EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1984 NO. 1
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, inter alia, prescribe rates of salary payable to members of the Defence Force who are undergoing training.
A number of trainees in the Air Force hold the rank of Air Cadet or Cadet Aircrew. A recent amendment to the Air Force Regulations deleted these rank titles and introduced the rank titles of Officer Cadet and Non-commissioned Officer Cadet in their stead. These Statutory Rules make consequential amendments to the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations to permit the continued payment of salary to members holding the rank of Officer Cadet. Similar amendments are not necessary with respect to Non-commissioned Officer Cadets as members holding this rank are described in the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations by reference to the training which they are undertaking, not by their rank title.
The date of effect is 30 December 1983, the date the legislation amending the Air Force Regulations became effective.