Statutory Rules
1973 No. 269
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1970, THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1971 AND THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923-1965.*
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1970, the Naval Defence Act 1910-1971 and the Air Force Act 1923-1965.
Dated this eighteenth day of December, 1973.
PAUL HASLUCK
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
LANCE BARNARD
Minister of State for Defence.
Amendments of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations†
Commencement.
1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 January 1974.
Schedule 7.
2. Schedule 7 to the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended by omitting Part I and substituting the following Part:—
“ Part I
Ranks | Annual rates of Salary | |||||||
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Pay Level One | Pay Level Two | Pay Level Three | Pay Level Four | Pay Level Five | Pay Level Six |
Naval Force. | Military Forces | Air Force | ||||||
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| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
Seaman ....... | Private ....... | Aircraftman .... | 3,945 | 4,315 | 4,687 | 5,064 | 5,441 | 5,817 |
Able Seaman ... | Lance Corporal | Leading Aircraftman | 4,087 | 4,459 | 4,829 | 5,207 | 5,583 | 5,961 |
Leading Seaman | Corporal...... | Corporal ...... | 4,327 | 4,698 | 5,069 | 5,447 | 5,823 | 6,200 |
* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 19 December 1973.
† Statutory Rules 1973, No. 100, as amended by Statutory Rules 1973, Nos. 132, 201, 203 and 249.
3. Schedule 8 to the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended by Schedules, omitting Part I and substituting the following Part:—
“ Part I
Ranks | Annual rates of Salary | |||||||
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Pay Level One | Pay Level Two | Pay Level Three | Pay Level Four | Pay Level Five | Pay Level Six |
Naval Forces | Military Forces | Air Force | ||||||
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| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
Wran ........ | Private....... | Aircraftwoman.. | 3,945 | 4,315 | 4,687 | 5,064 | 5,441 | 5,817 |
Senior Wran .... | Lance Corporal.. | Leading Aircraftwoman | 4,059 | 4,430 | 4,801 | 5,178 | 5,555 | 5,932 |
Leading Wran ... | Corporal ...... | Corporal ...... | 4,251 | 4,621 | 4,993 | 5,370 | 5,747 | 6,123 |
Schedule 9.
4. Schedule 9 to the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting item 2 and substituting the following item:—
“ 2 | Trainees, including Seamen in the Naval Forces who have attained the age of 17 years and who have not completed their category training— |
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| 1st year ............................................. | 3,798 |
| 2nd and subsequent years ................................. | 4,456 ”; |
and
(b) by omitting item 4 and substituting the following item:—
“ 4 | Seamen in the Naval Forces who have not attained the age of 17 years and Junior Recruits in those Forces | 2,117 ”. |
Transitional.
5. (1) A member who—
(a) immediately before the date of commencement of these Regulations, held the rank of Able Seaman; and
(b) has not, on the date of commencement of these Regulations, served for a period of twelve months after having completed his category training,
shall, for the purpose of regulation 8 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations, be deemed to hold the rank of Seaman until he has served for such a period.
(2) A member who—
(a) immediately before the date of commencement of these Regulations, held the rank of Wran;
(b) holds the rank of Senior Wran; and
(c) has not, on the date of commencement of these Regulations, served for a period of twelve months after having completed her category training,
shall, for the purposes of regulation 8 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations, be deemed to hold the rank of Wran until she has served for such a period.