{"id":"F1996B01628","name":"Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations (Amendment)","slug":"defence-force-retirement-and-death-benefits-annual-rates-of-pay-regulations-amendment","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"325 of 1985","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29118,"registerId":"commonwealth-F1996B01628-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations (Amendment)","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1985 No. 3251\n\nDefence Force Retirement and Death\n\nBenefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations2\n\n(Amendment)\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973.\n\nDated 28 November 1985.\n\nn. m. stephen\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nJohn Brown\n\nMinister of State for Sport, Recreation and Tourism\n\nfor and on behalf of the\n\nMinister of State for Defence\n\nCommencement\n\n1\\. These Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on 5 September 1985.\n\nInterpretation\n\n2\\. Regulation 3 of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations is amended by adding “, as in force from time to time as modified from time to time by determinations made under section 58h of that Act” at the end of the definition of “Determination 0101” in sub-regulation (1).\n\nNOTES\n\n1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 5 December 1985.\n\n2. Statutory Rules 1979 No. 90 as amended by 1979 Nos. 206 and 255; 1980 No. 341; 1982 Nos. 188 and 189; 1984 Nos. 118, 185, 393 and 394 and Act No. 144, 1981.\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer\n\n(S.R. 296/85) Cat No. 11/16.10.1985","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2738},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a technical amendment that does not expand the scope of the legislation. It merely updates the mechanism for referencing pay determinations from a static reference to a dynamic (ambulatory) reference, ensuring the regulations remain current without requiring further amendments."},"complexity_factors":["Single definitional amendment to Regulation 3","Ambulatory reference technique (dynamic incorporation of external document)","Cross-reference to section 58h of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973"],"plain_english_summary":"This amendment updates the regulations to reference the current Defence Force pay determination so retirement and death benefits automatically reflect up-to-date pay rates and any later modifications. \n\nThat change means former and current Defence members and their families receive benefits calculated with current salaries, and the Department of Defence avoids repeated regulatory amendments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/defence-force-retirement-and-death-benefits-annual-rates-of-pay-regulations-amendment","history":"/api/acts/defence-force-retirement-and-death-benefits-annual-rates-of-pay-regulations-amendment/history","analysis":"/api/acts/defence-force-retirement-and-death-benefits-annual-rates-of-pay-regulations-amendment/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/defence-force-retirement-and-death-benefits-annual-rates-of-pay-regulations-amendment/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/defence-force-retirement-and-death-benefits-annual-rates-of-pay-regulations-amendment/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/defence-force-retirement-and-death-benefits-annual-rates-of-pay-regulations-amendment/documents"}}