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on such terms and conditions (if any) in respect of matters not provided for by this Act as are determined by the Governor-General.

Remuneration of Official Secretary
"8. (1) The Official Secretary shall be paid such remuneration as is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal, but, if no determination of that remuneration by the Remuneration Tribunal is in operation, the Official Secretary shall be paid such remuneration as is prescribed.
"(2) The Official Secretary shall be paid such allowances as are prescribed.
"(3) This section has effect subject to the Remuneration Tribunals Act 1973.

Operation of Superannuation Act
"9. For the purposes of the Superannuation Act 1976, a person appointed as Official Secretary shall be deemed to have been so appointed for a term of not less than 1 year.

Resignation
"10. The Official Secretary may resign from the office of Official Secretary by writing delivered to the Governor-General.

Termination of appointment
"11. The Governor-General may at any time terminate the appointment of a person as Official Secretary.

Acting Official Secretary
"12. (1) The Governor-General may appoint a person to act as Official Secretary—
     (a) during a vacancy in the office of Official Secretary, whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office; or
     (b) during any period, or during all periods, when the Official Secretary is absent from duty or from Australia, or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions of the office of Official Secretary,
but a person appointed to act during a vacancy shall not continue so to act for more than 12 months.
"(2) An appointment of a person under sub-section (1) may be expressed to have effect only in such circumstances as are specified in the instrument of appointment.
"(3) The Governor-General may—
     (a) determine the terms and conditions of appointment, including remuneration and allowances, of a person acting as Official Secretary; and
     (b) terminate such an appointment at any time.
"(4) Where a person is acting as Official Secretary in circumstances referred to in paragraph (1) (b) and the office of Official Secretary becomes vacant while that person is so acting, then, subject to sub-section (2), that person may continue so to act until the Governor-General otherwise directs,

the vacancy is filled or a period of 12 months from the date on which the vacancy occurred expires, whichever first happens.
"(5) The appointment of a person to act as Official Secretary ceases to have effect if the person resigns the appointment by writing signed by the person and delivered to the Governor-General.
"(6) While a person is acting as Official Secretary, the person has and may exercise all the powers and shall perform all the functions of the Official