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this section were a reference to the day on which the regulations came into force; and
     (d) if the regulations provide that a specified Minister is the prescribed authority for the purposes of the application of this section in relation

     to the Commonwealth authority—references in sub-sections (3), (4), (6), (7), (8) and (9) to the Board were references to the Minister so specified.
"(14) The regulations may provide that the provisions of this section shall, subject to such modifications and adaptations (if any) as are prescribed, apply to and in relation to the employment of—
     (a) members of the Australian Federal Police;
     (b) persons appointed as officers or engaged as employees under the Commonwealth Teaching Service Act 1972;
     (c) persons who hold offices or appointments (not being offices or appointments in the Defence Force) under regulations made under the Naval Defence Act 1910; or
     (d) persons who are employed under section 10 of the Supply and Development Act 1939.
     (e) persons employed as officers of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization; or
     (f) officers appointed in pursuance of section 10 of the Trade Commissioners Act 1933.
"(15) In sub-section (14), 'modifications' includes the addition or omission of a provision or the substitution of a provision for another provision.".
(2) If this section comes into operation during the first 6 months of a financial year, the Board shall report on the operation of section 22b of the Public Service Act 1922, in relation to the period commencing on the day on which this section comes into operation and ending on the expiration of that financial year, in the first report that is furnished to the Prime Minister, under section 22 of that Act, after the expiration of that financial year.
(3) If this section comes into operation during the last 6 months of a financial year, the Board shall report on the operation of section 22b of the Public Service Act 1922, in relation to the period commencing on the day on which this section comes into operation and expiring at the end of that financial year, in the first report that is furnished to the Prime Minister, under section 22 of that Act, after the expiration of the financial year next succeeding that financial year.
12. (1) After section 22b of the Principal Act the following section is inserted in Part IIa:

Industrial democracy plans
"22c. (1) In this section, 'industrial democracy plan', in relation to a Department, means a plan designed to achieve appropriate participation by officers and employees in the decision-making processes of the Department.

"(2) As soon as practicable after the commencement of this section and, in any event, within 12 months after the commencement of this section,