Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1982 No. 56 DEFENCE FORCE (SALARIES) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 1

Regulation 8 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended-

   (a)  by inserting in sub-paragraph (1) (b) (iii) "or (5)" after "(1A)";

   (b)  by omitting from sub-regulation (2) "or (3)" and substituting ", (3)
        or (5)"; and

   (c)  by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulations:

"(5) Where, by virtue of the operation of the relevant Service General rates
of salary payable to members
Regulation 8 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended -
Financial Regulation, salary is payable to a member on promotion to, or
enlistment with, a rank specified in Part II or III of Schedule 7 at a rate
other than the lower or lowest rate specified in that Part in relation to the
rank held by the member, the member shall be deemed on promotion to, or
enlistment with, that rank to have completed a period of service in that rank
equal to the sum of-

   (a)  the period specified in whichever of column 1, 2 or 3 of that Part is
        applicable to the member, opposite to the rate at which salary is so
        payable to the member; and

   (b)  any period of less than 12 months during which the member is, by
        virtue of an approval by the Minister under the relevant sub-
        regulation, to be taken to have been in receipt of salary at that last
        mentioned rate.

"(6) In sub-regulation (5) -

"relevant Service Financial Regulation" means -

   (a)  in the case of a member of the Navy - regulation 31A
of the Naval Financial Regulations;

   (b)  in the case of a member of the Army - regulation 12BA
of the Military Financial Regulations; and

   (c)  in the case of a member of the Air Force - regulation
549A of the Air Force Regulations;

"relevant sub-regulation" means -

   (a)  in the case of a member of the Navy - sub-regulation
32 (4) of the Naval Financial Regulations;

   (b)  in the case of a member of the Army - sub-regulation
12BC (5) of the Military Financial Regulations; and

   (c)  in the case of a member of the Air Force -
sub-regulation 549B (5) of the Air Force Regulations.".