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was discharged, the Chief of Naval Staff or the delegate, as the case may be, may, at the request of the sailor, take such steps as are necessary to ensure that he is treated as having been discharged for that other reason, including the taking of steps to amend any relevant order of discharge and any other relevant documents.".
      Section 42—
       Repeal the section.
      New section 44b—
       After section 44a, insert the following section:
       Delegation
       "44b. (1) The Governor-General may, by instrument in writing, delegate to the Chief of Defence Force Staff or to an officer all or any of his powers under sections 8 and 10.
       "(2) The Minister may, by instrument in writing, delegate to an officer all or any of his powers under section 17.
       "(3) The Chief of Naval Staff may, by instrument in writing, delegate to an officer all or any of his powers under sections 11, 17a and 30.
       "(4) The authorized person may, by instrument in writing, delegate to a person all or any of his powers under Part VI.
       "(5) A delegation under this section may be made either generally or otherwise as provided in the instrument of delegation.
       "(6) A power delegated under this section shall, when exercised by the delegate, be deemed, for the purposes of this Act, to have been exercised by the person who made the delegation.
       "(7) A delegation under this section does not prevent the exercise of a power by the person who made the delegation.

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                      "(8) A delegation under this section continues in force notwithstanding a change in the occupancy of, or a vacancy in, the office of the person who made the delegation.
                      "(9) A document purporting to be a copy of an instrument of delegation under this section and purporting to bear the signature, or a facsimile of the signature, of the person who made the delegation and an endorsement in writing that the delegation is, or was on a specified date, in force, is, upon mere production in a court or otherwise for any purpose arising under this Act, prima facie evidence that the delegation was duly made in the terms set out in the document and is, or was on the date specified, in force.
                      "(10) In this section, 'authorized person' has the same meaning as in section 40.".
                     Paragraph 45 (1) (e)—
                      Omit "$200", substitute "$500".
Navigation Act 1912  Section 32—
                         (a) Omit ", at a port in Australia,".
                         (b) Omit "from a person".
                     New sub-sections 124 (3) and (4)—
                      After sub-section 124 (2), add the following sub-sections:
                      "(3) Regulations made by virtue of this section may empower the Minister to make orders with respect to