years...........	6 years...........	12,261
8 years...........	4 years...........	8 years...........	12,703
10 years............	6 years...........	10 years............	13,145
12 years............	8 years...........	12 years............	13,587
14 years............	10 years............	14 years............	14,029
16 years............	12 years............	16 years............	14,472
18 years............	14 years............	18 years............	14,914
20 years............	16 years............	20 years............	15,356
22 years............	18 years............	22 years............	15,798
	Chaplain-General	Principal Air Chaplain	16,241

(2) The rate of salary payable to a medical officer or a dental officer who holds the rank of Commodore in the Naval Forces, Brigadier in the Military Forces or Air Commodore in the Air Force shall be—

(a) in respect of service by a member of the Naval Forces or the Military Forces during the period from and including 16 May 1975 to and including 5 August 1975—$22,272 per year; and

(b) in respect of service by a member of the Air Force during the period from and including 15 May 1975 to and including 5 August 1975—$22,272 per year.

(3) The rate of salary payable to a medical officer performing a year of compulsory residency in a hospital shall, in respect of service—

(a) in the case of a member of the Naval Forces or the Military Forces—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—during the period from and including 20 February 1975 to and including 14 May 1975,

be $9,786 per year.

Application.

7. (1) The amendment of regulation 14 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations effected by regulation 1 of these Regulations applies to and in relation to—

(a) members of the Naval Forces and of the Military Forces—as if that amendment had come into operation on 21 February 1975; and

(b) members of the Air Force—as if that amendment had come into operation on 20 February 1975.

(2) The amendments of regulation 16 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations and of Schedules 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 to those Regulations effected by regulations 2 and 4 of these Regulations apply to and in relation to—

(a) members of the Naval Forces and of the Military Forces—as if those amendments had come into operation on 16 May 1975; and

(b) members of the Air Force—as if those amendments had come into operation on 15 May 1975.

(3) The amendment of Schedule 5 to the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations effected by regulation 4 of these Regulations applies to and in relation to—

(a) members of the Defence Force who hold the rank of Commodore in the Naval Forces, Brigadier in the Military Forces or Air Commodore in the Air Force—as if that amendment had come into operation on 6 August 1975;

(b) members of the Naval Forces and of the Military Forces, other than members referred to in paragraph (a)—as if that amendment had come into operation on 16 May 1975; and

(c) members of the Air Force, other than members referred to in paragraph (a)—as if that amendment had come into operation on 15 May 1975.

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