{"id":"C1963L00037","name":"Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Daily Rates of Pay) Regulations","slug":"defence-forces-retirement-benefits-daily-rates-of-pay-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"37 of 1963","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":23981,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1963L00037-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Daily Rates of Pay) Regulations","content":"DEFENCE FORCES RETIREMENT BENEFITS (DAILY RATES OF PAY) REGULATIONS.\n\n![](image.001.png)![](image.001.png)Statutory Rules 1963, No. 37. (a)\n\nCitation.\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Daily Rates of Pay) Regulations.\n\n![](image.002.png)(a) Made under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1962 on 11th May, 1963; notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 17th May, 1963.\n\nThe form of introductory words used to make the Statutory Rule was as follows:—\n\n“Whereas, by sub-section (1.) of section eighty-eight of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1962, it is provided that the Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with that Act, prescribing all matters which by that Act are required or permitted to be prescribed, or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to that Act:\n\n“And whereas, by sub-section (2.) of section twelve of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1962, it is provided that regulations under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1962 for the purpose of the definition of “daily rate of pay” in sub-section (1.) of section four of that Act made within the period of six months immediately following the date fixed under sub-section (1.) of section two of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1962 shall, unless otherwise provided by the regulations, have effect and be deemed to have had effect from and including that date:\n\n“And whereas the date fixed under sub-section (1.) of section two of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1962 was the thirtieth day of November, 1962:\n\n“Now therefore I, the Governor-General in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1962 for the purpose of the definition of daily rate of pay “in sub-section (1.) of section four of that Act.”.\n\n \nMaximum daily rates of active pay of members.\n\n2. For the purpose of the definition of “daily rate of pay” in subsection (1.) of section 4 of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1962, the maximum daily rate of active pay of a member is, subject to the next succeeding regulation, the amount specified in column 4 of the Schedule to these Regulations opposite to the rank and description of the member set out in column 1, column 2 or column 3, as the case may be, of that Schedule.\n\nMaximum daily rates of active pay of certain members\n\n3\\. Where—\n\n(a) the rank and description applicable to a member is the rank and description of—\n\n(i) Midshipman (Supplementary List), or Cadet Midshipman, in the Permanent Naval Forces;\n\n(ii) Cadet (Officer Cadet School) in the Permanent Military Forces; or\n\n(iii) Aircrew Trainee in the Permanent Air Force;\n\n(b) immediately before that rank and description commenced to be applicable to the member, another rank and description set out in column 1, column 2 or column 3 of the Schedule to these Regulations was applicable to him; and\n\n(c) the amount specified in column 4 of that Schedule opposite to that other rank and description is greater than the amount specified in that column opposite to the first-mentioned rank and description,\n\nthe maximum daily rate of active pay of the member is that greater amount.\n\n![](image.003.png)![](image.003.png)THE SCHEDULE.\n\nRegulation 2.\n\n```html\n

Column 1.

Column 2.

Column 3.

Column 4.

Permanent Naval Forces.

Permanent Military Forces.

Permanent Air Force.

Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay.

£

s.

d.

Part I.

Male Officers, other than—

(a) Officers of the Special Duties List of the Permanent Naval Forces;

(b) Officers of the Permanent Military Forces, being Quartermasters; and

(c) Chaplains.

Vice-Admiral (Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee)

Lieutenant-General (Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee)

Air Marshal (Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee)

17

10

9

Vice-Admiral (The First Naval Member of the Naval Board)

Lieutenant-General (Chief of the General Staff)

Air Marshal (Chief of the Air Staff)

16

17

0

Vice-Admiral.............

Lieutenant-General.......

...................

14

15

11

Rear-Admiral.............

Major-General..........

Air Vice-Marshal.......

13

3

6

Captain (Special Rate).......

Brigadier..............

Air Commodore........

10

6

9

Captain (or relative rank)

Colonel...............

Group Captain.........

9

10

9

Commander (or relative rank)

Lieutenant-Colonel.......

Wing Commander......

8

1

0

Lieutenant-Commander (or relative rank)

Major................

Squadron Leader.......

6

11

9

......................

....................

Flight Lieutenant.......

5

12

1

Lieutenant (or relative rank)

Captain...............

...................

5

2

5

\n```\n\n \nThe Schedule—continued.\n\n```html\n

Column 1.

Column 2.

Column 3.

Column 4.

Permanent Naval Forces.

Permanent Military Forces.

Permanent Air Force.

Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay.

£

s.

d.

Part I.—continued.

Male Officers, other than, &c.—continued.

Lieutenant-Surgeon (or relative rank)

....................

...................

4

15

7

....................

Lieutenant.............

Flying Officer

4

0

4

....................

Second Lieutenant........

....................

3

12

8

Sub-Lieutenant..........

....................

Pilot Officer...........

3

9

6

Acting Sub-Lieutenant.....

....................

....................

3

1

9

Midshipman (Supplementary List)

....................

....................

2

8

4

\"\"Midshipman

Sub-Lieutenant (under-graduate)

....................

Pilot Officer (Student) during final three years of medical course or final year of any other course

2

5

2

....................

Royal Military College Cadet undergoing third or fourth year training

Air Cadet undergoing third or fourth year training

2

0

1

Acting Sub-Lieutenant (undergraduate)

....................

Any other Pilot Officer (student)

1

17

8

Midshipman (undergraduate)

....................

...................

1

13

0

Cadet Midshipman........

Royal Military College Cadet undergoing first or second year training

Air Cadet undergoing first or second year training

1

10

9

Part II.

Other Male Officers.

Commander (Special Duties)

....................

....................

8

1

0

Lieutenant-Commander

....................

....................

6

5

5

(Special Duties) (or relative rank), with eight years’ or more service in that rank, or in that rank and in the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (Branch List), or relative rank Any other Lieutenant- Commander (Special Duties), or relative rank

....................

....................

5

11

7

.....................

Major (Quartermaster)

....................

6

3

3

....................

Captain (Quartermaster)

....................

5

8

10

Lieutenant (Special Duties) (or relative rank)

....................

....................

5

1

4

....................

Lieutenant (Quartermaster)

....................

4

16

8

Sub-Lieutenant (Special Duties) (or relative rank)

....................

....................

4

12

0

\n```\n\n \nThe Schedule—continued.\n\n```html\n

Column 1.

Column 2.

Column 3.

Column 4.

Permanent Naval Forces.

Permanent Military Forces.

Permanent Air Force.

Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay.

Part II.—continued.

£

s.

d.

Other Male Officers—continued.

\"\"Senior Chaplain with twenty years’ or more service in that rank or in that rank and the rank of Chaplain

Chaplain, First Class......

\"\"\"\"Principal Air Chaplain Chaplain, First Class

7

10

0

Chaplain with twenty years’ or more service in that rank

\"\"Senior Chaplain with twelve years’ or more, and less than twenty years’, service in that rank or in that rank and the rank of Chaplain

Chaplain, Second Class

Chaplain, Second Class

6

16

8

Chaplain with twelve years’ or more, and less than twenty years’, service in that rank

Chaplain with four years’ or more, and less than twelve years’, service in that rank

Chaplain, Third Class

Chaplain, Third Class

5

16

11

Chaplain with less than four years’ service in that rank

Chaplain, Fourth Class

Chaplain, Fourth Class

4

16

8

Part III.

Female Officers

.....................

Colonel...............

Group Officer..........

6

4

10

Chief Officer...........

Lieutenant-Colonel.......

Wing Officer...........

5

3

7

First Officer............

Major................

Squadron Officer........

4

9

9

Second Officer..........

Captain...............

Flight Officer...........

3

13

0

.....................

Lieutenant (Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps)

Section Officer (Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service)

3

3

10

Third Officer...........

Lieutenant.............

Section Officer..........

2

18

0

.....................

Second Lieutenant........

....................

2

12

1

Part IV.

Male Members, other than Officers.

Common Scale—

Chief Petty Officer (or relative rank)

.....................

....................

3

19

0

Chief Petty Officer
(Naval Airman)

.....................

....................

3

18

7

Sergeant, Second Class, Naval Dockyard Police

.....................

....................

3

17

0

Petty Officer (Naval Airman)

.....................

....................

3

13

3

\n```\n\n \nThe Schedule—continued.\n\n```html\n

Column 1.

Column 2.

Column 3.

Column 4.

Permanent Naval Forces.

Permanent Military Forces.

Permanent Air Force.

Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay.

£

s.

d.

Part IV.—continued.

Male Members, other than Officers—continued.

Common Scale—contd.

Petty Officer (or relative rank)

...................

...................

3

9

9

Leading Seaman (or relative rank)

...................

...................

3

1

10

Able Seaman (or relative rank)

...................

...................

2

15

6

Ordinary Seaman (or relative rank)

...................

...................

2

8

4

Recruit Seaman (or relative rank)

...................

...................

2

5

2

Junior Musician.........

...................

...................

2

5

2

Apprentice............

...................

...................

1

9

6

Artisans—

Chief Artisan...........

...................

...................

3

17

8

Artisan, First Class.......

...................

...................

3

11

5

Artisan, Second Class.....

...................

...................

3

7

9

Artisan, Third Class......

...................

...................

3

3

10

Artisan, Fourth Class

...................

...................

2

19

3

Artisan, Fifth Class.......

...................

...................

2

13

10

Artificers and Mechanicians—

Chief Artificer..........

...................

...................

4

1

9

Chief Mechanician.......

...................

...................

4

1

9

Artificer, First Class......

...................

...................

3

16

5

Mechanician, First Class

...................

...................

3

16

5

Artificer, Second Class

...................

...................

3

13

9

Artificer, Third Class

...................

...................

3

11

1

Mechanician, Second Class

...................

...................

3

9

9

Artificer, Fourth Class

...................

...................

3

5

1

Artificer, Fifth Class......

...................

...................

2

16

6

.....................

Group 1—Warrant Officer (Class I.)

Group 1—Warrant Officer

3

12

3

.....................

Group 2—Warrant Officer (Class I.)

Group 2—Warrant Officer

3

14

7

.....................

Group 3—Warrant Officer (Class I.)

Group 3—Warrant Officer

3

16

10

.....................

Group 4—Warrant Officer (Class I.)

Group 4—Warrant Officer

3

18

8

.....................

Group 5—Warrant Officer (Class I.)

Group 5—Warrant Officer

4

0

7

.....................

Group 6—Warrant Officer (Class I.)

Group 6—Warrant Officer

4

2

8

.....................

Group 7—Warrant Officer (Class I.)

Group 7—Warrant Officer

4

4

7

.....................

Group 1—Warrant Officer (Class II.)

Group 1—Flight Sergeant

3

9

4

.....................

Group 2—Warrant Officer (Class II.)

Group 2—Flight Sergeant

3

11

9

.....................

Group 3—Warrant Officer (Class II.)

Group 3—Flight Sergeant

3

13

11

.....................

Group 4—Warrant Officer (Class II.)

Group 4—Flight Sergeant

3

15

9

\n```\n\n1781/64.—6\n\nThe Schedule—continued.\n\n```html\n

Column 1.

Column 2.

Column 3.

Column 4.

Permanent Naval Forces.

Permanent Military Forces.

Permanent Air Force.

Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay.

£

s.

d.

Part IV.—continued.

Male Members, other than Officers—continued.

....................

Group 5—Warrant Officer (Class II.)

Group 5—Flight Sergeant

3

17

8

....................

Group 6—Warrant Officer (Class II.)

Group 6—Flight Sergeant

3

19

10

....................

Group 7—Warrant Officer (Class II.)

Group 7—Flight Sergeant

4

1

9

....................

Group 1—Staff Sergeant

...................

3

6

10

....................

Group 2—Staff Sergeant

...................

3

9

3

....................

Group 3—Staff Sergeant

...................

3

11

5

....................

Group 4—Staff Sergeant

...................

3

13

3

....................

Group 5—Staff Sergeant

...................

3

15

2

....................

Group 6—Staff Sergeant

...................

3

17

4

....................

Group 7—Staff Sergeant

...................

3

19

3

....................

Group 1—Sergeant.......

Group 1—Sergeant......

3

2

10

....................

Group 2—Sergeant.......

Group 2—Sergeant......

3

5

2

....................

Group 3—Sergeant.......

Group 3—Sergeant......

3

7

5

....................

Group 4—Sergeant.......

Group 4—Sergeant......

3

9

3

....................

Group 5—Sergeant.......

Group 5—Sergeant......

3

11

2

....................

Group 6—Sergeant.......

Group 6—Sergeant......

3

13

3

....................

Group 7—Sergeant.......

Group 7—Sergeant......

3

15

2

....................

Group 1—Corporal.......

Group 1—Corporal......

2

15

0

....................

Group 2—Corporal.......

Group 2—Corporal......

2

17

4

....................

Group 3—Corporal.......

Group 3—Corporal......

2

19

7

....................

Group 4—Corporal.......

Group 4—Corporal......

3

1

5

....................

Group 5—Corporal.......

Group 5—Corporal......

3

3

4

....................

Group 6—Corporal.......

Group 6—Corporal......

3

5

5

....................

Group 7—Corporal.......

Group 7—Corporal......

3

7

4

....................

Group 1—Lance Corporal

Group 1—Leading Aircraftman

2

11

0

....................

Group 2—Lance Corporal

Group 2—Leading Aircraftman

2

13

5

....................

Group 3—Lance Corporal

Group 3—Leading Aircraftman

2

15

7

....................

Group 4—Lance Corporal

Group 4—Leading Aircraftman

2

17

5

....................

Group 5—Lance Corporal

Group 5—Leading Aircraftman

2

19

4

....................

Group 6—Lance Corporal

Group 6—Leading Aircraftman

3

1

6

....................

Group 7—Lance Corporal

Group 7—Leading Aircraftman

3

3

5

....................

Group 1—Private.........

Group 1—Aircraftman

2

8

4

....................

Group 2—Private.........

Group 2—Aircraftman

2

10

9

....................

Group 3—Private.........

Group 3—Aircraftman

2

12

11

....................

Group 4—Private.........

Group 4—Aircraftman

2

14

9

....................

Group 5—Private.........

Group 5—Aircraftman

2

16

8

....................

Group 6—Private.........

Group 6—Aircraftman

2

18

10

....................

Group 7—Private.........

Group 7—Aircraftman

3

0

9

....................

Warrant Officer (Class I.), Survey Corps

...................

4

12

10

....................

....................

Warrant Officer (Airman Aircrew)

4

5

2

....................

....................

Flight Sergeant (Airman Aircrew)

3

18

7

\n```\n\n \nThe Schedule—continued.\n\n```html\n

Column 1.

Column 2.

Column 3.

Column 4.

Permanent Naval Forces.

Permanent Military Forces.

Permanent Air Force.

Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay.

£

s.

d.

Part IV.—continued.

Male Members, other than Officers—continued.

....................

Cadet (Officer Cadet School)

....................

2

15

0

....................

....................

Aircrew Trainee.........

2

8

4

....................

\"\"Recruit Private

\"\"\"\"Recruit Aircraftman

2

5

2

....................

Apprentice Musician

Junior Equipment

....................

Apprentice Clerk

and Administrative Trainee

....................

....................

Apprentice Airman.......

1

9

6

....................

Apprentice Tradesman

....................

1

7

8

Part V.

Female Members, other than Officers.

....................

Group 1—Warrant Officer (Class I.)

Group 1—Warrant Officer

2

13

11

....................

Group 2—Warrant Officer (Class I.)

Group 2—Warrant Officer

2

16

4

....................

Group 3—Warrant Officer (Class I.)

Group 3—Warrant Officer

2

18

6

....................

Group 4—Warrant Officer (Class I.)

Group 4—Warrant Officer

3

0

4

....................

Group 5—Warrant Officer (Class I.)

Group 5—Warrant Officer

3

2

3

....................

Group 6—Warrant Officer (Class I.)

Group 6—Warrant Officer

3

4

5

....................

Group 7—Warrant Officer (Class I.)

Group 7—Warrant Officer

3

6

4

....................

Group 1—Warrant Officer (Class II.)

....................

2

12

0

....................

Group 2—Warrant Officer (Class II.)

....................

2

14

5

....................

Group 3—Warrant Officer (Class II.)

....................

2

16

7

....................

Group 4—Warrant Officer (Class II.)

....................

2

18

5

....................

Group 5—Warrant Officer (Class II.)

....................

3

0

4

....................

Group 6—Warrant Officer (Class II.)

....................

3

2

6

....................

Group 7—Warrant Officer (Class II.)

....................

3

4

5

Group 1—Chief Petty Officer Wran

Group 1—Staff Sergeant

Group 1—Flight Sergeant

2

10

4

Group 2—Chief Petty Officer Wran

Group 2—Staff Sergeant

Group 2—Flight Sergeant

2

12

9

Group 3—Chief Petty Officer Wran

Group 3—Staff Sergeant

Group 3—Flight Sergeant

2

14

11

Group 4—Chief Petty Officer Wran

Group 4—Staff Sergeant

Group 4—Flight Sergeant

2

16

9

Group 5—Chief Petty Officer Wran

Group 5—Staff Sergeant

Group 5—Flight Sergeant

2

18

8

Group 6—Chief Petty Officer Wran

Group 6—Staff Sergeant

Group 6—Flight Sergeant

3

0

10

\n```\n\n \nThe Schedule—continued.\n\n```html\n

Column 1.

Column 2.

Column 3.

Column 4.

Permanent Naval Forces.

Permanent Military Forces.

Permanent Air Force.

Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay.

£

s.

d.

Part V.—continued.

Female Members, other than Officers—continued.

Group 7—Chief Petty Officer Wran

Group 7—Staff Sergeant

Group 7—Flight Sergeant

3

2

9

Group 1—Petty Officer Wran

Group 1—Sergeant.......

Group 1—Sergeant.......

2

7

8

Group 2—Petty Officer Wran

Group 2—Sergeant.......

Group 2—Sergeant.......

2

10

0

Group 3—Petty Officer Wran

Group 3—Sergeant.......

Group 3—Sergeant.......

2

12

3

Group 4—Petty Officer Wran

Group 4—Sergeant.......

Group 4—Sergeant.......

2

14

1

Group 5—Petty Officer Wran

Group 5—Sergeant.......

Group 5—Sergeant.......

2

16

0

Group 6—Petty Officer Wran

Group 6—Sergeant.......

Group 6—Sergeant.......

2

18

1

Group 7—Petty Officer Wran

Group 7—Sergeant.......

Group 7—Sergeant.......

3

0

0

Group 1—Leading Wran

Group 1—Corporal.......

Group 1—Corporal.......

2

2

5

Group 2—Leading Wran

Group 2—Corporal.......

Group 2—Corporal.......

2

4

10

Group 3—Leading Wran

Group 3—Corporal.......

Group 3—Corporal.......

2

7

0

Group 4—Leading Wran

Group 4—Corporal.......

Group 4—Corporal.......

2

8

10

Group 5—Leading Wran

Group 5—Corporal.......

Group 5—Corporal.......

2

10

9

Group 6—Leading Wran

Group 6—Corporal.......

Group 6—Corporal.......

2

12

11

Group 7—Leading Wran

Group 7—Corporal.......

Group 7—Corporal.......

2

14

10

....................

Group 1—Lance Corporal

Group 1—Leading Aircraft woman

1

19

9

....................

Group 2—Lance Corporal

Group 2—Leading Aircraft woman

2

2

2

....................

Group 3—Lance Corporal

Group 3—Leading Aircraft woman

2

4

4

....................

Group 4—Lance Corporal

Group 4—Leading Aircraft woman

2

6

2

....................

Group 5—Lance Corporal

Group 5—Leading Aircraft woman

2

8

1

....................

Group 6—Lance Corporal

Group 6—Leading Air-craftwoman

2

10

3

....................

Group 7—Lance Corporal

Group 7—Leading Air-craftwoman

2

12

2

Group 1—Wran..........

Group 1—Private........

Group 1—Aircraftwoman

1

18

0

Group 2—Wran..........

Group 2—Private........

Group 2—Aircraftwoman

2

0

5

Group 3—Wran..........

Group 3—Private........

Group 3—Aircraft woman

2

2

7

Group 4—Wran..........

Group 4—Private........

Group 4—Aircraftwoman

2

4

5

Group 5—Wran..........

Group 5—Private........

Group 5—Aircraftwoman

2

6

4

Group 6—Wran..........

Group 6—Private........

Group 6—Aircraftwoman

2

8

6

Group 7—Wran..........

Group 7—Private........

Group 7—Aircraftwoman

2

10

5

Recruit................

Recruit...............

Recruit...............

1

14

10

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