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office held by the person, the person shall be entitled to such compensation (if any) as is specified in, or ascertained in accordance with, that instrument.
"(9) As soon as practicable after a determination is made under sub-section (8), a copy of the instrument of determination shall be published in the Gazette.
"(10) Where the appointment of a person to an office of Permanent Head is terminated under sub-section (7) before the expiration of the period for which he was appointed or terminates by reason of the expiration of that period or an office of Permanent Head held by a person is abolished, then—
     (a) if he was, immediately before his appointment took effect, a permanent officer of the Service—
         (i) he shall be deemed to be an unattached officer having such status (other than the status of a Permanent Head) and salary, as are determined by the Board having regard to the office (other than an office of Permanent Head) last held by him and the period of his service, or the aggregate of the periods of his service, as a Permanent Head; and
         (ii) he is entitled to be appointed to an appropriate office having that status and salary, but, if he gives notice in writing to the Board stating that he wishes to retire from the Service, he shall be deemed to be retired from the Service forthwith upon the giving of the notice; and
     (b) if he was not, immediately before his appointment took effect, a permanent officer of the Service, he shall be deemed to be retired from the Service forthwith upon the termination of his appointment or the abolition of his office, as the case may be.
"(11) Where—
     (a) a person is deemed to be retired from the Service by reason of sub-section (10); and
     (b) the person had not attained the age of 60 years before the time when he is deemed to be so retired,
he shall, for the purposes of the Superannuation Act 1976, be deemed to have retired involuntarily.
"(12) Section 18 does not apply in relation to the doing of any act by the Governor-General under this section in relation to an office of Permanent Head.

"(13) Nothing in this section affects the operation of Division 6 of this Part or of section 18 of the Commonwealth Employees (Redeployment and Retirement) Act 1979.

Procedures for nominating persons as suitable for appointment as Permanent Head
"37. (1) The procedures set out in the following provisions of this section are prescribed for the purposes of section 36.
"(2) Where a vacancy has occurred, or is expected to occur within 6 months, in an office of Permanent Head (in this section