Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

DEFENCE FORCES RETIREMENT BENEFITS REGULATIONS - REG 21

(1)

For the purposes of the definition of retiring age for the rank held in subsection 4 (1) of the Act, the age for the compulsory retirement of a member is:

(a)

in the case of a member who is a member of a branch or service, or a member of the Permanent Forces whose name is included on a list, specified in column 1 of Schedule 3 and who holds a rank specified or referred to opposite to that branch, service or list in column 2 of that Schedule — the age specified opposite to that rank in column 3 of that Schedule;

(aa)

in the case of a member who is a chaplain of the Air Force, other than a chaplain who holds an appointment of Principal Air Chaplain:

(i)

if his length of service in the rank of chaplain will exceed 18 years upon his attaining the age of 55 years — 57 years; or

(ii)

if his length of service in that rank will not exceed 18 years upon his attaining the age of 55 years — 55 years; and

(b)

in the case of a member, not being a member referred to in a preceding paragraph of this subregulation — the age for compulsory retirement of a member of the rank, branch and group of the member as prescribed, at the date of his retirement:

(i)

in the case of the Navy — under section 17 of the Naval Defence Act 1910-1968 ;

(ii)

in the case of the Army — under section 27 of the Defence Act 1903-1966 ; and

(iii)

in the case of the Air Force — under section 9 of the Air Force Act 1923-1965 .

(2)

The pension or benefit payable to or in respect of a member of the Permanent Naval Forces who holds, on the date of commencement of this regulation, the rank of Chief Inspector in the Naval Ordinance Design and Inspection Branch and who continues to hold that rank in that branch until he ceases to be a member is the pension or benefit to which the member would have been entitled under the Act if he had held the rank of Captain (Special Rate) on ceasing to be a member.

(regulation 15)

Table I Male Pensioners

Table II Female Pensioners