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This 1963 regulation fixes the daily pay rates (in pounds, shillings and pence) used to calculate superannuation for permanent Australian Defence Force members across Navy, Army and Air Force, covering all ranks and both sexes. It aligns equivalent ranks across services, provides pay grades that rise with service for some roles, and protects personnel temporarily serving in lower‑paid training ranks so their retirement benefits aren’t reduced. These rates directly determine contributions and pension payouts.
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DEFENCE FORCES RETIREMENT BENEFITS (DAILY RATES OF PAY) REGULATIONS.
Statutory Rules 1963, No. 37. (a)
Citation.
(a) Made under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1962 on 11th May, 1963; notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 17th May, 1963.
The form of introductory words used to make the Statutory Rule was as follows:—
“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:
“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:
“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:
“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.”.
Maximum daily rates of active pay of members.
Maximum daily rates of active pay of certain members
3. Where—
(a) the rank and description applicable to a member is the rank and description of—
(i) Midshipman (Supplementary List), or Cadet Midshipman, in the Permanent Naval Forces;
(ii) Cadet (Officer Cadet School) in the Permanent Military Forces; or
(iii) Aircrew Trainee in the Permanent Air Force;
(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
(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,
the maximum daily rate of active pay of the member is that greater amount.
THE SCHEDULE.
Regulation 2.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:490.5pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:24.45pt"><td style="width:149pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>Column 1.</span></p></td><td style="width:135.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>Column 2.</span></p></td><td style="width:126.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>Column 3.</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:63.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>Column 4.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:33.15pt"><td style="width:149pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>Permanent Naval Forces.</span></p></td><td style="width:135.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>Permanent Military Forces.</span></p></td><td style="width:126.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>Permanent Air Force.</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:63.5pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>Maximum Daily Rate of Active Pay.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:11.85pt"><td style="width:149pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:135.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:126.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">s</span><span>.</span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">d</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9.75pt"><td colspan="6" style="width:486.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Part </span><span>I.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:8.75pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:288.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-left:47.6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">Male Officers</span><span>,</span><span style="font-style:italic"> other than</span><span>—</span></p></td><td style="width:126.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9pt"><td colspan="3" style="width:419pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-left:65.6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>(</span><span style="font-style:italic">a</span><span>) </span><span style="font-style:italic">Officers of the Special Duties List of the Permanent Naval Forces;</span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9pt"><td colspan="4" style="width:441.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-left:65.6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>(</span><span style="font-style:italic">b</span><span>) </span><span style="font-style:italic">Officers of the Permanent Military Forces</span><span>,</span><span style="font-style:italic"> being Quartermasters; and</span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:10.05pt"><td colspan="3" style="width:419pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-left:65.6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>(</span><span style="font-style:italic">c</span><span>) </span><span style="font-style:italic">Chaplains</span><span>.</span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:32.4pt"><td style="width:149pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:11.6pt; text-indent:-11.6pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Vice-Admiral (Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee)</span></p></td><td style="width:135.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-left:11.6pt; text-indent:-11.6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>Lieutenant-General (Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee)</span></p></td><td style="width:126.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:11.6pt; text-indent:-11.6pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Air Marshal (Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee)</span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>17</span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>10</span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>9</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:25.7pt"><td style="width:149pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-left:11.6pt; text-indent:-11.6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>Vice-Admiral (The First Naval Member of the Naval Board)</span></p></td><td style="width:135.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-left:11.6pt; text-indent:-11.6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>Lieutenant-General (Chief of the General Staff)</span></p></td><td style="width:126.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-left:11.6pt; text-indent:-11.6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>Air Marshal (Chief of the Air Staff)</span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>16</span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>17</span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>0</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:7.95pt"><td style="width:149pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-left:11.6pt; text-indent:-11.6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>Vice-Admiral</span><span style="width:86.51pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............</span></p></td><td style="width:135.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-left:11.6pt; text-indent:-11.6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>Lieutenant-General</span><span style="width:49.74pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.......</span></p></td><td style="width:126.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-indent:0.15pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span style="width:132.55pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...................</span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>14</span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>15</span></p></td><td style="width:18.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>11</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9pt"><td style="width:149pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-left:11.6pt; text-indent:-11.6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>Rear-Admiral</span><span style="width:86.51pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............</span></p></td><td style="width:135.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:b
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