Naval Financial Regulations (Amendment) - Legislation

STATUTORY RULES

1967 No. 21

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1966.*

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 Naval Defence Act 1910-1966.

Dated this twenty-third day of February, 1967.

CASEY

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

DON CHIPP

Minister of State for the Navy.

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Amendments of the Naval Financial Regulations. †

Officers general list—active pay.

1. Regulation 9 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1a.) the words “Fifty cents” and inserting in their stead the words “Fifty-one cents”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (b) of that sub-regulation the words “One dollar” and inserting in their stead the words “One dollar two cents”; and

(c) by omitting from paragraph (c) of that sub-regulation the words “One dollar and fifty cents” and inserting in their stead the words “One dollar fifty-four cents”.

Medical and dental officers— active pay.

2. Regulation 10 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “Ten dollars and seventy-six cents” and inserting in their stead the words “Eleven dollars four cents”.

Chaplains— active pay.

3. Regulation 12 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Pay seniority	Rate per day
	$
With less than 1 year’s pay seniority.....................................	11.04
With not less than 1 but less than 2 years’ pay seniority........................	11.35
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ pay seniority........................	11.67
With not less than 3 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority........................	11.99
With not less than 4 but less than 5 years’ pay seniority........................	12.30
With not less than 5 but less than 6 years’ pay seniority........................	12.60
With not less than 6 but less than 7 years’ pay seniority........................	12.92
With not less than 7 but less than 8 years’ pay seniority........................	13.24
With not less than 8 but less than 9 years’ pay seniority........................	13.55
With not less than 9 but less than 10 years’ pay seniority.......................	13.85
With not less than 10 but less than 11 years’ pay seniority.......................	14.16
With not less than 11 but less than 12 years’ pay seniority.......................	14.48

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1967.

† Statutory Rules 1956, No. 88, as amended by Statutory Rules 1957, Nos. 27, 32, 68 and 77; 1958, Nos. 25, 45 and 76: 1959, Nos. 66 and 90; 1960, No. 53; 1961, Nos. 5, 12, 24, 33, 45, 78, 90, 96, 130 and 143; 1962, Nos. 10, 19, 22, 32, 86, 96 and 107; 1963, Nos. 12, 18, 54, 61, 72, 88, 94 and 122; 1964, Nos. 5, 15, 16, 50, 51, 60, 90, 101, 104, 130, 139, 167 and 168; 1965, Nos. 46, 70, 74, 122, 140, 157, 175 and 193; and 1966, Nos. 31, 33, 103 and 128.

1513/67.—Price 15c 9/9.2.1967

Rank and pay seniority	Rate per day
	$
With not less than 12 but less than 13 years’ pay seniority.................	14.80
With not less than 13 but less than 14 years’ pay seniority.................	15.11
With not less than 14 but less than 15 years’ pay seniority.................	15.42
With not less than 15 but less than 16 years’ pay seniority.................	15.73
With not less than 16 but less than 17 years’ pay seniority.................	16.05
With not less than 17 but less than 18 years’ pay seniority.................	16.36
With not less than 18 but less than 19 years’ pay seniority.................	16.66
With not less than 19 but less than 20 years’ pay seniority.................	16.97
With not less than 20 but less than 21 years’ pay seniority.................	17.29
With not less than 21 but less than 22 years’ pay seniority.................	17.60
With not less than 22 but less than 23 years’ pay seniority.................	17.92
With not less than 23 but less than 24 years’ pay seniority.................	18.22
With not less than 24 years’ pay seniority............................	18.54

Consolidated rates of pay.

4. Regulation 15 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “Eleven thousand five hundred and twenty-three dollars” and inserting in their stead the words “Twelve thousand six hundred and five dollars”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (4.) the words “Nine thousand eight hundred and nineteen dollars” and inserting in their stead the words “Ten thousand six hundred and five dollars”.

Naval Dockyard Police entered on or after 28th March, 1951.

5. Regulation 36 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Pay seniority	Rate per day
	$
With less than 2 years’ pay seniority................................	5.11
With not less than 2 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority...................	5.20
With not less than 4 but less than 6 years’ pay seniority...................	5.24
With not less than 6 but less than 8 years’ pay seniority...................	5.29
With not less than 8 years’ pay seniority.............................	5.33

Naval Dockyard Police—active pay—Sergeants and Constables.

6. Regulation 37 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Rating and pay seniority	Rate per day
	$
Constable—
With less than 2 years’ pay seniority..............................	5.93
With not less than 2 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority..................	6.00
With not less than 4 but less than 6 years’ pay seniority..................	6.08
With not less than 6 but less than 8 years’ pay seniority..................	6.76
With not less than 8 but less than 10 years’ pay seniority.................	6.84
With not less than 10 but less than 12 years’ pay seniority................	6.93
With not less than 12 years’ pay seniority...........................	7.00
Sergeant, Second Class—
With less than 2 years’ pay seniority..............................	7.75
With not less than 2 years’ pay seniority............................	7.82
Sergeant, First Class—
With less than 2 years’ pay seniority..............................	7.90
With not less than 2 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority..................	7.97
With not less than 4 years’ pay seniority............................	8.05

Officers’ rate of active pay.

7. Regulation 251 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Rank and pay seniority	Rate per day
Third Officer or Sister—	$
With less than 2 years’ pay seniority.........................................	5.95
With not less than 2 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority.............................	6.57
With not less than 4 years’ pay seniority.......................................	6.91
Second Officer or Senior Sister—
With less than 1 year’s pay seniority.........................................	7.52
With not less than 1 but less than 2 years’ pay seniority.............................	7.87
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ pay seniority.............................	8.21
With not less than 3 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority.............................	8.55
With not less than 4 but less than 5 years’ pay seniority.............................	8.89
With not less than 5 but less than 6 years’ pay seniority.............................	9.23
With not less than 6 years’ pay seniority.......................................	9.57
First Officer or Superintending Sister—
With less than 1 year’s pay seniority.........................................	10.15
With not less than 1 but less than 2 years’ pay seniority.............................	10.49
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ pay seniority.............................	10.83
With not less than 3 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority.............................	11.17
With not less than 4 but less than 6 years’ pay seniority.............................	11.52
With not less than 6 years’ pay seniority.......................................	11.85
Chief Officer or Matron—
With less than 2 years’ pay seniority.........................................	12.42
With not less than 2 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority.............................	12.76
With not less than 4 but less than 6 years’ pay seniority.............................	13.11
With not less than 6 years’ pay seniority.......................................	13.45

Service women rate of active pay.

8. Regulation 252 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (3.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Rating and pay seniority (if any)	Rate per day
Rating and pay seniority (if any)	Group I.	Group II.	Group III.	Group IV.	Group V.	Group VI.
	$	$	$	$	$	$
Wran......................................	3.29	3.57	3.83	4.08	4.29	4.54
Leading Wran................................	3.83	4.10	4.37	4.60	4.82	5.07
Petty Officer Wran—
With less than 2 years’ pay seniority	4.25	4.53	4.77	5.01	5.22	5.47
With not less than 2 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority...	4.35	4.63	4.88	5.11	5.32	5.57
With not less than 4 years’ pay seniority.............	4.45	4.73	4.97	5.21	5.42	5.67
Chief Petty Officer Wran—
With less than 2 years’ pay seniority	4.56	4.84	5.08	5.32	5.53	5.77
With not less than 2 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority...	4.66	4.93	5.18	5.41	5.62	5.87
With not less than 4 years’ pay seniority.............	4.76	5.04	5.28	5.51	5.72	5.97

The Schedules.

9. The Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth Schedules to the Naval Financial Regulations are repealed and the following Schedules are respectively inserted in their stead:—

THIRD SCHEDULE Reg. 9

Rates of Active Pay—Officers

Division 1—Officers entered direct as University Undergraduates, or Final Year Students doing Diploma Courses at a Technical College

Rank	Rate per day
	$
Midshipman (U)...........................................................	2.49
Acting Sub-Lieutenant (U)....................................................	2.95
Sub-Lieutenant (U).........................................................	4.47

Division 2—Officers other than those included in Division 1

Rank and pay seniority (if any)	Rate per day
	$
Midshipman, other than a Midshipman (S.L.)........................................	4.47
Midshipman (S.L.)—
With less than 6 months’ pay seniority...........................................	4.47
With not less than 6 months’ pay seniority.........................................	4.98
Acting Sub-Lieutenant.......................................................	6.93
Sub-Lieutenant, Sub-Lieutenant (S.D.), or relative rank, or Sub-Inspector—
With less than 2 years’ pay seniority.............................................	7.88
With not less than 2 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority................................	8.28
With not less than 4 but less than 6 years’ pay seniority................................	8.68
With not less than 6 years’ pay seniority..........................................	9.61
Lieutenant, Lieutenant (S.D.) or relative rank, or Inspector—
With less than 1 year’s pay seniority.............................................	9.61
With not less than 1 but less than 2 years’ pay seniority................................	10.12
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ pay seniority................................	11.04
With not less than 3 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority................................	11.56
With not less than 4 but less than 5 years’ pay seniority................................	12.07
With not less than 5 but less than 6 years’ pay seniority................................	12.58
With not less than 6 but less than 7 years’ pay seniority................................	13.10
With not less than 7 years’ pay seniority..........................................	13.61
Lieutenant-Commander, Lieutenant-Commander (S.D.) or relative rank, or Chief
Inspector—
With less than 1 year’s pay seniority...........................................	14.98
With not less than 1 but less than 2 years’ pay seniority..............................	15.49
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ pay seniority..............................	16.01
With not less than 3 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority..............................	16.52
With not less than 4 but less than 6 years’ pay seniority..............................	17.03
With not less than 6 years’ pay seniority........................................	17.54
Commander, Commander (S.D.) or relative rank or Superintendent—
With less than 2 years’ pay seniority.............................................	18.39
With not less than 2 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority................................	18.91
With not less than 4 but less than 6 years’ pay seniority................................	19.42
With not less than 6 years’ pay seniority..........................................	19.93
Captain—
With less than 2 years’ pay seniority.............................................	20.79
With not less than 2 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority................................	21.31
With not less than 4 but less than 6 years’ pay seniority................................	21.82
With not less than 6 years’ pay seniority..........................................	22.33

FIFTH SCHEDULE Reg.31

Rates of Active Pay—Men (General Scale)

Rating and age or pay seniority	Rate per day
	$
Junior Recruit—
Under 16 years of age......................................................	1.23
Of the age of 16 years......................................................	1.73
Of the age of 17 years......................................................	3.39
Recruit (Junior Musician) and Junior Musician—
Under 16 years of age......................................................	1.23
Of the age of 16 years......................................................	1.73
Of the age of 17 years......................................................	3.39
Of the age of 18 years......................................................	4.47
Recruit (Seaman)...........................................................	4.47
Ordinary Seaman.........................................................	4.47
Able Seaman—
With less than 2 years’ pay seniority............................................	5.11
With not less than 2 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority................................	5.20
With not less than 4 but less than 6 years’ pay seniority................................	5.24
With not less than 6 but less than 8 years’ pay seniority................................	5.29
With not less than 8 years’ pay seniority..........................................	5.33

Rating and age or pay seniority	Rate per day
	$
Leading Seaman—
With less than 2 years’ pay seniority.................................	5.93
With not less than 2 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority.....................	6.00
With not less than 4 years’ pay seniority..............................	6.08
Petty Officer—
With less than 2 years’ pay seniority.................................	6.76
With not less than 2 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority.....................	6.84
With not less than 4 but less than 6 years’ pay seniority.....................	6.93
With not less than 6 years’ pay seniority..............................	7.00
Chief Petty Officer—
With less than 2 years’ pay seniority.................................	7.75
With not less than 2 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority.....................	7.82
With not less than 4 but less than 6 years’ pay seniority.....................	7.90
With not less than 6 but less than 8 years’ pay seniority.....................	7.97
With not less than 8 years’ pay seniority..............................	8.05

SIXTH SCHEDULE Reg. 32

Rates of Active Pay—Artificers

Rating and pay seniority	Rate per day
	$
Recruit (Artificer, Third Class)......................................	5.45
Artificer, Third Class............................................	5.45
Recruit (Acting Artificer, Second Class)................................	6.46
Acting Artificer, Second Class......................................	6.46
Artificer, Second Class...........................................	6.46
Artificer, First Class—
With less than 4 years’ pay seniority.................................	7.14
With not less than 4 but less than 9 years’ pay seniority.....................	7.45
With not less than 9 years’ pay seniority..............................	7.76
Chief Artificer—
With less than 2 years’ pay seniority.................................	8.06
With not less than 2 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority.....................	8.14
With not less than 4 but less than 6 years’ pay seniority.....................	8.22
With not less than 6 but less than 8 years’ pay seniority.....................	8.29
With not less than 8 years’ pay seniority..............................	8.36

SEVENTH SCHEDULE Reg 33

Rates of Active Pay—Mechanicians

Rating and pay seniority	Rate per day
	$
Mechanician, First Class—
With less than 4 years’ pay seniority.................................	7.14
With not less than 4 but less than 9 years’ pay seniority.....................	7.45
With not less than 9 years’ pay seniority..............................	7.76
Chief Mechanician—
With less than 2 years’ pay seniority.................................	8.06
With not less than 2 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority.....................	8.14
With not less than 4 but less than 6 years’ pay seniority.....................	8.22
With not less than 6 but less than 8 years’ pay seniority.....................	8.29
With not less than 8 years’ pay seniority..............................	8.36

EIGHTH SCHEDULE Reg. 34 (1.)

Rates of Active Pay—Artisans

Rating and pay seniority	Rate per day
	$
Recruit (Artisan, Third Class).......................................	5.11
Artisan, Third Class.............................................	5.11
Recruit (Acting Artisan, Second Class).................................	5.80
Acting Artisan, Second Class.......................................	5.80
Artisan, Second Class............................................	5.80
Artisan, First Class—
With not less than 3 years’ pay seniority..............................	6.31
With not less than 3 but less than 6 years’ pay seniority.....................	6.76
With not less than 6 but less than 9 years’ pay seniority.....................	7.11
With not less than 9 years’ pay seniority..............................	7.19
Chief Artisan—
With less than 2 years’ pay seniority.................................	7.75
With not less than 2 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority.....................	7.82
With not less than 4 years’ pay seniority..............................	7.90

TENTH SCHEDULE Reg. 35

Rates of Active Pay—Aircrew

Rating and pay seniority	Rate per day
	$
Pilot or Observer, First Class—
With less than 2 years’ pay seniority.................................	8.74
With not less than 2 but less than 4 years’ pay seniority.....................	8.84
With not less than 4 but less than 6 years’ pay seniority.....................	8.95
With not less than 6 but less than 8 years’ pay seniority.....................	9.05
With not less than 8 years’ pay seniority..............................	9.13

10.—(1.) The Seventeenth Schedule to the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting Part 1 of Table 1 and inserting in its stead the following Part:—

Part 1.—General, Special Duties and Supplementary Lists, Instructor and Naval Ordnance
Design and Inspection Branches.

Rank	Rate per day
	$
Midshipman..................................................	4.47
Acting Sub-Lieutenant...........................................	6.93
Sub-Lieutenant or Sub-Lieutenant (S.D.)...............................	7.88
Lieutenant or Lieutenant (S.D.)......................................	9.61
Lieutenant-Commander or Lieutenant-Commander (S.D.)....................	14.98
Commander or Commander (S.D.)...................................	18.39
Captain.....................................................	20.79

(2.) The Seventeenth Schedule to the Naval Financial Regulations is further amended by omitting Part 3 of Table 1, Table 2 and Table 3 and inserting in their stead the following Part and Tables, respectively.

Part 3.—Officers entered direct as University Undergraduates before their appointment to
the appropriate Branch.

Rank	Rate per day
	$
Midshipman (U)...............................................	2.49
Acting Sub-Lieutenant (U).........................................	2.95
Sub-Lieutenant (U)..............................................	4.47
Table 2—Chaplains
Rank	Rate per day
	$
Chaplain....................................................	11.04

Table 3—Men

Part 1.—Seaman Branch, Regulating Branch, Communications Branch, Engineering Mechanic Branch, Writer Branch, Stores Branch, Sick Berth Branch, Musician Branch, Butcher Branch, Sailmaker Branch, Cook Branch, Steward Branch, Naval Air Mechanic Branch, Naval Airman Branch, Naval Airman Fitter Branch, Printer Branch, Electrical Branch or Dental Assistant Branch.

Rating or relative rating	Rate per day
	$
Recruit (Seaman)...............................................	4.47
Ordinary Seaman...............................................	4.47
Able Seaman..................................................	5.11
Leading Seaman...............................................	5.93
Petty Officer..................................................	6.76
Chief Petty Officer..............................................	7.75

Part 2.—Engine Room Artificer Branch, Electrical Artificer Branch, Systems Artificer Branch, Ordnance Artificer Branch, Aircraft Artificer Branch or the Naval Shipwright Branch.

Rating	Rate per day
	$
Recruit (Artificer, Third Class)......................................	5.45
Artificer, Third Class............................................	5.45
Recruit (Acting Artificer, Second Class)................................	6.46
Acting Artificer, Second Class......................................	6.46
Artificer, Second Class...........................................	6.46
Artificer, First Class—
If holding the rating of Artificer, Second Class on 31st December, 1963.........	7.45
If holding the rating of Artificer, First Class on 31st December, 1963...........	7.76
In any other case..............................................	7.14
Chief Artificer.................................................	8.06

Part 3.—Mechanician Branch or Aircraft Mechanician Branch.

Rating	Rate per day
	$
Acting Mechanician, Second Class...................................	6.76
Mechanician, Second Class........................................	6.76
Mechanician, First Class..........................................	7.14
Chief Mechanician..............................................	8.06

Part 4.—Blacksmith Branch, Plumber Branch, Painter Branch, Joiner Branch, Motor Mechanic Branch or Dental Mechanic Branch.

Rating	Rate per day
	$
Recruit (Artisan, Third Class).......................................	5.11
Artisan, Third Class.............................................	5.11
Recruit (Acting Artisan, Second Class).................................	5.80
Acting Artisan, Second Class.......................................	5.80
Artisan, Second Class............................................	5.80
Artisan, First Class—
If holding the rating of Artisan, Second Class on 31st December, 1963..........	6.76
If holding the rating of Artisan, First Class on 31st December, 1963............	7.11
In any other case...............................................	6.31
Chief Artisan.................................................	7.75

Part 5.—Aircrew Branch.

Rating	Rate per day
	$
Pilot or Observer, Second Class.....................................	8.06
Pilot or Observer, First Class.......................................	8.74

Part 6.—Constable of the Naval Dockyard Police who entered at a time specified in, and otherwise in accordance with sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 36 of the Naval Financial Regulations.

Rating	Rate per day
	$
Constable....................................................	5.11

Part 7.—Member of the Naval Dockyard Police who entered at a time specified in and otherwise in accordance with sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 37 of the Naval Financial Regulations.

Rating	Rate per day
	$
Constable....................................................	5.93
Sergeant, Second Class...........................................	7.75
Sergeant, First Class.............................................	7.90

Application.

11.—(1) Except as provided in the next succeeding sub-regulation, the rates of pay provided for in the Naval Financial Regulations as amended by these Regulations apply in respect of service in the Permanent Naval Forces, the Naval Emergency Reserve Forces or the Citizen Naval Forces, as the case requires, on and after the third day of February, 1967.

(2.) The rates of pay provided for in regulation 15 of the Naval Financial Regulations as amended by these Regulations apply in respect of service in the Naval Forces on and after the twenty-third day of December, 1966.

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

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