EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1984 NO. 370
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 12A of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations provides for payment of a Rental Allowance to members of the Defence Force who marry during a posting of more than 6 months. Regulations 12D and 12E of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations prevent rental allowance being paid to a member under regulation 12A in a case where the member is married to another member and that other member has an entitlement to payment of Rental Allowance under either Military Financial Regulation 128 or Air Force Regulation 608.
The legal cover for payment of Rental Allowance under Military Financial Regulation 128 and Air Force Regulation 608 will be provided by Determination 0503, Defence Force Rental Expense Assistance Allowance made by the Minister under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903. It is necessary to change the references to regulations 128 and 608 in regulations 12D and 12E to reference to Determination 0503 with effect from the date the determination is made. This determination makes the appropriate amendments.