Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered RegulationsMembers who are public office holders
(1) For the purposes of the definition of annual rate of pay in subsection 3(1) of the Act, the annual pay applicable on a particular day to a member of the Defence Force whose remuneration is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal under subsection 7(3) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 is the amount that is the annual rate of remuneration of the member on that day as determined by the Remuneration Tribunal under that subsection.
Other members
(2) For the purposes of the definition of annual rate of pay in subsection 3(1) of the Act, the annual pay applicable on a particular day to a member of the Defence Force (other than a member referred to in subsection (1) of this section) is the sum of:
(a) the amount of the annual rate of salary applicable to the member on that day under a determination under Part IIIA of the Defence Act; and
(b) if service allowance is payable to the member under a determination under Part IIIA of the Defence Act--the amount of the annual rate of service allowance applicable in respect of service by the member on that day.
(3) If, under the relevant determination under Part IIIA of the Defence Act, different annual rates of salary are specified according to the number of years of service that a member of the Defence Force who holds a specified rank, or is taken to hold that rank, has completed, then for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a) of this section, the annual rate of salary under the determination applicable to a member of the Defence Force who holds that rank is taken to be the annual rate of salary applicable to a member of the Defence Force who has completed the longer or longest period of service that is specified in the determination in relation to a member who holds, or is taken to hold, that rank.
(4) A reference in this section to the annual rate of salary applicable to a member of the Defence Force on a particular day under a determination under Part IIIA of the Defence Act is a reference to the amount that would be the annual rate of salary applicable to the member on that day under the determination if the term rank had the meaning given by subsection 3(1) of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 .
Chaplains
(5) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(a) of this section, the annual rate of salary applicable on a particular day to a member of the Defence Force who is a chaplain is the highest annual rate of salary applicable on that day under a determination under Part IIIA of the Defence Act for the classification applicable to the chaplain.