4Amount of contributions

4 Amount of contributions

(1) Subject to subrule (2), the amount of the contribution payable by a member in a fortnight is equal to the relevant percentage of: (a) the salary paid to the member in that fortnight; or (b) if in that fortnight the member rendered flexible service—the salary that would have been paid to the member in that fortnight if the member had not rendered flexible service. (2) Where a member elects under subrule (10) to vary the amount of the contribution payable by him or her, that election has effect in relation to the first salary fortnight in relation to which it can be applied in the ordinary course of business. (3) Where a member makes an election under subrule (10), the member is not entitled to make a further election until the expiration of a period of three months after the day on which the earlier election was made. (4) For the purposes of subrule (1), salary is taken not to be paid to a member in respect of a day included in a period that, in accordance with Schedule 2, is a prescribed period. (5) Where: (a) the salary of a member in respect of a period is forfeited, in whole or in part, under regulations made under the Defence Act 1903; and (b) the period does not exceed 21 consecutive days; the amounts of the contributions payable by the member in respect of that period are to be calculated as if the member were on full pay. (6) Subject to subrule (7), where a member who is granted: (a) long service leave on half pay; or (b) leave without pay for a period not exceeding 21 days; the amounts of the contributions payable by the member in respect of that period are to be calculated as if the member were on full pay. (7) In a case to which paragraph (6)(b) applies, the member’s salary for the purpose of calculating the contribution payable by the member is taken not to include an allowance unless: (a) the allowance was payable to the member on the day immediately preceding the commencement of the period; and (b) an appropriate authority of the Defence Force has notified CSC that, but for the member’s absence on leave without pay, the allowance would have been payable to the member in respect of the whole of the period of his or her absence on that leave. (8) In calculating the amount of a contribution payable by a member, the calculation is to be made as if no deductions were made from the member’s salary. (9) Where the amount of a contribution payable by a member includes a fraction of a cent: (a) if the fraction is less than one‑half of a cent—the contribution is taken to be reduced by the amount of the fraction; or (b) if the fraction is one‑half of a cent or more—the contribution is taken to be increased by treating the fraction as one cent. (10) In this rule:

relevant percentage, in relation to a member, means:

(a) the percentage, being a whole number that is not less than 5 and not more than 10, elected by the member; or
(b) if the member has not made an election—5 per centum.