Statutory Rules
1976 No. 197
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903, THE NAVAL
DEFENCE ACT 1910 AND THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923.*
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903, the Naval Defence Act 1910 and the Air Force Act 1923.
Dated this ninth day of September, 1976.
JOHN R. KERR
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
D. J. KILLEN
Minister of State for Defence.
Amendments of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations†
General rates of salary payable to members.
1. Regulation 8 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2) and substituting the following sub-regulation:—
“ (2) Subject to sub-regulations (4) and (6), a member who is promoted to a rank specified in Part II of Schedule 7 or Part II of Schedule 8 shall, for the purposes of that Part, be deemed to have completed the number of years service in that rank specified in column 2 of the following table opposite the pay level specified in column 1 of that table that was appropriate, under the Service Financial Regulations, to the member immediately before he was so promoted:—
Column 1 | Column 2 |
Appropriate pay level | Period of service deemed to have been completed in rank |
Pay level 2 ....................................... | 1 year |
Pay level 3 ....................................... | 2 years |
Pay level 4 ....................................... | 3 years |
Pay level 5 ....................................... | 4 years |
Pay level 6 ....................................... | 5 years |
* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 15 September 1976.
† Statutory Rules 1973, No. 100, as amended by Statutory Rules 1973, Nos. 132, 201, 203, 249 and 269; 1974, Nos. 71, 77, 90, 92, 93 and 208; 1975, Nos. 34, 149, 163 and 197; and 1976, Nos. 3, 13, 48, 81, 120, 130 and 136.
Senior Chaplain’s allowance.
2. Regulation 16 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended by omitting the figures “ $327 ” and substituting the figures “ $332 ”.
Schedules 1-9 (inclusive).
3. Schedules 1 to 9 (inclusive) to the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations are repealed and the following Schedules substituted:—
SCHEDULE 1 Regulation 7
Officers who hold Specified Ranks
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Navy | Army | Air Force | Annual rate of Salary |
|
|
| $ |
Rear-Admiral ...... | Major-General ....... | Air Vice-Marshal ..... | 29,951 |
Commodore ....... | Brigadier .......... | Air Commodore ...... | 25,481 |
SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 7
MalE Officers other than Officers who hold a Rank Specified in Schedule 1 or are Officers described in schedules 3, 4, 5, 6 or 9
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Navy | Army | Air Force | Annual rate of Salary |
|
|
| $ |
Acting Sub-Lieutenant . | Second Lieutenant .... | Pilot Officer ......... | 8,958 |
(Supplementary List) |
|
|
|
Sub-Lieutenant— | Lieutenant— | Flying Officer— |
|
Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ...... | Under 1 year ....... | 9,460 |
1 year .......... | 1 year ........... | 1 year ........... | 9,959 |
Lieutenant— ....... |
|
|
|
Under 1 year ....... | 2 years .......... | 2 years ........... | 10,460 |
1 year .......... | 3 years .......... | 3 years ........... | 10,960 |
| Captain— | Flight Lieutenant— |
|
2 years ......... | Under 1 year ...... | Under 1 year ....... | 11,533 |
3 years ......... | 1 year ........... | 1 year ........... | 12,107 |
4 years ......... | 2 years .......... | 2 years ........... | 12,680 |
5 years ......... | 3 years .......... | 3 years ........... | 13,254 |
6 years ......... | 4 years .......... | 4 years ........... | 13,826 |
7 years ......... | 5 years .......... | 5 years ........... | 14,399 |
Lieutenant-Commander— | Major— | Squadron Leader— |
|
Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ...... | Under 1 year ....... | 15,104 |
1 year .......... | 1 year ........... | 1 year ........... | 15,810 |
2 years ......... | 2 years .......... | 2 years ........... | 16,515 |
3 years ......... | 3 years .......... | 3 years ........... | 17,220 |
Commander— | Lieutenant-Colonel— | Wing Commander— |
|
Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ...... | Under 1 year ....... | 18,115 |
1 year .......... | 1 year ........... | 1 year ........... | 19,009 |
Captain— ......... | Colonel— | Group Captain— |
|
Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ...... | Under 1 year ....... | 20,029 |
1 year .......... | 1 year ........... | 1 year ........... | 21,051 |
SCHEDULE 3 Regulation 7
Female Officers and Officers who are Male Nurses
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Navy | Army | Air Force | Annual rate of Salary |
| Second Lieutenant .... | Pilot Officer ......... | $ |
Sister or 3rd Officer— | Lieutenant— | Section Officer or Flying Officer— | 7,230 |
Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ...... | Under 1 year ....... | 7,625 |
1 year .......... | 1 year ........... | 1 year ........... | 8,020 |
2 years ......... | 2 years .......... | 2 years ........... | 8,413 |
3 years ......... | 3 years .......... | 3 years ........... | 8,809 |
Senior Sister or 2nd Officer- | Captain— | Flight Officer or Flight Lieutenant— |
|
Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ...... | Under 1 year ....... | 9,267 |
1 year .......... | 1 year ........... | 1 year ........... | 9,725 |
2 years ......... | 2 years .......... | 2 years ........... | 10,185 |
3 years ......... | 3 years .......... | 3 years ........... | 10,643 |
4 years ......... | 4 years .......... | 4 years ........... | 11,101 |
5 years ......... | 5 years .......... | 5 years ........... | 11,560 |
Superintending Sister or 1st Officer— | Major— | Squadron Officer or Squadron Leader— |
|
Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ...... | Under 1 year ....... | 12,124 |
1 year .......... | 1 year ........... | 1 year ........... | 12,688 |
2 years ......... | 2 years .......... | 2 years ........... | 13,252 |
3 years ......... | 3 years .......... | 3 years ........... | 13,816 |
Matron or Chief Officer— | Lieutenant-Colonel— | Wing Officer or Wing Commander— |
|
Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ...... | Under 1 year ....... | 14,532 |
1 year .......... | 1 year ........... | 1 year ........... | 15,247 |
Captain— | Colonel— | Group Officer or Group Captain— |
|
Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ...... | Under 1 year ....... | 16,063 |
1 year .......... | 1 year ........... | 1 year ........... | 16,880 |
SCHEDULE 4 Regulation 7
Naval Officers of the Special Duties List, Army Officers Commissioned from Sergeant and above and equivalent ranks, other than graduates of an officer cadet school, and air Force Officers Commissioned from Sergeant and above and Equivalent Ranks
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Navy | Army | Air Force | Annual rate of Salary |
|
|
| $ |
|
| Pilot Officer ......... | 11,818 |
Sub-Lieutenant— | Lieutenant— | Flying Officer— |
|
Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ...... | Under 1 year ....... | 12,392 |
1 year .......... | 1 year ........... | 1 year ........... | 12,680 |
Lieutenant— |
|
|
|
Under 1 year ..... | 2 years .......... | 2 years ........... | 12,968 |
1 year .......... | 3 years .......... | 3 years ........... | 13,254 |
| Captain— | Flight Lieutenant— |
|
2 years ......... | Under 1 year ...... | Under 1 year | 13,541 |
3 years ......... | 1 year ........... | 1 year ........... | 13,826 |
5 years ......... | 3 years .......... | 3 years ........... | 14,115 |
7 years ......... | 5 years .......... | 5 years ........... | 14,399 |
SCHEDULE 5 Regulation 7
Medical Officers and Dental Officers
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Navy | Army | Air Force | Annual rate of Salary |
|
|
| $ |
Officer performing year of compulsory residency (from under graduate scheme) | Officer performing year of compulsory residency (from undergraduate scheme) | Officer performing year of compulsory residency (from undergraduate scheme) |
11,533 |
Lieutenant— | Captain— | Flight Lieutenant— |
|
Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ...... | Under 1 year ....... | 13,765 |
1 year .......... | 1 year ........... | 1 year ........... | 14,923 |
2 years ......... | 2 years .......... | 2 years ........... | 15,502 |
3 years ......... | 3 years .......... | 3 years ........... | 16,081 |
4 years ......... | 4 years .......... | 4 years ........... | 16,659 |
5 years ......... | 5 years .......... | 5 years ........... | 17,240 |
Lieutenant-Commander— | Major— ........... | Squadron Leader— |
|
Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ...... | Under 1 year ....... | 18,505 |
1 year .......... | 1 year ........... | 1 year ........... | 19,139 |
2 years ......... | 2 years .......... | 2 years ........... | 19,772 |
3 years ......... | 3 years .......... | 3 years ........... | 20,409 |
Commander ....... | Lieutenant-Colonel .... | Wing Commander ..... | 23,048 |
Captain ........... | Colonel ........... | Group Captain ....... | 25,363 |
Commodore ....... | Brigadier .......... | Air Commodore ...... | 27,716 |
Rear-Admiral ...... | Major-General ....... | Air Vice-Marshal ..... | 29,951 |
SCHEDULE 6 Regulation 7
Chaplains
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Navy | Army | Air Force | Annual rate of Salary |
|
|
| $ |
Chaplain— | Chaplain, 4th Class— | Chaplain— |
|
Under 1 year ....... | Under 1 year ...... | Under 1 year ...... | 11,533 |
1 year .......... | 1 year ........... | 1 year ........... | 12,107 |
2 years ......... | 2 years .......... | 2 years .......... | 12,680 |
3 years ......... | 3 years .......... | 3 years .......... | 13,254 |
| Chaplain, 3rd Class— |
|
|
4 years ......... | Under 2 years ..... | 4 years .......... | 13,826 |
6 years ......... | 2 years .......... | 6 years .......... | 14,399 |
8 years ......... | 4 years .......... | 8 years .......... | 14,911 |
10 years ......... | 6 years .......... | 10 years ......... | 15,423 |
12 years ......... | 8 years .......... | 12 years ......... | 15,934 |
14 years ......... | 10 years ......... | 14 years ......... | 16,447 |
16 years ......... | 12 years ......... | 16 years ......... | 16,960 |
18 years ......... | 14 years ......... | 18 years ......... | 17,471 |
20 years ......... | 16 years ......... | 20 years ......... | 17,984 |
22 years ......... | 18 years ......... | 22 years ......... | 18,495 |
| Chaplain-General ..... | Principal Air Chaplain | 19,009 |
SCHEDULE 7 Regulation 8
Male Members other than Officers and Members undergoing Training in a
Capacity referred to in Schedule 9
Part I
Ranks | Annual 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 .. | 6,503 | 6,945 | 7,377 | 7,816 | 8,255 | 8,693 |
Able Seaman | Lance Corporal | Leading Aircraftman | 6,672 | 7,113 | 7,543 | 7,983 | 8,420 | 8,861 |
Leading Seaman | Corporal .. | Corporal .. | 6,959 | 7,391 | 7,822 | 8,262 | 8,700 | 9,144 |
Part II
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Navy | Army | Air Force | Annual rate of Salary |
|
|
| $ |
Petty Officer— | Sergeant— | Sergeant— |
|
Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ..... | 7,298 |
1 year .......... | 1 year .......... | 1 year .......... | 7,730 |
2 years ......... | 2 years ......... | 2 years ......... | 8,161 |
3 years ......... | 3 years ......... | 3 years ......... | 8,601 |
4 years ......... | 4 years ......... | 4 years ......... | 9,044 |
5 years ......... | 5 years ......... | 5 years ......... | 9,489 |
6 years ......... | 6 years ......... | 6 years ......... | 9,935 |
Part III
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Navy | Army | Air Force | Annual rate of Salary |
|
|
| $ |
Artificer, 1st Class, |
|
|
|
Mechanician, |
|
|
|
1st Class, Naval |
|
|
|
Shipwright, |
|
|
|
1st Class— .. .. | Staff Sergeant— | Flight Sergeant— |
|
Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ..... | 9,935 |
1 year .......... | 1 year .......... | 1 year .......... | 10,386 |
2 years ......... | 2 years ......... | 2 years ......... | 10,837 |
Chief Petty Officer— | Warrant Officer, Class 2— |
|
|
Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ..... | 3 years ......... | 11,290 |
1 year .......... | 1 year .......... | 4 years ......... | 11,743 |
Warrant Officer— | Warrant Officer, Class 1— | Warrant Officer— |
|
Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ..... | 12,229 |
1 year .......... | 1 year .......... | 1 year .......... | 12,714 |
SCHEDULE 8 Regulation 8
Female Members other than Officers and Members undergoing Training in a
Capacity referred to in Schedule 9
Part I
Ranks | Annual 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 |
|
|
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
Wran ...... | Private ..... | Aircraftwoman | 6,503 | 6,945 | 7,377 | 7,816 | 8,255 | 8,693 |
Senior Wran .. | Lance Corporal | Leading Aircraftwoman | 6,638 | 7,080 | 7,510 | 7,950 | 8,387 | 8,827 |
Leading Wran | Corporal .... | Corporal .... | 6,869 | 7,303 | 7,733 | 8,174 | 8,610 | 9,054 |
Part II
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Navy | Army | Air Force | Annual rate of Salary |
|
|
| $ |
Petty Officer— | Sergeant— | Sergeant— |
|
Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ..... | 7,142 |
1 year .......... | 1 year .......... | 1 year .......... | 7,574 |
2 years ......... | 2 years ......... | 2 years ......... | 8,005 |
3 years ......... | 3 years ......... | 3 years ......... | 8,444 |
4 years ......... | 4 years ......... | 4 years ......... | 8,884 |
5 years ......... | 5 years ......... | 5 years ......... | 9,330 |
6 years ......... | 6 years ......... | 6 years ......... | 9,773 |
Part III
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Navy | Army | Air Force | Annual rate of Salary |
|
|
| $ |
Chief Petty Officer— | Staff Sergeant— | Flight Sergeant— |
|
Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ..... | 9,773 |
1 year .......... | 1 year .......... | 1 year .......... | 10,135 |
2 years ......... | 2 years ......... | 2 years ......... | 10,495 |
| Warrant Officer, Class 2— |
|
|
| Under 1 year ..... | .............. | 10,858 |
| 1 year .......... | .............. | 11,221 |
Warrant Officer— | Warrant Officer, Class 1— | Warrant Officer— |
|
Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ..... | 11,609 |
1 year .......... | 1 year .......... | 1 year .......... | 11,996 |
SCHEDULE 9 Regulation 9
Members undergoing Training
Item No. | Training Capacities | Annual rate of Salary |
|
| $ |
1 | Normal entry recruits during basic recruit training | 5,622 |
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 ................................................ | 5,862 |
| 2nd and subsequent years .................................... | 6,878 |
3 | Junior trainees, being junior musicians, apprentice musicians and other apprentices— |
|
| 1st year ................................................ | 3,283 |
| 2nd year ............................................... | 4,299 |
| 3rd year ............................................... | 5,862 |
| 4th year ................................................ | 6,878 |
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 .. | 3,262 |
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 ................................................ | 4,710 |
| 2nd year ............................................... | 5,317 |
| 3rd year ............................................... | 5,924 |
| 4th year ................................................ | 6,531 |
| 5th year ................................................ | 7,138 |
| 6th year ................................................ | 7,746 |
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 ................................................ | 3,625 |
| 2nd year ............................................... | 4,167 |
| 3rd year ............................................... | 4,710 |
| 4th year ................................................ | 5,317 |
| 5th year ................................................ | 5,924 |
| 6th year ................................................ | 6,531 |
| 7th year ................................................ | 7,138 |
| 8th year ................................................ | 7,746 |
7 | Members, not being members referred to in items 5 and 6, undertaking degree courses— |
|
| with 3 years to graduation .................................... | 5,317 |
| with 2 years to graduation .................................... | 5,924 |
| in final year ............................................. | 6,531 |
8 | Members of the Navy and air cadets not at the Air Force Academy, undertaking diploma courses— |
|
| 1st year ................................................ | 4,167 |
| 2nd year (or matriculation or equivalent entry) ...................... | 4,710 |
| 3rd year ............................................... | 5,317 |
| 4th year ................................................ | 5,924 |
9 | Male officer trainees, being officer cadets (Army) and aircrew cadets (Air Force)— |
|
| If not completed degree course ................................ | 5,924 |
| If completed degree course ................................... | 6,531 |
10 | Female officer trainees— |
|
| If not completed degree course ................................ | 4,740 |
| If completed degree course ................................... | 5,225 |
11 | Members of the Navy, other than members referred to in another item of this Schedule, who hold the rank of Midshipman of the Supplementary List— |
|
| 1st year ................................................ | 5,924 |
| 2nd year ............................................... | 6,531 |
Further amendments of the Defence Farce (Salaries) Regulations.
4. The Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations are amended as set out in the following table:—
Provision | Amendment |
Sub-regulation 4 (1) .... | After the definition of “ dependant ”, insert the following definitions:— |
| “ ‘ living in ’, in relation to a member, means that the member is provided with rations and quarters by the Department of Defence, and ‘ live in ’ has a corresponding meaning; |
| ‘ living out ’ means that the member has permission to provide his own meals or accommodation, or both, or to reside in married quarters, and ‘live out ’ has a corresponding meaning;”. |
| After the definition of “ male nurse ”, insert the following definition:— |
| “ ‘ married quarters ’ means quarters— |
| (a) controlled by the Department of Defence and provided for the use of a member and his family us a residence; or |
| (b) controlled by another Australian Public Service Department and provided, by arrangement between the last-mentioned Department and the Department of Defence, for the use of a member and his family as a residence;”. |
| Omit the definition of “ officer ”. |
Sub-regulation 9 (2) .... | Omit “ items 5 and 8 ”, substitute “ item 5 or 8 ”. |
| Omit “ being a member who is not in receipt of service allowance and ”. |
Sub-regulation 9 (3) .... | Omit “, being a member who is not in receipt of service allowance,”. |
Sub-regulation 9a (1) ... | Omit “ this ” (second occurring), substitute “ his ”. |
Sub-regulation 9a (6) ... | After “ in ” (first occurring), insert “ a ”. |
Sub-regulation 9a (7) ... | After “ in ” (first occurring), insert “ a ”. |
Sub-regulation 9a (9) ... | Add at the end of paragraph (b) “ or ”. |
Sub-regulation 9b (3) ... | Omit. |
Sub-regulation 9b (4) ... | Omit “ commencing on or after 27 March 1975 ”. |
Sub-regulation 9c (1) ... | Omit paragraph (a), substitute the following paragraph:— |
| “ (a) the Commonwealth; or ”. |
Sub-regulation 12 (5) ... | Omit “ Australia ” (wherever occurring), substitute “ the Commonwealth ”. |
Sub-regulation 14a (2) .. | Omit “ recreation leave bonus ”, substitute “ ‘ recreation leave bonus ’ ”. |
Sub-regulation 15 (1) ... | Omit the definition of “ qualified member ”, substitute the following definition:— |
| “ ‘ qualified member ’ means an officer who is a qualified submarine officer or a sailor who is a qualified submarine sailor and includes a member who is undergoing that part of the course of initial training for qualified submarine officers and qualified submarine sailors known as ‘ Part III of Initial Submarine Training ’.”. |
Sub-regulation 36 (1) ... | Omit “ annual ”. |
Sub-regulation 36 (2) ... | Omit “ annual ”. |
Sub-regulation 37 (2) ... | After “ absence ”, insert “ overnight ”. |
Amendments of Statutory Rules 1976, No. 48.
5. Regulation 4 of Statutory Rules 1976, No. 48 is amended—
(a) by inserting in the table after the word “ ‘ fourteen ’ ” in the item, relating to sub-regulation 12 (1) the words “ (wherever occurring) ”; and
(b) by omitting from the table the word and figures “ Regulation 14e ” and substituting the word and figures “ Regulation 14c ”.
Application.
6. The Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations as amended by regulations 1, 2 and 3 apply to and in relation to service by—
(a) members of the Navy or of the Army—on or after 20 August 1976; and
(b) members of the Air Force—on or after 19 August 1976.