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section A.1.4 of DFRT Determination No. 2 of 2017, Salaries, cannot be counted towards salary increments, unless the member is undertaking service with the United Nations.

3.2.47AA Deferral of an advance in increment

1.  If a member does not meet the conditions to advance in increment under paragraph 3.2.47Z.1.b, the decision maker may defer the payment of an increment for up to 12 months.
2.  The decision to defer an increment must meet all of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             It must be in writing.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             It must specify the period of deferral.
    c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             It must be provided to the member.
3.  A deferral decision must be reviewed by the decision maker within 4 months of the date of deferral if the deferral period is greater than 4 months.
4.  If the member is assessed as having carried out their duties and responsibilities at the standard expected on review or at the end of the deferral period, the member's increment advances by one increment on the earlier of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             At the end of the period of deferral.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             At the end of the review.
    Note 1: Salary at the new increment is payable from the date of the advance.
    Note 2: If at the end of the deferral period the member is not assessed as having carried out their duties and responsibilities at the standard expected, the member does not advance an increment.
    Note 3:  A deferred increment under this section does not change the member's increment anniversary date.
5.  For the purpose of this section, decision maker means any of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Director General Navy People.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Director General Military Personnel Branch.

Division 5: Salary non-reduction provisions

3.2.48 Purpose

   This Division sets out the way a member's salary rate can be preserved for a period when it would otherwise be reduced.

3.2.49 Definitions

   In this Division the following apply.
   Relevant employment category means an employment category listed in column B of tables in the following Annexes.
   a.                                                                                                                Annex 3.2.B – Salary non-reduction – members with the rank of Warrant Officer Class 1 or lower.
   b.                                                                                                                Annex 3.2.D – Salary non-reduction – Officers.

3.2.50 Member this Division applies to

   This Division applies to a member whose salary would be reduced in one of the following circumstances.
   a.                                                                                                      The member's Service transfers them from one employment category to another employment category.
   b.                                                                                                      The employment category the member holds is transferred to a lower pay grade by the DFRT.
   c.                                                                                                      The employment category the member holds is restructured.
   d.                                                                                                      The specialist career structure that the member is paid under is restructured.
   e.                                                                                                      The member is promoted from the rank of Colonel to Brigadier, and the member was formerly in any of