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for the purpose of enabling the occupant to perform duties that require professional, technical or other knowledge.".
(2) Where—
     (a) before the commencement of this section, a person was appointed to the Service on probation under section 47 of the Principal Act; and
     (b) immediately before that commencement, the person's appointment had not been confirmed or annulled,
section 47 of the Public Service Act 1922 as enacted by sub-section (1) of this section shall be deemed to have been in force, in relation to that person, on and from the day when the person was so appointed and the person shall be deemed to have been appointed to the Service on probation under section 47 as so deemed to have been in force.
(3) Where—
     (a) a person who was not an Australian citizen was engaged as an employee under section 82 of the Public Service Act 1922 as in force before 1 July 1986, or engaged as a fixed-term employee under section 82ae of the Public Service Act 1922, on the understanding that the person would be appointed as an officer on being granted Australian citizenship; and
     (b) immediately before the commencement of this section, the person was still so engaged and had not been granted Australian citizenship,
section 47 of the Public Service Act 1922 as enacted by sub-section (1) of this section shall be deemed to have been in force, in relation to that person, on and from the day when the person was so engaged, and the person shall be deemed to have been appointed to the Service on probation under section 47 as so deemed to have been in force.

34. (1) Section 47c of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Re-appointment of unsuccessful election candidates
"47c. (1) Where the Board is satisfied that—
     (a) a person who was an officer—
         (i) resigned in order to become a candidate for election as a member of a House of the Parliament of the Commonwealth or of a State, of the Legislative Assembly for the Northern Territory or of a prescribed legislative or advisory body for another Territory;
         (ii) was a candidate at the election; and
         (iii) failed to be elected; and
     (b) the resignation took effect not earlier than 6 months before the date on which nominations for the election closed,

the Board shall, upon application by the person within 2 months after the declaration of the result of the election, re-appoint the person to the Service to fill the office occupied by the person immediately before resigning or an equivalent office or, if such an office is not available, as an unattached officer having the same classification as the person