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service

1.  Salary may be paid to a member on Reserve service every 14 days (a fortnight).
2.  A Commanding Officer may approve a salary payment outside of the fortnightly pay cycle, if the Reserve member can demonstrate exceptional circumstances or hardship.
3.  Payment of salary and allowances to a member is made by electronic funds transfer into a financial institution advised by the member.

Division 2: Commencement salary

3.2.18 Purpose

   The Division describes how to work out the rate of salary that may apply to a member at various points in their career.

3.2.18A Member this Division does not apply to

   This Division does not apply to a member who is paid salary as an Officer Aviation member under Division 4A.

3.2.18B Definitions

         1.  In this Division the following apply.
             Specialist level means any of the following.
             a.                                            Competency level.
             b.                                            Dental level.
             c.                                            Military medical level.
             d.                                            Legal level.

3.2.19 Salary on enlistment or appointment

1.  The rate of salary on the day a member is enlisted or appointed is one of the following.
    a.                                                                                        If the member is a trainee, the rate specified in Schedule B.13 of DFRT Determination No. 2 of 2017, Salaries.
    b.                                                                                        If paragraph a. does not apply to the member, the rate of salary is the higher of the following.
                                                                                              i.                                                                                                                                    The minimum rate for their rank and pay grade or specialist level under the relevant salary structure specified in DFRT Determination No. 2 of 2017, Salaries.
                                                                                              ii.                                                                                                                                   The rate of salary set by the CDF.
    Note: A member's service commences on the day they are first required for duty.
2.  For the purpose of subparagraph 1.b.ii, the following apply.
    a.                                                                                        The CDF must believe that a higher rate of salary is reasonable having regard to the member's experience, qualifications and skills.
    b.                                                                                        The member does not hold an entry level rank of Officer Cadet in the Army or Air Force.

3.2.20 Salary on promotion – general

1.  On the day that a member's rank changes due to a promotion, the member's rate of salary is one of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                      The minimum rate for their new rank at the relevant pay grade.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                      The rate of salary set by the CDF.
    c.                                                                                                                                                                      Another rate if a non-reduction provision under Division 5 applies to the member.
2.  For the purpose of paragraph 1.b, the CDF must believe that a higher rate of salary is reasonable having regard to the member's experience, qualifications and skills.

3.2.21 Salary on change of pay grade or specialist level

1.  This section applies to a member who meets all of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The member's pay grade or specialist level changes.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The change is for a reason