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 Schedules 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations are repealed and the following Schedules substituted: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

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 9—continued

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.

Overview

The Interim Determination under the Defence Amendment Act 1979 was made by the Minister of State for Administrative Services on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence on 5 August 1980. This legislative instrument amends the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations to update the rates of salary and allowances for various ranks within the Navy, Army, and Air Force, as well as for chaplains and other members. The policy objective is to ensure that the remuneration for Defence Force members is kept up to date with prevailing economic conditions and to reflect the cost of living adjustments. The amendments apply to members of the Navy and Army from 18 July 1980 and to members of the Air Force from 17 July 1980.

Scope and Application

This legislation, the Interim Determination under the Defence Amendment Act 1979, is an administrative instrument that amends the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations, specifically concerning the salary adjustments for various ranks within the Australian Defence Force (ADF). It applies to members of the Navy, Army, and Air Force, and these amendments to the salary regulations apply to service performed on or after 17 July 1980 for the Air Force and 18 July 1980 for the Navy and Army. The amendments involve increasing the salary allowances for service personnel, including service allowance, special allowance for senior medical and dental officers, and senior chaplains' allowance. Additionally, it repeals and replaces the existing salary schedules with new ones that specify the rates of salary for officers based on their rank and years of service. This legislation is a Commonwealth instrument and is part of the broader Defence Amendment Act 1979, aimed at ensuring that remuneration within the ADF is periodically reviewed and adjusted to reflect changes in economic and service conditions.

Key Provisions

The main operative sections of this legislation, the Interim Determination under the Defence Amendment Act 1979, revise various allowances and salaries within the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations. Regulation 10 now specifies a service allowance of $1438, replacing the previous amount of $1380. The special allowance for senior medical and dental officers is increased from $3752 to $3910, and the allowance for $1821 is raised to $1898. The senior chaplains' allowance is adjusted from $616 to $642. Furthermore, the legislation repeals and replaces Schedules 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9, introducing new salary structures based on rank and years of service. The Act imposes specific obligations on the Defence Force personnel, particularly regarding the revised allowances and salary structures. These adjustments are to be applied to service provided by members of the Navy and the Army on or after 18 July 1980, and to members of the Air Force on or after 17 July 1980. These changes ensure that all personnel are compensated in accordance with the updated regulations. Breaches of this legislation may result in various civil or criminal consequences, although the specific penalties are not detailed within the text. Typically, non-compliance with defence regulations could lead to disciplinary actions, financial penalties, or other administrative measures as prescribed by relevant laws and Defence policies. The precise penalties would depend on the nature and severity of the breach, and would be determined in accordance with applicable military and civilian laws.

Area of Law: Defence Law
Instrument: Legislative Instrument
Concepts: Definitions & Interpretation; Reporting & Disclosure Obligations; Regulatory Standards

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