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Navy or Army Officer Aviation member loses their Command appointment for one of the following reasons, the CDF may decide the member's Officer Aviation increment within the increment range for the member's rank, pathway and competency stream, excluding the command increment levels.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The member was imposed with a censure or formal warning.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The member was convicted of either of the following.
    i.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            An offence under the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982.
    ii.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           A civilian criminal offence.
    c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The member was suspended from duty.
2.  The CDF must take the following into consideration when making a decision under subsection 1.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The member's previous service.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The circumstances of the loss of the command appointment.

3.2.47S Increment advancement

1.  For the purposes of subsections 3 and 4, the advancement period is any of the following periods of service.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    For a member in the Permanent Forces — 12 months of service.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    For a member in the Reserves (providing Reserve service and continuous full-time service) — 20 or more days of Reserve service in a 12 month period.
    c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    For a member who served in both the Permanent Forces and the Reserves — 20 days of service in a 12 month period.
    Note 1:  The advancement period commences on the later of one of the dates set out in paragraph 4.b.
    Note 2: A day of Reserve service is calculated based on the proportion of the daily rate the member is paid for the duty under section A.1.5 of DFRT Determination No. 2 of 2017, Salaries.
2.  For the purpose of calculating the advancement period under subsection 1, the advancement period is extended by any period when the member is on leave without pay or is absent without leave.
3.  A member whose Officer Aviation increment is below the top increment for the member's rank, pathway and competency stream will advance to the next Officer Aviation increment within the member's rank, pathway and competency stream at the end of the advancement period when one of the following is met.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Unless one of paragraphs b to d applies, the member has performed their duties at the standard of competence for the member's rank, pathway and competency stream for 12 months commencing on the later of the following dates.
    i.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The day of the member's appointment as an officer.
    ii.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   The day of the member's most recent promotion.
    iii.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The day of the member's last increment advancement in the Officer Aviation Pay Structure.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The member is in the Navy at the rank of Sub Lieutenant or Lieutenant and all of the following have been met.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          i.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          They completed operational flying training on a military aircraft on or after 1