EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1982 NO. 278
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.
Schedule 6 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations provides annual rates of salaries for Chaplains.
These Statutory Rules amend Schedule 6 by changing the title of Chaplain-General to Principal Chaplain with effect 27 September 1982, the date on which appointments to the positions of Principal Chaplain in the Army were made.
The Statutory Rules also provide for the payment of an amount of additional salary to Principal Chaplains in respect of the performance of their duties between 1 July 1981 when revised chaplaincy arrangements were introduced in the Army, and 27 September 1982 the date of formal appointment of Army Principal Chaplains.