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holds office on such terms and conditions as are prescribed.".
11. Section 9 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Remuneration and allowances
"9. (1) A member, other than a member who is a Judge, shall be paid such remuneration as is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal, but, if no determination of that remuneration by the Remuneration Tribunal is in operation, he shall be paid such remuneration as is prescribed.
"(2) A member to whom sub-section (1) applies shall be paid such allowances as are prescribed.
"(3) Sub-sections (1) and (2) have effect subject to the Remuneration Tribunals Act 1973.".

Acting appointments
12. Section 10 of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting from sub-section (1) "The Minister may appoint a Deputy President" and substituting "The Governor-General may appoint a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia";
    (b) by omitting sub-section (2) and substituting the following sub-section:
    "(2) Where a Deputy President is, or is expected to be, absent from duty or from Australia, the Governor-General may appoint a person qualified to be appointed as a Deputy President to act as a Deputy President during the absence.";
    (c) by omitting from sub-section (3) "qualified to be appointed as a non-presidential member";
    (d) by omitting sub-section (4) and substituting the following sub-section:
    "(4) A person shall not be appointed under sub-section (3) to act as a senior member, or as a non-presidential member other than a senior member, unless the person is qualified to be appointed as a senior member or as such a non-presidential member, as the case requires.";

    (e) by omitting from sub-section (7) "as President,";
    (f) by omitting sub-section (8);
    (g) by inserting in sub-section (9) "as President," after "acting" (first occurring); and
    (h) by omitting sub-section (10) and substituting the following sub-section:
    "(10) A person acting as the President, as a Deputy President, as a senior member or as a non-presidential member other than a senior member in accordance with this section has and may exercise all the powers, and shall perform all the functions and duties, conferred or imposed by this Act on the President, on a Deputy President, on a senior member or on a non-presidential member other than a senior member, as the case may be, and, for the purposes of the exercise of those powers, or the performance of those functions and duties, this Act has effect as if a reference to the President, to a Deputy President, to a senior member or to a non-presidential member other than a senior member included a reference to a person acting as the President, as a Deputy President, as a senior member, or as a non-presidential member other than