Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations (Amendment)

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1980 No. 229

INTERIM DETERMINATION UNDER THE DEFENCE AMENDMENT ACT 19791

I, the Minister of State for Administrative Services acting for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence, hereby make the following Interim Determination under section 12 of the Defence Amendment Act 1979.

Dated this fifth day of August 1980.

J. E. MCLEAY

Minister of State for Administrative Services

for and on behalf of the

Minister of State for Defence

 

Amendments of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations2

Service allowance

 1. Regulation 10 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) “$1380” and substituting “$1438.

Special allowance senior medical and dental officers

 2. Regulation 10A of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended by  

 (a) omitting from sub-regulation (1) $3752 and substituting $3910; and

 (b) omitting from sub-regulation (2) $1821 and substituting “$1898.

Senior chaplains allowance

 3. Regulation 16 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended by omitting “$616” and substituting “$642.

Schedules 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9

 4. Schedules 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations are repealed and the following Schedules substituted:

 Schedule 1 Regulation 7

OFFICERS WHO HOLD SPECIFIED RANKS OTHER THAN OFFICERS DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE 5

Column 1
Navy

Column 2
Army

Column 3
Air Force

Column 4
Rate of Salary

 

 

 

$

Rear Admiral

Major General

Air Vice Marshal

38,281

Commodore

Brigadier

Air Commodore

32,684

 

 Schedule 2 Regulation 7

OFFICERS OTHER THAN OFFICERS WHO HOLD A RANK SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 1 OR ARE OFFICERS DESCRIBED IN  SCHEDULE 4, 5, 6 OR 9

Column 1
Navy

Column 2
Army

Column 3
Air Force

Column 4
Rate of salary

 

 

 

$

Acting Sub Lieutenant

Second Lieutenant

Pilot Officer

11,962

Sub Lieutenant 

Lieutenant 

Flying Officer 

 

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

12,602

 1 year

 1 year

 1 year

13,238

 2 years

 2 years

 2 years

13,867

 3 years

 3 years

 3 years

14,493

Lieutenant 

Captain 

Flight Lieutenant 

 

 Under 1 year

Under 1 year

Under 1 year

15,212

 1 year

 1 year

 1 year

15,929

 2 years

 2 years

 2 years

16,648

 3 years

 3 years

 3 years

17,368

 4 years

 4 years

 4 years

18,084

 5 years

 5 years

 5 years

18,800

Lieutenant Commander 

Major 

Squadron Leader 

 

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

19,685

 1 year

 1 year

 1 year

20,569

 2 years

 2 years

 2 years

21,452

 3 years

 3 years

 3 years

22,334

Commander 

Lieutenant Colonel 

Wing Commander 

 

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

23,456

 1 year

 1 year

 1 year

24,576

Captain 

Colonel 

Group Captain 

 

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

25,853

 1 year

 1 year

 1 year

27,134

 Schedule 4 Regulation 7

OFFICERS OF THE NAVY, THE ARMY (OTHER THAN GRADUATES OF AN OFFICER CADET SCHOOL) AND THE AIR FORCE, BEING OFFICERS WHO, IMMEDIATELY BEFORE APPOINTMENT AS OFFICERS WITH A RANK SPECIFIED IN THIS SCHEDULE, WERE MEMBERS WHO HELD A RANK SPECIFIED IN PART II OR III OF SCHEDULE 7

Column 1
Navy

Column 2
Army

Column 3
Air Force

Column 4
Rate of salary

 

 

 

$

Acting Sub Lieutenant

 

Pilot Officer

15,566

Sub Lieutenant 

Lieutenant 

Flying Officer 

 

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

16,286

 1 year

 1 year

 1 year

16,648

 2 years

 2 years

 2 years

17,008

 3 years

 3 years

 3 years

17,368

Lieutenant 

Captain 

Flight Lieutenant 

 

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

17,728

 1 year

 1 year

 1 year

18,084

 3 years

 3 years

 3 years

18,444

 5 years

 5 years

 5 years

18,800

 

 Schedule 5 Regulation 7

MEDICAL OFFICERS AND DENTAL OFFICERS

Column 1
Navy

Column 2
Army

Column 3
Air Force

Column 4
Rate of salary

 

 

 

$

Officer performing year of compulsory residency (from under-graduate scheme)

Officer performing year of compulsory residency (from under-graduate scheme)

Officer performing year of compulsory residency (from under-graduate scheme)



15,212

Lieutenant 

Captain 

Flight Lieutenant 

 

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

21,166

 1 year

 1 year

 1 year

22,889

 2 years

 2 years

 2 years

23,746

 3 years

 3 years

 3 years

24,606

 4 years

 4 years

 4 years

25,471

 5 years

 5 years

 5 years

26,329

Lieutenant Commander 

Major 

Squadron Leader 

 

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

28,210

 1 year

 1 year

 1 year

29,152

 2 years

 2 years

 2 years

30,093

 3 years

 3 years

 3 years

31,036

Commander

Lieutenant Colonel

Wing Commander

34,957

Captain

Colonel

Group Captain

38,619

Commodore

Brigadier

Air Commodore

35,481

Rear Admiral

Major General

Air Vice Marshal

38,281

 Schedule 6 Regulation 7

CHAPLAINS

Column 1
Navy

Column 2
Army

Column 3
Air Force

Column 4
Rate of salary

 

 

 

$

Chaplain 

Chaplain, 4th Class 

Chaplain 

 

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

15,212

 1 year

 1 year

 1 year

15,929

 2 years

 2 years

 2 years

16,648

 3 years

 3 years

 3 years

17,368

 

Chaplain, 3rd Class 

 

 

 4 years

 Under 2 years

 4 years

18,084

 6 years

 2 years

 6 years

18,800

 8 years

 4 years

 8 years

19,442

 10 years

 6 years

 10 years

20,084

 12 years

 8 years

 12 years

20,724

 14 years

 10 years

 14 years

21,366

 16 years

 12 years

 16 years

22,010

 18 years

 14 years

 18 years

22,649

 20 years

 16 years

 20 years

23,293

 22 years

 18 years

 22 years

23,933

 

Chaplain General

Principal Air Chaplain

24,576

 

 Schedule 7 Regulation 8

MEMBERS OTHER THAN OFFICERS AND MEMBERS UNDERGOING TRAINING IN A CAPACITY REFERRED TO IN SCHEDULE 9

Part I

Ranks

Rates of salary

Column 1
Navy

Column 2
Army

Column 3
Air Force

 

Pay
level
1

Pay
level
2

Pay
level
3

Pay
level
4

Pay
level
5

Pay
level
6

 

 

 

 

$

$

$

$

$

$

Seaman

Private

Aircraftman

 

8,803

9,375

9,934

10,501

11,066

11,624

Able Seaman

Lance Corporal

Leading Aircraftman

 


9,022


9,591


10,148


10,719


11,275


11,839

Leading Seaman

Corporal

Corporal

 

9,392

9,951

10,510

11,074

11,633

12,200

Schedule 7continued

Part II

Column 1
Navy

Column 2
Army

Column 3
Air Force

Column 4
Rate of
salary

 

 

 

$

Petty Officer 

Sergeant 

Sergeant 

 

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

9,832

 1 year

 1 year

 1 year

10,392

 2 years

 2 years

 2 years

10,946

 3 years

 3 years

 3 years

11,508

 4 years

 4 years

 4 years

12,073

 5 years

 5 years

 5 years

12,642

 6 years

 6 years

 6 years

13,209

Part III

Column 1
Navy

Column 2
Army

Column 3
Air Force

Column 4
Rate of salary

 

 

 

$

Artificer, 1st class 

Staff Sergeant 

Flight Sergeant 

 

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

13,209

 1 year

 1 year

 1 year

13,772

 2 years

 2 years

 2 years

14,338

Chief Petty Officer 

Warrant Officer, Class 2 

 

 

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

 3 years

14,906

 1 year

 1 year

 4 years

15,474

Warrant Officer 

Warrant Officer, Class 1 

Warrant Officer 

 

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

 Under 1 year

16,083

 1 year

 1 year

 1 year

16,690

 

 Schedule 9 Regulation 9

 

MEMBERS UNDERGOING TRAINING

Item

Training capacities

Rate of salary

 

 

$

1

Normal entry recruits during basic recruit training

7,661

2

Trainees, including sailors in the Navy who hold the rank of Seaman, who have attained the age of 17 years and who have not completed their category training 

  1st year

  2nd and subsequent years

7,876

9,241

Schedule 9continued

 

Item

Training capacities

Rate of salary

 

 

$

3

Junior trainees, being junior musicians, apprentice musicians and other apprentices 

  1st year

  2nd year

  3rd year

  4th year

4,410

5,776

7,876

9,241

4

Sailors in the Navy who hold the rank of Seaman and who have not attained the age of 17 years and junior recruits in the Navy

4,382

5

Royal Military College cadets, air cadets at the Air Force Academy and subordinate officers (that is to say, officers of the Navy who hold the rank of Acting Sub Lieutenant or a lower rank) who entered the Royal Australian Naval College by way of senior entry 

  1st year

  2nd year

  3rd year

  4th year

  5th year

  6th year

6,329

7,144

7,960

8,776

9,590

10,406

6

Subordinate officers (that is to say, officers of the Navy who hold the rank of Acting Sub Lieutenant or a lower rank) who entered the Royal Australian Naval College by way of junior entry 

  1st year

  2nd year

  3rd year

  4th year

  5th year

  6th year

  7th year

  8th year

4,870

5,598

6,329

7,144

7,960

8,776

9,590

10,406

7

Members, not being members to whom item 5 or 6 applies, undertaking degree courses 

  with 3 years to graduation

  with 2 years to graduation

  in final year

7,144

7,960

8,776

8

Members of the Navy, and air cadets not at the Air Force Academy, undertaking diploma courses 

  1st year

  2nd year (or matriculation or equivalent entry)

  3rd year

  4th year

5,598

6,329

7,144

7,960

9

Officer trainees of the Army and Air Force, not being members referred to in item 5, 6, 7 or 8 

  If not completed degree course

  If completed degree course

7,960

8,776

10

Officer trainees of the Navy, not being members referred to in item 5, 6, 7 or 8 

  1st year

  2nd year

7,960

8,776

Application

 5. The Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations as amended by this Determination apply in relation to service by 

 (a) members of the Navy and of the Army on or after 18 July 1980; and

 (b) members of the Air Force on or after 17 July 1980.

Notes

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 8 August 1980.

2. Statutory Rules 1973 No. 100 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1980 No. 1 and see also Statutory Rules 1980 Nos. 1, 4, 9, 20, 23, 34, 42, 43, 55, 73, 132, 142, 148, 155, 174, 216 and 217.

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