Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A03205:schedule:2:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A03205
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 2 (pt 4/18)
Character Range: 12201–15004

takes effect
15. Section 50e of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-paragraph (1) (a) (i) "appeal" (last occurring) and substituting "promotion".
16. Section 50g of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Cancellation of promotion
"50g. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Subdivision, if, at any time after the making of a promotion of an officer to a vacant office under section 50 or 50da but before the day on which the promotion takes effect, the Board is satisfied that notification or further notification of the vacancy is desirable, the Board may cancel the promotion.
"(2) If a promotion of an officer under section 50 or 50da that has not taken effect ceases, by reason of a change in rates of salary, to be a promotion of that officer, the promotion shall be deemed to be cancelled.
"(3) Where a promotion is cancelled by or under this section, any appeal under section 50b against the promotion shall be deemed to lapse on the date of the cancellation.".

Administrative re-arrangements
17. Section 51aa of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting sub-section (2) and substituting the following sub-section:
    "(2) Where the former office was, at the time when it ceased to exist, occupied by an officer, the officer is, by force of this section, transferred to the substituted office."; and
    (b) by omitting sub-section (4).

Application to certain employees
18. Section 63t of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting from the end of paragraph (b) "and"; and
    (b) by inserting after paragraph (b) the following word and paragraph:
        "; and (ba) a person who has been engaged under section 82ae, where—
             (i) the period of engagement (including the period as extended under sub-section 82ae (7));
             (ii) any other period of employment of the person under Division 10 of Part III; and
             (iii) any period of service of the person as an officer,
        being periods that are continuous with one another, aggregate not less than 1 year; and".

Benefits
19. Section 76q of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (1) (b) "a declared officer" and substituting "an officer to whom notice has been given under section 76l".

Repeal of Divisions 9a to 9e of Part III
20. Divisions 9a to 9e (inclusive) of Part III of the Principal Act are repealed.
21. Sections 82 and 82a of the Principal Act are repealed and the following sections are substituted:

Interpretation
"82. (1) In this Division, unless the contrary intention appears—
    'ability', means skills, aptitude, qualifications or experience, or any combination of any of them;
    'continuing employee' means a person employed under section 82ac;
    'fixed-term employee' means a person employed