Military Financial Regulations (Amendment)

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Statutory Rules 1965, No. 73.(f)

General Officers.

1. Regulation 10 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (4.) the words “The rate” and inserting in their stead the words “Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the rate”; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(5.) The rate of pay payable to a medical officer or dental officer who holds the rank of brigadier is a consolidated rate of pay of Five thousand two hundred and five pounds per year.”.

Members other than General Officers.

2. Regulation 11 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting after sub-regulation (1.) the following sub-regulations:—

“(1a.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the rate of pay of a male member other than a member referred to in the last preceding regulation who is a medical officer or a dental officer is the rate per day specified in relation to his rank and length of service in the rank in Table 1a.

“(1b.) The rate of pay of a medical officer who is a captain in the Regular Army Supplement and holds a position as a resident medical officer at a hospital is Five pounds three shillings and ninepence per day.”;

(b) by inserting in sub-regulation (14.), after the words “Subject to”, the words “the next succeeding sub-regulation and”; and

“(14a.) The rate of pay of a female member who is 8 medical officer or a dental officer is the rate of pay per day specified in relation to her rank and length of service in the rank in Table 9.”.

(f) Made under the Defence Act 1903-1965 on 10 June, 1965; notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 18 June, 1965.

3. Regulation 26 of the Military Financial Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Special allowance for Brigadier who in a medical or denial officer.

“26. A Brigadier who is a medical or dental officer may be paid an allowance at the rate of Two hundred and forty pounds per annum.”.

Members other than member holding senior appointments.

4. Regulation 172 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting after sub-regulation (1.) the following sub-regulation:—

“(1a.) The rate of pay of a male member who is a medical officer or a dental officer (other than a member holding, or performing the duties of, an appointment specified in Table 1 in the Third Schedule to these Regulations) is the rate per day specified in relation to his rank in Table 2a.”;

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “The rate” (first occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the rate”; and

“(3a.) The rate per day of a female member who is a medical officer or a dental officer is the rate per day specified in relation to her rank in Table 5.”.

Repeat of regulation 180.

5. Regulation 180 of the Military Financial Regulations is repealed.

Second Schedule.

6.—(1.) The Second Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations is amended by inserting after Table 1 the following Table:—

TABLE 1A—MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICERS

Rank and Length of Service	Rate per day
	£	s.	d.
Colonel........................................................	12	15	11
Lieutenant-Colonel—
With less than one year’s service in the rank...............................	11	0	7
With not less than one year’s service in the rank............................	11	10	6
Major—
With less than one year’s service in the rank...............................	8	17	10
With not less than one year’s service in the rank but less than two years’ service in the rank.	9	6	1
With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than three years’ service in the rank	9	14	4
With not less than three years’ service in the rank...........................	10	2	6
Captain—
With less than one year’s service in the rank...............................	6	15	1
With not less than one year’s service in the rank but less than two years’ service in the rank	7	1	8
With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than three years’ service in the rank	7	8	3
With not less than three years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank	7	14	10
With not less than four years’ service in the rank but less than five years’ service in the rank	8	1	5
With not less than five years’ service in the rank............................	8	9	8

(2.) The Second Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting Table 2 and inserting in its stead the following Table:—

TABLE 2—CHAPLAINS

Classification and Length of Service	Rate per day
	£	s.	d.
Chaplain, First Class (Colonel)—
With less than one year’s service in the classification.........................	8	3	9
With not less than one year’s service in the classification but less than two years’ service in the classification	8	6	9
With not less than two years’ service in the classification but less than three years’ service in the classification	8	9	9
With not less than three years’ service in the classification but less than four years’ service in the classification	8	12	9
With not less than four years’ service in the classification......................	8	15	9
Chaplain, Second Class (Lieutenant-Colonel)—
With less than one year’s service in the classification.........................	7	5	9
With not less than one year’s service in the classification but less than two years’ service in the classification	7	8	9
With not less than two years’ service in the classification but less than three years’ service in the classification	7	11	9
With not less than three years’ service in the classification but less than four years’ service in the classification	7	14	9
With not less than four years’ service in the classification but less than five years’ service in the classification	7	17	9
With not less than five years’ service in the classification.......................	8	0	9
Chaplain, Third Class (Major)—
With less than one year’s service in the classification.........................	5	15	9
With not less than one year’s service in the classification but less than two years’ service in the classification	5	18	9
With not less than two years’ service in the classification but less than three years’ service in the classification	6	1	9
With not less than three years’ service in the classification but less than four years’ service in the classification	6	4	9
With not less than four years’ service in the classification but less than five years’ service in the classification	6	7	9
With not less than five years’ service in the classification but less than six years’ service in the classification	6	10	9
With not less than six years’ service in the classification.......................	6	13	9
Chaplain, Fourth Class (Captain)—
With not less than one year’s service in the classification.......................	5	3	9
With not less than one year’s service in the classification but less than two years’ service in the classification	5	6	9
With not less than two years’ service in the classification.......................	5	9	9

(3.) The Second Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting Part A of Table 8 and inserting in its stead the following Part:—

Part A—Officers

Rank and Length of Service	Rate per day
	£	s.	d.
Colonel—
With less than two years’ service in the rank................................	6	13	2
With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank	6	16	6
With not less than four years’ service in the rank but less than six years’ service in the rank.	6	19	9
With not less than six years’ service in the rank..............................	7	3	0

Part A—Officers—continued

Rank and Length or Service	Rate per day
	£	s.	d.
Lieutenant-Colonel—
With less than two years’ service in the rank.............................	5	17	10
With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank	6	1	2
With not less than four years’ service in the rank but less than six years’ service in the rank	6	4	5
With not less than six years’ service in the rank...........................	6	7	9
Major—
With less than one year’s service in the rank.............................	4	15	11
With not less than one year’s service in the rank but less than two years’ service in the rank	4	19	3
With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than three years’ service in the rank	5	2	6
With not less than three years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank	5	5	10
With not less than four years’ service in the rank but less than six years’ service in the rank	5	9	1
With not less than six years’ service in the rank...........................	5	12	5
Captain—
With less than one year’s service in the rank.............................	3	10	9
With not less than one year’s service in the rank but less than two years’ service in the rank	3	14	0
With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than throe years’ service in the rank	3	17	4
With not less than three years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank	4	0	7
With not less than four years’ service in the rank but less than five years’ service in the rank	4	3	10
With not less than five years’ service in the rank but less than six years’ service in the rank	4	7	1
With not less than six years’ service in the rank...........................	4	10	5
Lieutenant—
With less than two years’ service in the rank.............................	2	15	7
With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank	3	1	6
With not less than four years’ service in the rank..........................	3	4	10
Second-Lieutenant—
With less than two years’ service in the rank.............................	2	10	6
With not less than two years’ service in the rank..........................	2	13	0

(4.) The Second Schedule to the Military Financial amended by adding at the end thereof the following Table:—

TABLE 9—FEMALE MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICERS

Rank and Length of Service	Rate per day
	£	s.	d.
Colonel.......................................................	12	4	11
Lieutenant-Colonel—
With less than one year’s service in the rank............................	10	9	7
With not less than one year’s service in the rank.........................	10	19	5

TABLE 9—FEMALE MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICERS—continued

Rank and Length of Service	Rate per day
	£	s.	d.
Major—
With less than one year’s service in the rank.............................	8	6	10
With not less than one year’s service in the rank but less than two years’ service in the rank	8	15	1
With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than three years’ service in the rank	9	3	3
With not less than three years’ service in the rank.........................	9	11	6
Captain—
With less than one year’s service in the rank.............................	6	4	1
With not less than one year’s service in the rank but less than two years’ service in the rank	6	10	8
With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than three years’ service in the rank	6	17	3
With not less than three years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank	7	3	10
With not less than four years’ service in the rank but less than five years’ service in the rank	7	10	5
With not less than five years’ service in the rank..........................	7	18	8

Third Schedule.

7.—(1.) The Third Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations is amended by inserting in the heading to Table 2, after the words “referred to in”, the words “Table 2A or”.

(2.) The Third Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations is amended by inserting after Table 2 the following Table:—

Table 2A—Medical and Dental Officers

Rank	Rate per day
	£.	s.	d.
Colonel........................................................	12	15	11
Lieutenant-Colonel................................................	11	0	7
Major.........................................................	8	17	10
Captain........................................................	6	15	1

(3.) The Third Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting Table 3 and inserting in its stead the following Table:—

Table 3—Chaplains

Classification	Rate per day
	£	s.	d.
Chaplain, First Class (Colonel).........................................	8	3	9
Chaplain, Second Class (Lieutenant-Colonel)................................	7	5	9
Chaplain, Third Class (Major)..........................................	5	15	9
Chaplain, Fourth Class (Captain)........................................	5	3	9

(4.) The Third Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting Table 4 and inserting in its stead the following Tables:—

Table A—Female Members other than Female Members referred to in Table 5 of this Schedule

Rank or Classification	Rate per day
	£	s.	d.
Colonel.......................................................	6	13	2
Lieutenant-Colonel...............................................	5	17	10
Major........................................................	4	15	11
Captain.......................................................	3	10	9
Lieutenant.....................................................	2	15	7
Second Lieutenant................................................	2	10	6
Warrant Officer, Class I............................................	2	11	9
Warrant Officer, Class II...........................................	2	9	8
Staff Sergeant (or relative rank).......................................	2	6	11
Sergeant......................................................	2	3	11
Corporal (or relative rank)..........................................	1	15	1
Lance Corporal (or relative rank)......................................	1	12	1
Private (or relative rank)............................................	1	10	2
Private (Recruit) (or relative rank)—
Less than twenty-one years of age—
(i) Where she has completed six months’ service and has failed to qualify as a private due to a cause outside her own control	1	6	8
(ii) In any other case..........................................	1	1	8
Not less than twenty-one years of age.................................	1	6	8

Table 5—Female Medical and Dental Officers.

Rank	Rate per day
	£	s.	d.
Colonel.........................................................	12	4	11
Lieutenant-Colonel.................................................	10	9	7
Major..........................................................	8	6	10
Captain.........................................................	6	4	1

Fifth Schedule.

8. The Fifth Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations is repealed.

Application.

9.—(1.) The rates of pay specified in Table 2 in the Second Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations as amended by regulation 6 of these Regulations apply in relation to service as a chaplain of the Permanent Military Forces on and after the twenty-sixth day of June, 1964.

(2.) The rates of pay specified in Table 3 in the Third Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations as amended by regulation 7 of these Regulations apply in relation to service as a chaplain of the Citizen Military Forces on and after the first day of July, 1964.

(3.) The rate of pay specified in sub-regulation (5.) of regulation 10 of the Military Financial Regulations as amended by regulation 1 of these Regulations and the allowance provided for in regulation 26 of the Military

Financial Regulations as amended by regulation 3 of these Regulations apply in respect of service of a Brigadier who is a medical or dental officer on and after the twenty-sixth day of June, 1964.

(4.) The daily rate of pay that would, but for this sub-regulation, be the rate of pay—

(a) for an officer in relation to whom Table 1a or Table 9 in the Second Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations as amended by these Regulations applies, in respect of service on a day in the period from and including the twenty-sixth day of June, 1964, to and including the day immediately before the commencement of this regulation; or

(b) for an officer in relation to whom Table 2a or Table 5 in the Third Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations as amended by these Regulations applies, in respect of service on a day in the period from and including the first day of July, 1964, to and including the day immediately before the date of commencement of this regulation,

is increased by the amount by which the sum of the pay of the officer in respect of that day and the allowance payable in respect of that day by virtue of regulation 26 or regulation 180, as the case requires, of the Military Financial Regulations as in force on that day is less than the pay would have been if the amendments effected by these Regulations had been in force on that day.

(5.) The daily rate of pay of an officer referred to in paragraph (a) of the last preceding sub-regulation in respect of a day in the period from and including the twenty-first day of April, 1964, to and including the twenty-fifth day of June, 1964, is increased to the rate that would be the rate of pay of the officer in respect of that day if it were a day in the period referred to in paragraph (a) of the last preceding sub-regulation less an amount of—

(a) in the case of a male officer—Three shillings and fourpence; and

(b) in the case of a female officer—Two shillings and eightpence.

(6.) The rates of pay specified in Part A of Table 8 in the Second Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations as amended by these Regulations apply in respect of service, on and after the twenty-sixth day of June, 1964, of a member of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps or the Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps appointed or enlisted for service in the Australian Regular Army or in the Regular Army Supplement.

(7.) The rates of pay specified in Table 4 in the Third Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations as amended by these Regulations apply in respect of service, on and after the first day of July, 1964, of a member of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps or the Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps appointed or enlisted for service in the Citizen Military Forces.

Overview

The Statutory Rules 1965, No. 73, made under the Defence Act 1903-1965, were enacted to amend the Military Financial Regulations and address the need for updated pay rates for various ranks and roles within the Australian military. This legislative instrument was introduced to ensure that compensation for military personnel, including medical officers, dental officers, and chaplains, aligns with the current service requirements and recognises the contributions of these roles. Enacted on 10 June 1965 and notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 18 June 1965, these regulations provide specific pay rates for different ranks and lengths of service, reflecting the policy objective of maintaining fair and equitable remuneration within the military structure.

Scope and Application

The Statutory Rules 1965, No. 73, made under the Defence Act 1903-1965, amend the Military Financial Regulations to update the rates of pay and allowances for various ranks and roles within the Australian Defence Force, effective from specified dates in mid-1964. These amendments apply to military personnel, including General Officers, medical and dental officers, chaplains, and members of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps and the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps, with different rates specified for male and female officers, as well as for different ranks and lengths of service. The changes introduce new tables detailing the daily rates of pay for each category, and adjustments are made to ensure that officers receive appropriate compensation retroactively. Additionally, allowances for certain positions, such as a Brigadier who is also a medical or dental officer, are established. The amendments do not specify any exclusions or exemptions but do provide for the application of increased rates of pay retroactively to certain periods. The detailed tables in the Second and Third Schedules, as well as the newly added tables, provide a comprehensive framework for the calculation of military personnel's remuneration based on their specific roles and service duration.

Key Provisions

The statutory rules (Statutory Rules 1965, No. 73) amend the Military Financial Regulations, introducing new pay rates and allowances for military personnel, particularly focusing on medical and dental officers, chaplains, and female officers. Regulation 10 modifies the pay rate for brigadiers who are medical or dental officers, setting a consolidated annual rate of £5,205 (regulation 10(a) and (b)). Regulation 11 introduces new daily pay rates for male and female medical and dental officers based on rank and length of service, detailed in Tables 1a and 9 in the Second Schedule (regulation 11(a)). Additionally, regulation 11(b) and (c) adjust the existing pay structure by inserting new sub-regulations. Regulation 26 introduces a special allowance of £240 per annum for brigadiers who are medical or dental officers (regulation 26). Regulation 172 also revises the pay rates for male and female medical and dental officers, excluding those in senior appointments, with new rates specified in Tables 2a and 5 in the Third Schedule (regulation 172(a) and (c)). These amendments impose specific obligations on the relevant military personnel and the Defence force to adhere to the new pay rates and allowances as specified. Medical and dental officers, both male and female, must have their pay adjusted according to their rank and length of service as per the new tables. Similarly, chaplains and brigadiers with medical or dental officer roles must comply with the new rates and allowances specified. The Defence force is obligated to ensure that all relevant personnel are compensated according to these updated regulations. Failure to comply with these pay regulations could result in legal consequences, though the specific penalties are not detailed in the statutory rules. However, non-compliance with military financial regulations generally can lead to disciplinary actions, financial penalties, or other administrative consequences as determined by military law.

Area of Law: Military Law; Pay & Allowances
Instrument: Legislative Instrument
Concepts: Regulatory Standards; Definitions & Interpretation; Reporting & Disclosure Obligations; Compliance Obligations

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