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been done by the Secretary to the Department of Social Security or by a delegate of the Secretary to the Department of Social Security, as the case may be.
(6) Where, immediately before the commencement of this section, there were pending in a court or tribunal any proceedings (other than proceedings relating to the Home Deposit Assistance Act 1982) to which a person holding office as the Director-General of Social Security was, in his capacity as the holder of that office, a party, those proceedings may be continued after the commencement of this section as if the description of that office, for the purposes of those proceedings, were amended by omitting the words "Director-General of and substituting "Secretary to the Department of.
(7) The person who, immediately before the commencement of this section, held office as Director-General of Social Security shall, subject to the

Public Service Act 1922, hold office after the commencement of this section as Secretary to the Department of Social Security.
(8) A reference in any instrument (including rules, regulations and by-laws) made, granted or issued pursuant to any Act to the Director-General of Social Security shall, in relation to any act or thing done, or to be done, after the commencement of this section, be read as a reference to the Secretary to the Department of Social Security.
(9) Where, by virtue of an amendment of any Act that is amended by this Act, being an amendment made by an Act that receives the Royal Assent after the introduction into the Parliament of this Act, a provision of that first-mentioned Act, as so amended, refers to the Director-General of Health or to the Director-General of Social Security, that reference shall be construed, on and after the commencement of that amendment or the day fixed for the purposes of sub-section 2 (20) of this Act, whichever last occurs, as if it were a reference to the Secretary to the Department of Health or to the Secretary to the Department of Social Security, as the case requires.
(10) Where, in any Act that is not amended by this Act, reference is made to the Director-General of Health or to the Director-General of Social Security, that reference shall be construed, on and after the date fixed for the purpose of sub-section 2 (20) of this Act, as if it were a reference to the Secretary to the Department of Health or to the Secretary to the Department of Social Security, as the case requires.

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SCHEDULE 1 Section 3
AMENDMENTS OF ACTS
Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976

Section 3 (paragraph (a) of the definition of "Aboriginal association")—
After "Aboriginals", insert "and spouses of Aboriginals".

Section 3 (definition of