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to have been exercised by the Treasurer.
"(4) A delegation under this section does not prevent the exercise by the Treasurer of the power or powers so delegated.
"(5) Where the Treasurer has delegated a power to a person under this section, the Treasurer may give directions to that person with respect to the exercise of that power and the power shall not be exercised by the delegate otherwise than in accordance with any such directions.".

Legal tender
8. Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by inserting in paragraph (a) of sub-section (1) "or coins of 2 or more of those denominations" after "Fifty cents";
     (b) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (1) "Five dollars" and substituting "$5";
     (c) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (1) "and";
     (d) by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-section (1) "any other coins" and substituting "coins of the denomination of One cent or Two cents or coins of both of those denominations";
     (e) by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-section (1) "Twenty" and substituting "20";
     (f) by adding at the end of sub-section (1) the following word and paragraph:
            "; and (c) in the case of coins of another denomination—for payment of any amount."; and
     (g) by omitting from sub-section (2) "the last preceding sub-section" and substituting "sub-section (1)".

Payments during and after transition period
9. Section 19 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (2) and substituting the following sub-section:
"(2) Sub-section (3) of section 11 has effect for the purposes of sub-section (1) of this section and so has effect as if the reference in that first-mentioned sub-section to sub-section (2) of section 11 were a reference to sub-section (1) of this section.".

Heading to Schedule
10. The heading to the Schedule to the Principal Act is omitted and the following heading substituted:
"SCHEDULE".

Amendment to Schedule
11. The Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by omitting—
   "Fifty cents.............................Copper and nickel"
and substituting—
   "Two hundred dollars......................11/12ths gold and 1/12th other metal
   One hundred dollars.......................11/12ths gold and 1/12th other metal
   Fifty dollars.............................11/12ths gold and 1/12th other metal
   Twenty-five dollars.......................11/12ths gold and 1/12th other metal
   Fifty cents..............................Copper and nickel".

Formal amendments
12. The Principal Act is amended as set out in the Schedule.
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                      SCHEDULE Section 12
FORMAL AMENDMENTS
1. The following provisions of the Principal Act are amended by omitting the words "of this Act", "of this section" and "of this definition" (wherever occurring):
Sub-sections 2(1), 10(1) and (3), sub-section 10(4) (definition of "law of the Commonwealth"), sub-section 11(2), sections 12 and 15 and sub-sections 18(2), 19(1) and 20(1).
2. The Principal Act is further amended as set out in the following table:
Provision                                                                   Amendment