Remuneration Reform Achievements

To date Remuneration Reform has achieved the following.

competency-based salary structures were introduced for ADF doctors, dentists, lawyers and chaplains.
12 and 13 August 2004 – Phase 2 of Remuneration Reform Project enabled the Qualification and Skill (Q&S) payments of:

to become superannuable after Federal Legislation was amended.

1 September 2006 – Reserve Remuneration Review involved a number of significant amendments to Reserve salary and entitlements
5 October 2006 – Phase 3 Stage 1 of the Remuneration Reform Project introduced a graded pay structure for Officers and WO1(E).
17 October 2006 - a flexible Senior Officers banded pay structure was established, with the CDF able to seek individual salary determinations for senior Officers from the DFRT.

9 August 2007 – Phase 4 Stage 1 of the Remuneration Reform Project introduced a 16 graded pay structure for Other Ranks and a new 8 pay graded tiered WO1(E) pay structure.
9 August 2007 – Phase 3 Stage 2 of the Remuneration Reform Project placed all ADF Officer employment categories within the graded pay structure.

1 May 2008 – Star Ranks Remuneration Review abolished the consolidated rates of pay and all Star Rank Reserve officers were placed on the daily rate
1 July 2008 – Star Ranks Remuneration Review moved all Star Ranks (excluding Chaplain Division 5) to a banded structure. Made structural adjustments and severed the linkage between the Star Ranks Remuneration Arrangement and the Workplace Remuneration Arrangement.
4 September 2008 – Graded Other Ranks Pay Structure (GORPS) – Phase 4 Stage 2 of the Remuneration Reform Project introduced a 10 graded pay structure for Other Ranks and WO1(E).

8 January 2009 – Trainee pay review assessed the percentage discounts applied and introduced Trainee Allowance

Last updated: 13 August 2009