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is or class of documents that are, required or permitted by an Act to be divulged, communicated or produced, as the case may be, if the information is divulged or communicated, or the document is produced, for the purposes of or pursuant to that Act.

"(4) Nothing in sub-section (2) prevents a person from being required, for the purposes of or pursuant to an Act, to divulge or communicate information, or to produce a document, that is, or is included in a class of information that is or class of documents that are, required or permitted by that Act to be divulged, communicated or produced.
"(5) In this section—
     'court' includes any tribunal, authority or person having power to require
     the production of documents or the answering of questions;
     'produce' includes permit access to.".

Establishment and functions of Council
20. Section 28 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (2) "Human Rights Commission" (wherever occurring) and substituting "Commission".

Amendment of heading to Division 1 of Part VI
21. The heading to Division 1 of Part VI of the Principal Act is omitted and the following heading is substituted:
"Division 1—Race Discrimination Commissioner".
22. Sections 29 and 30 of the Principal Act are repealed and the following sections are substituted:

Appointment of Race Discrimination Commissioner
"29. The Race Discrimination Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor-General.

Terms and conditions of appointment
"30. (1) Subject to this section, the Commissioner holds office for such period, not exceeding 7 years, as is specified in the instrument of his or her appointment, but is eligible for re-appointment.
"(2) A person who has attained the age of 65 years shall not be appointed or re-appointed as the Commissioner and a person shall not be appointed or re-appointed as the Commissioner for a period that extends beyond the day on which the person will attain the age of 65 years.
"(3) The Commissioner holds office on such terms and conditions (if any) in respect of matters not provided for by this Act as are determined by the Governor-General".

Termination of appointment
23. Section 34 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (3).

Repeal of section 37
24. Section 37 of the Principal Act is repealed.

Repeal of section 39
25. Section 39 of the Principal Act is repealed.

Delegation
26. Section 40 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting "Human Rights Commission" (wherever occurring) and substituting "Commission"; and
     (b) by omitting "that Commission" (wherever occurring) and substituting "the Commission".

Repeal of section 44a
27. Section 44a of the Principal Act is repealed.

Repeal of section 45
28. Section 45 of the Principal Act is repealed.

Commissioner to furnish information