STATUTORY RULES

1965 No. 139

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1965.*

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1965.

Dated this eighteenth

day of September, 1965.

HENRY ABEL SMITH

Administrator.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for the Army.

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Amendments of the Military Financial Regulations†

Second Schedule.

1.—(1.) The Second Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting Table 1 and inserting in its stead the following Table:—

Table 1—Male Members

Part A—Officers

 

Rank and Length of Service

Rate per day

 

£

s.

d.

Colonel—

 

 

 

With less than two years’ service in the rank......................................

10

0

6

With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank.......

10

5

6

With not less than four years’ service but less than six years’ service in the rank...............

10

10

6

With not less than six years’ service in the rank....................................

10

15

6

Lieutenant-Colonel—

 

 

 

With less than two years’ service in the rank......................................

8

17

1

With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank........

9

2

1

With not less than four years’ service in the rank but less than six years’ service in the rank.......

9

7

1

With not less than six years’ service in the rank....................................

9

12

1

Major—

 

 

 

With less than one year’s service in the rank......................................

7

3

9

With not less than one year’s service in the rank but less than two years’ service in the rank.......

7

8

9

With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than three years’ service in the rank......

7

13

9

With not less than three years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank.......

7

18

9

With not less than four years’ service in the rank but less than six years’ service in the rank.......

8

3

9

With not less than six years’ service in the rank....................................

8

8

9

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 23 September, 1965.

† Statutory Rules 1961, No. 39, as amended by Statutory Rules 1961, Nos. 84, 100 and 129; 1962, Nos. 61 and 75; 1963, Nos. 9, 23, 62, 70, 75, 85, 90 and 150; 1964, Nos. 14, 17, 48, 56, 65, 81, 89, 100, 133 and 166; and 1965, Nos. 52 and 66.

10496/65.—Price 9/9/1965


Table 1—Male Members—continued

Part A—Officerscontinued

Rank and Length of Service

Rate per day

Captain—

£

s.

d.

With less than one year’s service in the rank......................................

5

5

5

With not less than one year’s service in the rank but less than two years’ service in the rank.......

5

10

5

With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than three years’ service in the rank......

5

15

5

With not less than three years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank......

6

0

5

With not less than four years’ service in the rank but less than five years’ service in the rank.......

6

5

5

With not less than five years’ service in the rank but less than six years’ service in the rank........

6

10

5

With not less than six years’ service in the rank....................................

6

15

5

Lieutenant—

 

 

 

With less than two years’ service in the rank......................................

4

2

4

With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank.......

4

11

5

With not less than four years’ service in the rank....................................

4

16

5

Second-Lieutenant—

 

 

 

With less than two years’ service in the rank......................................

3

14

6

With not less than two years’ service in the rank....................................

3

18

5

 

Part B—Soldiers

Rank, Classification and Length of Service

Rate per day

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

 

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Warrant Officer, Class I.—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With less than two years’ service in the rank 

3

7

3

3

9

11

3

12

3

3

14

5

3

16

6

3

18

11

4

1

1

With not less than two years’ service in the rank 

3

8

9

3

11

5

3

13

9

3

15

11

3

18

0

4

0

5

4

2

7

Warrant Officer, Class II.—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With less than two years’ service in the rank 

3

4

1

3

6

9

3

9

1

3

11

3

3

13

4

3

15

9

3

17

11

With not less than two years’ service in the rank 

3

5

5

3

8

1

3

10

5

3

12

7

3

14

8

3

17

1

3

19

3

Staff Sergeant—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With less than two years’ service in the rank 

2

19

10

3

2

6

3

4

10

3

7

0

3

9

1

3

11

6

3

13

8

With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

than four years’ service in the rank 

3

1

3

3

3

11

3

6

3

3

8

5

3

10

6

3

12

11

3

15

1

With not less than four years’ service in the rank 

3

2

8

3

5

4

3

7

8

3

9

10

3

11

11

3

14

4

3

16

6

Sergeant—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With less than two years’ service in the rank 

2

15

4

2

18

0

3

0

4

3

2

6

3

4

7

3

7

0

3

9

2

With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

than four years’ service in the rank 

2

16

9

2

19

5

3

1

9

3

3

11

3

6

0

3

8

5

3

10

7

With not less than four years’ service in the rank 

2

18

2

3

0

10

3

3

2

3

5

4

3

7

5

3

9

10

3

12

0

 


Table 1—Male Members—continued

Part B—Soldierscontinued

Rank, Classification and Length of Service

Rate per day

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

 

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Corporal............

2

9

5

2

12

1

2

14

6

2

16

7

2

18

8

3

1

1

3

3

3

Lance Corporal........

2

4

11

2

7

7

2

9

11

2

12

1

2

14

2

2

16

7

2

18

9

Private.............

2

2

0

2

4

8

2

7

0

2

9

2

2

11

3

2

13

8

2

15

10

Private (Recruit).......

2

2

0

 

..

 

 

..

 

 

..

 

 

..

 

 

..

 

 

..

 

(2.) The Second Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations is further 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

6

4

With not less than one year’s service in the classification but less than two years’ service in the classification             

8

9

4

With not less than two years’ service in the classification but less than three years’ service in the classification             

8

12

5

With not less than three years’ service in the classification but less than four years’ service in the classification             

8

15

5

With not less than four years’ service in the classification.......................

8

18

6

Chaplain, Second Class (Lieutenant-Colonel)—

 

 

 

With less than one year’s service in the classification..........................

7

8

1

With not less than one year’s service in the classification but less than two years’ service in the classification             

7

11

1

With not less than two years’ service in the classification but less than three years’ service in the classification             

7

14

2

With not less than three years’ service in the classification but less than four years’ service in the classification             

7

17

2

With not less than four years’ service in the classification but less than five years’ service in the classification             

8

0

3

With not less than five years’ service in the classification.......................

8

3

3

Chaplain, Third Class (Major)—

 

 

 

With less than one year’s service in the classification...........................

5

17

7

With not less than one year’s service in the classification but less than two years’ service in the classification             

6

0

7

With not less than two years’ service in the classification but less than three years’ service in the classification             

6

3

8

With not less than three years’ service in the classification but less than four years’ service in the classification             

6

6

9

With not less than four years’ service in the classification but less than five years’ service in the classification             

6

9

10

With not less than five years’ service in the classification but less than six years’ service in the classification             

6

12

10

With not less than six years’ service in the classification........................

6

15

10

Chaplain, Fourth Class (Captain)—

 

 

 

With less than one year’s service in the classification..........................

5

5

5

With not less than one year’s service in the classification but less than two years’ service in the classification             

5

8

5

With not less than two years’ service in the classification

5

11

6

 


(3.) The Second Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations is further amended by omitting Table 4, Table 5 and Table 6 and inserting in their stead the following Tables:—

Table 4Lieutenant Undergraduates

Nature of Course of Studies and Stage of Training

 

Rate per day

 

 

£

s.

d.

Member undergoing a three-year course at a University—

 

 

 

 

(a) During the second year of the course..................................

 

1

3

8

(b) During the third year of the course....................................

 

2

2

0

Member undergoing a four-year course at a University—

 

 

 

 

(a) During the second year of the course..................................

 

1

3

8

(b) During the third year of the course....................................

 

1

8

4

(c) During the fourth year of the course...................................

 

2

2

0

Member undergoing a five-year course at a University—

 

 

 

 

(a) During the third year of the course....................................

 

1

3

8

(b) During the fourth year of the course...................................

 

1

8

4

(c) During the fifth year of the course....................................

 

2

2

0

Member undergoing the final year of a course at a Technical College..................

 

2

2

0

Member who has successfully completed his course at a University or Technical

 

 

 

 

College........................................................

 

2

2

0

 

Table 5—Warrant Officers, Class I.Royal Australian Survey Corps

Rank and Length of Service

Rate per day

 

£

s.

d.

Warrant Officer, Class I.—

 

 

 

With less than two years’ service in the rank...............................

4

6

0

With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank 

4

8

10

With not less than four years’ service in the rank ............................

4

11

7

 

Table 6—Army Apprentices

Classification, Length of Service and Age

Gross Pay

Deferred Pay

Nett Pay

 

£

s.

d.

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

 

 

 

 

Rate per week

 

 

 

Apprentice Tradesman—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First year of training.........................

4

19

11

2

6

4

17

5

Second year of training—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 16 or 17 years of age.....................

5

12

5

5

0

5

7

5

At 18 years of age or over....................

5

15

11

5

0

5

10

11

Third year of training—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 17 years of age.........................

6

4

11

5

0

5

19

11

At 18 years of age or over....................

6

8

5

5

0

6

3

5

 

 

 

 

Rate per day

 

 

 

Apprentice Musician or Apprentice Clerk—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First year of training—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Under 16 years of age.......................

 

11

6

..

 

 

11

6

At 16 years of age.........................

 

16

6

5

0

 

11

6

At 17 years of age.........................

1

11

8

16

6

 

15

2

At 18 years of age or over....................

2

2

0

19

4

1

2

8

 


Table 6—Army Apprentices—continued

Classification, Length of Service and Age

Gross Pay

Deferred Pay

Nett Pay

 

£

s.

d.

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

 

 

 

 

Rate per day

 

 

 

Second year of training—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Under 16 years of age................................

 

11

6

 

 

 

11

6

At 16 years of age..................................

 

16

6

1

10

 

14

8

At 17 years of age..................................

1

11

8

12

10

 

18

10

At 18 years of age or over.............................

2

2

0

16

2

1

5

10

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

Table 8—Female Members

Part A—Officers

Rank and Length of Service

Rate per day

 

£

s.

d.

Colonel—

 

 

 

With less than two years’ service in the rank...............................

6

15

3

With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank 

6

18

7

With not less than four years’ service in the rank but less than six years’ service in the rank 

7

1

10

With not less than six years’ service in the rank.............................

7

5

2

Lieutenant-Colonel—

 

 

 

With less than two years’ service in the rank...............................

5

19

7

With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank 

6

3

0

With not less than four years’ service in the rank but less than six year’s service in the rank 

6

6

4

With not less than six years’ service in the rank.............................

6

9

8

Major—

 

 

 

With less than one year’s service in the rank...............................

4

17

5

With not less than one year’s service in the rank but less than two years’ service in the rank 

5

0

9

With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than three years’ service in the rank 

5

4

1

With not less than three years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank 

5

7

5

With not less than four years’ service in the rank but less than six years’ service in the rank 

5

10

9

With not less than six years’ service in the rank.............................

5

14

1

Captain—

 

 

 

With less than one year’s service in the rank...............................

3

11

10

With not less than one year’s service in the rank but less than two years’ service in the rank 

3

15

2

With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than three years’ service in the rank 

3

18

6

With not less than three years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank 

4

1

10

With not less than four years’ service in the rank but less than five years’ service in the rank 

4

5

2

With not less than five years’ service in the rank but less than six years’ service in the rank 

4

8

6

With not less than six years’ service in the rank.............................

4

11

10

Table 8—Female Members—continued

Part A—Officerscontinued

Rank and Length of Service

Rate per day

 

£

s.

d.

Lieutenant—

 

 

 

With less than two years’ service in the rank..........................

2

16

5

With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank 

3

2

6

With not less than four years’ service in the rank............................

3

5

10

Second-Lieutenant—

 

 

 

With less than two years’ service in the rank...............................

2

11

3

With not less than two years’ service in the rank.............................

2

13

10

Part B—Soldiers

Rank, Classification and Length of Service

Rate per day

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

 

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Warrant Officer, Class I.—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With less than two years’ service in the rank 

2

7

9

2

10

5

2

12

9

2

14

11

2

17

0

2

19

5

3

1

7

With not less than two years’ service in the rank

2

8

9

2

11

5

2

13

9

2

15

11

2

18

0

3

0

5

3

2

7

Warrant Officer, Class II.—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With less than two years’ service in the rank 

2

5

8

2

8

4

2

10

8

2

12

10

2

14

11

2

17

4

2

19

6

With not less than two years’ service in the rank

2

6

6

2

9

2

2

11

6

2

13

8

2

15

9

2

18

2

3

0

4

Staff Sergeant—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With less than two years’ service in the rank 

2

2

10

2

5

6

2

7

10

2

10

0

2

12

1

2

14

6

2

16

8

With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank 

2

3

9

2

6

5

2

8

9

2

10

11

2

13

0

2

15

5

2

17

7

With not less than four years’ service in the rank

2

4

8

2

7

4

2

9

8

2

11

10

2

13

11

2

16

4

2

18

6

Sergeant—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With less than two years’ service in the rank 

1

19

10

2

2

6

2

4

10

2

7

0

2

9

1

2

11

6

2

13

8

With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank 

2

0

9

2

3

5

2

5

9

2

7

11

2

10

0

2

12

5

2

14

7

With not less than four years’ service in the rank

2

1

8

2

4

4

2

6

8

2

8

10

2

10

11

2

13

4

2

15

6

Corporal.............

1

15

10

1

18

6

2

0

10

2

3

0

2

5

1

2

7

6

2

9

8

Lance Corporal.........

1

12

10

1

15

6

1

1

10

2

0

0

2

2

1

2

4

6

2

6

8

Private..............

1

10

11

1

13

7

1

15

11

1

18

1

2

0

2

2

2

7

2

4

9


Table 8—Female Members—continued

Part B—Soldierscontinued

Rank, Classification and Length of Service

Rate per day

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Private (Recruit)—

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Less than twenty-one years age—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i) Where she has completed four months’ service and has failed to qualify as a private, Group 1, 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

 

..

 

 

..

 

 

..

 

 

..

 

 

..

 

 

..

 

Third Schedule.

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

Table 2—Male Members other than Male Members referred to in Table 2A or Table 3A of this Schedule

Rank or Classification

Rate per day

 

£

s.

d.

Brigadier................................................................

13

2

2

Colonel.................................................................

10

0

6

Lieutenant-Colonel.........................................................

8

17

1

Major..................................................................

7

3

9

Captain.................................................................

5

5

5

Lieutenant...............................................................

4

2

4

Second Lieutenant..........................................................

3

14

6

Warrant Officer, Class I......................................................

3

12

3

Warrant Officer, Class II.....................................................

3

9

1

Staff Sergeant (or relative rank).................................................

3

4

10

Sergeant................................................................

3

0

4

Corporal (or relative rank)....................................................

2

9

5

Lance Corporal (or relative rank)................................................

2

4

11

Private (or relative rank)......................................................

2

2

0

Private (Recruit) (or relative rank)...............................................

2

2

0

(2.) The Third Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations is further 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

6

4

Chaplain, Second Class (Lieutenant-Colonel)........................................

7

8

1

Chaplain, Third Class (Major)..................................................

5

17

7

Chaplain, Fourth Class (Captain)................................................

5

5

5


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

Table 4—Female Members

Rank or Classification and Corps

Rate per day

 

£

s.

d.

Colonel

6

15

3

Lieutenant-Colonel.........................................................

5

19

7

Major..................................................................

4

17

5

Captain (Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps)......................................

3

11

10

Captain (Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps)....................................

3

11

10

Lieutenant...............................................................

2

16

5

Second Lieutenant..........................................................

2

11

3

Warrant Officer, Class I......................................................

2

12

9

Warrant Officer, Class II.....................................................

2

10

8

Staff Sergeant (or relative rank).................................................

2

7

10

Sergeant................................................................

2

4

10

Corporal (or relative rank)....................................................

1

15

10

Lance Corporal (or relative rank)................................................

1

12

10

Private (or relative rank)......................................................

1

10

11

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

Application.

3. The amendments of the Military Financial Regulations effected by the preceding regulations of these Regulations apply in relation to—

(a) service in the Permanent Military Forces or the Regular Army Emergency Reserve on and after the ninth day of July, 1965; and

(b) service in the Citizen Military Forces on and after the first day of July, 1965.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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