Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2013A00002:clause:4_5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2013A00002
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 5
Character Range: 69490–71048

5  Terminations of appointments of Secretaries proposed before commencement time
(1) If:
 (a) before the commencement time, the Prime Minister had given notice in writing terminating the appointment of a Secretary under subsection 59(1) of the old Public Service Act; and
 (b) the termination was to take effect after the commencement time;
then the termination takes effect in accordance with the notice as if subsection 59(1) of the old Public Service Act had not been repealed.
(2) If:
 (a) before the commencement time, the Prime Minister had received a report about the proposed termination of the appointment of the Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department under subsection 59(2) of the old Public Service Act; and
 (b) the appointment had not been terminated before that time;
then, after that time, the report is taken to have been received by the Prime Minister under subsection 59(2) of the new Public Service Act.
(3) If:
 (a) before the commencement time, the Prime Minister had received a report about the proposed termination of the appointment of a Secretary of a Department other than the Prime Minister's Department under subsection 59(3) of the old Public Service Act; and
 (b) the appointment had not been terminated before that time;
then, after that time:
 (c) the report is taken to have been received by the Prime Minister under subsection 59(3) of the new Public Service Act; and
 (d) subsection 59(4) of the new Public Service Act is taken to have been complied with in relation to the report.

Part 3—Senior Executive Service