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money under this Act.

"(2) The functions conferred on the Office of Evaluation and Audit under this section are in addition to, and not in substitution for, any functions conferred on the Auditor-General or any other person by or under any other law of the Commonwealth.".

PART 4—AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE TERM OF APPOINTMENT OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE COMMISSION

Period of appointment

6. Section 47 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:

  "(2) The period must not be longer than 5 years.".

PART 5—AMENDMENTS RELATING TO ADVISORY COMMITTEES ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 13 OF THE PRINCIPAL ACT

Advisory committees

7. Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:

"(3) A member of an advisory committee holds office on such terms and conditions (if any) in respect of matters not provided for by this Act as are determined by the Commission by notice in the Gazette.".

Insertion of new sections

8. After section 13 of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted:

Advisory committee—disclosure of interests at meetings

"13A.(1) A member of an advisory committee established under section 13 who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the committee must, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to the member's knowledge, disclose the nature of the interest at a meeting of the committee.

"(2) A disclosure under subsection (1) must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the committee.

Advisory committee—member's appointment to be terminated for non-disclosure of interests

"13B.(1) This section applies to an advisory committee established under section 13.

"(2) The Commission must terminate the appointment of a member of the committee if the member fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 13A.

"(3) Subsection (2) does not, by implication, limit the Commission's power to terminate the appointment of a member of the committee.

Advisory committee—resignation

"13C. A member of an advisory committee established under section 13 may resign from the committee by writing signed by the member and sent to the Commission.".

PART 6—AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ADVISORY BOARD

Insertion of new sections

9. After section 86 of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted:

Advisory Board—disclosure of interests at meetings

"86A.(1) A member of the Advisory Board who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the Board must, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to the member's knowledge, disclose the nature of the interest at a meeting of the Board.

"(2) A