STATUTORY RULES

1970 No. 157

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1970.*

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 Defence Act 1903-1970.

Dated this nineteenth day of October, 1970.

Paul Hasluck

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for the Army.

Amendments of the Military Financial Regulations †

Consolidated rates of pay.

1. Regulation 11 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (3.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(3.) The rate at which pay is payable to a male officer who is a medical officer or a dental officer and holds a rank specified in the following table is the consolidated rate specified in that table in relation to the rank that he holds.

Rank	Consolidated rate per year
	$
Brigadier.....................................................	14,253
Colonel......................................................	13,323
Lieutenant-Colonel..............................................	12,319

Rates of pay-male officers.

2.—(1.) Regulation 12 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Rank and length of service in the rank	Rate per day
Colonel—	$
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank.............................	24.98
With not less than 1 year’s service but less than 2 years’ service in the rank.......	25.83
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank...........................	26.68
Lieutenant-Colonel—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank.............................	21.96
With not less than 1 year’s service but less than 2 years’ service in the rank.......	22.73
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank...........................	23.50

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1970.

† Statutory Rules 1966, No. 35, as amended by Statutory Rules 1966, Nos. 58, 87, 129 and 151; 1967, Nos, 24, 34, 111, 145 and 163; 1968, Nos. 49, 50, 62, 63, 111 and 154; 1969, Nos. 6. 15, 53, 67, 97, 112, 118, 131, 132 and 169; and 1970, Nos. 5 and 46.

22916/70—Price 25c 10/1.10.1970

Rank and length of service in the rank	Rate per day
Major—	$
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank.............................	17.91
With not less than 1 year’s service but less than 2 years’ service in the rank.......	18.59
With not les than 2 but less than 3 years’ service in the rank.................	19.28
With not less than 3 but less than 4 years’ service in the rank.................	19.96
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank...........................	20.65
Captain—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank.............................	13.69
With not less than 1 year’s service but less than 2 years’ service in the rank.......	14.29
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ service in the rank.................	14.90
With not less than 3 but less than 4 years’ service in the rank.................	15.50
With not less than 4 but less than 5 years’ service in the rank.................	16.10
With not less than 5 but less than 6 years’ service in the rank.................	16.70
With not less than 6 years’ service in the rank...........................	17.31
Lieutenant—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank.............................	10.79
With not less than 1 year’s service but less than 2 years’ service in the rank.......	11.21
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ service in the rank.................	11.64
With not less than 3 but less than 4 years’ service in the rank.................	12.06
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank...........................	12.48
Second Lieutenant—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank.............................	9.70
With not less than 1 year’s service but less than 2 years’ service in the rank.......	10.06
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank...........................	10.42

(2.) Regulation 12 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Rank and length of service in the rank	Rate per day
Major—	$
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank.............................	23.61
With not less than 1 year’s service but less than 2 years’ service in the rank.......	24.60
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ service in the rank.................	25.92
With not less than 3 years’ service in the rank...........................	26.92
Captain—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank.............................	18.46
With not less than 1 year’s service but less than 2 years’ service in the rank.......	19.25
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ service in the rank.................	20.05
With not less than 3 but less than 4 years’ service in the rank.................	20.84
With not less than 4 but less than 5 years’ service in the rank.................	21.64
With not less than 5 years’ service in the rank...........................	22.63

(3.) Regulation 12 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “Twelve dollars seventy-three cents” and inserting in their stead the words “Thirteen dollars sixty-nine cents.”

(4.) Regulation 12 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (4.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(4.) The rate of pay per day of an officer, being an officer holding the rank of captain and having not less than 8 years’ service in the rank, who is qualified for promotion to the rank of major and is included on the Administrative and Technical Officers List of a Corps is Seventeen dollars ninety-one cents.”.

(5.) Regulation 12 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (5.) the words “ Five dollars twenty-four cents” and inserting in their stead the words “Five dollars forty-nine cents “.

(6.) Regulation 12 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (6.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Nature of course of studies and stage of training	Rate per day
Member undergoing a three-year course at a University—	$
During the second year of the course.................................	2.64
During the third year of the course..................................	5.49
Member undergoing a four-year course at a University—
During the second year of the course.................................	2.64
During the third year of the course..................................	3.12
During the fourth year of the course.................................	5.49
Member undergoing a five-year course at a University—
During the third year of the course..................................	2.64
During the fourth year of the course.................................	3.12
During the fifth year of the course..................................	5.49
Member undergoing the final year of a course at a Technical College.............	5.49
Member who has successfully completed his course at a University or Technical College	5.49

Rates of pay— apprentices.

3. Regulation 12C of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Classification, stage of training and age	Rate of pay	Rate of deferred pay	Rate of net pay
	$	$	$
	Rate per week
Apprentice Tradesman—
First year of training...........................	12.04	0.25	11.79
Second year of training—
At 16 or 17 years of age.........................	13.30	0.50	12.80
At 18 years of age or over.......................	13.65	0.50	13.15
Third year of training—
At 17 years of age.............................	14.56	0.50	14.06
At 18 years of age or over.......................	14.91	0.50	14.41
	Rate per day
Apprentice Musician—
First year of training—
Under 16 years of age..........................	1.34		1.34
At 16 years of age.............................	1.86	0.50	1.36
At 17 years of age.............................	3.73	1.65	2.08
At 18 years of age or over.......................	5.49	1.93	3.56
Second year of training—
Under 16 years of age..........................	1.34		1.34
At 16 years of age.............................	1.86	0.18	1.68
At 17 years of age.............................	3.73	1.29	2.44
At 18 years of age or over.......................	5.49	1.62	3.87

Rates of pay— female officers,

4.—(1.) Regulation 12d of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Rank and length of service in the rank	Rate per day
Colonel—	$
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	16.28
With not less than 2 but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	16.66
With not less than 4 but less than 6 years’ service in the rank	17.04
With not less than 6 years’ service in the rank	17.43
Lieutenant-Colonel
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	14.49
With not less than 2 but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	14.87
With not less than 4 but less than 6 years’ service in the rank	15.25
With not less than 6 years’ service in the rank	15.63
Major—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank	11.92
With not less than 1 year’s service but less than 2 years’ service in the rank	12.32
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ service in the rank	12.70
With not less than 3 but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	13.08
With not less than 4 but less than 6 years’ service in the rank	13.47
With not less than 6 years’ service in the rank	13.85
Captain—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank	8.98
With not less than 1 year’s service but less than 2 years’ service in the rank	9.37
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ service in the rank	9.75
With not less than 3 but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	10.13
With not less than 4 but less than 5 years’ service in the rank	10.51
With not less than 5 but less than 6 years’ service in the rank	10.90
With not less than 6 years’ service in the rank	11.29
Lieutenant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	7.21
With not less than 2 but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	7.91
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank	8.30
Second Lieutenant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	6.61
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	6.92

(2.) Regulation 12d of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Rank and length of service in the rank	Rate per day
	$
Colonel	28.49
Lieutenant-Colonel—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank	24.91
With not less than 1 year’s service in the rank	26.07
Major—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank	19.71
With not less than 1 year’s service but less than 2 years’ service in the rank	20.59
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ service in the rank	21.76
With not less than 3 years’ service in the rank	22.66
Captain—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank	15.13
With not less than 1 year’s service but less than 2 years’ service in the rank	15.83
With not less than 2 but less than 3 years’ service in the rank	16.54
With not less than 3 but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	17.24
With not less than 4 but less than 5 years’ service in the rank	17.95
With not less than 5 years’ service in the rank	18.83

Rates of higher duties allowance.

5. Regulation 29 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-regulations (4.) and (5.) and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulations:—

“(4.) Where—

(a) the member is entitled to payment of higher duties allowance for the performance of the duties of a position;

(b) the member is not in receipt of pay at a consolidated rate; and

the amount of higher duties allowance so payable to the member in respect of each day for which he is entitled to be paid the allowance is the amount by which one three hundred and sixty-fifth part of the consolidated rate at which pay would be payable to the member if he were promoted to the relevant rank exceeds an amount equal to the sum of the rate of pay per day at which pay is payable to the member and the rate per day at which each allowance, being an allowance that would not be payable to the member if he were promoted to the relevant rank, payable to the member under this Part is so payable.

“(5.) Where—

(a) a member is entitled to payment of higher duties allowance for the performance of the duties of a position;

(b) the member is in receipt of pay at a consolidated rate; and

the amount of higher duties allowance so payable to the member in respect of each day for which he is entitled to be paid the allowance is the amount by which one three hundred and sixty-fifth part of the consolidated rate at which pay would be payable to the member if he were promoted to the relevant rank exceeds one three hundred and sixty-fifth part of the consolidated rate at which pay is payable to the member.”; and

(b) by omitting sub-regulations (8.) and (9.).

Flying allowance.

6.—(1.) Regulation 33 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (3.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulations:—

“(3.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the rate at which flying allowance is payable to a member is—

(a) in the case of a member who is eligible for payment of the allowance under paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation—One dollar twenty-three cents per day; or

(b) in the case of a member who is eligible for payment of the allowance under paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation—the rate per day specified in the second column of the following table in relation to the rank of the member and, where applicable, his length of service in that rank in the first column of that table.

First column	Second column
Rank and length of service in the rank	Rate per day
	$
Colonel.....................................................	2.47
Lieutenant-Colonel.............................................	3.29
Major......................................................	4.11
Captain with not less than 5 years’ service in the rank......................	4.11
Captain with less than 5 years’ service in the rank.........................	3.56
Lieutenant...................................................	3.01
Second Lieutenant.............................................	2.47
Warrant Officer, Class 1..........................................	1.20
Warrant Officer, Class 2..........................................	1.20
Staff Sergeant................................................	1.00
Sergeant....................................................	0.80

“(4.) Where a member is in receipt of flying allowance in respect of a day and the condition specified in the next succeeding sub-regulation is fulfilled in relation to payment of increased flying allowance in respect of that day, the rate at which flying allowance would, but for this sub-regulation, be payable to the member in respect of the day is, by force of this sub-regulation, increased by Fifteen cents.

“(5.) For the purposes of the last preceding sub-regulation, the condition in relation to the payment of increased flying allowance in respect of a day (in this regulation called the relevant day’) is that a certificate, under the hand of the member, has been furnished to the member’s Commanding Officer certifying that—

(a) on a specified day, being the relevant day or a day not more than six months before the relevant day, a policy of insurance was in force under which provision was made for the payment of a benefit in the event of the occurrence of the member’s death by accident, or of his injury or disability caused by accident, occurring while the member was flying in the course of performing his duties as a pilot or trainee pilot in the Australian Military Forces; and

(b) the amount of premium payable under the policy in respect of that benefit for any period was not less than the sum. calculated at the rate of Fifteen cents for each day in the period.”.

(2.) Where a member of the Permanent Military Forces was in receipt of flying allowance in respect of a day in the period from and including the third day of July, 1970, to and including the day immediately before the commencement of these Regulations and the amount of flying allowance that would have been payable to him in respect of that day if the amendment of regulation 33 of the Military Financial Regulations effected by sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation had come into operation on the third day of July, 1970, exceeds the amount of flying allowance paid or payable to him in respect of that day, the member is, by force of this sub-regulation, entitled to be paid an amount equal to the excess.

(3.) For the purpose of ascertaining the amount of flying allowance that would have been payable to a member in respect of a day in the period referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation if the amendment referred to in that sub-regulation had come into operation on the third day of July, 1970, a certificate furnished by the member to his Commanding Officer after the commencement of these Regulations under regulation 33 of the Military Financial Regulations as amended by this regulation, being a certificate that specifies a day in that period as the day on which there was in. force in relation to the member an insurance policy of a kind referred to in sub-regulation (5.) of regulation 33 of the Military Financial Regulations as so amended has effect as if the amendment of regulation 33 effected by this regulation had come into operation on the third day of July, 1970.

Rates of pay for members other than senior appointments.

7.—(1.) Regulation 190 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Rank	Rate per day
	$
Major-General.................................................	42.38
Brigadier.....................................................	35.72
Colonel......................................................	24.98
Lieutenant-Colonel..............................................	21.96
Major.......................................................	17.91
Captain......................................................	13.69
Lieutenant....................................................	10.79
Second Lieutenant...............................................	9.70
Warrant Officer, Class 1...........................................	8.81
Warrant Officer, Class 2...........................................	8.49
Staff Sergeant (or relative rank)......................................	8.03
Sergeant.....................................................	7.55
Corporal (or relative rank)..........................................	6.32
Lance Corporal (or relative rank).....................................	5.79
Private (or relative rank)...........................................	5.49

(2.) Regulation 190 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Rank	Rate per day
	$
Colonel......................................................	36.50
Lieutenant-Colonel..............................................	33.75
Major.......................................................	23.61
Captain......................................................	18.46

(3.) Regulation 190 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (5.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Rank	Rate per day
	$
Colonel......................................................	16.28
Lieutenant-Colonel..............................................	14.49
Major.......................................................	11.92
Captain......................................................	8.98
Lieutenant....................................................	7.21
Second Lieutenant...............................................	6.61
Warrant Officer, Class 1...........................................	6.69
Warrant Officer, Class 2...........................................	6.48
Staff Sergeant..................................................	6.17
Sergeant.....................................................	5.85
Corporal.....................................................	4.42
Lance Corporal.................................................	4.07
Private.......................................................	3.87

(4.) Regulation 130 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (6.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Rank	Rate per day
	$
Colonel......................................................	28.49
Lieutenant-Colonel..............................................	24.91
Major.......................................................	19.71
Captain......................................................	15.13

Allowance for out of pocket expenses.

8. Regulation 210 of the Military Financial Regulation is amended by omiting sub-regulation (3.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(3.) An allowance under this regulation is not payable to—

(a) a member referred to in regulation 189 of these Regulations;

(b) a member who holds the rank of Major-General or Brigadier and is entitled to pay as provided by regulation 190 of these Regulations;

(c) a male medical officer or dental officer who holds the rank of Colonel or Lieutenant-Colonel and is entitled to pay as provided by regulation 190 of these Regulations; or

(d) a member serving in the Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles who is not entitled to expatriate allowance under regulation 198 of these Regulations.”.

9. The Second and Third Schedules to the Military Financial Regulations are repealed and the following Schedules inserted in their stead:—

SECOND SCHEDULE Regulation 12b.

Rates of Pay of Male Soldiers

Part I.—Groups 1 to 5 (inclusive)

Rank and length of service in the rank		Rate per day in dollars
Rank and length of service in the rank	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5
Warrant Officer, Class 1—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	8.23	8.23	8.36	8.59	8.81
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	8.39	8.39	8.53	8.75	8.98
Warrant Officer, Class 2—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	7.90	7.90	8.03	8.26	8.49
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	8.04	8.03	8.17	8.40	8.62
Staff Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	7.45	7.45	7.58	7.81	8.03
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4
years’ service in the rank............	7.60	7.59	7.73	7.95	8.18
With not less than 4 years’ but less than..
6 years’ service in the rank...........	7.76	7.76	7.89	8.11	8.33
Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	6.97	6.97	7.10	7.33	7.55
With not less than 2 years’ but less than..
4 years’ service in the rank...........	7.13	7.13	7.27	7.49	7.72
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank	7.28	7.28	7.41	7.64	7.86
Corporal.........................	6.32	6.31	6.48	6.70	6.93
Lance Corporal.....................	5.79	5.81	5.98	6.20	6.46
Private..........................	5.49	5.49	5.65	5.90	6.12

Part II.—Groups 6 to 10 (inclusive)

Rank and length of service in the rank		Rate per day in dollars
Rank and length of service in the rank	Group 6	Group 7	Group 8	Group 9	Group 10
Warrant Officer, Class 1—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	9.07	9.29	9.55	9.81	10.07
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	9.23	9.46	9.72	9.98	10.24
Warrant Officer, Class 2—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	8.74	8.97	9.23	9.49	9.75
Wish not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	8.88	9.10	9.36	9.62	9.88
Staff Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	8.29	8.51	8.77	9.03	9.29
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	8.43	8.66	8.92	9.18	9.44
With not less than 4 years’ but less than..
6 years’ service in the rank...........	8.59	8.81	9.07	9.33	9.59
Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	7.81	8.03	8.29	8.55	8.81
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	7.97	8.20	8.46	8.72	8.98
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank	8.12	8.34	8.60	8.86	9.12
Corporal.........................	7.19	7.41	7.67	7.93	8.19
Lance Corporal.....................	6.71	6.94	7.20	7.46	7.72
Private..........................	6.38	6.63	6.89	7.15	7.41

Second Schedule—continued

Part III.—Groups 11 to 15 (inclusive)

Rank and length of service in the rank		Rate per day in dollars
Rank and length of service in the rank	Group 11	Group 12	Group 13	Group 14	Group 15
Warrant Officer, Class 1 —
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	10.32	10.58	10.84	11.10	11.35
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	10.49	10.75	11.01	11.27	11.52
Warrant Officer, Class 2—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	10.00	10.26	10.52	10.78	11.03
Wish not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	10.13	10.39	10.65	10.91	11.16
Staff Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	9.54	9.80	10.06	10.32	10.57
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	9.69	9.95	10.21	10.47	10.72
With not less than 4 years’ but less than 6 years’ service in the rank	9.84	10.10	10.36	10.62	10.87
Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	9.06	9.32	9.58	9.84	10.09
With not less than. 2 years’ hut less than 4 years’ service in the rank	9.23	9.49	9.75	10.01	10.26
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank	9.37	9.63	9.89	10.15	10.40
Corporal.........................	8.44	8.70	8.96	9.22	9.47
Lance Corporal.....................	7.97	8.23	8.49	8.75	9.00
Private..........................	7.66	7.92	8.18	8.44	8.69

Part IV.—Groups 16 to 20 (inclusive)

Rank and length of service in the rank		Rate per day in dollars
Rank and length of service in the rank	Group 16	Group 17	Group 18	Group 19	Group 20
Warrant Officer, Class 1—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	11.61	11.87	12.13	12.38	12.64
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	11.78	12.04	12.30	12.55	12.81
Warrant Officer, Class 2—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	11.29	11.55	11.81	12.06	12.32
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	11.42	11.68	11.94	12.19	12.45
Staff Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	10.83	11.09	11.35	11.60	11.86
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank.	10.98	11.24	11.50	11.75	12.01
With not less than 4 years’ but less than 6 years’ service in the rank	11.13	11.39	11.65	11.90	12.16
Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	10.35	10.61	10.87	11.12	11.38
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	10.52	10.78	11.04	11.29	11.55
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank	10.66	10.92	11.18	11.43	11.69
Corporal.........................	9.73	9.99	10.25	10.50	10.76
Lance Corporal.....................	9.26	9.52	9.78	10.03	10.29
Private..........................	8.95	9.21	9.47	9.72	9.98

Second Schedule—continued

Part V.—Groups 21 to 25 (inclusive)

Rank and length of service in the rank		Rate per day in dollars
Rank and length of service in the rank	Group 21	Group 22	Group 23	Group 24	Group 25
Warrant Officer, Class 1—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	12.90	13.16	13.41	13.67	13.93
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	13.07	13.33	13.58	13.84	14.10
Warrant Officer, Class 2—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	12.58	12.84	13.09	13.35	13.61
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	12.71	12.97	13.22	13.48	13.74
Staff Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	12.12	12.38	12.63	12.89	13.15
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	12.27	12.53	12.78	13.04	13.30
With not less than 4 years’ but less than 6 years’ service in the rank..	12.42	12.68	12.93	13.19	13.45
Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	11.64	11.90	12.15	12.41	12.67
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	11.81	12.07	12.32	12.58	12.84
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank	11.95	12.21	12.46	12.72	12.98
Corporal.........................	11.02	11.28	11.53	11.79	12.05
Lance Corporal.....................	10.55	10.81	11.06	11.32	11.58
Private..........................	10.24	10.50	10.75	11.01	11.27

Part VI—Groups 26 to 30 (inclusive)

Rank and length of service in the rank		Rate per day in dollars
Rank and length of service in the rank	Group 26	Group 27	Group 28	Group 29	Group 30
Warrant Officer, Class 1—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	14.19	14.44	14.70	14.96	15.22
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	14.36	14.61	14.87	15.13	15.39
Warrant Officer, Class 2—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	13.87	14.12	14.38	14.64	14.90
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	14.00	14.25	14.51	14.77	15.03
Staff Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	13.41	13.66	13.92	14.18	14.44
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	13.56	13.81	14.07	14.33	14.59
With not less than 4 years’ but less than 6 years’ service in the rank..	13.71	13.96	14.22	14.48	14.74
Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	12.93	13.18	13.44	13.70	13.96
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	13.10	13.35	13.61	13.87	14.13
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank	13.24	13.49	13.75	14.01	14.27
Corporal.........................	12.31	12.56	12.82	13.08	13.34
Lance Corporal.....................	11.84	12.09	12.35	12.61	12.87
Private..........................	11.53	11.78	12.04	12.30	12.56

THIRD SCHEDULE Regulation 12e.

Rates of Pay of Female Soldiers

Part I.—Groups 1 to 5 (inclusive)

Rank and length of service in the rank		Rate per day in dollars
Rank and length of service in the rank	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5
Warrant Officer, Class 1 —
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	5.70	5.99	6.24	6.47	6.69
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	5.80	6.09	6.35	6.58	6.81
Warrant Officer, Class 2—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	5.48	5.77	6.02	6.25	6.48
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	5.57	5.85	6.11	6.35	6.57
Staff Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	5.18	5.47	5.72	5.95	6.17
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4
years’ service in the rank............	5.28	5.56	5.82	6.05	6.27
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank	5.38	5.67	5.92	6.15	6.37
Sergeant—
With less than 1 years’ service in the rank	4.86	5.15	5.40	5.63	5.85
With not less than 2 years’ but less than..
4 years’ service in the rank...........	4.96	5.25	5.51	5.74	5.97
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank	5.06	5.35	5.60	5.84	6.06
Corporal.........................	4.42	4.71	4.98	5.21	5.44
Lance Corporal.....................	4.07	4.37	4.65	4.88	5.13
Private..........................	3.87	4.16	4.43	4. 68	4.90

Part II.—Groups 6 to 10 (inclusive)

Rank and length of service in the rank		Rate per day in dollars
Rank and length of service in the rank	Group 6	Group 7	Group 8	Group 9	Group 10
Warrant Officer, Class 1—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	6.95	7.18	7.44	7.70	7.96
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	7.06	7.30	7.56	7.82	8.08
Warrant Officer, Class 2—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	6.73	6.97	7.23	7.49	7.75
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	6.83	7.06	7.32	7.58	7.84
Staff Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	6.43	6.66	6.92	7.18	7.44
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank.	6.53	6.76	7.02	7.28	7.54
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank	6.63	6.86	7.12	7.38	7.64
Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	6.11	6.34	6.60	6.86	7.12
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	6.22	6.46	6.72	6.98	7.24
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank	6.32	6.55	6.81	7.07	7.33
Corporal.........................	5.70	5.93	6.19	6.45	6.71
Lance Corporal.....................	5.38	5.62	5.88	6.14	6.40
Private..........................	5.16	5.41	5.67	5.93	6.19

Third Schedule—continued

Part III.—Groups 11 to 15 (inclusive)

Rant and length of service in the rank		Rate per day in dollars
Rant and length of service in the rank	Group 11	Group 12	Group 13	Group 14	Group 15
Warrant Officer, Class 1 —
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	8.21	8.47	8.73	8.99	9.24
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	8.33	8.59	8.85	9.11	9.36
Warrant Officer, Class 2—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	8.00	8.26	8.52	8.78	9.03
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	8.09	8.35	8.61	8.87	9.12
Staff Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	7.69	7.95	8.21	8.47	8.72
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	7.79	8.05	8.31	8.57	8.82
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank	7.89	8.15	8.41	8.67	8.92
Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank.	7.37	7.63	7.89	8.15	8.40
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	7.49	7.75	8.01	8.27	8.52
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank	7.58	7.84	8.10	8.36	8.61
Corporal.........................	6.96	7.22	7.48	7.74	7.99
Lance Corporal.....................	6.65	6.91	7.17	7.43	7.68
Private..........................	6.44	6.70	6.96	7.22	7.47

Part IV.—Groups 16 to 20 (inclusive)

Rank and length of service in the rank		Rate per day in dollars
Rank and length of service in the rank	Group 16	Group 17	Group 18	Group 19	Group 20
Warrant Officer, Class 1—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	9.50	9.76	10.02	10.27	10.53
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	9.62	9.88	10.14	10.39	10.65
Warrant Officer, Class 2—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	9.29	9.55	9.81	10.06	10.32
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	9.38	9.64	9.90	10.15	10.41
Staff Sergeant—
With less, than 2 years’ service in the rank	8.98	9.24	9.50	9.75	10.01
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	9.08	9.34	9.60	9.85	10.11
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank	9.18	9.44	9.70	9.95	10.21
Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	8.66	8.92	9.18	9.43	9.69
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	8.78	9.04	9.30	9.55	9.81
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank	8.87	9.13	9.39	9.64	9.90
Corporal.........................	8.25	8.51	8.77	9.02	9.28
Lance Corporal.....................	7.94	8.20	8.46	8.71	8.97
Private..........................	7.73	7.99	8.25	8.50	8.76

Third Schedule—continued

Part V.—Groups 21 to 25 (inclusive)

Rank and length of service in the rank		Rate per day in dollars
Rank and length of service in the rank	Group 21	Group 22	Group 23	Group 24	Group 25
Warrant Officer, Class 1 —
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	10.79	11.05	11.30	11.56	11.82
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	10.91	11.17	11.42	11.68	11.94
Warrant Officer, Class 2—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	10.58	10.84	11.09	11.35	11.61
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	10.67	10.93	11.18	11.44	11.70
Staff Sergeant —
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	10.27	10.53	10.78	11.04	11.30
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	10.37	10.63	10.88	11.14	11.40
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank	10.47	10.73	10.98	11.24	11.50
Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	9.95	10.21	10.46	10.72	10.98
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	10.07	10.33	10.58	10.84	11.10
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank	10.16	10.42	10.67	10.93	11.19
Corporal.........................	9.54	9.80	10.05	10.31	10.57
Lance Corporal.....................	9.23	9.49	9.74	10.00	10.26
Private..........................	9.02	9.28	9.53	9.79	10.05

Part VI.—Groups 26 to 30 (inclusive)

Rank and length of service in the rank		Rate per day in dollars
Rank and length of service in the rank	Group 26	Group 27	Group 28	Group 29	Group 30
Warrant Officer, Class 1 —
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	12.08	12.33	12.59	12.85	13.11
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	12.20	12.45	12.71	12.97	13.23
Warrant Officer, Class 2—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	11.87	12.12	12.38	12.64	12.90
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank	11.96	12.21	12.47	12.73	12.99
Staff Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	11.56	11.81	12.07	12.33	12.59
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	11.66	11.91	12.17	12.43	12.69
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank	11.76	12.01	12.27	12.53	12.79
Sergeant—
With less than 2 years’ service in the rank	11.24	11.49	11.75	12.01	12.27
With not less than 2 years’ but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	11.36	11.61	11.87	12.13	12.39
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank	11.45	11.70	11.96	12.22	12.48
Corporal.........................	10.83	11.08	11.34	11.60	11.86
Lance Corporal.....................	10.52	10.77	12.03	11.29	11.55
Private..........................	10.31	10.56	10.82	11.08	11.34

Transitional.

10.—(1.) The rates of pay provided for in the Military Financial Regulations as amended by sub-regulations (1.), (3.), (4.), (5.) and (6.) of regulation 2, regulations 3 and 4, sub-regulations (1.), (3.) and (4.) of regulation 7 and regulation 9 of these Regulations apply to and in relation to service in the Permanent Military Forces and the Citizen. Military Forces, as the case may be, on and after the eleventh day of September, 1970.

(2.) A male medical officer or dental officer in receipt of pay in respect of his service on a day in the period from and including the eleventh day of September, 1970, to and including the day immediately before the commencement of these Regulations in accordance with sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 12 or sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 190 of the Military Financial Regulations, being a male officer who held the rank of Major or Captain on that day, is, by force of this sub-regulation, entitled to be paid pay in respect of that day at the rate specified in sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 12 or sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 190, as the case may be, of the Military Financial Regulations as amended by these Regulations in relation to the rank that he held on that day and, where relevant, his length of service in that rank on that day instead of at the rate applicable under the Military Financial Regulations as in force on that day.

(3.) A male medical officer or dental officer in receipt of pay in respect of his service on a day in the period from and including the eighteenth day of December, 1969, to and including the tenth day of September, 1970, in accordance with sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 12 or sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 190 of the Military Financial Regulations, being a male officer who held the rank of Major or Captain on that day, is, by force of this sub-regulation, entitled to be paid pay in respect of that day at the rate specified in the second column or third column, whichever is appropriate, of the following table in relation to the rank that he held on that day and, subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, his length of service in that rank on that day instead of at the rate applicable under the Military Financial Regulations as in force on that day.

First column	Second column	Third column
Rank and length of service in the rank	Rate of active pay in respect of service of 18th December, 1969	Rate of active pay in respect of service from 19th December, 1969 to 10th September, 1970
	$	$
Major—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank..............	22.71	23.36
With not less than 1 year’s service in the rank but less than 2 years’ service in the rank	23.67	24.35
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank but less than 3 years’ service in the rank	24.94	25.67
With not less than 3 years’ service in the rank...........	25.92	26.67
Captain—
With less than 1 year’s service in the rank..............	17.70	18.21
With not less than 1 year’s service in the rank but less than 2 years’ service in the rank	18.47	19.00
With not less than 2 years’ service in the rank but less than 3 years’ service in the rank	19.25	19.80
With not less than 3 years’ service in the rank but less than 4 years’ service in the rank	20.02	20.59
With not less than 4 years’ service in the rank but less than 5 years’ service in the rank	20.79	21.39
With not less than 5 years’ service in the rank...........	21.75	22.38

(4.) For the purpose of the last preceding sub-regulation, a male medical officer or dental officer in receipt of pay, in accordance with sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 190 of the Military Financial Regulations, in respect of his service on a day in the period specified in the last preceding sub-regulation shall be deemed to have had less than one year’s service in his rank on that day.

(5.) Where a male medical officer or dental officer held during the period from and including the eighteenth day of December, 1969, to and including the day immediately before the commencement of these Regulations or during a part of that period the rank of Colonel or Lieutenant-Colonel, the member is entitled to be paid in respect of his. service during that period while holding such a rank, as additional pay, an amount equal to the amount by which the sum of the pay and allowances paid or payable to him in respect of that service is less than the sum of the pay and allowances that would have been payable to him in respect of that service if the Military Financial Regulations as amended by Statutory Rules 1970, No. 133, and these Regulations had been in force throughout that period.

(6.) In calculating the amount of pay and allowances that would have been payable to a member of the medical branch or dental branch in respect of service to which the last preceding sub-regulation relates under the Military Financial Regulations as amended by Statutory Rules 1970, No. 133, and these Regulations, it shall be assumed—

(a) that the amount specified in the table in. sub-regulation (3.) of regulation 12 of the Military Financial Regulations as so amended in relation to the rank of Colonel was—

(i) on the eighteenth day of December, 1969—Twelve thousand nine hundred and thirty-five dollars; and

(ii) on and after the nineteenth day of December, 1969—Thirteen thousand three hundred and twenty-three dollars;

(b) that the amount specified in that table in relation to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel was—

(i) on the eighteenth day of December, 1969—Eleven thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars; and

(ii) on and after the nineteenth day of December, 1969—Twelve thousand three hundred and nineteen dollars;

(c) that the amount specified in the table in sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 190 of the Military Financial Regulations as so amended in relation to the rank of Colonel was—

(i) on the eighteenth day of December, 1969—Thirty-five dollars forty-four cents; and

(ii) on and after the nineteenth day of December, 1969—Thirty-six dollars fifty cents; and

(d) that the amount specified in that last-mentioned table m relation to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel was—

(i) on the eighteenth day of December, 1969—Thirty-two dollars seventy-seven cents; and

(ii) on and after the nineteenth day of December, 1969—Thirty-three dollars seventy-five cents.

(7.) Subject to sub-regulations (9.), (10.), (11.) and (12.) of regulation 190 of the Military Financial Regulations, where, on a day in the transitional period, a male member, within the meaning of Part IV. of the Military Financial Regulations—

(a) served in the Citizen Military Forces otherwise than on continuous full time military service in relation to which regulation 190a of the Military Financial Regulations applied; and

(b) held a rank specified in the first column of the following table,

the rate of pay applicable to his service on that day is the rate specified in the second column or third column, whichever is appropriate, of the following table in relation to the rank that he held on that day in the first column of that table instead of the rate applicable under the Military Financial Regulations as in force on that day.

First column	Second column	Third column
Rank	Rate per day in respect of service from 10th November, 1969, to 18th December, 1969	Rate per day in respect of service from 19th December, 1969 to, 10th September, 1970
	$	$
Warrant Officer, Class 1............................	8.33	8.56
Warrant Officer, Class 2............................	8.02	8.24
Staff Sergeant...................................	7.57	7.78
Sergeant......................................	7.11	7.30

(8.) Subject to sub-regulations (9.), (10.), (11.) and (12.) of regulation 190 of the Military Financial Regulations, where, on a day in the transitional period, a female member, within the meaning of Part IV. of the Military Financial Regulations—

(a) served in the Citizen Military Forces; and

(b) held a rank specified in the first column of the following table,

the rate of pay applicable to her service on that day is the rate specified in the second column or third column, whichever is appropriate, of the following table in relation to the rank that she held on that day in the first column of that table instead of the rate applicable under the Military Financial Regulations as in force on that day.

First column	Second column	Third column
Rank	Rate per day in respect of service from 10th November, 1969, to 18th December, 1969	Rate per day in respect of service from 19th December, 1969 to, 10th September, 1970
	$	$
Warrant Officer, Class 1............................	6.28	6.44
Warrant Officer, Class 2............................	6.07	6.23
Staff Sergeant...................................	5.78	5.92
Sergeant......................................	5.47	5.60

(9.) For the purposes of the last two preceding sub-regulations, the transitional period is the period from and including the tenth day of November, 1969, to and including the tenth day of September, 1970.

(10.) Higher duties allowance payable to a member in respect of a day in the period from and including the eighteenth day of December, 1969 to and including the day immediately before the commencement of these Regulations is payable as if the amendments of regulation 29 of the Military Financial Regulations effected by regulation 5 of these Regulations had come into operation on the eighteenth day of December, 1969.

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