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has such additional functions as are conferred on it by the regulations.
"(2) The Board has power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done in connection with the performance of its additional functions and, in particular, to do such things as it is empowered under the regulations to do.".

Subsection 13 (2):
Insert "in the performance of its functions under section 8" after "Board" (second occurring).

After section 19:
Insert the following section:

SCHEDULE 1—continued

Regulations
"20. The Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters:
     (a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or
     (b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.".

Arbitration (Foreign Awards and Agreements) Act 1974

After section 10:
Insert the following section:

Delegation by Secretary to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
"10a. (1) The Secretary may, either generally or as otherwise provided by the instrument of delegation, in writing, delegate to the person occupying a specified office in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade all or any of the Secretary's powers under subsection 10 (1).
"(2) A power delegated under subsection (1) shall, when exercised by the delegate, be deemed to have been exercised by the Secretary.
"(3) The delegate is, in the exercise of a power delegated under subsection (1), subject to the directions of the Secretary.
"(4) The delegation of a power under subsection (1) does not prevent the exercise of the power by the Secretary.
"(5) In this section, 'Secretary' means the Secretary to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.".

Audit Act 1901

Subsection 2 (1) (definition of "Ordinance"):
     (a) Insert "or an external Territory" after "Territory" (first occurring).
     (b) Omit "of a State" (wherever occurring).

Subsection 2 (1) (definition of "prescribed authority"):
     (a) Insert "or constituted" after "established" (wherever occurring).
     (b) Add at the end the following:
      "and includes a branch of the Australian Public Service, or a class of such branches, prescribed for the purposes of this definition;".

After section 11:
Insert the following section:

Annual report of Auditor-General
"11a. (1) The Auditor-General shall, as soon as practicable after each 30 June, prepare a report on the operations of the Auditor-General's Office during the year ending on that day.
SCHEDULE 1—continued
"(2) Where the Auditor-General prepares a report under subsection (1) in respect of a year, the Auditor-General:
     (a) may include in the report a report by the Auditor-General under subsection 48g (1) in respect of the year; and
     (b) shall sign copies of the report and transmit them to each House of the Parliament.".

Sections 32 and 33:
Repeal the sections, substitute the following sections:

Minister may make