EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1982 NO. 307
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 increase the rate of salary payable to an officer who has been commissioned from the ranks when his salary, prior to appointment as an officer, was greater than the salary scale applicable to the rank to which he has been commissioned. Previously, the member was paid salary at a rate equal to his previous salary until such time as he became entitled to a higher rate by normal progression through increments and by promotion.
This amendment implements, with effect from 5 November 1981, a recommendation of the Committee of Reference for Defence Force Pay in its report dated 12 August 1982. The Committee’s recommendations were approved by the Minister on 28 October 1982.