EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1983 NO. 142
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 payable to members of the Defence Force who are rendering continuous full-time service.
Sub-regulation 7(9) provides for payment of salary to an officer -
a. who has been commissioned from the ranks; and
b. whose salary, prior to his appointment as an officer, is an amount within the salary range applicable to the rank that is next higher than the rank to which he has been commissioned,
at the increment point for the next higher rank that is immediately above his salary prior to his appointment as an officer.
An officer who has been commissioned from the ranks and whose salary, prior to his appointment as an officer, does not exceed the maximum salary for the rank to which he was commissioned is paid salary at the increment point which equals his salary prior to his appointment as an officer or, if there is no such equal point, the increment point that is next higher.
These Statutory Rules amend sub-regulation 7(9) to align the rules applicable to an officer who is paid salary at an increment point for the next higher rank to those applicable to a member who is paid salary at an increment point for the rank to which he has been commissioned.
The date of effect is the date of Gazettal of the Statutory Rules.