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and substituting the following subsection:

     "(5) The Minister may terminate an appointment under subsection (1) or (1A) at any time.".

(2) An appointment in force under subsection 29(1) of the Principal Act immediately before the commencement of this section has effect after that commencement as if:

  (a) this section had been in force when the appointment was made; and

     (b) the appointment had been made under section 29 of the Principal Act as amended by this section.

PART 7—AMENDMENTS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1922

Principal Act

  28. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Public Service Act 19226.

Public Service Commissioner

29. Section 11 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end of subsection (6) "and to remain an unattached Secretary while the person continues to be an officer".

Powers of Commissioner

30. Section 19 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (3) "$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months, or both" and substituting "Imprisonment for 6 months".

Classification of offices and officers

31. Section 28 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (4) "subsection 76F(1A)" and substituting "subsections 63K(3A), 63L(3A), 76F(1A), 76L(3) and 76W(3)".

Fixed-term appointments

  32. Section 37 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting from subsection (1) "who is not an officer" and "to the Service";

  (b) by adding "and" at the end of each of paragraphs (2)(a) and (b);

  (c) by omitting paragraph (2)(c);

  (d) by omitting subsection (3);

    (e) by omitting subsections (4), (5) and (6), and substituting the following subsections:

    "(4) A person appointed to an office of Secretary under a fixed-term appointment holds the office on such terms and conditions (if any) relating to matters not provided for by or under this or another Act as are determined in writing by the Governor-General.

     "(4A) A determination under subsection (4) must be in accordance with advice that is consistent with a recommendation by the Commissioner.

      "(5) If:

        (a) a person holds an office of Secretary under a fixed-term appointment; and

      (b) one of the following events occurs:

          (i) the office is abolished;

          (ii) the period for which the appointment was made expires;

              (iii) the Governor-General directs that the appointment be terminated on a specified day, being a day not earlier than the day on which the direction is given; and

        (c) immediately after the event referred to in paragraph (b) occurs, the person does not hold another office of Secretary;

     the person is retired from the Service by force of this subsection.

     "(6) If a person is retired by force of subsection (5), the Prime Minister may direct, in writing, that the person is to be taken:

      (a) not to have been so