Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Daily Rates of Pay) Regulations (Amendment) - Legislation

STATUTORY RULES

1966 No. 133

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE FORCES RETIREMENT BENEFITS ACT 1948-1965.*

WHEREAS by sub-section (1.) of section 88 of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1965 it is provided that the Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with that Act, prescribing all matters which by that Act are required or permitted to be prescribed, or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to that Act:

And whereas by sub-section (2.) of that section it is provided that where the pay of any class of members is increased or reduced, regulations for the purpose of the definition of “daily rate of pay” in sub-section (1.) of section 4 of that Act in relation to members included within that class made after the date on and from which the increase or reduction took effect may be expressed to have taken effect from and including that date:

And whereas the pay of members (other than members whose ranks and descriptions are set out in item 1, 2 or 3 of the Schedule inserted in the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Daily Rates of Pay) Regulations by regulation 1 of the following Regulations) has been increased, in the case of members of the Permanent Air Force, on and from the twenty-first day of July, 1966, and in the case of members of the Permanent Naval Forces and of members of the Permanent Military Forces, on and from the twenty-second day of July, 1966;

Now therefore I, the Governor-General in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1965 for the purpose of the definition of “daily rate of pay” in sub-section (1.) of section 4 of that Act.

Dated this twenty second day of September, 1966.

CASEY

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Prime Minister
for and on behalf of the Treasurer.

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Amendment of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Daily Rates of Pay) Regulations†

The Schedule.

1. The Schedule to the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Daily Rates of Pay) Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule inserted in its stead.

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* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1966.

† Statutory Rules 1963, No. 37 as amended to date. For previous amendments to Defence Force Retirements Benefits (Daily Rates of Pay) Regulations, see footnote † to Statutory Rules 1966, No. 37, and see also Statutory Rules 1966, Nos. 37 and 42.

11977/66.—Price 10c (1s.) 10/20.9.1966

THE SCHEDULE Regulation 2.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Permanent Naval Forces	Permanent Military Forces	Permanent Air Force	Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay
			$
Part I.
Male Officers, other than Chaplains and Medical and Dental Officers
1. Vice-Admiral (Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee)	Lieutenant - General (Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee)	Air Marshal (Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee)	43.84
2. Vice-Admiral (The First Naval Member of the Naval Board)	Lieutenant - General (Chief of the General Staff)	Air Marshal (Chief of the Air Staff)	42.47
3. Vice-Admiral.......	Lieutenant-General......	..................	29.59
4. Rear-Admiral.......	Major-General.........	Air Vice-Marshal.......	31.57
5. Captain (Special Rate).	Brigadier............	Air Commodore........	26.90
6. Captain (or relative rank)	Colonel.............	Group Captain.........	22.96
7. Commander (or relative rank)	Lieutenant-Colonel......	Wing Commander......	20.62
8. Lieutenant - Commander (or relative rank)	Major...............	Squadron Leader.......	18.29
9. Lieutenant (Special Duties)	Captain (Quartermaster)...	Flight Lieutenant.......	15.95
10.................	Captain..............	..................	14.95
11. Lieutenant (or relative rank)	...................	..................	14.45
12.................	Lieutenant............	..................	11.05
13. Sub-Lieutenant.....	...................	Flying Officer.........	10.55
14.................	Second Lieutenant......	..................	9.25
15.................	..................	Pilot Officer..........	8.86
16. Acting Sub-Lieutenant.	..................	..................	7.93
17. Midshipman (Supplementary List)	..................	..................	6.08
18. Midshipman	..................	Pilot Officer (Student) during final three years of medical course or final year of any other course	5.61
Sub-Lieutenant (undergraduate)	..................		5.61
19.................	Royal Military College Cadet undergoing third or fourth year training	Air Cadet undergoing third or fourth year training	4.58
20. Acting Sub-Lieutenant (undergraduate)	..................	Any other Pilot Officer (Student)	4.14
21. Midshipman (undergraduate)	..................	..................	3.68
22. Cadet Midshipman	Royal Military College Cadet undergoing first or second year training	Air Cadet undergoing first or second year training	3.45

The Schedule—continued

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Permanent Naval Forces	Permanent Military Forces	Permanent Air Force	Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay
			$
Part II.
Chaplains
24.	Chaplain General........	Principal Air Chaplain.....	20.15
25. Senior Chaplain with twenty years’ or more service in that rank or in that rank and the rank of Chaplain	Chaplain, First Class......	Chaplain, First Class......	19.26
Chaplain with twenty years’ or more service in that rank	Chaplain, First Class......	Chaplain, First Class......	19.26
26. Senior Chaplain with twelve years’ or more, and less than twenty years’, service in that rank or in that rank and the rank of Chaplain	Chaplain, Second Class....	Chaplain, Second Class.....	17.73
Chaplain with eleven years’ or more, and less than twenty years’, service in that rank	Chaplain, Second Class....	Chaplain, Second Class.....	17.73
27. Chaplain with three years’ or more, and less than eleven years’, service in that rank	Chaplain, Third Class......	Chaplain, Third Class......	14.99
28. Chaplain with less than three years’ service in that rank	Chaplain, Fourth Class.....	Chaplain, Fourth Class.....	12.56
Part III.
Male Medical and Dental Officers
29. Rear-Admiral........	Major-General...........	Air Vice-Marshal.........	31.57
30. Captain (Special Rate)..	Brigadier..............	Air Commodore..........	29.23
31. Surgeon Captain......	Colonel...............	Group Captain...........	27.40
32. Surgeon Commander...	Lieutenant-Colonel........	Wing Commander........	24.81
33. Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander	Major................	Squadron Leader.........	21.98
34. Surgeon Lieutenant....	Captain...............	Flight Lieutenant.........	18.64
Part IV.
Female Officers, other than Medical Officers
35...................	Colonel...............	Group Officer...........	15.86
36. Chief Officer	Lieutenant-Colonel........	Wing Officer............	14.31
Matron	Lieutenant-Colonel........	Wing Officer............	14.31
37. First Officer Superintending	Major................	Squadron Officer.........	12.75
Sister	Major................	Squadron Officer.........	12.75
38. Second Officer	Captain...............	Flight Officer...........	10.52
Senior Sister	Captain...............	Flight Officer...........	10.52
39. Third Officer	Lieutenant.............	Section Officer..........	7.92
Sister............	Lieutenant.............	Section Officer..........	7.92
40...................	Second Lieutenant........	.....................	6.72

The Schedule—continued

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Permanent Naval Forces	Permanent Military Forces	Permanent Air Force	Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay
			$
Part V.
Female Medical Officers
41.................	Colonel.............	Group Officer.........	26.23
42.................	Lieutenant-Colonel.....	Wing Officer..........	23.64
43.................	Major..............	Squadron Officer.......	20.81
44.................	Captain.............	Flight Officer.........	17.47
Part VI.
Male Members, other than Officers.
Common Scale—	..................	..................
45. Chief Petty Officer (or relative rank)	..................	..................	9.43
46. Chief Petty Officer (Naval Airmen)	..................	..................	9.39
47. Sergeant, Second Class, Naval Dockyard Police	..................	..................	9.20
48. Petty Officer (or relative rank)	..................	..................	8.40
49. Leading Seaman (or relative rank)	..................	..................	7.51
50. Able Seaman (or relative rank)	..................	..................	6.80
51. Ordinary Seaman (or relative rank)	..................	..................	6.01
52. Recruit Seaman (or relative rank)	..................	..................	6.01
53. Junior Musician....	..................	..................	6.01
54. Apprentice.......	..................	..................	3.32
Artisans—	..................	..................
55. Chief Artisan.....	..................	..................	9.28
56. Artisan, First Class..	..................	..................	8.59
57. Artisan, Second Class	..................	..................	7.23
58. Artisan, Third Class	..................	..................	6.62
Artificers and Mechanicians—	..................	..................
59. Chief Artificer....	..................	..................	9.73
60. Chief Mechanician..	..................	..................	9.73
61. Artificer, First Class	..................	..................	9.14
62 Mechanician, First Class	..................	..................	9.14
63. Mechanician, Second Class	..................	..................	8.40
64. Artificer, Second Class	..................	..................	7.87
65. Artificer, Third Class	..................	..................	6.92
66...............	Group 1—Warrant Officer (Class I.)	Group 1—Warrant Officer	8.69

The Schedule—continued

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Permanent Naval Forces	Permanent Military Forces	Permanent Air Force	Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay
			$
Part VI.—continued
Male Members, other than Officers—continued
67..................	Group 2—Warrant Officer (Class I.)	Group 2—Warrant Officer	8.95
68..................	Group 3—Warrant Officer (Class I.)	Group 3—Warrant Officer	9.19
69..................	Group 4—Warrant Officer (Class I.)	Group 4—Warrant Officer	9.40
70..................	Group 5—Warrant Officer (Class I.)	Group 5—Warrant Officer	9.61
71..................	Group 6—Warrant Officer (Class I.)	Group 6—Warrant Officer	9.85
72..................	Group 7—Warrant Officer (Class I.)	Group 7—Warrant Officer	10.07
73..................	Group 1—Warrant Officer (Class II.)	Group 1—Flight Sergeant	8.35
74..................	Group 2—Warrant Officer (Class II.)	Group 2—Flight Sergeant	8.62
75..................	Group 3—Warrant Officer (Class II.)	Group 3—Flight Sergeant	8.85
76..................	Group 4—Warrant Officer (Class II.)	Group 4—Flight Sergeant	9.07
77..................	Group 5—Warrant Officer (Class II.)	Group 5—Flight Sergeant	9.28
78..................	Group 6—Warrant Officer (Class II.)	Group 6—Flight Sergeant	9.52
79..................	Group 7—Warrant Officer (Class II.)	Group 7—Flight Sergeant	9.73
80..................	Group 1—Staff Sergeant	...................	8.08
81..................	Group 2—Staff Sergeant	...................	8.34
82..................	Group 3—Staff Sergeant	...................	8.58
83..................	Group 4—Staff Sergeant	...................	8.79
84..................	Group 5—Staff Sergeant	...................	9.00
85..................	Group 6—Staff Sergeant	...................	9.24
86..................	Group 7—Staff Sergeant	...................	9.46
87..................	Group 1—Sergeant.......	Group 1—Sergeant.......	7.63
88..................	Group 2—Sergeant.......	Group 2—Sergeant.......	7.89
89..................	Group 3—Sergeant.......	Group 3—Sergeant.......	8.13
90..................	Group 4—Sergeant.......	Group 4—Sergeant.......	8.34
91..................	Group 5—Sergeant.......	Group 5—Sergeant.......	8.55
92..................	Group 6—Sergeant.......	Group 6—Sergeant.......	8.79
93..................	Group 7—Sergeant.......	Group 7—Sergeant.......	9.01
94..................	Group 1—Corporal.......	Group 1—Corporal......	6.75
95..................	Group 2—Corporal.......	Group 2—Corporal......	7.02
96..................	Group 3—Corporal.......	Group 3—Corporal......	7.26
97..................	Group 4—Corporal.......	Group 4—Corporal......	7.47
98..................	Group 5—Corporal.......	Group 5—Corporal......	7.68
99..................	Group 6—Corporal.......	Group 6—Corporal......	7.92
100..................	Group 7—Corporal.......	Group 7—Corporal......	8.13
101..................	Group 1—Lance Corporal	Group 1—Leading Aircraftman	6.30
102..................	Group 2—Lance Corporal	Group 2—Leading Aircraftman	6.57
103..................	Group 3—Lance Corporal	Group 3—Leading Aircraftman	6.80

The Schedule—continued

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Permanent Naval Forces	Permanent Military Forces	Permanent Air Force	Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay
			$
Part VI.—continued
Male Members, other than Officers—continued
104..................	Group 4—Lance Corporal	Group 4—Leading Aircraftman	7.02
105..................	Group 5—Lance Corporal	Group 5—Leading Aircraftman	7.23
106..................	Group 6—Lance Corporal	Group 6—Leading Aircraftman	7.47
107..................	Group 7—Lance Corporal	Group 7—Leading Aircraftman	7.69
108..................	Group 1—Private........	Group 1—Aircraftman	6.01
109..................	Group 2—Private........	Group 2—Aircraftman	6.28
110..................	Group 3—Private........	Group 3—Aircraftman	6.51
111..................	Group 4—Private........	Group 4—Aircraftman	6.73
112..................	Group 5—Private........	Group 5—Aircraftman	6.93
113..................	Group 6—Private........	Group 6—Aircraftman	7.18
114..................	Group 7—Private........	Group 7—Aircraftman	7.39
115..................	Warrant Officer (Class I.), Survey Corps	....................	10.97
116..................	....................	Warrant Officer (Airman Aircrew) (Signallers and Gunners)	9.99
117..................	....................	Flight Sergeant (Airman Aircrew)	9.39
118..................	....................	Sergeant (Airman Aircrew)	8.79
119..................	Cadet (Officer Cadet School)	....................	6.75
120..................	....................	Aircrew Trainee	6.01
121..................	Recruit Private	Recruit Aircraftman	6.01
122..................	Apprentice Musician	....................	5.61
122..................	Apprentice Clerk	....................	5.61
123..................	....................	Apprentice Airman	3.32
124..................	Apprentice Tradesman	....................	3.14
Part VII.
Female Members, other than Officers
125..................	Group 1—Warrant Officer (Class I.)	Group 1—Warrant Officer	6.22
126..................	Group 2—Warrant Officer (Class I.)	Group 2—Warrant Officer	6.48
127..................	Group 3—Warrant Officer (Class I.)	Group 3—Warrant Officer	6.72
128..................	Group 4—Warrant Officer (Class I.)	Group 4—Warrant Officer	6.93
129..................	Group 5—Warrant Officer (Class I.)	Group 5—Warrant Officer	7.14
130..................	Group 6—Warrant Officer (Class I.)	Group 6—Warrant Officer	7.38
131..................	Group 7—Warrant Officer (Class I.)	Group 7—Warrant Officer	7.60
132..................	Group 1—Warrant Officer (Class II.)	....................	5.99
133..................	Group 2—Warrant Officer (Class II.)	....................	6.26

The Schedule—continued

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Permanent Naval Forces	Permanent Military Forces	Permanent Air Force	Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay
			$
Part VII.—continued
Female Members, other than Officers—continued
134..................	Group 3—Warrant Officer (Class II.)	....................	6.49
135..................	Group 4—Warrant Officer (Class II.)	....................	6.71
136..................	Group 5—Warrant Officer (Class II.)	....................	6.92
137..................	Group 6—Warrant Officer (Class II.)	....................	7.16
138..................	Group 7—Warrant Officer (Class II.)	....................	7.37
139. Group 1—Chief Petty Officer Wran	Group 1—Staff Sergeant	Group 1—Flight Sergeant	5.81
140. Group 2—Chief Petty Officer Wran	Group 2—Staff Sergeant	Group 2—Flight Sergeant	6.07
141. Group 3—Chief Petty Officer Wran	Group 3—Staff Sergeant	Group 3—Flight Sergeant	6.31
142. Group 4—Chief Petty Officer Wran	Group 4—Staff Sergeant	Group 4—Flight Sergeant	6.52
143. Group 5—Chief Petty Officer Wran	Group 5—Staff Sergeant	Group 5—Flight Sergeant	6.73
144. Group 6—Chief Petty Officer Wran	Group 6—Staff Sergeant	Group 6—Flight Sergeant	6.97
145. Group 7—Chief Petty Officer Wran	Group 7—Staff Sergeant	Group 7—Flight Sergeant	7.19
146. Group 1—Petty Officer Wran	Group 1—Sergeant.......	Group 1—Sergeant.......	5.51
147. Group 2—Petty Officer Wran	Group 2—Sergeant.......	Group 2—Sergeant.......	5.77
148. Group 3—Petty Officer Wran	Group 3—Sergeant.......	Group 3—Sergeant.......	6.01
149. Group 4—Petty Officer Wran	Group 4—Sergeant.......	Group 4—Sergeant.......	6.22
150. Group 5—Petty Officer Wran	Group 5—Sergeant.......	Group 5—Sergeant.......	6.43
151. Group 6—Petty Officer Wran	Group 6—Sergeant.......	Group 6—Sergeant.......	6.67
152. Group 7—Petty Officer Wran	Group 7—Sergeant.......	Group 7—Sergeant.......	6.89
153. Group 1—Leading Wran	Group 1—Corporal.......	Group 1—Corporal.......	4.92
154. Group 2—Leading Wran	Group 2—Corporal.......	Group 2—Corporal.......	5.19
155. Group 3—Leading Wran	Group 3—Corporal.......	Group 3—Corporal.......	5.42
156. Group 4—Leading Wran	Group 4—Corporal.......	Group 4—Corporal.......	5.64
157. Group 5—Leading Wran	Group 5—Corporal.......	Group 5—Corporal.......	5.85
158. Group 6—Leading Wran	Group 6—Corporal.......	Group 6—Corporal.......	6.09
159. Group 7—Leading Wran	Group 7—Corporal.......	Group 7—Corporal.......	6.31
160..................	Group 1—Lance Corporal	Group 1—Leading Aircraftwoman	4.62

The Schedule—continued

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Permanent Naval Forces	Permanent Military Forces	Permanent Air Force	Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay
			$
Part VII.—continued
Female Members, other than Officers—continued
161................	Group 2—Lance Corporal	Group 2—Leading Aircraftwoman	4.89
162................	Group 3—Lance Corporal	Group 3—Leading Aircraftwoman	5.12
163................	Group 4—Lance Corporal	Group 4—Leading Aircraftwoman	5.34
164................	Group 5—Lance Corporal	Group 5—Leading Aircraftwoman	5.55
165................	Group 6—Lance Corporal	Group 6—Leading Aircraftwoman	5.79
166................	Group 7—Lance Corporal	Group 7—Leading Aircraftwoman	6.01
167. Group 1—Wran....	Group 1—Private......	Group 1—Aircraftwoman	4.43
168. Group 2—Wran....	Group 2—Private......	Group 2—Aircraftwoman	4.70
169. Group 3—Wran....	Group 3—Private......	Group 3—Aircraftwoman	4.93
170. Group 4—Wran....	Group 4—Private......	Group 4—Aircraftwoman	5.15
171. Group 5—Wran....	Group 5—Private......	Group 5—Aircraftwoman	5.36
172. Group 6—Wran....	Group 6—Private......	Group 6—Aircraftwoman	5.60
173. Group 7—Wran....	Group 7—Private......	Group 7—Aircraftwoman	5.82
174. Recruit..........	Recruit.............	Recruit.............	4.43

Application.

2. The last preceding regulation has effect, and shall be deemed to have taken effect—

(a) in relation to members of the Permanent Air Force (other than members whose ranks and descriptions are set out in item 1, 2 or 3 of the Schedule inserted in the Defense Forces Retirement Benefits (Daily Rates of Pay) Regulations by the last preceding regulation)—from and including the twenty-first day of July, 1966; and

(b) in relation to members of the Permanent Naval Forces and to members of the Permanent Military Forces (other than members whose ranks and descriptions are set out in item 1, 2 or 3 of the Schedule inserted in the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Daily Rates of Pay) Regulations by the last preceding regulation)—from and including the twenty-second day of July, 1966.

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By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

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