Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A02018:body:0:p50
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A02018
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 123632–126328

of the Australian Navy, the Australian Army or the Australian Air Force or to a person, other than a member of the Australian Navy, who is employed under the Naval Defence Act 1910—the person who, under the Public Service Act 1922, holds, or is performing the duties of, the office of Secretary to the Department of Defence;

          (e) in relation to a person who holds an office of Trade Commissioner or Assistant Trade Commissioner—the person who, under the Public Service Act 1922, holds, or is performing the duties of, the office of Secretary to the Department of Trade and Resources;
          (f) in relation to a person who is employed under section 10 of the Supply and Development Act 1939—the person who, under the Public Service Act 1922, holds, or is performing the duties of, the office of Secretary to the Department of Productivity;
          (g) in relation to a Commonwealth Police Officer—the person holding, or performing the duties of, the office, under the Public Service Act 1922, of Commissioner of Police of the Commonwealth Police Force;
          (h) in relation to a member of the Police Force of the Australian Capital Territory—the person holding, or performing the duties of, the office of Commissioner of Police of that Force; and
          (j) in relation to a person included in a class of persons to whom paragraph (j) of the definition of 'officer' in this sub-section applies—the person holding, or performing the duties of, such office as is declared by the regulations to be, for the purposes of this Part, the office of Permanent Head in respect of that class of persons.
"(2) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to property of the Commonwealth shall be read as including a reference to chattels the property of, or in the possession or under the control of, the Commonwealth or a prescribed authority.
"(3) For the purposes of this Part, an officer shall be taken to have performed duties in a grossly negligent manner if he has displayed, in the performance of those duties, a deliberate or serious disregard of reasonable standards of care.

Liability in respect of losses, &c.
"70ab. (1) Subject to sub-section (2) and to any regulations made under sub-section (12), where there occurs a loss of, or deficiency in, public moneys, or the loss or destruction of, or damage to, other property of the Commonwealth, an officer who, by his misconduct or by performing any of his duties in a grossly negligent manner, causes or contributes to the loss, deficiency, destruction or damage is liable to pay to the Commonwealth an amount equal to—
      (a) in the case of a loss of, or deficiency in, public moneys—the amount of