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form approved by the Minister for the purposes of sub-section (1) but need not be accompanied by a report of the Auditor-General of the kind referred to in sub-section (2).
"(6) Where the Trust furnishes a report and financial statements to the Minister under sub-section (4), the Minister shall—
     (a) cause a copy of the report and a copy of the financial statements to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after their receipt by the Minister; and

     (b) furnish a copy of the report and a copy of the financial statements to the Australian Council of Trade Unions and, upon request made by a relevant industrial organization, to the relevant industrial organization.
"(7) A report furnished by the Trust under this section in relation to a year shall include particulars of any statement of policy furnished to the principal member of the Trust by the Minister during that year under sub-section 29a (6), the consideration given by the Trust to that policy and the action (if any) taken by the Trust as a result of that consideration.
"(8) A reference in this section to a relevant industrial organization is a reference to a relevant industrial organization the objectives of which extend to representing the interests of its members in relation to the terms and conditions of employment of those members.".

PART III—AMENDMENTS OF THE SUPERANNUATION ACT 1922

Principal Act
28. The Superannuation Act 19222 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

29. (1) Section 145 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Payments to the Commonwealth by approved authorities
"145. (1) Where any pension or other benefit is payable on or after 1 July 1976 under this Act to or in respect of any person who was employed by an approved authority, the authority shall pay to the Commonwealth, in respect of the payment of that pension or other benefit—
     (a) such amount as the Minister determines; or
     (b) an amount calculated in accordance with a method determined by the Minister in respect of the authority or in respect of authorities included in a class of authorities to which the authority belongs,
and the authority may apply for that purpose any moneys under its control.
"(2) A determination under sub-section (1) may be made at any time before or after the pension or other benefit becomes payable.
"(3) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall be taken to imply that 2 or more authorities cannot, under that sub-section, be liable to pay amounts to the Commonwealth in respect of the same amount, being an amount that has been paid to or in respect of a