Statutory Rules
1976 No. 136
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1975, THE NAVAL
DEFENCE ACT 1910-1975 AND THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923-1975.*
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 1903-1975, the Naval Defence Act 1910-1975 and the Air Force Act 1923-1975.
Dated this twenty-third day of June, 1976.
JOHN R. KERR
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
A. A. STREET
Minister of State for Employment and Industrial Relations
for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence.
Amendments of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations†
Schedules 1-9 (inclusive).
1. Schedules 1 to 9 (inclusive) to the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations are repealed and the following Schedules substituted:—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.... | 29,508 |
Commodore....... | Brigadier.......... | Air Commodore..... | 25,104 |
* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 24 June 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 and 130.
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 .......... | 8,826 |
(Supplementary List) |
|
|
|
Sub-Lieutenant— | Lieutenant— | Flying Officer— |
|
Under 1 year ...... | Under 1 year ........ | Under 1 year......... | 9,320 |
1 year ........... | 1 year ............. | 1 year ............. | 9,812 |
Lieutenant— |
|
|
|
Under 1 year ...... | 2 years ............. | 2 years............. | 10,305 |
1 year ........... | 3 years ............ | 3 years ............ | 10,798 |
| Captain— | Flight Lieutenant— |
|
2 years .......... | Under 1 year ........ | Under 1 year......... | 11,363 |
3 years .......... | 1 year ............. | 1 year ............. | 11,928 |
4 years .......... | 2 years ............ | 2 years............. | 12,493 |
5 years .......... | 3 years ............ | 3 years............. | 13,058 |
6 years .......... | 4 years ............ | 4 years ............ | 13,622 |
7 years .......... | 5 years ............ | 5 years ............ | 14,186 |
Lieutenant-Commander— | Major— | Squadron Leader— |
|
Under 1 year ...... | Under 1 year ........ | Under 1 year | 14,881 |
1 year ........... | 1 year ............. | 1 year ............. | 15,576 |
2 years .......... | 2 years ............ | 2 years .. .. | 16,271 |
3 years .......... | 3 years ............ | 3 years ............ | 16,966 |
Commander— | Lieutenant-Colonel— | Wing Commander— |
|
Under 1 year ...... | Under 1 year ........ | Under 1 year......... | 17,847 |
1 year ........... | 1 year ............. | 1 year ............. | 18,728 |
Captain— | Colonel— | Group Captain— |
|
Under 1 year ...... | Under 1 year ........ | Under 1 year......... | 19,733 |
1 year ........... | 1 year ............ | 1 year............. | 20,740 |
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 ........... | 7,100 |
Sister or 3rd Officer— | Lieutenant— | Section Officer or Flying Officer— |
|
Under 1 year ... | Under 1 year ........ | Under 1 year | 7,495 |
1 year........ | 1 year ............. | 1 year ............ | 7,890 |
2 years............. | 2 years ............ | 2 years ............ | 8,283 |
3 years............. | 3 years ............ | 3 years ............ | 8,679 |
Senior Sister or 2nd Officer— | Captain— | Flight Officer or Flight Lieutenant— |
|
Under 1 year... | Under 1 year ........ | Under 1 year ........ | 9,130 |
1 year ........ | 1 year ............. | 1 year ............ | 9,581 |
2 years ............ | 2 years ............ | 2 years ............ | 10,034 |
3 years ....... | 3 years............ | 3 years ............ | 10,486 |
4 years ....... | 4 years ............ | 4 years............. | 10,937 |
5 years ............ | 5 years ............ | 5 years ............ | 11,389 |
Superintending Sister or 1st Officer— | Major— | Squadron Officer or Squadron Leader— |
|
Under 1 year ........ | Under 1 year ........ | Under 1 year......... | 11,945 |
1 year ............. | 1 year............. | 1 year ............. | 12,500 |
2 years ............ | 2 years............. | 2 years............. | 13,056 |
3 years ............ | 3 years ............ | 3 years............. | 13,612 |
Schedule 3—continued
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Navy | Army | Air Force | Annual rate of Salary |
Matron or Chief Officer— | Lieutenant-Colonel— | Wing Officer or Wing Commander— |
|
Under 1 year ......... | Under 1 year ... | Under 1 year ...... | 14,317 |
1 year .......... | 1 year ........ | 1 year .. .. | 15,022 |
Captain— | Colonel— | Group Officer or Group Captain— |
|
Under 1 year ..... | Under 1 year ... | Under 1 year ...... | 15,826 |
1 year .......... | 1 year ........ | 1 year .......... | 16,631 |
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 | 11,643 |
Sub-Lieutenant— | Lieutenant— | Flying Officer— |
|
Under 1 year .... | Under 1 year ........ | Under 1 year ...... | 12,209 |
1 year ............. | 1 year ............. | 1 year ............. | 12,493 |
Lieutenant— |
|
|
|
Under 1 year......... | 2 years ............ | 2 years .......... | 12,776 |
1 year ............. | 3 years............. | 3 years .......... | 13,058 |
| Captain— | Flight Lieutenant— |
|
2 years......... | Under 1 year........ | Under 1 year ...... | 13,341 |
3 years ............ | 1 year ............. | 1 year ........... | 13,622 |
5 years ............ | 3 years ............ | 3 years ............ | 13,906 |
7 years............. | 5 years ............ | 5 years ............ | 14,186 |
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 under-graduate scheme) | Officer performing year of compulsory residency (from under-graduate scheme) | 11,363 |
Lieutenant— | Captain— | Flight Lieutenant— |
|
Under 1 year ...... | Under 1 year .. | Under 1 year.......... | 13,562 |
1 year .......... | 1 year .......... | 1 year.............. | 14,702 |
2 years .......... | 2 years .......... | 2 years............. | 15,273 |
3 years .......... | 3 years .......... | 3 years.............. | 15,843 |
4 years .......... | 4 years.......... | 4 years .............. | 16,413 |
5 years.......... | 5 years .......... | 5 years............. | 16,985 |
Lieutenant-Commander— | Major— | Squadron Leader— |
|
Under 1 year ...... | Under 1 year...... | Under 1 year.......... | 18,232 |
1 year........... | 1 year .......... | 1 year ............. | 18,856 |
2 years .......... | 2 years.......... | 2 years ............ | 19,480 |
3 years.......... | 3 years.......... | 3 years............. | 20,107 |
Schedule 5—continued
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Navy | Army | Air Force | Annual rate of Salary |
Commander .... | Lieutenant-Colonel ..... | Wing Commander V..... | 22,707 |
Captain ........ | Colonel ............. | Group Captain......... | 24,988 |
Commodore .... | Brigadier............ | Air Commodore ....... | 27,306 |
Rear Admiral.... | Major-General ........ | Air Vice-Marshal ...... | 29,508 |
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 .... | 11,363 |
1 year .......... | 1 year................ | 1 year......... | 11,928 |
2 years.......... | 2 years ............... | 2 years......... | 12,493 |
3 years .......... | 3 years............... | 3 years......... | 13,058 |
| Chaplain, 3rd Class— |
|
|
4 years .......... | Under 2 years ........... | 4 years ........ | 13,622 |
6 years .......... | 2 years............... | 6 years ........ | 14,186 |
8 years.......... | 4 years............... | 8 years......... | 14,691 |
10 years......... | 6 years............... | 10 years ....... | 15,195 |
12 years ......... | 8 years............... | 12 years........ | 15,699 |
14 years......... | 10 years............... | 14 years........ | 16,204 |
16 years......... | 12 years............... | 16 years........ | 16,709 |
18 years......... | 14 years .............. | 18 years........ | 17,213 |
20 years......... | 16 years............... | 20 years........ | 17,718 |
22 years......... | 18 years .............. | 22 years........ | 18,222 |
| Chaplain-General.......... | Principal Air Chaplain . | 18,728 |
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 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Pay | Pay | Pay | Pay | Pay | Pay |
Navy | Army | Air Force | Level One | Level Two | Level Three | Level Four | Level Five | Level Six |
|
|
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
Seaman ............. | Private ............. | Aircraftman .......... | 6,373 | 6,815 | 7,247 | 7,686 | 8,125 | 8,563 |
Able Seaman . | Lance Corporal | Leading Aircraftman | 6,542 | 6,983 | 7,413 | 7,853 | 8,290 | 8,730 |
Leading Seaman | Corporal ............ | Corporal ............ | 6,829 | 7,261 | 7,692 | 8,132 | 8,570 | 9,009 |
Schedule 7—continued
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 ............ | 7,168 |
1 year....... | 1 year ...... | 1 year ................. | 7,600 |
2 years ...... | 2 years...... | 2 years................. | 8,031 |
3 years...... | 3 years...... | 3 years................. | 8,471 |
4 years...... | 4 years...... | 4 years................. | 8,910 |
5 years...... | 5 years ...... | 5 years ................ | 9,349 |
6 years...... | 6 years...... | 6 years ................ | 9,788 |
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 ...... | 9,788 |
1 year....... | 1 year .......... | 1 year .......... | 10,233 |
2 years...... | 2 years.......... | 2 years | 10,677 |
Chief Petty Officer— | Warrant Officer, Class 2— |
|
|
Under 1 year .. | Under 1 year...... | 3 years .......... | 11,123 |
1 year....... | 1 year .......... | 4 years.......... | 11,569 |
Warrant Officer— | Warrant Officer, Class 1— | Warrant Officer— |
|
Under 1 year.. | Under 1 year ...... | Under 1 year ...... | 12,048 |
1 year....... | 1 year .......... | 1 year........... | 12,526 |
Part IV
Appropriate Pay Level | Period of service in rank to which promoted |
Pay Level Two .............. | One year |
Pay Level Three............. | Two years |
Pay Level Four .............. | Three years |
Pay Level Five .............. | Four years |
Pay Level Six............... | Five years |
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 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Pay | Pay | Pay | Pay | Pay | Pay |
Navy | Army | Air Force | Level One | Level Two | Level Three | Level Four | Level Five | Level Six |
|
|
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
Wran ………. | Private .. | Aircraftwoman | 6,373 | 6,815 | 7,247 | 7,686 | 8,125 | 8,563 |
Senior Wran | Lance Corporal | Leading Aircraft woman | 6,508 | 6,950 | 7,380 | 7,820 | 8,257 | 8,697 |
Leading Wran | Corporal …….. | Corporal ……….... | 6,739 | 7,173 | 7,603 | 8,044 | 8,480 | 8,920 |
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 ....... | 7,012 |
1 year .............. | 1 year........... | 1 year............ | 7,444 |
2 years .......... | 2 years.......... | 2 years........... | 7,875 |
3 years........... | 3 years.......... | 3 years........... | 8,314 |
4 years ........... | 4 years.......... | 4 years........... | 8,753 |
5 years.......... | 5 years .......... | 5 years........... | 9,192 |
6 years.......... | 6 years.......... | 6 years ........... | 9,629 |
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 ........ | 9,629 |
1 year ......... | 1 year ............. | 1 year ............. | 9,985 |
2 years ........ | 2 years............ | 2 years............ | 10,340 |
| Warrant Officer, Class 2— |
|
|
| Under 1 year........ |
| 10,698 |
| 1 year .. .. |
| 11,055 |
Warrant Officer— | Warrant Officer, Class 1— | Warrant Officer— |
|
Under 1 year .... | Under 1 year........ | Under 1 year ........ | 11,437 |
1 year ......... | 1 year ............. | 1 year............. | 11,819 |
Part IV
Appropriate Pay Level | Period of service in rank to which promoted |
Pay Level Two ... | One Year |
Pay Level Three . | Two years |
Pay Level Four .. | Three years |
Pay Level Five .. | Four years |
Pay Level Six …. | Five years |
SCHEDULE 9 Regulation 9
Members undergoing Training
Item No. | Training Capacities | Annual rate of Salary |
|
| $ |
1 | Normal entry recruits during basic Recruit training .. .. | 5,492 |
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............................................... | 5,765 |
| 2nd and subsequent years................................... | 6,764 |
3 | Junior Trainees, being junior musicians, apprentice musicians and other apprentices— |
|
| 1st year............................................... | 3,228 |
| 2nd year.............................................. | 4,227 |
| 3rd year............................................... | 5,765 |
| 4th year............................................... | 6,764 |
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 .. | 3,208 |
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............................................... | 4,632 |
| 2nd year.............................................. | 5,229 |
| 3rd year............................................... | 5,826 |
| 4th year............................................... | 6,422 |
| 5th year............................................... | 7,019 |
| 6th year............................................... | 7,617 |
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............................................... | 3,565 |
| 2nd year.............................................. | 4,098 |
| 3rd year............................................... | 4,632 |
| 4th year............................................... | 5,229 |
| 5th year............................................... | 5,826 |
| 6th year............................................... | 6,422 |
| 7th year............................................... | 7,019 |
| 8th year............................................... | 7,617 |
7
| Members, not being members referred to in items 5 and 6, undertaking degree courses— |
|
| with 3 years to graduation .................................. | 5,229 |
| with 2 years to graduation .................................. | 5,826 |
| in final year............................................ | 6,422 |
8
| Members of the Navy and air cadets not at the Air Force Academy, undertaking diploma courses— |
|
| 1st year............................................... | 4,098 |
| 2nd year (or matriculation or equivalent entry) .. .. | 4,632 |
| 3rd year............................................... | 5,229 |
| 4th year............................................... | 5,826 |
9 | Male officer trainees, being— officer cadets (Army) and aircrew cadets (Air Force)— If not completed degree course ............................... If completed degree course.................................. |
|
| 5,826 | |
| 6,422 | |
10 | Female officer trainees If not completed degree course................................ If completed degree course.................................. |
|
| 4,661 | |
| 5,138 | |
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............................................... | 5,826 |
| 2nd year .............................................. | 6,422 |
Application.
2. The Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations as amended by regulation 1 apply to and in relation to service by—
(a) members of the Navy and of the Army—on or after 28 May 1976; and
(b) members of the Air Force—on or after 27 May 1976.