186Increases in pay and allowances due to actual promotions

186  Increases in pay and allowances due to actual promotions  (1) This section applies for the purposes of sections 91, 96, 114 and 149 if a person is promoted.  (2) The amount of pay that the person would have earned for a period as a member of the Defence Force, and the amount of a pay‑related allowance that the person would have been paid for a period, include:  (a) the amount of any actual increase in the person’s pay or a pay‑related allowance; or  (b) the amount of an additional pay‑related allowance the person would be paid; for the period because the person is promoted. Note: A person must actually be promoted in order to receive an increase under this subsection.