Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The normal earnings for a week for a Permanent Forces member, or a continuous full - time Reservist, who is incapacitated for service means the amount worked out using the following formula:
(2) The member's normal ADF pay for a week means the amount of pay that the member would have earned for the week as a member of the Defence Force if the member were not incapacitated for service.
Note: The member's normal ADF pay might be adjusted under Part 5.
(3) The member's normal pay - related allowances for a week means the total amount of compensable pay - related allowances that would have been paid to the member for the week if the member were not incapacitated for service.
Note: The member's normal pay - related allowances might be adjusted under Part 5.
(4) The Chief of the Defence Force must advise the Commission in writing of the date on which each compensable pay - related allowance would normally have ceased to be paid to the member if the member were not incapacitated for service.
(5) In this section:
"compensable pay-related allowance" for a member means a pay - related allowance:
(a) that was being paid to the member immediately before the onset date for the member's incapacity for service; or
(b) that would be paid to the member because the member is promoted, as mentioned in paragraph 186(2)(b); or
(c) that the member would have been paid after completing his or her initial training, as mentioned in section 189.