Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A03205:schedule:2:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A03205
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 2 (pt 1/18)
Character Range: 4666–7376

Schedule 2—Departments
4. Section 7a of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting "upon the notification of the fact in the Gazette"; and
    (b) by adding at the end the following sub-section:
    "(2) As soon as practicable after the occurrence of an event referred to in sub-section (1), the Prime Minister shall cause a notice of the event to be published in the Gazette, specifying the date on which the event occurred.".

Officers of the Parliament
5. Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after sub-section (3) the following sub-section:
"(3a) For the purposes of Division 1a of Part III of the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904—
    (a) the President of the Senate shall be taken to be the Minister administering the Department of the Senate;

    (b) the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be taken to be the Minister administering the Department of the House of Representatives; and
    (c) the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be taken jointly to be the Minister administering the Department of the Parliamentary Library, the Department of the Parliamentary Reporting Staff and the Joint House Department.".

Acting appointments of members of Board
6. Section 12a of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (9).

Board to submit reports to Governor-General
7. Section 18 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following sub-section:
"(4) This section does not apply in relation to a matter to be dealt with by the Governor-General under section 11, 12, 12a, 13a, 14 or 15 or under Subdivision B of Division 4 of Part III.".

Equal employment opportunity programs
8. Section 22b of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following sub-sections:
"(16) Regulations made for the purposes of sub-section (14) in relation to persons referred to in paragraph (14) (c) or (d) have effect notwithstanding sub-section 42c (1) of the Naval Defence Act 1910 or sub-section 10 (2) of the Supply and Development Act 1939, as the case may be.
"(17) Where the Minister for Defence, by instrument in writing, declares that, by reason of defence or civil emergency, it is necessary for staff employed under the Naval Defence Act 1910 or the Supply and Development
Act 1939 to be engaged in work in circumstances such that regulations made for the purposes of sub-section (14) should not apply in respect of those staff, those regulations shall not apply in respect of those staff until that instrument is revoked by the Minister.".

Industrial democracy plans
9. Section 22c of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following sub-sections:
"(15) Regulations made for the