{"id":"F1996B01268","name":"Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Regulations (Amendment)","slug":"defence-force-retirement-and-death-benefits-regulations-amendment","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"324 of 1985","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29063,"registerId":"commonwealth-F1996B01268-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Regulations (Amendment)","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1985 No. 3241\n\nDefence Force Retirement and Death\n\nBenefits Regulations2 (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\\. (1) Regulation 3 shall be deemed to have come into operation on 31 December 1984.\n\n(2) Regulation 2 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 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”.\n\nPrescribed basic annual rate of pay\n\n3. Regulation 4 of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Regulations is amended—\n\n(a) by adding at the end of sub-paragraph (a) (iv) “as the rate of salary at pay level 1 in relation to the rank of Private”; and\n\n(S.R. 295/85)—Cat. No. 11/16.10.1985\n\n  \n\n(b) by omitting from sub-paragraph (b) (iv) “specified in Schedule 5 to Determination 0101” and substituting “referred to in sub-paragraph (a) (iv)”.\n\nNOTES\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 5 December 1985.\n\n2\\. Statutory Rules 1973 No. 260 as amended by 1974 No. 220; 1976 No. 63; 1979 No. 91; 1984 Nos. 186 and 395.\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1611},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendments are purely technical and clarifying. They do not expand the scope of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits scheme, but rather correct definitional references to ensure the regulations operate as originally intended."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to external Determination 0101 and section 58h of the principal Act","Technical amendments to sub-paragraph numbering ((a)(iv) and (b)(iv))","Retrospective deemed commencement dates for different provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This amendment makes two technical fixes to military superannuation rules: it clarifies that references to \"Determination 0101\" mean the current, updated Defence Force pay scales, and it corrects the basic salary reference for a Private so calculations use the updated pay-level definition. It affects current and former ADF members whose retirement or death benefits rely on Private’s basic pay.\n\nIt matters because it ensures benefits are calculated from up-to-date pay rates and removes a technical inconsistency that could cause incorrect payments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/defence-force-retirement-and-death-benefits-regulations-amendment","history":"/api/acts/defence-force-retirement-and-death-benefits-regulations-amendment/history","analysis":"/api/acts/defence-force-retirement-and-death-benefits-regulations-amendment/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/defence-force-retirement-and-death-benefits-regulations-amendment/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/defence-force-retirement-and-death-benefits-regulations-amendment/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/defence-force-retirement-and-death-benefits-regulations-amendment/documents"}}