Statutory Rules
1979 No. 163
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903, THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910 AND THE AIR FORCE ACT 19231
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903, the Naval Defence Act 1910 and the Air Force Act 1923.
Dated this seventh day of August 1979.
ZELMAN COWEN
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
J. E. McLEAY
Minister of State for Administrative Services for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence
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AMENDMENTS OF THE DEFENCE FORCE (SALARIES) REGULATIONS2
Senior Chaplain’s allowance
1. Regulation 16 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended by omitting “$370” and substituting “$382”.
Schedules 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9
2. Schedules 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 of the Defence Forces (Salaries) Regulations are repealed and the following Schedules substituted:
SCHEDULE 1 Regulation 7
OFFICERS WHO HOLD SPECIFIED RANKS OTHER THAN OFFICERS DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE 5
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| Column 4 |
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Annual rate of salary |
Navy | Army | Air Force | |
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| $ |
Rear-Admiral.. | Major-General.... | Air Vice-Marshal..... | 35,156 |
Commodore... | Brigadier....... | Air Commodore...... | 30,016 |
SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 7
OFFICERS OTHER THAN OFFICERS WHO HOLD A RANK SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 1 OR ARE OFFICERS DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE 4, 5, 6 OR 9
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| Column 4 |
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Annual rate of salary |
Navy | Army | Air Force | |
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| $ |
Acting Sub-Lieutenant.. | Second Lieutenant.. | Pilot Officer..... | 10,986 |
Sub-Lieutenant– | Lieutenant– | Flying Officer– |
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Under 1 year........ | Under 1 year.... | Under 1 year.... | 11,573 |
1 year............ | 1 year......... | 1 year........ | 12,157 |
2 years........... | 2 years........ | 2 years....... | 12,735 |
3 years........... | 3 years........ | 3 years....... | 13,310 |
Lieutenant | Captain– | Flight Lieutenant– |
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Under 1 year........ | Under 1 year.... | Under 1 year.... | 13,970 |
1 year............ | 1 year......... | 1 year........ | 14,629 |
2 years........... | 2 years........ | 2 years....... | 15,289 |
3 years........... | 3 years........ | 3 years....... | 15,950 |
4 years........... | 4 years........ | 4 years....... | 16,608 |
5 years........... | 5 years........ | 5 years....... | 17,265 |
Lieutenant Commander– | Major– | Squadron Leader– |
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Under 1 year........ | Under 1 year.... | Under 1 year.... | 18,078 |
1 year............ | 1 year......... | 1 year........ | 18,890 |
2 years........... | 2 years........ | 2 years....... | 19,700 |
3 years........... | 3 years........ | 3 years....... | 20,511 |
Commander– | Lieutenant Colonel– | Wing Commander– |
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Under 1 year........ | Under 1 year.... | Under 1 year.... | 21,542 |
1 year............ | 1 year......... | 1 year........ | 22,569 |
Captain– | Colonel– | Group Captain– |
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Under 1 year........ | Under 1 year.... | Under 1 year.... | 23,743 |
1 year............ | 1 year......... | 1 year........ | 24,919 |
SCHEDULE 4 Regulation 7
OFFICERS OF THE NAVY, THE ARMY (OTHER THAN GRADUATES OF AN OFFICER CADET SCHOOL) AND THE AIR FORCE, BEING OFFICERS WHO, IMMEDIATELY BEFORE APPOINTMENT AS OFFICERS WITH A RANK SPECIFIED IN THIS SCHEDULE, WERE MEMBERS WHO HELD A RANK SPECIFIED IN PART II OR III OF SCHEDULE 7
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| Column 4 |
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Annual rate of salary |
Navy | Army | Air Force | |
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| $ |
Acting Sub-Lieutenant.. |
| Pilot officer..... | 14,296 |
Sub-Lieutenant– | Lieutenant– | Flying Officer– |
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Under 1 year....... | Under 1 year.... | Under 1 year.... | 14,957 |
1 year........... | 1 year......... | 1 year........ | 15,289 |
2 years........... | 2 years........ | 2 years....... | 15,619 |
3 years........... | 3 years........ | 3 years....... | 15,950 |
Lieutenant– | Captain– | Flight Lieutenant– |
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Under 1 year....... | Under 1 year.... | Under 1 year.... | 16,280 |
1 year........... | 1 year......... | 1 year........ | 16,608 |
3 years........... | 3 years........ | 3 years....... | 16,939 |
5 years........... | 5 years........ | 5 years....... | 17,265 |
SCHEDULE 5 Regulation 7
MEDICAL OFFICERS AND DENTAL OFFICERS
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| Column 4 |
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Annual rate of salary |
Navy | Army | Air Force | |
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| $ |
Officer performing year of compulsory residency (from under-graduate scheme) | Officer performing year of compulsory residency (from under-graduate scheme) | Officer performing year of compulsory residency (from under-graduate scheme) | 13,970 |
Lieutenant– | Captain– | Flight Lieutenant– |
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Under 1 year...... | Under 1 year...... | Under 1 year..... | 19,438 |
1 year........... | 1 year.......... | 1 year.......... | 21,020 |
2 years.......... | 2 years.......... | 2 years......... | 21,808 |
3 years.......... | 3 years.......... | 3 years......... | 22,597 |
4 years.......... | 4 years.......... | 4 years......... | 23,391 |
5 years.......... | 5 years.......... | 5 years......... | 24,180 |
Lieutenant-Commander– | Major– | Squadron Leader– |
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Under 1 year...... | Under 1 year...... | Under 1 year..... | 25,907 |
1 year........... | 1 year.......... | 1 year.......... | 26,772 |
2 years.......... | 2 years.......... | 2 years......... | 27,636 |
3 years.......... | 3 years.......... | 3 years......... | 28,502 |
Commander........ | Lieutenant-Colonel... | Wing Commander... | 32,103 |
Captain........... | Colonel.......... | Group Captain..... | 35,466 |
Commodore........ | Brigadier......... | Air Commodore.... | 32,585 |
Rear-Admiral....... | Major-General...... | Air Vice-Marshal... | 35,156 |
SCHEDULE 6 Regulation 7
CHAPLAINS
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| Column 4 |
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Annual rate of salary |
Navy | Army | Air Force | |
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| $ |
Chaplain– | Chaplain, 4th Class– | Chaplain– |
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Under 1 year...... | Under 1 year.... | Under 1 year...... | 13,970 |
1 year......... | 1 year....... | 1 year......... | 14,629 |
2 years......... | 2 years...... | 2 years........ | 15,289 |
3 years......... | 3 years...... | 3 years........ | 15,950 |
| Chaplain, 3rd Class– |
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4 years......... | Under 2 years... | 4 years........ | 16,608 |
6 years......... | 2 years...... | 6 years........ | 17,265 |
8 years......... | 4 years...... | 8 years........ | 17,855 |
10 years........ | 6 years...... | 10 years........ | 18,444 |
12 years........ | 8 years...... | 12 years........ | 19,033 |
14 years........ | 10 years...... | 14 years........ | 19,622 |
16 years........ | 12 years...... | 16 years........ | 20,213 |
18 years........ | 14 years...... | 18 years........ | 20,800 |
20 years........ | 16 years...... | 20 years........ | 21,391 |
22 years........ | 18 years...... | 22 years........ | 21,979 |
| Chaplain-General.. | Principal Air Chaplain. | 22,569 |
SCHEDULE 7 Regulation 8
MEMBERS OTHER THAN OFFICERS AND MEMBERS UNDERGOING TRAINING IN A CAPACITY REFERRED TO IN SCHEDULE 9
Part I
Ranks |
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Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Pay | Pay | Pay | Pay | Pay | Pay |
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| level | level | level | level | level | level |
Navy | Army | Air Force | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
Seaman..... | Private.... | Aircraftman | 8,084 | 8,610 | 9,123 | 9,644 | 10,163 | 10,675 |
Able Seaman.. | Lance Corporal | Leading Aircraftman | 8,285 | 8,808 | 9,320 | 9,844 | 10,355 | 10,873 |
Leading Seaman | Corporal.. | Corporal... | 8,625 | 9,139 | 9,652 | 10,170 | 10,683 | 11,204 |
Part II
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| Column 4 |
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Annual rate of salary |
Navy | Army | Air Force | |
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| $ |
Petty Officer– | Sergeant – | Sergeant– |
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Under 1 year........ | Under 1 year... | Under 1 year..... | 9,030 |
1 year............. | 1 year....... | 1 year......... | 9,544 |
2 years............ | 2 years....... | 2 years........ | 10,053 |
3 years............ | 3 years....... | 3 years........ | 10,568 |
4 years............ | 4 years....... | 4 years........ | 11,087 |
5 years............ | 5 years....... | 5 years........ | 11,610 |
6 years............ | 6 years....... | 6 years........ | 12,131 |
Part III
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| Column 4 |
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Annual rate of salary |
Navy | Army | Air Force | |
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Artificer, 1st Class– | Staff Sergeant– | Flight Sergeant – |
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Under 1 year..... | Under 1 year........ | Under 1 year.... | 12,131 |
1 year......... | 1 year............. | 1 year........ | 12,648 |
2 years........ | 2 years............ | 2 years....... | 13,167 |
Chief Petty Officer – | Warrant Officer, Class 2– |
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Under 1 year..... | Under 1 year........ | 3 years....... | 13,689 |
1 year......... | 1 year............. | 4 years....... | 14,211 |
Warrant Officer– | Warrant Officer, Class 1– | Warrant Officer– |
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Under 1 year..... | Under 1 year........ | Under 1 year.... | 14,770 |
1 year......... | 1 year............. | 1 year........ | 15,327 |
SCHEDULE 9 Regulation 9
MEMBERS UNDERGOING TRAINING
Item | Training capacities | Annual rate of salary |
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1 | Normal entry recruits during basic recruit training........................... | 7,035 |
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.................................................... | 7,233 |
| 2nd and subsequent years........................................ | 8,487 |
3 | Junior trainees, being junior musicians, apprentice musicians and other apprentices– |
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| 1st year.................................................... | 4,050 |
| 2nd year................................................... | 5,304 |
| 3rd year................................................... | 7,233 |
| 4th year................................................... | 8,487 |
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 | 4,024 |
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.................................................... | 5,812 |
| 2nd year................................................... | 6,561 |
| 3rd year................................................... | 7,310 |
| 4th year................................................... | 8,059 |
| 5th year................................................... | 8,807 |
| 6th year................................................... | 9,557 |
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.................................................... | 4,473 |
| 2nd year................................................... | 5,141 |
| 3rd year................................................... | 5,812 |
| 4th year................................................... | 6,561 |
| 5th year................................................... | 7,310 |
| 6th year................................................... | 8,059 |
| 7th year................................................... | 8,807 |
| 8th year................................................... | 9,557 |
7 | Members, not being members to whom item 5 or 6 applies, undertaking degree courses– |
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| with 3 years to graduation........................................ | 6,561 |
| with 2 years to graduation........................................ | 7,310 |
| in final year................................................. | 8,059 |
8 | Members of the Navy, and air cadets not at the Air Force Academy, undertaking diploma courses– |
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| 1st year.................................................... | 5,141 |
| 2nd year (or matriculation or equivalent entry).......................... | 5,812 |
| 3rd year................................................... | 6,561 |
| 4th year................................................... | 7,310 |
9 | Officer trainees of the Army and Air Force, not being members referred to in item 5, 6, 7 or 8– |
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| If not completed degree course.................................... | 7,310 |
| If completed degree course....................................... | 8,059 |
10 | Officer trainees of the Navy, not being members referred to in item 5, 6, 7 or 8– |
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| 1st year.................................................... | 7,310 |
| 2nd year................................................... | 8,059 |
Application
3. The Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations as amended by regulations 1 and 2 apply in relation to service by —
(a) members of the Navy and of the Army after 5 July 1979; and
(b) members of the Air Force after 4 July 1979.
NOTES
1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 14 August 1979.
2. Statutory Rules 1973 No. 100 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules No. 4 and see also Statutory Rules 1979 Nos. 4, 23, 69, 84, 92, 119, 152 and 161.