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43(a) and (b):

Insert "or her" after "him" (wherever occurring).

Paragraph 44(2)(a):

Insert "or her" after "his".

SCHEDULE 1—continued

Governor-General Act 1974

Subsection 4(2):

Omit ", or until the widow or widower re-marries,".

Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

After section 6:

Insert:

Acting Inspector-General

"6A.(1) The Prime Minister may appoint a person to act as the Inspector-General:

    (a) during a vacancy in the office of Inspector-General; or

    (b) during any period, or during all periods, when the Inspector-General is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office;

but a person appointed to act during a vacancy must not continue so to act for more than 12 months.

"(2) Before appointing a person to act as the Inspector-General, the Prime Minister must consult with the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives about the appointment.

"(3) Anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act under such an appointment is not invalid merely because:

    (a) the occasion for the appointment had not arisen; or

    (b) there was a defect or irregularity in connection with the appointment; or

    (c) the appointment had ceased to have effect; or

    (d) the occasion to act had not arisen or had ceased.".

Subsection 7(1):

Omit the subsection, substitute:

"(1) A person's tenure as the holder of a judicial office and the person's rank, title, status, precedence, salary, annual or other allowances or other rights or privileges as the holder of the judicial office are not affected by:

    (a) the appointment of the person as the Inspector-General or to act as the Inspector-General; or

    (b) service by the person as the Inspector-General or while acting as Inspector-General;

and, for all purposes, the person's service as Inspector-General must be taken to be service as the holder of that judicial office.".

SCHEDULE 1—continued

Before section 33 in Part IV:

Insert:

Inspector-General may obtain reports

"32A.(1) This section applies to the following documents which are issued on or after the day on which the Prime Minister and Cabinet Legislation Amendment Act 1991 commences:

    (a) in the case of ASIO—a report referred to in subsection 94(1) of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization Act 1979 without deletions;

    (b) in the case of ASIS—a report prepared on a periodic basis and given to the responsible Minister;

    (c) in the case of ONA—a report referred to in section 19 of the Office of National Assessments Act 1977;

    (d) in the case of DIO and DSD—a report prepared on a periodic basis and given to the Secretary to the Department of Defence.

"(2) The Inspector-General may, in writing, request the head of an agency to give him