Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MILITARY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 2004 - SECT 147

Pre - CFTS pay for those engaged in work before beginning last period of full - time service

  (1)   The following formula sets out how to work out the pre - CFTS pay for a week for a person who was engaged in work before beginning his or her last period of continuous full - time service:

Note 1:   The expressions used in this formula are defined in subsection   (4).

Note 2:   The person's pre - CFTS pay might be adjusted under Part   5.

  (2)   If the person was required to work overtime on a regular basis in that work, the pre - CFTS pay for a week also includes the amount worked out using the following formula:

Note:   The expressions used in this formula are defined in subsection   (4).

Pre - CFTS pay for those not working

  (3)   The pre - CFTS pay for a week for a person who was not engaged in work before beginning his or her last period of continuous full - time service is nil.

Definitions

  (4)   In this section:

"allowances" for a person for a week is the average amount of allowances (other than expense allowances) paid to the person for a week for his or her work during the example period.

"example period" has the meaning given by section   148.

"pre-CFTS overtime hours" for a person means the average number of hours of overtime worked each week by the person in his or her work during the example period.

"pre-CFTS overtime rate of pay" for a person means the average hourly overtime rate of pay for the person's overtime in his or her work during the example period.

"pre-CFTS rate of pay" for a person means the person's average hourly ordinary time rate of pay for the person's work during the example period.

"pre-CFTS weekly hours" for a person means the average number of hours worked in each week by the person in his or her work during the example period.

"work" includes work as a member of the Defence Force (other than as a part - time Reservist).

Note:   A person might have been a Permanent Forces member before beginning his or her last period of continuous full - time service. This work is taken into account in the pre - CFTS pay. However, work as a part - time Reservist is taken into account in working out the reserve pay.