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50(1)(a) of the Principal Act and that was in existence immediately before the commencement of this section.

Establishment of new national committee

(2) The Employment Services Act 1994 has effect as if the Minister had established a national committee (the "new national committee") under section 11 of that Act immediately after the commencement of this section.

Appointment of members of new national committee

(3) The Employment Services Act 1994 has effect as if:

    (a) the Minister had, by instrument (the "notional instrument of appointment"), appointed each member of the old national committee to the new national committee immediately after the commencement of this section; and

    (b) the period of appointment specified in a particular member's notional instrument of appointment were the period:

        (i) beginning immediately after the commencement of this section; and

        (ii) ending at the end of the period specified in the member's instrument of appointment to the old national committee.

PART 3—AMENDMENT OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982

Object of Part

9. The object of this Part is to give members of the public rights of access to certain documents held by contracted case managers.

Principal Act

10. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Freedom of Information Act 19822.

Interpretation

11. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting "or a prescribed authority" from the definition of "agency" in subsection (1) and substituting ", a prescribed authority or an eligible case manager";

    (b) by omitting "and" from paragraph (a) of the definition of "principal officer" in subsection (1) and substituting "or";

    (c) by adding at the end of the definition of "principal officer" in subsection (1) the following word and paragraph:

         "or (c) in relation to an eligible case manager:

           (i) if the eligible case manager is an individual—the individual; or

           (ii) in any other case—the individual who has primary responsibility for the management of the eligible case manager;";

    (d) by adding at the end of paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition of "responsible Minister" in subsection (1) "or";

    (e) by adding at the end of the definition of "responsible Minister" in subsection (1) the following word and paragraph:

         "or (e) in relation to an eligible case manager—the Minister administering the Employment Services Act 1994;";

    (f) by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition:

    " 'eligible case manager' means an entity (within the meaning of the Employment Services Act 1994):

         (a) that is, or has at any time been, a contracted case manager within the meaning of that Act; and

         (b) that is not:

            (i) a Department; or

            (ii) a prescribed authority;".

Insertion of new section

12. After section 6A of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Eligible case managers