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for a loss of, or deficiency in, public moneys, or the loss or destruction of, or damage to, other property of the Commonwealth, after he has paid to the Commonwealth, in respect of that liability, an amount equal to the assessed amount of the loss, deficiency, destruction or damage.
"(4) Sub-section (3) does not prevent the Commonwealth from continuing proceedings instituted against a person before the payment was made for the purpose only of obtaining an order in respect of the costs of the proceedings.

Application to prescribed authorities
"70ag. Sections 70ab, 70ac, 70ad, 70ae and 70af apply to and in relation to a prescribed authority as if—
      (a) references in those sections to the Commonwealth (except references to the property of the Commonwealth) were references to the prescribed authority;
      (b) references in those sections to an officer were references to a person who—
          (i) constitutes, or is acting as a person constituting, the prescribed authority;
          (ii) is, or is acting as, a member of the prescribed authority or is a deputy of such a member; or
          (iii) is employed by the prescribed authority;
      (c) references in those sections to a Permanent Head, in relation to an officer, were references to the person holding, or performing the duties of, such office as is prescribed for the purpose of this paragraph in respect of the prescribed authority; and
      (d) references in those sections to property of the Commonwealth included references to the property of the prescribed authority.".
58. (1) Sections 70a and 70b of the Principal Act are repealed and the following sections substituted:

Delegation by Minister
"70a. (1) The Minister may, either generally or as otherwise provided by the instrument of delegation, by writing signed by him, delegate to an officer any of his powers under this Act, other than this power of delegation.
"(2) A power so delegated, when exercised by the delegate, shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to have been exercised by the Minister.
"(3) A delegation under this section does not prevent the exercise of a power by the Minister.

Guarantees by the Commonwealth
"70b. After the commencement of this section, a guarantee of the due payment of the whole or a part—
      (a) of the repayments of principal moneys required to be paid under the terms of an agreement for the loan of moneys; or
      (b) of any interest required to be paid under the terms of such a loan,
shall not be given by or on behalf of the Commonwealth unless a provision of an Act (including an Act that came into force before the date of commencement of this section), or a provision of an Ordinance of the Australian Capital