EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1984 NO. 45
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.
The Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations prescribe rates of salary for members of the Defence Force rendering continuous full-time service.
These Statutory Rules amend the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations to provide that the service of a chaplain in the Navy who performed the duties of Senior Chaplain during the period 1 July 1981 to 4 November 1981 be counted as service as a Principal Naval Chaplain for the purpose of assessing increments.
These Statutory Rules also provide for such chaplains to be paid salary at an increased rate for that period.