EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1983 NO. 291
ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE
AMENDMENT OF THE DEFENCE FORCE (SALARIES) REGULATIONS
Section 12 of the Defence Amendment Act 1979 allows the Minister to make interim determinations amending or repealing regulations. The Act also deems such interim determinations to be Statutory Rules.
Regulation 8 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations prescribes rates of salary payable to members of the Defence Force, other than officers and members undergoing initial training, who are rendering continuous full-time service. Salary is paid in accordance with the member’s rank, the pay level appropriate to his employment category under the Service Financial Regulations and, if applicable, the number of years service that he has completed in that rank.
Generally a member of the Defence Force who changes from one employment category to another retains his former rank and employment category and, consequently, his salary level until successful completion of retraining. A member of the Air Force who retrains to become an airman aircrew is, however, re-mustered as Airman Aircrew (Uncategorized) during training. These Statutory Rules amend regulation 8 to permit payment of salary to an Airman Aircrew (Uncategorized) at the rate appropriate to his former rank and employment category for the period of retraining.
The date of effect is 22 September 1983, the date the Airman Aircrew (Uncategorized) mustering was introduced.