Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1980 No. 314 DEFENCE FORCE (SALARIES) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 4.

4. The Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations are amended by inserting after
regulation 12A the following regulations: Members of different ranks jointly
maintaining a home

"12B. Where a male member and a female member who hold different ranks are
jointly maintaining a home for their dependants and regulation 12A would, but
for this regulation, apply to both members, regulation 12A shall not apply to
the member who holds the lower rank.

Members of like rank jointly maintaining a home

"12C. Where a male member and a female member who hold the same rank are
jointly maintaining a home for their dependants and regulation 12A would, but
for this regulation, apply to both members, regulation 12A shall not apply to
the member with the lower seniority in that rank.

Entitlement to rental allowance under other provisions

"12D. Where a male member and a female member who hold different ranks are
jointly maintaining a home for their dependants and regulation 12A would, but
for this regulation, apply to one of those members (hereinafter called the
first mentioned member) and the other member (hereinafter called the second
mentioned member) has an entitlement to an allowance in respect of rental
assistance for that home under regulation 128 of the Military Financial
Regulations or regulation 608 of the Air Force Regulations, regulation 12A
shall not apply to the first mentioned member where that first mentioned
member holds a lower rank than the second mentioned member.



"12E. Where a male member and a female member who hold the same rank are
jointly maintaining a home for their dependants and regulation 12A would, but
for this regulation, apply to one of the members (hereinafter called the first
mentioned member) and the other member (hereinafter called the second
mentioned member) has an entitlement to an allowance in respect of rental
assistance for that home under regulation 128 of the Military Financial
Regulations or regulation 608 of the Air Force Regulations, regulation 12A
shall not apply to the first mentioned member where that first mentioned
member has seniority in that rank which is lower than that of the second
mentioned member.



"12F. For the purposes of regulations 12B, 12C, 12D and 12E, where a member is
married to another member and each member maintains a home for his or her
dependants, or they jointly maintain more than one home for their dependants,
the members shall nominate the home to be considered as the home jointly
maintained by them for their dependants.



"12G. Where the members referred to in regulation 12F do not nominate the home
to be considered as the home jointly maintained by them for their dependants,
regulation 12A shall not apply to either member.".