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an employee under sub-section (1) or (2), a Secretary of a Department or a prescribed Commonwealth authority, as the case requires, shall have regard to—
        (a) the nature and duration of the employee's past service with the Australian Public Service or the authority, or with both, as the case may be;
        (b) the period within which the employee may reasonably be expected to retire;
        (c) the extent to which the employee is able, or is likely, with retraining or rehabilitation, to be able, to perform duties as a person employed in the Department, or by the authority, as the case may be, and the nature of those duties; and
        (d) any other matter that the Secretary or authority, as the case may be, considers relevant."; and
    (b) by omitting from sub-section (4) "date" (wherever occurring) and substituting "day".

PART IV—AMENDMENT OF LONG SERVICE LEAVE (COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYEES) ACT 1976

Principal Act
35. The Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 19763 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Interpretation
36. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of "public authority of the Commonwealth" and substituting the following definition:
    "'public authority of the Commonwealth' means an authority established or constituted by or under a law of the Commonwealth or of the Australian Capital Territory;".

Meaning of authority of a State or of the Northern Territory
37. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following sub-section:
"(2) This section has effect as if the Northern Territory were a State.".

Regulations with respect to previous service with prescribed authorities, &c.
38. Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following sub-section:
    "(4) This section has effect as if the Northern Territory were a State".

Period of service
39. Section 11 of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting paragraph (2) (ca) and substituting the following paragraph:
        "(ca) any service of an authority of the Northern Territory, not being employment at a time when the authority was a public authority of the Commonwealth;"; and
    (b) by inserting in paragraph (3) (a) "(ca)," after "(c),".

PART V—AMENDMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AMENDMENT ACT 1980

Principal Act
40. The Public Service and Statutory Authorities Amendment Act 19804 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Officers of the Parliament
41. Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (3).

Transfers, promotions and appeals
42. Section 21 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (2).

   PART VI—AMENDMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM ACT 1984

Principal Act
43. The Public Service Reform Act 19845 is in this